2016 Aug | Volume 169

LMS Review 2016 - What's the Next Learning Management System?

The license agreement between CUHK and the current learning management system (LMS), Blackboard will end on 30 Nov 2016. Therefore, a comprehensive review exercise is now conducted to select a suitable cloud-based university-wide LMS for the academic year 2017/18 and after. Here come the shortlisted candidate systems:

 

Get Yourself Involved in the Review

  1. Guided Workshops – Get Hands-on the Systems

Do you want to experience the shortlisted systems and voice out your thoughts? A series of guided workshops have been offered this Jul and Aug for teachers, teaching support staff, TAs and students. There are 2 more sessions this Sep for students and staff respectively. Grab this chance to join us:

 

Teachers, Teaching Support Staff, TAs

Students

Sessions

  • 8 Sep (Thu) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm at Training Centre, Room 804 WMY
  • 9 Sep (Fri) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm at ITSC Training Room. 1/F Pi Chiu Building
  • 12 Sep (Mon) 11:00 am - 12:30 pm at Training Centre, Room 804 WMY
  • 14 Sep (Wed) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at ITSC Training Room. 1/F Pi Chiu Building

Registration

https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=1800407

https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=1822621

 

  1. Two-week trial – Test the Shortlisted Systems on Your Own

Registration is open at https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=1816012 from now till 9 Sep (Fri). You will have at least two weeks to try out the two systems until 23 Sep (Fri) at your own time and place.

    • After registration, you will receive two user guides, one is for Blackboard Learn SaaS, and one is for Canvas (cloud), describing these system functions and features.
    • During the trial period, you are required to complete all the tasks as described in the user guides. On completion, you are welcome to try other available functions.
    • After the trial, please complete a user feedback form. This helps us to know your need in these platforms.

 

  1. Open-to-all Information Sessions – Service Provider's Presentation

Service providers of the two candidate systems will come to show teachers, support staff and students about their products and services. Exchange your ideas with the vendors:

 

Canvas (cloud) by Instructure Open-to-all Information

Blackboard Learn SaaS Open-to-all Information Session

Date, Time and Venue

6 Sep (Tue) 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm at LT9, 2/F YIA

9 Sep (Fri) 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm at LT5, 2/F YIA

Registration

https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=1996362

Details of the Review: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/eLearning/c_systems/LMSReview/index.html
Enquiry: elearning@cuhk.edu.hk



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