An overview of Cleveland College of Art and Design's migration from their existing LMS platform to a new Moodle installation, working with Webanywhere Ltd, a UK Moodle Partner.

1. Migrating to Moodle
A case study: Cleveland
College of Art & Design
Webanywhere Limited
www.webanywhere.co.uk

2. The problem

3. Outdated
LMS
Lack of
support
Low
usage
CCAD had a
Blackboard LMS
which was out
of date, having
not received
upgrades over
the last 5 years
CCAD felt their
LMS provider
didn’t give them
the support
they needed to
make full use of
the platform
Students and
staff were
disengaged, not
logging in and
not using the
platform

4. “A decision was made by the ILT Committee to move the
Cleveland College of Art & Design’s VLE platform from
Blackboard to Moodle. Comprehensive research was
carried out to find a suitable company to provide a cost
effective Moodle Hosting Services package for the college
VLE.
A range of companies were contacted, some came on
recommendation, others were from web search engines
and others were Certified Moodle Partners”
Paul Fletcher
Learning Technologist, CCAD

5. The solution

6. The Moodle solution
Research
CCAD researched
providers and
identified Moodle as
their preferred LMS
Specification
Webanywhere
gathered
requirements for the
design, configuration
and hosting
environment
Deadlines
Project timescale set
at 3 months to allow
launch in time for the
start of term
Collaboration
Webanywhere
worked closely with
CCAD to ensure the
project moved
swiftly to meet the
deadline while
maintaining quality
Approach
Chose
Webanywhere, as an
official Moodle
Partner
Launch:
New Moodle
environment
launched to CCAD
staff and students,
on time and on
budget

7. “We needed a secure powerful server with plenty of
storage space and the safety of a complete backup
procedure ... also including a fully customised Moodle
theme.
One (company) in particular stood out in terms of
keenness with a friendly manner to take on our hosting
needs - Webanywhere. Things started to move quite
quickly as we only had a 3 month timescale to deliver ... a
full switch to Moodle.”
Paul Fletcher
Learning Technologist, CCAD

8. Outcomes

9. Up to date
platform
Ease of
use
High
usage
A new custom
theme, coupled
with
Webanywhere’s
support service,
allowing regular
updates to the
LMS
A flexible
platform to
meet CCADs
individual
needs, full
training and
ease-of-use at
the heart of the
design
Evidence of
regular use by
staff and
students, visible
via Moodle’s
reporting tools

10. The new portal

11. “Webanywhere delivered our project (to the)
specification on deadline, with training and were more
cost effective than other competitors.
A huge bonus is the after care and support service
Webanywhere provide - you are not left alone once your
project has been delivered and a quick turnaround is
given to any support needs.
From our experience we would highly recommend
Webanywhere to any School, College, Business or
University who need VLE/E-Learning services.”
Paul Fletcher
Learning Technologist, CCAD

12. About Webanywhere
10 years in e-learning
Moodle Partner in the UK, USA, Poland
Totara Platinum Partner
Google Apps Authorised Reseller
Govt. Procurement Service Approved Supplier

13. Geography
150 staff across 4 locations
Keighley, UK
Philadelphia, US
Katowice, PL
Tauranga, NZ

14. Contact details
web: www.webanywhere.co.uk
email: info@webanywhere.co.uk
phone: 01535 604026 / 0800 862 0131
twitter: @webanywhere_ltd