Tennessee Board of Regents
Course Management System Transitional Team
“Desire2Learn”
(D2L)
November 27, 2006
AGENDA
9:00
I. Status of WebCT/Blackboard CMS Timeline
*Termination of WebCT (system & campuses) December 2007
*Must operate both systems (WebCT & D2L) during 2007
II. D2L TBR Contract Recommendations:
a. D2L Hosting (2 years with option of internal hosting)
b. 23 Instances (each campus will have an individual instance / TTC / RODP / ROCE)
c. Learning Repository
d. Help Desk
e. Live Room
f. Training the Trainer Model: Centralized
i. D2L Admin
ii. Course Developer
iii. Faculty Trainer
g. Starting Date for Conversion: January 2007
h. Starting Date for Full Implementation January 2008
III. CMS Transitional Team Goals & Objectives (temporary committees)
a. Oversight: Academic Affairs & Oversight Committee
b. Identification of CMS Issues and Challenges
c. Recommendations for CMS System and Campus Conversion
12:00: Lunch
1:00: CMS Sub-committees
IV. CMS Sub-committees (temporary committees)
a. Course Conversion: Facilitators: Gary Storts & Carol Helton [Training Room]
b. IT: Facilitator: John St. Clair: [RODP Computer Lab / 682]
c. Student Services: Facilitator: Donna Ashford (RODP Conference Room: 682)
d. Help Desk: Facilitator: Robbie Melton (Cafeteria)
**Facilitators will coordinate the selection of committee chairs for the various subcommittees
**Committee chairs will compile issues, challenges, and recommendations.
3:00: Upcoming Events & Activities:
V. Campus CMS Transitional Teams
a. Oversight: Chief Academic Officer (CAO)
b. Chair: *Determined by CAO
i. Two year appointment
ii. Representative to Central CMS Team
iii. Campus Liaison/Communicator for Campus & TBR & D2L
c. Team: *Identified by CAO
d. Campus Implementation: CAO
VI. Campus CMS Transitional Plan(s)
a. Team Members: December 12th
b. CMS Campus Plan: January 2007
VII. ROCC CMS Transitional Plan
a. Conversion Spring
b. Training Spring
c. Summer eLearning Academy
d. Fall 06 Implementation
VIII. December 12th Meeting:
a. D2L Presentations from:
i. Oklahoma
ii. Wisconsin
iii. Minnesota
iv. Ohio State
v. TN State Department of Education
b. Panel Presentation: Questions & Answers
IX. January 2007:
a. Campus CMS Plans & Timelines
b. Training The Trainer:
i. D2L Admin.
ii. Course Developer Trainer/Instructional Designer
iii. Faculty Training
iv. Student Services Training
Note: Campuses are responsible for staff travel, lodging, and expenses.
Attachments: CMS Flow Sheet
CMS Transitional Team
Ohio State Transitional Report
EDUCASE: Changing Course Management Systems: Lesson Learned (Blackboard to D2L)
