LMS Workshop LAX 2008

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File	Description	Date	By
Campus Computing 2007	This report was referenced during the workshop, it is the Campus Computing 2007 report which is a survey of IT and computing in North American Higher Ed.	8/4/2008	lholden
Workshop Summary	This is a summary from the two LMS Workshops held in May/June.	7/28/2008	Phil Hill
Workshop Slides	This PDF contains the slides presented at the LMS Workshop.	6/23/2008	Phil Hill

When: 

You are invited to the CSU LMS Workshop on Friday, June 20th from 8:30am to 3:30pm.  (Note that there is also a breakfast meeting with Desire2Learn at 7:30am in The Brasserie Restaurant.)

Where:

Salon D

Crowne Plaza Hotel LOS ANGELES- INTL AIRPORT

5985 CENTURY BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90045 UNITED STATES
Hotel Front Desk: 1-310-6427500 | Hotel Fax: 1-310-4173608

Transportation:

Complimentary 24 hour transportation to and from LAX. Please look for the new Ocean Blue buses picking up passengers under the red 'Hotel Transportation' sign outside baggage claim.

Parking:

On site parking is $5 for self-park and $7 for valet plus tax.  Parking will not be covered by the CSU.

Meals:

Breakfast with Ryan LeClaire from Desire2Learn at 7:30am in The Brasserie Restaurant.

Lunch with Christine Wyatt from Angel at noon in the Colombard Meeting Room.

Lodging:

We are not covering lodging, as this is intended as just a day trip. 

Why Campus Representatives Should Attend:

Many CSU campuses have significant decisions to make regarding the future of the LMS. Some questions that campus leaders may be asking are:

• How did the CSU evaluate the potential LMS vendors and/or products? Would our campus rate them the same? Would the campus criteria be different?
• How do we perform accessibility tests on our LMS and/or courses?
• How do the Blackboard inaccessibility results affect my campus' ability to continue using Blackboard as our LMS? What are our options with Blackboard?If so, what are the best methods and processes for doing so?
• What evaluation and best practices already exist that we can use to accelerate our process? How should we get started in the planning process?
• What is the current state of the LMS market and what trends should we follow?
• Should my campus explore Moodle as an open source LMS?  Does the MoodleRooms contract give us a safe method to go open source?
• How can we benefit from the Moodle experiences on other campuses?
• I know my campus should strategically plan for our future LMS system, but how should we ensure that we don't reinvent the wheel?Can we really collaborate with other CSUs to leverage our knowledge, skills, and resources?

Being fully aware of the time pressures we face on the CSU campuses while facing limited resources, the Chancellor's Office has set up an LMS Workshop to address these questions in as efficiently as possible.  CSU Campuses should send leaders involved in their campus LMS decisions to get a head start on effective planning around LMS system selection and usage.