LMS Next Steps: Moving from ANGEL to Canvas

Washington State Board for Community

and Technical Colleges

April 22, 2012

The Washington System

Private

Colleges

4-year

Colleges &

Universities

Governor

Appointed

Board

SBCTC

29 Community &

5 Technical Colleges

10

49

38

Enrollment Distribution

Basic Skills and Pre-College

Workforce

Transfer

System Highlights

• 34 community and technical colleges in Washington

• In 2010-11

– 161,000 FTEs

– 330,000 headcount

– 96,600 students who took an online class

– 34,000 students who took a hybrid class

– 37 percent of all graduates earn 15 or more credits online or

hybrid

• Total eLearning FTES increased by 25 percent from

2007-08 to 2008-09.

Strategic Technology Plan

Strategy I:

Create a single, system-wide suite of online

teaching and learning tools that provides all

Washington students with easy access to

“anywhere, anytime” learning.

• http://www.sbctc.edu/general/a_strategictechplan.aspx

WashingtonOnline (WAOL)

WAOL supports

• Single ANGEL license for 22 colleges, plus

pooled enrollment system

• Blackboard Collaborate for all colleges

• Tegrity for all colleges

• NW eTutoring Consortium

• Professional development for all tools

• The Open Course Library

…..saving our system $6 million/year

The Search

Committee: SBCTC Staff, eLearning

Directors, LMDC (Librarians), ITC,

Instruction Commission, Student

Services, ADA Council, Faculty

Association, Six Universities

The Search • Timeline: • Sept, 2011 – Committee Formed

• Oct, 2011 – Faculty Surveyed

• Nov, 2011 – RFP Out

• Jan, 2012 – RFPs scored, Finalists Chosen

• Feb, 2012 – Sandboxes Open to Faculty Testers

• Mar, 26th, 27th – Onsite Demos, Successful Vendor

Chosen

Why Canvas?

Why Canvas:

• First choice of faculty testers

• Highest score on technical response

• Highest score on vendor references

• Hosts in the cloud

• Great use of mobile and social media

• Integration and sharing/trust relationships

Timeline/What Happens Next

Timeline • July 2012 – Contract begins

• Summer 2012 – Integration and Set Up

• Fall 2012 – Pilots and Scaled Up Training

• Winter 2013 – Colleges transition on their schedule

• June 2014 – ANGEL contract ends

Cost Model (Prospective)

• FTE based rather than active user

• Will cost less than $4 per active user

• Questions:

– Is the learning management system a core

technology?

– If so, should it be centrally funded?

http://www.slideshare.net/sbctc98632

Scott Dennis

eLearning Professional Development Manager

(360) 747-7211 / sdennis@sbctc.edu

Connie Broughton

Director, eLearning and Open Resources

360-704-4334 / cbroughton@sbctc.edu