Presentation from ALT-C 2012 about lessons learned when migrating between Virtual Learning Enviroments, though the lessons would also be relevant in migrations of other types of software platforms
Passkey Providers and Enabling Portability: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
City University London's Transition from WebCT to Moodle LMS
1. Dr. Ian Glover, Anna Campbell,
Farzana Latif, Leona Norris,
James Toner, Connie Tse
City University London
2. Switching from WebCT (CitySpace) to Moodle
◦ 2 year absolute deadline
◦ Each school allowed different strategy
Different levels of Ed. Tech. & VLE use
between schools
◦ Ranging from ‘No Usage’ to ‘Fully Embedded’
◦ Corresponding variations in Ed.Tech. support in
each school
3. CitySpace switched off – September 2011
Collaborative groups focused on
implementation and migration
◦ All schools needs/views represented
Varied school migration strategies
◦ From ‘Big Bang’ to ‘Cohorts’ to ‘Disciplines’
◦ Brief case studies in Proceedings paper
4.
5. Creating a sense of Inclusion
◦ E.g. involving staff in planning each department
migration
Ownership
◦ designing course templates request features
6. Templates
◦ Department Specific
Visual Style
◦ Restructuring course
content
Consistency
◦ Encouraging good
practice
7. ‘Limited edition’ increases desirability
◦ Most people want to be in the ‘In Crowd’
Helps generate a ‘buzz’
◦ Can be positive or negative though!
People want to prove they are ‘worthy’ of
inclusion
◦ Engagement increases
8. ‘One-shot’ training
◦ Easy to forget unless put straight into practice
◦ Doesn’t respond to changes well
◦ Can come too late to result in changed practice
TeTo
◦ Reinforce earlier learning by ensuring regular use
◦ Gives time for people to explore and implement
new ideas
9. EAs can bridge the gap between ‘Us’ and
‘Them’
◦ Right language for the context
◦ Go through the same processes
◦ Have same pressures
‘If X can do it, so can I’ vs. ‘I’m not doing it
because X does it’
◦ Don’t underestimate personal rivalries (both
positive and negative)
◦ Select the EAs carefully.
10. Situated learning theory
◦ skills best learned in the same context they will be
used
◦ ‘Personalised’ training materials
◦ Using their real module
Going to them
◦ Makes them feel ‘special’/important
◦ Puts them at ease, so easier to suggest other ideas
◦ Gives a view on their other processes
11. Keep it an informal chat, not a lecture!
Discuss their current approaches
◦ Find out reasons and problems
◦ Many people just doing things as they’ve always done
Better approach. Is there one?
◦ Push/pull factors
◦ Entrenched ideas – ‘white-lies’, best practice showcase
12. e.g. JISC PREDICT
– Curriculum Evaluation and Redesign Project
Implications:
School/University overall strategy and vision
Project management
◦ Resources
◦ Time schedule
Change management
◦ People already invested in change
– Threat? Opportunity?
13.
14. Moving to Moodle 2.x for 2013/14
New video and CMS platforms being
implemented
Strategies being informed by the above
lessons
◦ So watch this space!