LMS: Selecting the Right Tool

LMS: Selecting the Right Tool Kevin Corcoran Assoc. Executive Director CT Distance Learning Consortium George F. Claffey Jr. Chief Information Officer CTDLC & Charter Oak State College

CTDLC: Who We Are ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CTDLC: What We Do ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who We Support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What Do We Support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What We’ve Developed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Where are we today? Not your parents Higher Ed….

Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Financial Issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Looking through a New Lens ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Are Institutions Using LMS? -Supporting an Online Program -Hybrid Learning -Augment On-Ground Courses -Informational Portal -Prospective Students: Technological Competitiveness -Continuing Ed / Adult Learners -Multi-Institution Partnership Programs

Catalysts for Change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Considerations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Required Core Functionality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Product Learning Curve ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Interoperability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Integration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Scalability How many users are we going to connect at the same time??? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Migration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example Medium Size Online Learning

Example: Online Learning Budget Resources Required ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: Online Learning Budget Service / Hardware Cost 2 Servers (App and DB) $22,000 Bandwidth 5MB $12,000 Staff Overhead (SQL DBA, Blackboard App Admin) $160,000 Helpdesk 12/7 (students w/FT Mgmt) $140,000 Overhead (30%) TOTAL (Yearly Reoccurring Cost) $434,000

Online Learning via Collaboration Charter Oak CTDLC 2 Servers (App and DB) $22,000 Bandwidth 5MB $12,000 HOSTING $44,000 P/Yr Staff Overhead (SQL DBA, Blackboard App Admin) $160,000 Helpdesk 12/7 (students w/FT Mgmt) $140,000 $14,000 Overhead (30%) Internal College Project Mgmt 1/3 time $30,000 TOTAL (Annual Cost) $434,000 $98,000

ASP / Collaboration Value Proposition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Governance Structure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Decision Committee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Faculty Concerns: Beyond the RFP ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object]

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Indirectly Expensive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“… Account for the amount of time our programmers and system admins spend helping a vendor refine their technology through QA cycles and bug-reporting”

Challenges with Open Source ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

For anything your looking for ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Managing the Funding Gap ,[object Object],[object Object],Managing the Funding Gap: How Today’s Economic Downturn Is Impacting IT Leaders and Their Organizations An EDUCAUSE White Paper from the December 2008 ECAR Symposium Philip J. Goldstein January 2009

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