7 Steps to Migrating to Your Learning Management System (LMS)
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This document outlines the 7 steps for migrating a learning management system (LMS): 1. Define goals like improving teaching, communication, or managing curriculum. 2. Assemble a team from IT, curriculum experts, and project managers. 3. Review current course design and improvements the new LMS allows. 4. Ensure the new LMS complies with IT policies like security and single sign-on. 5. Define the scope and plan for migrating data, content, and courses using templates. 6. Develop communication and professional development plans to train teachers. 7. Test and troubleshoot the new system to ensure a smooth go-live. Real-world examples of LMS migrations
7 Steps to Migrating to Your Learning Management System (LMS)
- 1. Migrating Your Learning Management System Webinar originally aired on itslearning.com November 2015
- 2. Moderating: Jill Davis itslearning, inc. Presenters Libby Lawrie Implementation Consultant itslearning, inc. Nick Williams Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Michele Eaton Virtual Education Specialist at MSD of Wayne Township
- 4. Step 1: Define Your Goals Do you want to: • Make it easier for teachers to do their jobs? • Improve communication and collaboration? • More effectively manage curriculum/assets?
- 6. Step 2: Assemble Your Team Gather champions from: • IT and SIS • Curriculum experts • Project managers • Database administrators • Solution provider
- 8. Step 3: Review Current Course Design, Document Improvements What can your new LMS do beyond your current platform? • Align content, resources to learning objectives • Assessment (offline activities, ePortfolios) • Facilitating the Four C’s
- 10. Step 4: Review Your IT Policies Is your new LMS in compliance? • Testing environment (sandbox) • Security, user profiles, permissions • Dashboard design guidelines • SIS integration, single sign on (SSO)
- 11. Step 5: Define Scope/Plan for Data, Content and Course Migration • How do you manage your curriculum? • Use course templates and planners • Let teachers work with sandbox courses
- 13. Real-World Migrations • Houston ISD (Mass Migration) • Forsyth County (Crowd-sourced) • Harford County (Best Practice) • Bartholomew (Teaching Strategies)
- 14. Real-World Migrations • Houston ISD TX (Mass Migration) • Forsyth County (Crowd-sourced) • Harford County (Best Practice) • Bartholomew (Teaching Strategies)
- 15. Real-World Migrations • Houston ISD TX (Mass Migration) • Forsyth County (Crowd-sourced) • Harford County (Best Practice) • Bartholomew (Teaching Strategies)
- 16. Real-World Migrations • Houston ISD TX (Mass Migration) • Forsyth County (Crowd-sourced) • Harford County (Best Practice) • Bartholomew (Teaching Strategies)
- 18. Step 6: Develop Communications and Professional Development Plans Professional Development • Collaboration, school-level support • Use your LMS to manage and deliver • Let teachers try it out
- 19. Step 6: Develop Communications and Professional Development Plans Communications Plan • Define your message (type, approach, format) • Who will deliver? To which audience? • Create a schedule • Identify resources needed • Measure success
- 21. Step 7: Test and Troubleshoot to Ensure Go-Live Readiness • Define your testing criteria • Develop feedback process • Prioritize and act on feedback • Communicate changes made
- 22. Learn more about Learning Management Systems at: itslearning.com/k-12/resources Webinar originally aired on itslearning.com November 2015