By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:  Identify some of the important issues related to LMS administration; List some of the key stakeholders; Discuss strategies for forming a collaborative model of LMS governance.

1. Collaborative Decision-making
for Higher Education Learning
Management Systems
Michael Wilder
Assistant Director
Academic Technology & User Services

2. About WWU
• 90 miles north of Seattle, Washington
• 82,000 - Population of Bellingham, WA
• 15,915 students
• Primarily four-year institution (95% undergraduate)
• 160+ academic programs
• 92% of freshmen live on campus their first year
• 18:1 student to faculty ratio
• Canvas LMS

3. Objectives
By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:
• Identify some of the important issues related to LMS
administration;
• List some of the key stakeholders;
• Discuss strategies for forming a collaborative model of
LMS governance.

4. Introductions
What is your role at your institution?
What interested you about this presentation?
What did you come to learn today?
How are decisions currently made at your
institution regarding your learning
management system?

5. Prior experience
● Show of hands:
Does your institution have a governing body that makes decisions
regarding the use of the institutional LMS?
● What are your experiences regarding LMS decision making?

6. Case study
WWU Bookstore
Publishers contact
the bookstore
Propose book sales directly
through Canvas
Bookstore contacts
Canvas Admins to add LTI
LTIs added

7. Canvas External Apps & LTIs

8. Canvas External Apps & LTIs

9. Canvas External Apps & LTIs
https://itconnect.uw.edu/wp-content/.../08/UW-Proforma-Canvas-LTI-Contract.docx

10. Canvas External Apps & LTIs
https://ciso.uw.edu/site/files/dspa.pdf

11. Stakeholders
Who might be some of the stakeholders at your institution?
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12. Stakeholders
• Associated Students
• Faculty Senate
• Institutional administration (Provost)
• Registrar
• Extended Education/Online Education Office
• Centralized IT/LMS administrators
• Disability Resource Office
• Library System
• Bookstore
• Chief Security Officer
• Campus Web Development Office

13. Issues
What might be some of the issues to discuss with an LMS
governance committee?
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14. Possible Issues to consider
• Start/End time
• Duration
• Course access
(faculty, TAs, community)
• Roles/Permission settings
• Course archiving/deletion
procedures
• File quotas/storage
• Media recommendations
• Communication settings
• Grades/SIS integration
• Privacy/FERPA
• Accessibility concerns
• Video captioning
• Privacy/Data security
• Analytics/Reporting
• Ownership/Intellectual property
• Course Standards
• Minimum Requirements
• Peer Review
• Course evaluations

15. Forming an LMS Committee

16. Resources

17. Questions & Ideas

18. Thank you!
Your feedback is valuable to us!
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