Andrew McAllister, Manager, Academic Computing

CANVAS AT OCAD UOCAD UNIVERSITYCANHEIT 2012

Metadata

Studio-based Undergraduate and Graduate education

135 Years Old4000 Students400 Faculty7 BDes, 7 BFA, 6 MFA/MDes/MA ProgramVast array of digital, traditional, fabrication studios and cutting edge facilities

LMS My Courses (Home Grown): 2004 – 2012Canvas: September 2012

Andrew McAllister Manager, Academic Computing. Adobe Education Leader and Partners By Design Board Member. Creator of visual art and rock’n roll.

Motivators to Re-evaluate LMS

Rich Interactive Tools Need for discussion boards, collaboration tools, that are integrated and elegant.

Communication and Evaluation Tools

Quiz module, robust assignment modules, more communication tools

Diversifying Learning Environment

Need to support distance, hybrid, continuing studies courses: off-campus learners need better tools.

Need for Great Accessibility

AODA legislation and need to improve accessibility of our tools.

Clear, simple, standardized UI

Need to maintain simplicity and 90% faculty adoption rate of the old LMS.If it is ugly, they will not trust or use it.

Competitive Analysis

Pros Degree of Fit

Blackboard Complicated. Costly. Legacy. Poor

Desire2Learn More than capable tool. But with a cost. Poor

Sakai Interface complexities when reviewed.Java = scary for IT

Poor

Moodle Better interface, but still some issues. Many schools customizing it heavily.

Good

ATutor Good Accessibility. Open Source. Good

Canvas Good Accessibility. Open Source. Lots of Web 2.0 Integration.

Good

OpenClass Meh. Poor

e-Learning Review

• Learned about student and faculty needs – Researched other Canadian, US and International schools– Met with faculty, students, educators, vendors

• Education in cost of running commercial and commercially hosted LMS options– Desire2Learn (commercial): $114,225 ($45k – $95k annually)– Sakai (open-source): $44,534 (annually)

• Discovered one significantly better option for OCAD U’s current LMS that is:– Open-source– Feature rich, beautiful, easy-to-use, accessible– Liked by Students and Faculty

Canvas at OCAD U

Timeline to date

Fall Pilot for 20115 Faculty

Winter Pilot 2012+ 5 Faculty, 1 specially designed hybrid course

Full implementation for 2012-13

Seed Questions

•Are there areas for cost savings?•Are students showing increased engagement?•Are the days of the LMS numbered or long

live the LMS?