Selecting a Champion Course Management System (CMS) for SOU

Bb – The Defending CMS Champion

Prelims

The Final Contenders

The $takes

Elimination Round

Blackboard (Bb) Basic since 2000

Bb Basic does not support automated processes or third-party integration

◦ Course and user creation

◦ Media rich technologies

◦ Plagiarism and assessment tools

Summer 2010: Bb 7 no longer supported

Explorers: 6 faculty, 5 administrators

Online survey of faculty CMS usage

Evaluation rubric based on feedback

Elimination of systems that did not include our “Must Have” tools and features

Submission of RFIs

Participation in online product demos and test sites

The Contenders

Blackboard

Chemeketa CC

Clackamas CC (also on Moodle)

Eastern Oregon University

Gonzaga University

Linfield College

Linn-Benton CC

Mount Hood CC

Oregon Institute of Technology

Oregon State University

Pacific University

Portland Community College

Treasure Valley CC

University of Idaho

University of Oregon

University of Washington

Clackamas CC (also on Bb)

Columbia Gorge CC

The Evergreen State College

George Fox University

Idaho State University

Lane Community College

Lewis & Clark College

Portland CC

Portland State (exploring)

Reed College

University of Portland

University of Puget Sound

University of Washington

Western Oregon University

Chicago State

Oakland University (MI)

Louisiana State University

Sloan Consortium

Posting various file types (Ppt, Word, Excel, audio/video)

Links to other web sites

Course copy

Group work

Discussion boards

Synchronous chats

Quiz/exam tools

Survey tools

Gradebook and feedback

Instructor-level customization

Course calendar

Course templates

Glossary

Restricted access to courses

Automated student enrollment

Bb Enterprise Moodle

SystemDesign

Instructor-centereddesign

Flexible design; social constructionist philosophy

Discussion Board

View posts one at a time View posts by threads; student photos attached

Design (Edit) View

Instructor view differs from student view

Shift from instructor to student view at any time

Tailoring Request customization from Bb programmers; changes prioritized by Bb

Dynamic open source code; customization on-site; wealth of user community expertise

Roster

Student Tools

Button Bar

Course Updates

Student View

Equivalent to

Blackboard’s

Control Panel

Blackboard

Existing Bb sites can be converted to Moodle

Skills learned in designing Bb sites will also apply to Moodle

So, how much does all this cost?

Bb Ent@SOU

Bb EntHosted

Moodle@SOU

MoodleHosted

Annual Expenses 206,500 290,600 138,900 130,500

Variance from Available Funds

37,000 (47,100) 104,600 113,000

Implementation Costs

238,300 164,000 109,500 100,400

Variance from Available Funds

(53,300) 21,000 75,500 84,600

Limited production pilot program

10-12 faculty

Training and instructional support provided by SOU DEC

Technical support provided by the SOU Help Desk and DEC

End-of-quarter evaluation of Moodle’steaching and learning effectiveness

Continued use of Bb during pilot

Participation in pilot is voluntary

Representation

All faculty invited to explore Moodle in a test course and hands-on demonstrations

Frequent and clear communication on the Distance Education website

EVENT DATES

Pilot Introduction March 29-April 23

Creation of Training Materials March 29-April 23

Pilot Sign-Up/Recruitment April 26-May 30

Course Setup in Moodle May 3-28

Pilot Instructor Training May 3-28

Drop In Demos for All Faculty May 24-June 2 and June 7-18

Moodle Pilot, Round 1 June 21-August 13

Pilot and demos Fall 2010?

Champion declared in Fall 2010

Implementation Plan

Implementation 2010-11 Academic Year

What questions do you have?

Any volunteers?