the desire2learn (d2l) experience common solutions group talk
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The Desire2Learn (D2L) Experience Common Solutions Group Talk . Aisha Jackson Program Manager – Teaching & Learning Applications Thursday, September 19, 2013. ≈32,000 Students. ≈2,100 Faculty. Selection Criteria. Implementation Schedule. Growth in Usage. Tool Usage. And then…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Desire2Learn (D2L) ExperienceCommon Solutions Group Talk
Aisha JacksonProgram Manager – Teaching & Learning
ApplicationsThursday, September 19, 2013
≈32,000 Students
≈2,100 Faculty
Selection CriteriaExperience, Background, and QualificationsFeatures and UsabilityLMS AdministrationProduct EnvironmentProduct RoadmapFinancial
Implementation Schedule
Growth in Usage
2011 2012 20130
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
36
21322291
1391
2245
24
418626
Fall SpringSummer
Academic Years
Num
ber o
f Cou
rses
in D
2L
Tool Usage
Content43%
Homepages28%
Discussion12%
Qizzes11%
Dropbox3%
Grades2%
Other1%
And then…
Root Cause
D2L Said…• Failure while migrating CU-
Boulder to new file storage system
CU-Boulder said yes, but…• No consideration of risk and
potential impact to CU-Boulder
• Lack of communication about change– We weren’t informed of work – We weren’t given a choice in
scheduling the work
Managing After the Outage
• Transparency and communication was key• Accessed the best past forward with D2L
Changing Our Agreement
• Consider risk and impact when making changes
• Notify us of changes that have the potential of impacting our campus
What’s next?
Outage Related• Facilitating department
level contingency planning• Improving the management
of D2L as a vendor
Non-Outage Related• Framework for evaluating
3rd Party Integrations • Making D2L easier to use