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L21 Project Steering Committee Meeting. February 1, 2013. Phase 2 Update: Plan Overview. Phase 2 Update: Plan Overview. Evaluation P reparation Train project team Create “sandbox” environments Vendor D emos Onsite product demos by each vendor Mini-Course Evaluation
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L21 ProjectSteering Committee Meeting February 1, 2013
Phase 2 Update: Plan Overview • Evaluation Preparation • Train project team • Create “sandbox” environments • Vendor Demos • Onsite product demos by each vendor • Mini-Course Evaluation • Non-academic course evaluations • Tuck Career Development and Library • Functional Evaluation • In-depth comparison of product functionality by project team • Technical Evaluation • In-depth technical evaluation by technical team
Phase 2 Update: Plan Overview • Spring Term Course Pilots • Teach two academic courses in each product for Spring Term • Sandbox Exploration • Conduct open labs with guided activities • Provide unstructured access to sandbox environment • Seed sandbox environment with exemplary content • Project Outreach • Town Hall demos • Department/division meeting updates • Project website • Peer References • Gather information from peer institutions using each product
Phase 2 Update: Plan Overview • Request for Proposal • Submit RFP to each vendor for formal product proposal • Solution Decision • Review all information gathered • Develop/submit solution recommendation • Review/approve recommendation
Phase 2 Update: Recent Activities • Technical: • Created pilot environments for Bb and Canvas • Implemented central Dartmouth authentication for Bb and Canvas • Completed functional and admin trainings for project staff in Canvas and D2L • Created user accounts for the entire Dartmouth community • Request detailed technical specs from vendors; received and under review for Canvas and D2L • Communications: • Set up all-day vendor visits; gather feedback • Visits to departments & divisional chairs meetings to provide updates • Testing: • Developing learning module for Tuck mini courses • Designated Ed Tech staff “point person” for each LMS candidate • Weekly project updates/check-ins with vendors • Weekly check-ins with Tuck on mini course
Phase 2 Update: Next Steps • Technical: • Create pilot environment for D2L • Implement central Dartmouth authentication for D2L • Created user accounts for the entire Dartmouth in D2L • Functional and admin trainings for project staff in Bb 9.1 SP11 • Review technical specs from Bb • Testing: • Implement and deploy Tuck mini courses • Recruit spring term pilot testers and begin ID/training process • Seed user accounts with exemplary content • Design user testing tasks and protocols • Communications: • Develop town hall sessions • Continue visits to departments; Arts & Sciences faculty meeting • Make available recordings & feedback from vendor demos