e-learning @ UNM

Debby KnottsDirector, New Media & Extended Learning

Presentation thanks to many NMELers, UNM staff, faculty and students

Goals

• To reach and engage learner: distant and local students

• Provide safe, stable, robust, integrated resources for faculty & students

• Comply with FERPA & TEACH Act regulations

LMS / LCMS / VLE

• Learning Management System

• Learning Content Management System

• Virtual Learning Environment

What do we have at UNM?

BB Vista 4.x (formerly WebCT)a little history…

• 1997 UNM’s first official online course

• 1998: first LMS

• 1999: 2 LMSs

• 2000: Online Faculty: “We want one !”

• 2000: SIS data synch

• 2003: Upgrading LMS & Banner integration discussion

• 2004: Decision to move forward with LMS upgrade & integration

• 2005: began Upgrade & integration

• 2006: went ‘live’ with SIS integrated LMS (automagic!)

UNM Web Course Definitions

• Web-enhanced course: course is traditional classroom

face-to-face format with an online component (WebCT/Vista)

• Hybrid course: 50% of course is a traditional classroom format

with 50% of course in an online / web-based format (WebCT/Vista)

• Online course: course is web-based (WebCT/Vista) with less than 25%

of the course face-to-face

Source: UNM Schedule Glossary, under Course Delivery Methods http://www.unm.edu/~unmreg/Curriculum/ScheduleTypeGlossary1-9-06.htm

UNM BB Vista Usage DataFall 2008 reports at census

Enrollment• Enhanced: 41,404• Hybrid: 954• Online: 1,936

Unduplicated• Enhanced: 19,794• Hybrid: 902• Online: 1,508

Sampling Online Courses @ UNM

• Anderson Schools of Management: Accounting, Marketing, Management, Information Systems

• Arts & Sciences: American Studies, Astronomy, Communication & Journalism, English, Math, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Women Studies

• College of Education: Educational Leadership, Organizational Learning & Instructional Technology (+eLearning certificate program, Leadership & Innovation for the New Economy certificate - Knowledge management), Ed. Psychology, Library Sciences, Educational Counseling, Elementary Education & Early Childhood Development

• College of Fine Arts: Music, Theater• College of Nursing: RN to BSN Completion, MS and PhD programs • Provost/Academic: Public Administration• School of Engineering: Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Computer Science• School of Medicine: Radiology Sciences

UNM’s Investment…

• Software – LMS Perpetual license• Hardware• Services• Support

Tools & integrated services• SIS: synch with enrollment data, live messaging for ‘real-time’

faculty request/creation of course shell.• Standard tools: Weblinks, MyProgress, Syllabus, MyGrades,

Assignment, Assessment, Announcement, Learning Objects, Mail, Discussion, Chat, Calendar, TrackingReport, Media Library, Selective Release

• Online course tools: webconferencing, media services (streaming & podcasting, wiki resources, course surveys (welcome, mid-course, semester end/ICES)

• BB Vista 8.x release new tool options: faculty online accessibility content creation training, SafeAssign, Scholar

• eReserves• Quiz Creation tool: Respondus

UNM BB Vista Tool Popular ToolsMost popular overall:• Discussion• Content pages• Assessment For online courses• Discussion• Content Pages• Mail

Support

• NMEL• ITS• Colleges• Current Students• Branches

Sampling of Pilots & Partnerships• Accessibility Services• Banner 8 Upgrade Team• Provost & CON (Online IDEA course evaluation)• Provost Office: HLC Self-Study Change Request• OSET: advancing innovation in teaching• Title V / English: ePortfolio• iTunes U: UNM Counsel• TEACH Act Guidelines Task Force• UNM Second Life Group• UNM Gaming in Education Group

Some additional areas exploring…• Banner 8 Options: revisit push grades to Banner• Course design portability models: SCORM,

common cartridge• Social networking: twitter, Facebook…• Social Media Classroom: drupal based

(Rheingold, Stanford/Berkley)• IDEAL-NM LMS connection options to other

systems• Mobile technologies

Where does UNM go from here?

Opportunities and challenges?