7 best practices for your moodle rfp
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Top 7 Best Practices for your Moodle RFP James Nicolson & Sean Hougan
E M P O W E R TA L E N T
James NicolsonLMS Solutions
Architect
Sean HouganLMS Marketing
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Today’s Topics
1. First things first!2. 7 Best Practices for your RFP3. FAQs 4. Tips from leading organizations
• Are you or your team tasked to create an LMS RFP?
– Yes!– Not yet, but soon.– Nada.
Poll Question 1
• Will this be your organization’s first LMS?
– Yes, exciting!– No, its not.
Poll Question 2
Poll Question 3
• What have your greatest challenges been?
– I don’t know what information I need to be asking about Moodle.– I don’t have a clear idea of what our project requirements are.– I am working under a tight deadline.– I have no support in this undertaking.– Anything else? Include in question pane.
Tip #1: Goals & Objectives
GoalCompany ABC will provide online learning and/or training to help the organization achieve achieve x, y & z
ObjectiveWith Moodle/Totara LMS, Company ABC will provide learning and/or training that delivers [tangible outcomes that align to business-wide objectives]
Tip #2: Determine your LMS Specs
Easy & flexible course authoring Configurable design to match your brand Access to content libraries Reporting & Analytics Gamification features Robust integrations Mobile Learning True SaaS Cloud-based platform
Tip #3: Research Plugins
• 950 plugins worldwide
• Best ones are community, developer & partner vetted
• Plugin compatibility depends on your Moodle version
There’s a plugin for that
Download Plugins Guide
Tip #4: Clarify, Cloud Hosting for Moodle
Expandable & scalable capacity (users & storage)
Unlimited bandwidth 99%+ uptime guarantee Automatic upgrades Dedicated cloud Unique URL CDN (media serving) SSL Certificate 24 x 7 x 365 Monitoring Disaster Recovery
Tip #5: Ask about Data Security
Hosting Security Procedures International security compliance
standards met Data encryption Multiple data centres globally
Application Security Procedures Frequency of bug fixes & security
updates Plugin updates & compatibility Password policy & authentication
methods
Tip #6: Drill into Reporting Capabilities
Can I access all of my Moodle data?
What executive dashboards are provided?
Can I customize views?
Out-of-the-box reports?
Automated report delivery?
Ad-hoc analysis?
Tip #7: Ask about Integrations
Student Information Systems (SIS)
Plagiarism
CRMs: Salesforce, InfusionSoft
Single sign on (SSO)
Webinar applications
Content libraries
• Types of authentication supported out of the box• Integrations supported out of the box• Company information and reputation, references!• Support KPI’s • Reporting & Analytics available• Managing users and enrollments• SCORM compliance• Tasks involved migrating from another LMS• …Migrating from another Moodle Partner
FAQs
Tip from Kodak Alaris
Debbie WehrleDirector of Training and Development
Consider how Moodle can be applied beyond your current use case
“We started out only training employees in Moodle and then quickly realized it would also be an amazing platform to train our sales team and channel resellers!”
Tip from Children’s Hospital Wisconsin
Bridget ClementiVP Community Health
Think through stakeholder use cases diligently
“Really think about use cases for each user in the system – learners, administrators and teachers, so you can correctly set up your structure & course access from the get-go.”
Tip from RUTGERS University
Anu GoyalITeS Manager
Make use of the Moodle Community & open source
“There is a lot of valuable information to read up on in the Moodle Community. With the vast amount of knowledge and documentation available to our developers, we have been able to control the direction of our Moodle instance.”
Questions? Ask Away!
• Resources will be sent out in our follow-up email• PowerPoint• Recording• Learning resources we discussed
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