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Migrating to MoodleA case study: Cleveland College of Art & Design

The problem

Outdated LMS

CCAD had a Blackboard LMS which was out of date, having

not received upgrades over the last 5 years

Lack of support

CCAD felt their LMS provider

didn’t give them the support

they needed to make full use of

the platform

Low usage

Students and staff were

disengaged, not logging in and not using the

platform

“A decision was made by the ILT Committee to move the Cleveland College of Art & Design’s VLE platform from Blackboard to Moodle. Comprehensive research was carried out to find a suitable company to provide a cost effective Moodle Hosting Services package for the college VLE. A range of companies were contacted, some came on recommendation, others were from web search engines and others were Certified Moodle Partners”

Paul FletcherLearning Technologist, CCAD

The solution

The Moodle solution

ResearchCCAD researched

providers and identified Moodle as their preferred LMS

ApproachChose

Webanywhere, as an official Moodle

Partner

DeadlinesProject timescale set at 3 months to allow launch in time for the

start of term

SpecificationWebanywhere

gathered requirements for the design, configuration

and hosting environment

Launch:New Moodle environment

launched to CCAD staff and students,

on time and on budget

CollaborationWebanywhere

worked closely with CCAD to ensure the

project moved swiftly to meet the

deadline while maintaining quality

“We needed a secure powerful server with plenty of storage space and the safety of a complete backup procedure ... also including a fully customised Moodle theme.

One (company) in particular stood out in terms of keenness with a friendly manner to take on our hosting needs - Webanywhere. Things started to move quite quickly as we only had a 3 month timescale to deliver ... a full switch to Moodle.”

Paul FletcherLearning Technologist, CCAD

Outcomes

Up to date platform

A new custom theme, coupled

with Webanywhere’s support service, allowing regular updates to the

LMS

Ease of use

A flexible platform to meet CCADs

individual needs, full

training and ease-of-use at

the heart of the design

High usage

Evidence of regular use by

staff and students, visible

via Moodle’s reporting tools

The new portal

“Webanywhere delivered our project (to the) specification on deadline, with training and were more cost effective than other competitors.

A huge bonus is the after care and support service Webanywhere provide - you are not left alone once your project has been delivered and a quick turnaround is given to any support needs. From our experience we would highly recommend Webanywhere to any School, College, Business or University who need VLE/E-Learning services.”

Paul FletcherLearning Technologist, CCAD

About Webanywhere

10 years in e-learning

Moodle Partner in the UK, USA, Poland

Totara Platinum Partner

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Govt. Procurement Service Approved Supplier

Geography

150 staff across 4 locations

Katowice, PLPhiladelphia, US

Tauranga, NZ

Keighley, UK

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