As noted in this previous blog post, the Faculty Council is leading an effort to engage faculty in assessing our current LMS (Blackboard) and deciding which product the DCCCD should adopt as the official LMS (which could be Blackboard and or an LMS from another vendor).
As a first step in this effort, the Faculty Council has developed a comprehensive survey of faculty usage of LMS systems. This will help us assess what functionalities and features faculty now use or don't use, what they like and do not like about the current LMS, and what elements they consider to be important elements or would prefer to have in a future LMS.
Please set aside adequate time to complete they survey in one sitting. It is comprehensive, and it should take you approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Please click this link to access the survey: http://webteched.com/LMSSurvey/LMSSurvey.aspx
Your participation with this effort is greatly appreciated. To gather information from as many faculty as possible, the survey will remain open and available until May 4, 2018.
Should we change if there is ANY risk or the costs of a new system will be greater?
ReplyDeleteAlways costs, ask a student (in class not just online).
Delete1. We must NOT sign any Non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with vendors responding to our Request For Proposals (RFP). We should be allowed to share RFPs with their competitors to insure we catch all the hidden issues our technical and legal advisors can't hope to be as expert. 2. ALL progress payments must go into escrow to be held until acceptance after at least 6 months of use. The vendors making promises must fear problems as deeply as we do!
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