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LMS Selection Project: Update to UCIST

LMS Selection Project: Update to UCIST. 14 May 2010 (postponed from 16 April) Andrea Chappell, for the project team. Update topics. ANGEL roadmap Also, ANGEL license renewal Who’s using what LMS (Canada) Support contracts (project and UW-ACE) RFI results Communications planning

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LMS Selection Project: Update to UCIST

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  1. LMS Selection Project: Update to UCIST 14 May 2010 (postponed from 16 April) Andrea Chappell, for the project team

  2. Update topics • ANGEL roadmap • Also, ANGEL license renewal • Who’s using what LMS (Canada) • Support contracts (project and UW-ACE) • RFI results • Communications planning • Notes on inputs • Topics for next update on 28 May

  3. ANGEL roadmap • ANGEL versions and support • V7.4 supported to 2012 • Future V8.x (transition release) to 2014 • UW renewed to May 2012 (details next) • Once new LMS selected, run in parallel to migrate, retain data for appeals

  4. ANGEL renewal • Over the past 3 years (total $279,900)Year 1 $87,900Year 2 $93,200 Year 3 $98,800 • Need to increase FTE by 3000, to 25,000 • Quote for year by year (total $269,700 for 2 yr)Year 1 $127,200Year 2 $142,500 • For two year “up front” (total $225,960 for 2 yr)Year 1 $109,660 Year 2 $116,300 (6% increase)

  5. Recent LMS picks • McMaster – Blackboard in April 2008; moved to D2L (hosted) – March 2010 • Guelph – Desire2Learn (hosted) – 2009 • Laurier – Desire2Learn (hosted) – early 2010 • Laurentian – Desire2Learn– early 2010 • Montreal – Sakai pilot • Queen’s – Moodle (Fac. of Ed. to Desire2Learn) • Regina – Moodle • York – Moodle (4 year project to move from WebCT?!)

  6. 2009 CUCCIO LMS report • Blackboard (18) [-4? 14] • Desire2Learn (2) [+4? 6] • Moodle (7) • Sakai (2) • Angel (2) • Home Grown (1) • Luminis (1)

  7. Project support contract • LiwanaBringelson on contract • 1 to 1.25 days/week, April 5th to end June • Help with • RFI summary, RFP document • Response assessment “grid” • Testing plan • Other, as needed

  8. LMS support contract • 1 year contract, possible extension • SorenaTiba, IST co-op/part-time, recent grad • Immediate support during V7.4 upgrade • Support during staff absences • Jan expected to return (gradually) end July • Sean away 3 weeks June/July, 17 weeks winter • Project tasks • General UW-ACE support

  9. RFI – Request for Information • Why an RFI: • Beat bushes for RFP (Request for Proposals) • Questions for open source support vendors • Further insight into creating RFP • Targeted vendors were sent “heads up” • Posted 5 April (http://www.merx.com/) • Closed April 30th

  10. RFI Activity Summary • 24 requests for RFI document • 7 responses, 8 proposals • Pearson (eCollege) – “letter of interest” • No surprises • 4 known products • One training-based product • … but, Moodlerooms didn’t respond

  11. Responses: 8 proposals

  12. RFI next steps • Analysis of the responses, e.g., • Compare responses between vendors supporting the same open systems. • Standards comparisons. • Costing and component information. • Questions to vendors (free to interact, unlike RFP process) • Questions/inputs to RFP

  13. Communications • This year • Friday a.m. seminar, 15 Jan. 2010 • STAC: 20 Jan. 2010, 10 Feb. 2010 • ITAC: 27 Jan. 2010 • CTSC: 28 Jan. 2010 • Next – become transparent! • Communications web site, various memos and announcements to point to it

  14. Notes on inputs to project • Student input – STAC updates; STAC reps to join project; OLE student survey (soon) • ManSci course project topic (STAC rep finishing PhD, teaching this term) • Faculty input – already have from OLE • Conferences – all of “big 4” have in June/July

  15. Next update: 28 May • Project timeline - where we are, what needs to be done, when; feedback! • LMS Open Systems - issues, policy decisions to be considered; feedback! • Communications web page preview • OLE student survey results • RFI results • RFP - status; involvement UCIST wants!

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