LMS Transitioning Opportunities: Management, Design, and

Technologies

The 21st Century Classroom: Online and Blended Learning

April 12, 2012

Introductions

Tracey RussoDirector of Instructional TechnologyCITS Instructional Development

Damon N. GatenbyInstructional Technology CoordinatorCITS Instructional Development

Transitioning Goals

• Improve course design

• Rethink pedagogy/technologies

• Empowering faculty to be self-sufficient

• Ensure quality course design standards

• Improve student experience across courses ensuring consistency

Old model

• All-in-one training

• Faculty driven course design

• Basic course template with recommended components

• Best practices and course checklists

New model

• Training– Basic• Self-directed

– Advanced• Mandatory for Online and Blended faculty

• Faculty & students automatically enrolled in online LMS orientations.

• Robust course template• Quality course review process

Transition & Growth

• LMS Transition– Bb Vista to Bb Learn 9.1– Online courses Spring 2013– All courses transitioned by Spring 2014• Vista use discontinued Summer 2013

• UMD Online and Blended program expansion and growth

• Instructional Development team expansion

New Model for Online and Blended Courses

• Mandatory Advanced training– Focus on online course design & pedagogy

• Must work in partnership with ID Team– Assigned Instructional Designer

• Course development process must be completed one month prior to course launch

• Course review by Online/Blended Quality committee

• Course must be delivered through LMS

Course Design Timeline

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Course Implementation

Course Review

Inital Course Review

Inital meeting with Instructional Designer

Complete Training

Design and Development

Building Course

Post-review Modifications

Post-review Modifications

Online Course Quality Standards

Course Template

• Redesign course template– UMD core set of best practices and guidelines

(online & blended rubrics)– Embedded course design suggestions – Embedded user help – Essential course components

Course Template

Faculty LMS Transition Steps

1. Faculty submits course request form -Indicates what content is to be migrated

2. Staff migrates content from Vista to Learn3. Staff applies template design and content

reorganization4. Faculty meet with ID liaison if necessary

-On going support provided

Transition Management

• Tracking faculty through the transition and beyond– CRM– ID liaison– Improve communications• Correspondence linked to faculty member• Target faculty

– Cross-team effort• Wufoo course submission form

– Integrated with Google Doc Spreadsheet

KarmaCRM

KarmaCRM

Faculty self-service model

Course management tool– Select to

activate/deactivate courses

– Combine/cross-list sections

– Request content migration

Technologies

• Self Service• Faculty manage own content

• Transitioning videos to YouTube– Bb Learn integration– Automatic captioning– Wimba/Collaborate archives

• Camtasia Relay– Software-based lecture capture

Technologies

• Encourage use of Slideshare• Atomic Learning• Video Everywhere• Blackboard integrated

i>Clicker registrations

Future Goals

• Online proctoring

• Student verification

• ePortfolio integration

Questions?

Thank you!