4. System Highlights
• 34 community and technical colleges in Washington
• In 2010-11
– 161,000 FTEs
– 330,000 headcount
– 96,600 students who took an online class
– 34,000 students who took a hybrid class
– 37 percent of all graduates earn 15 or more credits online or
hybrid
• Total eLearning FTES increased by 25 percent from
2007-08 to 2008-09.
5. Strategic Technology Plan
Strategy I:
Create a single, system-wide suite of online
teaching and learning tools that provides all
Washington students with easy access to
“anywhere, anytime” learning.
• http://www.sbctc.edu/general/a_strategictechplan.aspx
7. WAOL supports
• Single ANGEL license for 22 colleges, plus
pooled enrollment system
• Blackboard Collaborate for all colleges
• Tegrity for all colleges
• NW eTutoring Consortium
• Professional development for all tools
• The Open Course Library
…..saving our system $6 million/year
8. The Search
Committee: SBCTC Staff, eLearning
Directors, LMDC
(Librarians), ITC, Instruction
Commission, Student Services, ADA
Council, Faculty Association, Six
Universities
9. The Search
• Timeline:
• Sept, 2011 – Committee Formed
• Oct, 2011 – Faculty Surveyed
• Nov, 2011 – RFP Out
• Jan, 2012 – RFPs scored, Finalists Chosen
• Feb, 2012 – Sandboxes Open to Faculty Testers
• Mar, 26th, 27th – Onsite Demos, Successful Vendor
Chosen
10. Why Canvas?
Why Canvas:
• First choice of faculty testers
• Highest score on technical response
• Highest score on vendor references
• Hosts in the cloud
• Great use of mobile and social media
• Integration and sharing/trust relationships
11. Timeline/What Happens Next
Timeline
• July 2012 – Contract begins
• Summer 2012 – Integration and Set Up
• Fall 2012 – Pilots and Scaled Up Training
• Winter 2013 – Colleges transition on their schedule
• June 2014 – ANGEL contract ends
12. Cost Model (Prospective)
• FTE based rather than active user
• Will cost less than $4 per active user
• Questions:
– Is the learning management system a core
technology?
– If so, should it be centrally funded?
13. http://www.slideshare.net/sbctc98632
Scott Dennis
eLearning Professional Development Manager
(360) 747-7211 / sdennis@sbctc.edu
Connie Broughton
Director, eLearning and Open Resources
360-704-4334 / cbroughton@sbctc.edu