Mason Community: Thank you for your support thus far on the project. This semester was dedicated to gathering information from the community. To date, the project committees have amassed more than 27,000 survey responses from faculty, students, and staff. We have led focus groups, presented at department meeting, and took part in many other interactions. This information will help to write the Request for Proposal (RFP) that will go out this spring. Enjoy the break!
Year: 2022
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Surveys for Mason staff/admins and leaders of Blackboard Organizations are available through Friday, December 16. Both short surveys are important to provide the LMS Review Committees with information.
Staff Survey link: http://go.gmu.edu/bbstaffsurvey
Organization Leaders link: http://go.gmu.edu/bborgsurvey
Please share these links with your colleagues.
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The Mason Student LMS Survey is now available. Access is at: http://go.gmu.edu/lmsstudentsurvey
A weekly poll question for students is also available on the Blackboard homepage. Students will have access the survey after answering the poll question.
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A series of ten faculty focus group opportunities is now posted. All faculty (including adjuncts) are encouraged to help the Review Committee explore specific topics (based on the recent faculty survey) in depth. Most sessions we be held through Zoom with several on campus. Read more and sign up >
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The LMS Review advisory committee membership is almost complete. The committee is comprised of faculty from each school and college, with several additional representatives including students.
We are also in the second week of our faculty survey availability. Thank you for all of the detailed responses. Faculty, please check your email (a reminder will be sent today) or the Blackboard homepage if you have not yet completed the survey. A student survey will be available in early November.
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The faculty survey is now live. Faculty received an email invitation on October 17 with the subject line “Your Participation Requested: Faculty LMS Survey.” The survey is open through October 31.
The survey results will help determine Mason’s needs from an LMS and build requirements for a future request for proposal and vendor selection.
A student survey will be sent in early November.
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We have posted a tentative timeline. The timeline is subject to change as we receive feedback.
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Based on feedback, we have added some additional FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) to the site.
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Dear Patriots:
The current learning management system (LMS), Blackboard (Bb), has served George Mason University for more than a decade. Since Mason adopted Bb, new LMS solutions have entered the market and the university has grown, making this a great time to take stock of our faculty and students’ current and future needs in this space.
While the current version of Bb is fully supported, Bb has no plans for innovation in this version. In addition, the pandemic provided valuable insight and best practices in face-to-face, online, and hybrid course delivery, and our next LMS must reflect what we have learned about the unique learning needs present at Mason. As the landscape of higher education evolves, we invite the university community to be involved in the conversation to take inventory of current practices, explore future opportunities, and document our LMS needs for today and beyond.
This fall, the community will have many opportunities to share feedback that will be used for a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to determine Mason’s next LMS solution. The project is a joint effort between Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Office of the Provost, as well as other stakeholder groups. A Steering Committee has been formed to lead this effort that will be co-chaired by Charles Kreitzer, Office of the Provost, Online Operations and Joy Taylor, ITS, Learning Support Services.
Faculty and student participation are key to this effort’s success. Visit the project website at info.canvas.gmu.edu to learn how to get involved, stay current on the project’s progress, and provide feedback.
Mark Ginsberg
Provost and Executive Vice President
Kevin Borek
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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