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Designing from a. Lisa Ames University of Mary Washington Mark Blosil Instructure Canvas . Fredericksburg Campus College of Arts and Sciences. 4,000 students Residential Commuters. Traditional Undergraduate Liberal Arts. LMS use
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Designing from a Lisa Ames University of Mary Washington Mark Blosil InstructureCanvas
Fredericksburg Campus College of Arts and Sciences • 4,000 students • Residential • Commuters • Traditional • Undergraduate • Liberal Arts • LMS use • Content distribution • Quizzes, Exams • Courses • Face-to-face • Web-enhanced
Stafford CampusCollege of BusinessCollege of Education • 1,000 students • non-traditional • school/work/family Graduate & Professional Studies • Courses • Blended • Online • 8 week • 14 week • COE LMS need: • self-directed • exploratory • media-heavy • COB LMS need: • group-centric • mobile technologies • virtual meeting spaces
Dahlgren CampusEducation & Research • Host Institution • Naval Post Graduate School • GMU • VCU • VT • ODU • Germanna CC • Rappahannock CC • Regional Partnerships • Businesses • Education • Military • Government Security DistanceEducation
Q: What did we want? A: A LMS that allows faculty to design, develop and deliver effective, high quality instruction while incorporating ALL the possibilities on our checklist.
Choosing the Next LMS Platform Instructure awarded LMS contract Planning - 8 months Implementation – 4 months
What did we see? Blackboard: 50% > Canvas: 96% Blackboard: 55% > Canvas: 82%
Instructure Canvas http://www.instructure.com/
“Design is not just what it looks like. Design is how it works.”Steve Jobs
Interaction Michael Moore American Journal of Distance Learning
Student to Instructor Meaningful learning occurs in conversations both formal and informal.
Student to Content Content Delivery to Meet Varied Teaching & Learning Styles
Enabling technology with interactive media elements increase the potential for interaction. You Tube Word Press Blog Flickr Google Map
Student to Student Group work encourages Cooperative Learning relationships.
Learning Analytics By department By course By student