EduTools 2.0EduTools 2.0

EduTools 1.0

• Ground-breaking comparison tool

• Used for RFP generation

• Provider content vetted by WCET

• Resource-intensive to maintain

Genesis: WCET LMS CIG

Revision Drivers

• Ubiquitous

• Converging feature sets

• Handle administrivia

• Student expectations

• Focus on learning not learner management

• Constant change

Driving Questions

• Semi-permeable borders

– Content

– Non-students

• Personal learning environments

– Content

– Non-students

• Small pieces, loosely joined

EduTools Survey

1. Portal

2. Communication

3. Tests

4. Grades

5. Reports

6. Interoperability

7. Accessibility

8. Community

9. Administration

10.Technical

11.Price

LMS “Essential” QuestionsPortalHow enables students to connect with other enrolled students outside of the course?

CommunityHow used to make content available to users outside the institution?

CommunicationHow does the LMS allow faculty to manage small groups within courses.How can programmers develop integrated services (e.g. single sign-on for tutoring)

AssessmentWhat data is available to allow institutions to student progress on system-wide basis?

GradingDescribe how a faculty member imports and exports grades from your LMS.

DataHow can institutions use the LMS to monitor faculty participation in courses on a system-wide basis?

Accessibility

Compliance with W3C Content Accessibility?

How faculty upload content files to a single location for multiple sections of same course?

Administration

Describe the data feeds between any SIS integration partners to your LMS.

Technical

Describe any LMS migrations which have required no post-migration manual clean-up.

Pricing

Describe the TCO price for:

• small institution, 2,000 students, 100 staff/faculty members, single-CPU application server.

• medium-sized campus, 12,000 students, 500 staff/faculty, four-CPU application server.

EduTools Data

• LMS Filters

– Type

• Proprietary vs. Open Source

– Location

• Local vs. Hosted

LMS RespondentsProduct FilterAgilix BrainHoney Commercial Hosted (SaaS)

CampusCruiser Commercial Hosted (SaaS)

Instructure Canvas Commercial Hosted (SaaS)

Edvance 360 Commercial Hosted (SaaS)

Pearson eCollege Commercial Hosted (Saas)

Blackboard Learn Commercial Hosted or Unhosted

Desire2 Learn Commercial Hosted or Unhosted

ATutor Open Source

.LRN Open Source

LON-CAPA Open Source + Hosting

Moodle Open Source

Sakai Open Source

MoodleRooms Joule Open Source Hosting

Others available but did not participate in survey

Authentication “Essential” Questions

Functionality• What designed to do and how

does it do it? • Evidence the solution provides

reliable authentication?• User experience of faculty

members and of students?• Reports available to

admin, staff, faculty?• How student privacy assured?

Pricing• Pricing model?

Support• Skill sets needed to manage the

product?• Training and documentation

provided?• How user support provided?

Technology• Hardware purchases or software

downloads required of users?• Can campus systems (e.g.

LMS, SIS) be integrated?• Status of partnership with any

LMS providers?

EduTools Data

• Authentication Filter: Technology

– Biometric

– Challenge-Response

– Monitoring

Authentication RespondentsProduct FilterAxciom Identify-X Challenge Questions

BioMetric Signature ID Biometrics

Trustable Passwords by iMagic Software Biometrics

Voice Verified by CSIdentity Biometrics

Digital Proctor Monitoring

WebAssessor & Online Proctoring by Kryterion Monitoring

ProctorU Monitoring

Securexam by Software Secure Monitoring

EduTools Mockup

Direction

• Annual updates

• Additional resources

• Vendor input

• Community involvement

– Vetting

– Sharing

Future

Ed U Tools

2.0coming soon

End

RFP

PLE

Survey Questions

CommunicationsSteps

Communicators

Strategic

Planning

Decision Procure/

Upgrade

RFP and Vendor

Evaluation

Vendor Selection

Executive/ Steering

Committee

initiate overall direction,

change frequency

set direction for

procurement, purchasing

RFP shepherding oversee RFP, Legal, other

issues

Information Technology provide guidance on IT

infrastructure capabilities,

recommend window for

acquisition and integration

security & accessibility

evaluation

hardware decisions and

provisioning discussions

Academic Units provide guidance on

current/future usage

recommend window for

acquisition

develop evaluation criteria;

vendor research/reviews

identify evangelists to

begin the change process

Instructional Design

and Support

provide guidance on future

needs

propose evaluation criteria,

transition strategies

conduct evaluation by

instructional designers

develop transition schedule

Marketing and

communication

provide guidance on public

perceptions

get direction from

Academic Units and IT

sketch communications

plan/message consistency

provide communications

plan to stakeholders

Faculty and Faculty

Senates

provide feedback on

current limitations

propose evaluation criteria participate in evaluation prepare for change

Students or Student

Senate Organizations

provide feedback on

current limitations (users)

propose evaluation criteria participate in evaluation prepare for change

Enrollment Mgt/

Registrar

provide feedback on

current limitations

propose evaluation criteria participate in evaluation revise schedule and text

descriptions

Governing Bodies provide direction for

shared service needs

collaborate with Executive

Committee on issues

participate in evaluation,

determine community

Vendor none provide general info: RFI

helps frame RFP

provide specific info in

response to RFP

provide demonstrations,

references and test a/c’s