Selecting a Champion Course
Management System (CMS) for SOU
Bb – The Defending CMS Champion
 Prelims
 The Final Contenders
 The $takes
 Elimination Round
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Blackboard (Bb) Basic since 2000
Bb Basic does not support automated
processes or third-party integration
◦ Course and user creation
◦ Media rich technologies
◦ Plagiarism and assessment tools
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Summer 2010: Bb 7 no longer
supported
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Explorers: 6 faculty, 5 administrators
Online survey of faculty CMS usage
Evaluation rubric based on feedback
Elimination of systems that did not include
our “Must Have” tools and features
Submission of RFIs
Participation in online product demos and
test sites
The Contenders
Blackboard
 Chemeketa CC
 Clackamas CC (also on Moodle)
 Eastern Oregon University
 Gonzaga University
 Linfield College
 Linn-Benton CC
 Mount Hood CC
 Oregon Institute of Technology
 Oregon State University
 Pacific University
 Portland Community College
 Treasure Valley CC
 University of Idaho
 University of Oregon
 University of Washington
 Clackamas CC (also on Bb)
 Columbia Gorge CC
 The Evergreen State College
 George Fox University
 Idaho State University
 Lane Community College
 Lewis & Clark College
 Portland CC
 Portland State (exploring)
 Reed College
 University of Portland
 University of Puget Sound
 University of Washington
 Western Oregon University
 Chicago State
 Oakland University (MI)
 Louisiana State University
 Sloan Consortium
 Posting various file types (Ppt,
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Word, Excel, audio/video)
Links to other web sites
Course copy
Group work
Discussion boards
Synchronous chats
Quiz/exam tools
Survey tools
Gradebook and feedback
 Instructor-level customization
 Course calendar
 Course templates
 Glossary
 Restricted access to courses
 Automated student enrollment
Bb Enterprise
Moodle
System
Design
Instructor-centered
design
Flexible design; social
constructionist
philosophy
Discussion
Board
View posts one at a time View posts by threads;
student photos attached
Design
(Edit) View
Instructor view differs
from student view
Shift from instructor to
student view at any time
Tailoring
Request customization
from Bb programmers;
changes prioritized by
Bb
Dynamic open source
code; customization onsite; wealth of user
community expertise
Course Updates
Roster
Button Bar
Student Tools
Student View
Equivalent to
Blackboard’s
Control Panel
Blackboard
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Existing Bb sites can be converted to Moodle
Skills learned in designing Bb sites will also apply
to Moodle
So, how much does all this cost?
Bb Ent
@SOU
Annual Expenses
Bb Ent
Hosted
Moodle
@SOU
138,900
Moodle
Hosted
206,500
290,600
Variance from
Available Funds
37,000
(47,100)
Implementation
Costs
238,300
164,000
109,500
100,400
Variance from
Available Funds
(53,300)
21,000
75,500
84,600
104,600
130,500
113,000
 Limited production pilot program
 10-12 faculty
 Training and instructional support
provided by SOU DEC
 Technical support provided by the SOU
Help Desk and DEC
 End-of-quarter evaluation of Moodle’s
teaching and learning effectiveness
 Continued use of Bb during pilot
 Participation in pilot is voluntary
 Representation
 All faculty invited to explore Moodle in a test
course and hands-on demonstrations
 Frequent and clear communication on the
Distance Education website
EVENT
DATES
Pilot Introduction
March 29-April 23
Creation of Training Materials
March 29-April 23
Pilot Sign-Up/Recruitment
April 26-May 30
Course Setup in Moodle
May 3-28
Pilot Instructor Training
May 3-28
Drop In Demos for All Faculty
May 24-June 2 and June 7-18
Moodle Pilot, Round 1
June 21-August 13
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Pilot and demos Fall 2010?
Champion declared in Fall 2010
Implementation Plan
Implementation 2010-11 Academic Year
What questions do you have?
Any volunteers?