Feedback for new LMS options is due by May 31
Cincinnati State faculty and staff members who use Blackboard and wish to evaluate options for a new Learning Management System (LMS) for the College should complete your feedback forms today, May 31.
The LMS Evaluation Team is seeking feedback for the three LMS platforms under consideration:
- Blackboard Ultra
- Brightspace
- Canvas
if you were not able to attend the vendor presentations for these products, recordings of the presentations are available on the Blackboard LMS Evaluation Portal site (login required).
The LMS Evaluation Portal site also includes recordings that demonstrate the student experience using each of the three products.
After you watch each recording, you can fill out a feedback form (links available on the LMS Evaluation Portal site) and share your ratings and comments about the products.
Background:
Blackboard Original, the learning management system (LMS) currently used to support all Cincinnati State courses and to support some employee organizations and services, is being phased out by its parent company and replaced with a newer version that is significantly different from the current version.
Previous steps in the LMS evaluation process have included vendor presentations, reviews of sample courses created by vendors, and surveys to collect stakeholder responses to the products under consideration.
The evaluation process will be completed and a new LMS will be selected before the end of Summer Semester 2024. Transition to a new LMS will occur during the 2024-25 academic year, with full use of a new system expected to launch in Fall Semester 2025.
If you have questions, you can contact Dr. Stephanie Stafford, Associate Dean of Teaching and Online Learning (stephanie.stafford@cincinnatistate.edu), or the other members of the LMS Evaluation Team: Jon McKamey, Julie McLaughlin, Bob Nields, Peggy Rolfsen, Frankie Baker, and Tracy Metsch.