Conducting an SLMS Search: NCSU's Evaluation of the Synchronous Learning Management Field
- 2. Today’s Agenda Why we searched Creating a search plan Conducting the evaluation Recommending a product
- 3. History Plan Evaluation Recommendation Why conduct an SLMS search?
- 4. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation What is an SLMS?
- 5. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation
- 6. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS Search Plan http://go.ncsu.edu/ slms-search-plan
- 7. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Spring/Summer 2013-2014 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 2012 Academic Year • Initial market • Narrow semi-finalists • Large committee • Pilot • Adopt evaluation • Moderator survey evaluate finalists recommendation recommendation • Report findings • Recommend new SLMS system
- 8. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Campus IT Directors SLMS Search Plan College Needs and LMS Steering Policy Recommend -ations
- 9. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Conducting the Evaluation
- 10. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS Search Initial Committee Andy Click Dede Nelson Greg Kraus Beth Shepherd
- 11. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation
- 12. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation http://go.ncsu.edu/slms-rubric
- 13. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation
- 14. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Blackboard Collaborate Merit WebConnect Adobe Connect Big Blue Button Skype GoToMeeting WebEx Meeting Center Saba Centra WebEx Training Center Microsoft LYNC Polycom CMA-D Google+ omNovia iLinc Talking Communities LiveOn FastViewer CCC Confer
- 15. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Blackboard Collaborate Adobe Connect Big Blue Button GoToMeeting WebEx Meeting Center Saba Centra WebEx TrainingCenter iLinc
- 16. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Blackboard Collaborate Adobe Connect Saba Centra WebEx TrainingCenter iLinc
- 17. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Elluminate Moderator Survey
- 18. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Blackboard Collaborate Adobe Connect Meeting Center Saba Centra WebEx Training Center iLinc
- 19. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS Campus Committee Accessibility SLMS Licensing & Study Selection Implementation Benchmarking
- 20. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation CHASS ARE Libraries CALS CFFACE OIT CED CNR LPAHE 4-H SLMS Campus ITRE DELTA COE BTEC Committee
- 21. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS Committee – Google Doc
- 22. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Saba Centra Blackboard Committee Collaborate Evaluation WebEx Meeting Center
- 23. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Office Hours/Exa m Reviews Webinars/T Class raining Lecture/Dis Events Use cussion Cases Student Group Meetings Presentatio ns
- 24. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation • Use Case Evaluation • Product Evaluation • Final Product Comparison Evaluation
- 25. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Recommending a Product
- 26. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Our recommendation:
- 27. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation Why?
- 28. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS Campus Committee Accessibility SLMS Licensing & Study Selection Implementation Benchmarking
- 29. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation * Most accessible * Significantly more thought given to Accessibility accessibility Study * Other products have significant issues * NOTE: No product perfect
- 30. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS Campus Committee * Feature set * Ease of use * Documentation & support * High cost of change
- 31. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation * Best pricing based on our current models * Unlimited, concurrent usage * Unlimited moderators Licensing & * Likely restrictions with Implementation other products’ pricing models * Extremely easy upgrade for our systems
- 32. Why Plan Evaluation Recommendation SLMS LMS Recommendation Steering Report available at https://wolfware.ncsu.edu/sops/slms_search/SLMSRecommendationReport.pdf