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Open Source Learning Management Systems (OSLMS) Partnership Grant

Open Source Learning Management Systems (OSLMS) Partnership Grant. Local School Systems. Allegany Anne Arundel Calvert Cecil Dorchester Frederick Prince George’s Washington Worcester. Baltimore Harford Howard. OSLMS MSDE Statewide Partnership Grant Purpose.

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Open Source Learning Management Systems (OSLMS) Partnership Grant

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  1. Open Source Learning Management Systems (OSLMS) Partnership Grant

  2. Local School Systems Allegany Anne Arundel Calvert Cecil Dorchester Frederick Prince George’s Washington Worcester Baltimore Harford Howard

  3. OSLMS MSDE Statewide Partnership GrantPurpose • To determine whether or not open source learning management systems are a cost-effective and viable LMS solution.

  4. OSLMS Partnership GrantGoals The partnership will… • Investigate if open source LMS will provide the same functionality as commercial products • Document the TCO to determine the most appropriate implementation strategy for local school systems seeking to adopt a LMS

  5. Progress to Date • Open Source Learning Management Systems Research

  6. Progress to Date • Statewide LMS Needs Assessment

  7. Progress to Date • Functionality Rubric

  8. Progress to Date • Virtual Testing Environments

  9. Progress to Date • Statewide Review

  10. Progress to Date • Data Analysis

  11. Progress to Date • Decision to pilot Moodle LMS

  12. Progress to Date • Summer Moodle System Administrator Training

  13. Year 2

  14. Year 2

  15. PD Pilots • 3 CPD credits • 5 modules • Approx. 45 hours of course work • 3 CPD credits • 10sessions • Approx. 45 hours of course work • 2 CPD credits • 5 modules • Approx. 30 hours of course work

  16. Year 2

  17. Trainings • System Administrators • Course Facilitators

  18. Year 2

  19. Total Cost of Ownership • Cost Effectiveness • Hardware costs (e.g., new servers) • Software costs (e.g., licenses) • Consulting/support costs • Labor costs • The cost of salaried employees’ time is often not counted as a “cost,” but it is • “Opportunity costs” represent the cost of people’s time • Deliverables • list of all costs • Method for quantifying costs • Data Collection Instrument • Final calculations

  20. Total Cost of Ownership

  21. Future Steps

  22. Questions

  23. Contact Information Christine Voelker voelkerc@calvertnet.k12.md.us 410.535.1427 http://oslms.wikispaces.com

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