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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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