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LMS Review BriefingTech Talk
Vicky Getis and Les James
Academic and Research Technologies
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LMS Review Basics
What is an LMS?
A learning management system is a technology platform that supports teaching and learning activities.
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LMS Review Basics
What is an LMS?
Since 1999, Northwestern has used Blackboard Learn as its LMS (but called it CMS).
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LMS Review Basics
What is the LMS Review?
The LMS Review involves the evaluation of alternative LMSs to support the University’s teaching and learning environments.
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LMS Review Basics
Why are we having an LMS Review?
In October 2012, the University’s IT Governance Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC) identified the need for a comprehensive review of NU’s educational technology commitments.
In January 2013, the Learning Management Systems Review Group was created and began investigating educational technology options.
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LMS Review Basics
What does the LMS Review involve?
The 2013-2014 investigation involves 3 LMSs:
• Sandbox accounts (demo and shell course sites) for all three
• Pilot courses in Canvas
• Canvas is the front-runner
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LMS Review Basics
What does the LMS Review involve?
Assessments
• Faculty survey of LMS experiences
• Pilot faculty survey
• Pilot student survey
• Sandbox user feedback
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LMS Review Basics
What does the LMS Review involve?
Information Sharing
• LMS Review Site
• LMS Review Briefings
• LMS Review Blog
• IT@NU Initiative
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What does the LMS Review involve?
LMS Review Basics
2013-2014 Process• Canvas pilots • Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Sandboxes • Ongoing communication and data gathering• The LMS Review Group will submit its official
recommendations to ETAC by May 2014
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Questions?
Feel free to ask questions in the Q&A box
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Overview: New Blackboard
• My Bb to personalize navigation and notification
• New content editor
• Video everywhere
• Improved discussions interface
• Addition of calendar to keep track of due dates
• Inline grading
• New test options
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Overview: Desire2Learn
• Flexibility that allows each department, program, instructor to have own look and feel
• Drag/Drop to create content, can selectively move objects from course to course
• Video and audio recording and feedback throughout system
• Full set of release conditions available throughout system (i.e. support adaptive and personalized learning)
• Free Assignment Grader app for instructors to grade offline
• Learning Environment also includes Enterprise ePortfolio, and lifelong access to students
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Overview: Canvas
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Canvas features
• Multiple ways to arrange and display information: Modules, Pages, Assignments
• Syllabus tool that auto-populates with any information with a due-date
• Calendar tool that can stretch across courses
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Canvas features
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Canvas features
• Student / faculty wiki pages
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Canvas features
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Canvas features
• Mobile app for iOS, Android phones and tablets
• SpeedGrader (also available as an app) with annotation, commenting, rubrics; written, audio, video feedback
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Canvas features
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Canvas features
Connections to external apps, including:
• Publishers’ sites
• Harvard Business Publishing
• Newspapers
• Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo
• Wikipedia
• Mediasite, Panopto
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Canvas features
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Questions?
Feel free to ask questions in the Q&A box
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Fall pilot student survey results
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Fall pilot faculty survey results
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Indiana University Faculty Survey
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Indiana University Student Survey
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LMS Resources
• Learn more: Information is available on the LMS Review Site and the IT@NU Initiative page
• Read the blog: Faculty and students share insights on the LMS Review Site
• Participate: Request a sandbox or pilot in the Spring Quarter
• See the story: Click through the Multimedia Timeline
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Questions?
Feel free to ask questions in the Q&A box
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Thank you