Designing from a

Lisa Ames University of Mary Washington

Mark BlosilInstructure Canvas

Fredericksburg Campus

College of Arts and Sciences

• Traditional• Undergraduate• Liberal Arts

4,000 students

• Residential• Commuters

Courses• Face-to-face• Web-enhanced

LMS use• Content distribution• Quizzes, Exams

Stafford Campus

College of BusinessCollege of Education

Graduate & Professional Studies

1,000 students

• non-traditional • school/work/

family

Courses• Blended• Online• 8 week• 14 week

COB LMS need: • group-centric• mobile technologies• virtual meeting spaces

COE LMS need: • self-directed• exploratory• media-heavy

Dahlgren Campus

Education & Research

Host Institution

• Naval Post Graduate School

• GMU• VCU• VT• ODU• Germanna CC • Rappahannock CC

Regional Partnerships

• Businesses• Education• Military • Government Security

Distance Education

LMS History @ UMW

http://lms.umwblogs.org

Q: What did we

want?

A: A LMS that allows faculty to design, develop and deliver effective, high quality instruction while incorporating ALL the possibilities on our checklist.

Choosing the Next LMS Platform

Instructure awarded LMS contract

Planning - 8 months

Implementation – 4 months

Blackboard: 50% > Canvas: 96%

Blackboard: 55% > Canvas: 82%

What did we see?

Instructure Canvas

http://www.instructure.com/

Cloud technology

Open-Source Software

“Design is not just what it looks like. Design is how it works.”

Steve Jobs

Designing the Learning Environment

Canvas as an Organizer

Interaction

Michael MooreAmerican Journal of Distance Learning

Student to InstructorMeaningful learning occurs in conversations both formal and informal.

Virtual Meetings

Student to Content

Content Delivery to Meet Varied Teaching & Learning Styles

Enabling technology with interactive media elements increase the potential for

interaction.

You TubeWord Press Blog

Flickr

Google Map

Student to StudentGroup work encourages Cooperative Learning relationships.

Anywhere, Anytime Learning

Assessment

Measurement

Learning AnalyticsBy course By department

By student

Canvas Community

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