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Adopting a new Course Management System

Adopting a new Course Management System. Michael Wilder, Assistant Dir. Instructional Design Joel Johnson, Instructional Designer Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN Center for Distance Education distance.nwc.edu. Adopting a new Course Management System. Quote of the Week

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Adopting a new Course Management System

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  1. Adopting a new Course Management System Michael Wilder, Assistant Dir. Instructional Design Joel Johnson, Instructional Designer Northwestern College, St. Paul, MNCenter for Distance Education distance.nwc.edu

  2. Adopting a new Course Management System Quote of the Week "For a smart material to be able to send out a more complex signal it needs to be nonlinear. If you hit a tuning fork twice as hard it will ring twice as loud but still at the same frequency. That's a linear response. If you hit a person twice as hard they're unlikely just to shout twice as loud. That property lets you learn more about the person than the tuning fork." -Neil Gershenfeld, When Things Start to Think, 1999

  3. Workshop AGENDA • Introductions • Discuss your institution’s current status with an CMS • Stats and Definitions • Benefits of and Opportunities for using an CMS • Northwestern College’s experience with it’s CMS • Lessons Learned • Demonstration of Moodle • Systems Structure • CourseSite Tour • Q and A Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  4. Adopting a new Course Management System • Introduce yourself to 2 other people and describe your CMS status • Share with the group your unique experience Describe your CMS experience

  5. Stats and Definitions • CMS – Course Management System • LMS – Learning Management System • Open Source and Commercial • The LMS market was worth $500 million in 2005 with the top 6 players taking 43% of the market • Open Source (GPL license) is taking ground • People are moving away from Blackboard • More people are using Moodle. See stats Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  6. Stats and Definitions • CMS and LMS provides a repository for learning content and manages all learner interactions • Comparison chart of Features Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  7. Benefits of Using a CMS • Consistent presentation • Allows multiple users to access same data • Role based • Content can be stored, linked and released sequentially Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  8. Benefits of Using a CMS • Communication record is consistent and resides inside the university • Vulnerability of external systems • Legal issues and FERPA issues • Establishes a record of validation for assignments and interactions • User logs track user participation, including the instructor’s Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  9. Opportunities for Teaching with a CMS • Discuss with your small group how you’re institution is using a CMS • Northwestern uses an Instructor site to disseminate information • We host a group site for Certificate students • Students in various geographical locations can all interact with the same course Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  10. Northwestern’s Experience BLACKBOARD • Adopted Blackboard in 1999 • License Level and Cost • Usage Level • Other NWC Activity Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  11. Northwestern’s Experience The Switch • Task Force Created • Needs Analysis • Cost Analysis Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  12. Northwestern’s Experience Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  13. Northwestern’s Experience The Switch • Task Force Created • Needs Analysis • Cost Analysis • Feature Comparison Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  14. Northwestern’s Experience Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  15. Northwestern’s Experience The Switch • Task Force Created • Needs Analysis • Cost Analysis • Feature Comparison • Recommendation Pros VS Cons Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  16. Northwestern’s Experience Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  17. Northwestern’s Experience MOODLE • Switched to Moodle during SU 2006 • Ongoing Training • Used Both Systems during 06/07 Year • Campus Wide Adoption by FA 2007 • Current Support Structure Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  18. Lessons Learned • Know your institution - it’s users and needs • Top-down buy in • Define roles and usage levels early on • Clear communication is the key • Manage expectations • Faculty may expect to hang on to old system • Incremental rollout Northwestern College’s Center for Distance Education

  19. Adopting a new Course Management System • Define Your System Architecture • Hardware • Users and Roles • Categories • Naming Convention Look under the hood

  20. Adopting a new Course Management System • CourseSite Tour • Topics • Content types • Participants • Things to do and submit Look under the hood

  21. Adopting a new Course Management System • Time for Q & A • Hand out CD of resources • THANK YOU! • mawilder@nwc.edu jtjohnson@nwc.edu Questions ?

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