OHECC Session - Learning Systems -- A Strategic Guide for the next Decade

Learning Systems

A Strategic Guide for the Next Decade

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• Academic plan is key to institutional success• Integral to curriculum delivery• “Off the Top” Funding• Centralized academic technology resource• Funding through institutional level• Representative of Learning Organization

– Core to the Organization

Actual curriculum changes are dependent on the academic technologies

Institutional brand associated and critical for learner experience

Firmly established as critical delivery mechanism

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Technology is Transparent

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• Instructor adoption rate: (2,063/2,611) = 79%• Student usage rate: (36,887/40,524) = 91%• Courses with Content: 5,026• Course adoption rate: (5,026/7,414) = 68%• Course adoption rate (>=5 enrollments): (4,572/5,846) = 78%• Bb total hits on 9/22/10: 15,366,489• Bb Mobile Learn hits on 9/22/10: 1,458

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Conclusion 1: Learning systems are no longer transformative.

Conclusion 2: Learning Systems are sophisticated delivery platforms that

everyone wants to utilize. But every new point of integration further weds you to

your current platform.

Learning

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fees18%

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Hardware13%

System administration28%

User Support36%

Learning System Costs @ UC

Learning System license fees

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IT Accountability

• Disaster Recovery – RPO and RTO• Do we have sufficient policies?• Are there sufficient controls?• Are our costs under control?• Can we utilize shared services?

Academic Accountability

• Quality Matters• Plagiarism detection• Grade disputes• Tuition refunds

Conclusion 3: The increased scrutiny and calls for accountability are signs that

Learning Systems should be managed in the same manner as a school’s SIS and

ERP systems.

Emerging Regulations

• O.R.C. 3333.82 – Distance learning clearinghouse• 34 CFR 602.17(g) – Prove student’s identity• Tex. Admin. Code

. (Title 19 Part I Chapter 4 Subchapter N Rule § 4.228) – Publication of syllabi

• Section 508 (36 C.F.R. §1194) - Accessibility

Conclusion 4: Legislatures and administrative agencies at both the state

and federal level are going to craft increasingly specific rules that will directly

affect the management of Learning Systems.

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Conclusion 5: Learning Systems, despite their current misnomer, will eventually be

a key source of data for researchers looking for better teaching methods. In the

near term, though, data in Learning Systems will be used for more parochial

concerns.

Conclusion 6: Non-learning system vendors are rapidly giving us tools that allow us to better manage our services.

Learning System vendors just keep rolling out new features that are difficult to

support.

Battle Royale…

Non-Bb LMS Market Share

From Michael Feldstein’s blog post: The Evolving LMS Market, Part I

Conclusion 7: Companies and individuals are still entering the market and having an impact, despite a dominant market leader.

Institutions will continue to switch platforms – but at a very high cost.

Advice for the next decade…

• Learning Systems are no longer transformative.• Think of Learning Systems as delivery platforms, but be careful growing too

many roots.• Learning Systems are here to stay. Manage them as such. Examine what policy

gaps exist.• Prepare for increased regulation with ever greater specificity. • There are gold mines of data in Learning Systems. Find people who can analyze

that data.• LS vendors are adding features at an unsustainable and unsupportable rate.

Other vendors are giving us more practical tools.• It’s not clear whether any of the current vendors will remain in a decade’s time.

However, the costs of switching platforms are sufficiently high to discourage moving for short term gains.

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