state of the csu learning management systems and services

State of the CSU Learning Management Systems and Services

Kathy FernandesDirector of CSU System-wide LMS Initiatives

andDirector of Academic Technologies @ Chico

CSU Moodle – Where we have been? 2010-2011

• Governance is up and running – Biweekly meetings S&PG – 9 campuses represented• Report to ATSC for first year accomplishments

CIG – any CSU staff• Shared Code Base (SCB) Development

CSU community - conversations Project Plan, Communications, Documents,

Processes, Releases, Feedback?

CSU Moodle – Where we have been 2010-2011

• Our CSU Moodle Community: moodle.calstate.edu– Contact roderick@sfsu.edu for an account– Informational CIG Webinar Archives– Screencast giving overview of SFSU Gradebook

• MoodleRooms – Vendor hosting• West Coast Moodle Moot – Rohnert Park, July 12-14, 2011– http://www.moot-us.com

CSU Moodle – Where are we going2011- 2012

• 10 CSU campuses in Moodle– CSU Fullerton and CSULA announce Moodle

• CSU Moodle SCB v.1.9 will be completed June 2011– Four campuses will launch that for Fall Production– Maintenance of this code base

• Campuses will collaborate to further develop SCB• Campus needs stated (launching on 2.0; migration to 2.x)

• Target to migrate SCB to Moodle v2.0/v2.1– Roadmap to be developed

CSU Moodle – Where are we going2011- 2012

• Develop multi-campus distributed-development resourcing model

• Translate ITAC’s “VISC” collaboration model to Moodle Development

• CSU Moodle Software Development Standards

Blackboard• This is the last year of a 3 year agreement since the CSU LMS

RFP• Blackboard pricing proposal to CSU on March 11• Volume license discount into 3 total CSU FTE “bands”

– Based on Learn (LMS) licensing – Bands assume that all current campuses will stay with Bb– This is NOT going to be true– Only 9 CSU campuses committed to 2 years or more

• Discounts were offered on other products– Community/Content, Mobile, Outcomes, Analytics, etc.

• Collecting campus input and consolidating the feedback

Blackboard (con’t)• Bb Collaborate pricing shared March 18– More analysis on that to come– 18 campuses and CO use either Wimba or Elluminate

• Chancellor’s Office will reply formally to Blackboard on all proposals

• BbWorld in Las Vegas July 12-14, 2011• All campuses staying with Bb are moving to version 9.1 on

different time frames• Soon there will be no campuses on WebCT-code

LM System and SERVICES• iParadigms 3-year renewal complete• Lynda.com renewal complete• Respondus Renewal coming next– Will need campus intent to renew – Asked Respondus to include their other products

as separate price quotes• CSU Web Conferencing Collab– 8 campuses collaborating together on Elluminate– Ends Dec 31, 2011