Towards a digital learning hub:Upgrading the university LMS «StudyNet»

Felix C Seyfarth, Senior Fellow Digital LearningTeaching Innovation & Media Lab (TIL-HSG)felix.seyfarth@unisg.ch

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p. 2Previously on „Tag der Lehre“:Market analysis and upgrade options for „StudyNet 3“

ü Hs 2016 Initial discussion of digital strategy and upgrade options.ü Nov 2016 Various product presentations at OEBü Feb 2017 Defining must-have IT requirements.ü Mar 2017 Developing roadmap for evaluation & upgrade.ü April 2017 Scoping project and implementation scenarios.ü April 2017 Project presentation and workshop at “Tag der Lehre”ü June 2017 Licensed “test system” for Hs17/Fs18.ü Aug 2017 Recruited 15 pilot staff, prepared training.ü Jul 2017 Submitted upgrade proposal to Project Board.ü Aug 2017 Initiate IT procedures for pilot operations.ü Sep 2017 Pilot system and procurement process greenlitü Hs 2017 1’800 students & 50 faculty use pilot LMS in Hs17

Upgrade decision based on results of pilot in Hs17/Fs18.

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The HSG platform for teaching & learning „StudyNet 2“has relied on the LMS Fronter since 2010.

Faculty

StudyNetv2.0

Admin

StudentsIT

StudyNet is integrated with multiple systems and services.

BachelorMaster

(some) PhD

Faculty, Staff

& Adjuncts

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p. 4StudyNet 2 is licensed for 10.000 users, but faculty/students often rely on external tools for technology-enhanced learning.

LMS must provide state-of-the-art functions in safe environment.

Full access on mobile devicesPeer-Learning features

Real-time collaboration

Video conferencing

Analytics & e-portfoliosirements

Social Media tools

Mentoring & FeedbackFuture

requirements

for StudyNet

Privacy/Compliance (GDPR)

SELECTION OF HIGH-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 2018+

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p. 5The Challenge: “StudyNet 3” should bring new features,but maintain familiar workflows for faculty and students.

1. Improved learning experience for students.

2. Increased productivity for faculty.

3. Increased usage across all organizational units.

4. Integrated learning analytics and quality assurance.

5. Smooth migration experience.

6. Sharpen HSG profile as digital leader.

Criteria are ease-of-use, mobile support, extensible architecture.

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Evaluation of StudyNet 3 requirements collected inputfrom 1’800 students (also: IT, SHSG, Schools, Course Staff).

Course Nr. Course Title Lecturer Course Designer # Students Level

3,210,1.00 Makroökonomie II (in German & English) Winfried Koeniger Janosch Weiss 910 BA

3,302,1.00 Public Management und Governance (in German & English) Kuno Schedler, Grünenfelder Peter,

Scherer Roland

Ruth Frischknecht 180 BA

1,700,1.00 Geschichte der Staatsbildung Karen Lambrecht Karen Lambrecht 50 Assmt

3,726,1.00 Europa auf dem Weg in die Moderne Yves Partschefeld, Karen Lambrecht Yves Partschefeld, Karen Lambrecht 60 BA

3,551,1.00 Didaktischer Transfer I Urs Saxer, Tobias Jenert, Daniela

Schuchmann, Bernadette Dilger

Urs Saxer, Tobias Jenert, Daniela

Schuchmann, Bernadette Dilger

50 BA

7,552,1.00 Aktuelle Themen der Wirtschaftsdidaktik Dilger Bernadette Dilger Bernadette 40 MA

3,196,1.00 Strategisches Management von Energieversorgungsunternehmen Christian Opitz, Ivo Schillig Christian Opitz, Ivo Schillig 38 BA

1,282,1.01/02 Principles of Financial Accounting, Gr 1/2 Simon Pfister Simon Pfister 450 Assmt

1,102,2.07/08 Business Administration: Exercises and Independent Studies, Gr 7/8 Simon Pfister Simon Pfister 70 Assmt

3,721 Reisen der Hoffnung: Die Schweiz als Migrationsland Sophie Rudolph Sophie Rudolph new BA

3,884,1.01 Russisch A2 Rulfová-Schlegel Pavla Rulfová-Schlegel Pavla

3,100,1.00 Marketing (in German & English) Thorsten Tomczak Gerhard Pikali 600 BA

3,553,1.00 Bildungsmanagement 1 Sabine Seufert Eric Tarantini BA

1,222,2.38 Einführung in das wissenschafltiche Schreiben: Gruppe 38 Eleni Spiroudis Eleni Spiroudis 30 Assmt

7,004,1.00 FPV: Mobile Business und Digital Enterprise Andrea Back Elsy Zollikofer 25 MA

3,706,1.00 Frankenstein's Legacy: Cultural Responses to Technological Change Scott Loren Scott Loren BA

7,753,1.00 Das 500jährige Erbe der Reformation: Fundamentalismus, Kapitalismus, Aufklärung? Caspar Hirschi Caspar HirschiMA

7,676,1.00 Coaching und Selbsjührung: Modelle für die Praxis Jörg Metelmann Jörg Metelmann MA

1,702,1.00 Geschichte: Kulturgeschichte Russlands Gulnaz Partschefeld Gulnaz Partschefeld Assmt

CAS Hochschuldidaktik (Executive Education Course) Bernadette Dilger Bernadette Dilger ExecE

Faculty volunteered for participation, TIL & IT provided support.

Test LMS helps analyzeactual practices and allowsexperimenting withpotential practices

PILOT COURSES IN HS17

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p. 7KPI Digital Practices: LMS needs to accommodate differenttiers of teaching and learning for both students and faculty.

Use of a single LMS as a shared hub benefits all user groups.

for „Aviators“ for „Motorists“ for „Bicyclists“

Hub fordigital teaching

& learning

• Easily integrate external tools and services

• Allow import/export of data via industry-standard API

• Support extension via custom-made plug-ins

• Easy-to-use solutions for standard use scenarios

• Save time for course management and assessment

• Robust communication and notification features

• Support course templates with structured curricula, content, session dates, user roles

• Flexible forms of (self-) assessment and feedback

• Support for Blended Learning

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p. 8Upgrade decision considers price and functionalities, butassigns equal or higher weight to ease-of use and strategic fit.

Price Functionality Ease-of-Use Strategic Fit

Upgrade decision comprises a technology and a relationship.

INDICATORS FOR DECISION TO UPGRADE

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p. 9Requirements catalogue specifies course management, teaching, pedagogy/instructional design and strategy.

Matching HSG vision future-proofs requirements.

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p. 10What happens to courses from previous semesters?Fronterwill remain accessible after new StudyNet goes live.

StudyNet 2(Fronter)

IST-Content< 2017

IST-Content< 2017

IST-Content

until 2018

StudyNet 32018 ff.

Training and support resources will be available for migration.

Course Migration

paralleloperation

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p. 11Where do we stand today and what are the next steps?Requirements and roadmap for „StudyNet 3“

ü Hs 17 Documenting Requirements (various workshops)

ü Jan 2018 Finalizing documents for Public Tender

ü Feb2018 Evaluation of Hs17 pilot results

ü Feb 2018 Presenting roadmap to Rectorat; Tender greenlit

ü Feb 2018 1‘600 students & 40 faculty use pilot LMS in Fs18

ü Feb 2018 Publication of Tender

ü April 2018 Offers submitted

ü April 2018 Initial evaluation of offers; identifying viable candidates

q April 2018 Testing of viable systems (students, faculty, admins)

q May 2018 On-campus strategy presentation of viable candidates

q May 2018 Acceptance of bid, planning roll-out (tentative)q June 2018 Purchase decision, Budgeting, (tentative)q Hs 18 Open pilot „StudyNet 3“ (tentative)

Requirement engineering continues throughout Fs18ff.