hls canvas pilot kick-off june 9, 2014 | griswold hall 110
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HLS Canvas Pilot Kick-Off
June 9, 2014 | Griswold Hall 110
• Provide core teaching and learning technologies to all Schools
• Support pedagogical innovation and research on learning
• Establish strong Harvard community based on actual partnerships with faculty and with academic support professionals
• Cultivate open source community around component development that complements core technologies
• Deliver high-quality program on time, on budget, in scope
Strategic Objectives Guiding Principles Key Performance Indicators
• Communicate and socialize program across the University
• Balance need to move quickly with thoughtful planning
• Seek early and continuous faculty input from across the Schools
• Transition program to ongoing services with sustained community and sustained vision
• Embrace fluidity
• Full-time staff focus is the rule; divided time is the exception
• University migration from previous platform(s) to core technologies
• Usable data from teaching and learning activities available for research
• Meaningful engagement with faculty / teaching teams and with academic support professionals around needs
• Harvard-specific technology enhancements and applications generated by open source community
• Program delivered on time and on budget
Provide a continually evolving set of faculty-friendly, student-focused technologies that support teaching and learning across all Harvard schools, facilitate pedagogical innovation, and contribute to educational research.
The Vision
About the Program
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
Unfunded Pre-planning Phase
ITCRB-funded Planning Phase
Implementation Phase
Implementation Phase
Return to AcTS Operations
Develop business case
Gather functional requirements
Gather tech / arch requirements
Begin to build community
Gather and refine functional requirements
Gather and refine technical / administrative requirements
Pilot core LMS and assess results
Plan Implementation Phase
Develop strategy and migration plan for standard iSites
Plan content migration
Migrate from course iSites to Canvas
Develop open source community
Cultivate partnerships
Evaluate program and community needs
Plan succession
Migrate from course iSites to Canvas
Grow open source community
Cultivate partnerships
Evaluate program and community needs
Plan operations
Sunset course iSites
Broaden open source community
Nurture partnerships
Evaluate program and community needs
High-Level Program Activities
6 courses, 530 students
Initial implementation:• Integrated course data and enrollment from Harvard
registrars• PIN authentication for students and teaching staff
Canvas Pilot: Fall 2013
Canvas Pilot: Spring 2014
48 courses, 3k students
Additional development:• Integrated reserve reading lists and lecture video display• Added course shopping capability• Upgraded web conferencing features
Canvas Pilot: Evaluation
Activities:
• Surveys
• UserVoice
• Support tickets
• User analytics
Available on http://tlt.harvard.edu:
• Fall report
• Spring mid-term progress report
• Coming soon: Spring final report
Spring Pilot: Early Evaluation Results
About half of the students and three-fourths of the faculty found the interface confusing at first.
A majority of both teaching staff and students agreed that with sufficient introduction the platform works well for students.
81% of students rated the functionality good, very good, or excellent.
Migration Progress
We are here!
Site Demo: DCE Course
Thank you!
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