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News
Welcome to the website for the L.M.S. Review Working Group, the primary source of information relating to the LMS Review process at the College.
July 2009: The Final Report of the L.M.S. Review Working Group is now available. This report has been modified, with vendor information and confidential costing information removed.
| View the Final Report |  |
March 28, 2009: Since late 2007, the College has been engaged in a review of its Learning Management Systems, and this January, the L.M.S. Review Working Group’s recommendations went before Senior Management. Today we are pleased to announce that Mohawk College now has a negotiated contract and partnership with Desire2Learn.
| View the March 28 Project Update message | |
| View the Modified Brief of the Final Report | |
January 2009: The Final Report of the Learning Management System Project (subtitled L.M.S. Review and the Selection of the L.M.S. Solution for Mohawk College) has been completed. The Report and its recommendations were presented to A.I.T.A.C. on Monday, January 12, where it received unanimous support.
It is to be presented to C.I.T.S.C. on Friday, January 16, and again to the Senior Leadership group on Wednesday, January 21. Once it has received the support of those two groups, the Report will be published and accessible from this website.
September 2008: We're currently in the Proof of Concept phase of the Review. During this phase, the Group and over 30 faculty are working with each of the short-listed systems, building courses and working with the feature set. As well, we are examining and testing the administrative aspects of the system and confirming that a successful integration with our student information system is achievable.
| Proof of Concept timetable | |
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Introductory Help Videos for each shortlisted platform have been created to assist first-time Testers and others involved in the Proof of Concept phase. |
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Upcoming Events:
| Workshop: | Follow-up workshop and meeting for all those involved in the Vendor Workshops. Monday, Nov. 3 at 5:00 - 7:30 in i204 |
Project Outcomes
As a strategic priority, Mohawk College is developing an electronic learning (e-Learning) strategy for the entire institution. Learning Management Systems (LMSs) form a component of the e-Learning environment.
The College currently has a variety of LMS applications. It is the goal of this process to determine a solution that meets the various e-Learning needs within the College community and reduces the number of products being supported. The final solution will make provision for one or more systems to form the e-Learning environment within the College.
Outcomes of the LMS initiative include:
- standardize and rationalize LMS tools
- simplify technology choices for staff
- communicate rationale for LMS choice(s)
- improve effectiveness of LMS usage
- advance Mohawk College’s vision of a Unified Digital Campus.
| Project Brief (to come) | |
| Project Timetable | |
Team Members
Members of the Group include (in alphabetical listing):
| Pat Anderchek Scott Bunyan Andrew Connery Brian Gould |
Shelley Kitchen Sandra Mason Mike Piczak (chair) Jo-Anne Westerby |
Archived Announcements
Upcoming Events:
| Workshop: | Introductory Workshop for all new Testers Wednesday, September 24 at 12:00 - 2:00 in i204 |
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| Webinars: | Vendor-delivered live web presentations/demonstrations covering collaborative features and shared School/Department spaces. All sessions in i205G.
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