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Navigating Challenges in Course Management Systems: Insights from UW Colleges

In this presentation, Patricia Fellows, an Instructional Technologist from the University of Wisconsin Colleges, discusses the hurdles encountered when transitioning to a new Course Management System (CMS). Key challenges include garnering faculty and administrative buy-in, training a vast and dispersed faculty body, and fostering a willingness to adapt. Strategies for effective communication and professional development are shared, along with success stories from early adopters. This session highlights the importance of support and innovative approaches in successfully implementing new educational technologies.

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Navigating Challenges in Course Management Systems: Insights from UW Colleges

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  1. Changing Course Management Systems (I): Challenges for Faculty Development Merlot International Conference - July 26, 2005 Patricia FellowsProfessor and Instructional TechnologistUniversity of Wisconsin Colleges

  2. UW Colleges July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  3. The Challenges: • Leaving behind a CMS faculty love • Getting buy-in from administrators, faculty, and staff • Training 400 faculty (by myself or not?) on 13 geographically dispersed campuses • Motivating faculty to CHANGE! July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  4. Communicating for Change • One year before the new CMS was available, our faculty were notified of a coming change. (Email is my best friend!  ) • Faculty were encouraged to gather their files they use in Blackboard on a file server or their computer • All Blackboard courses faculty requested for archiving were burned to DVD. July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  5. How The Change Was Sold • Faculty were all invited to participate in the review of possible CMS’s. • Many loved what they saw! • Training of the 13 campus instructional technology support staff • provided with a curriculum for training • Faculty had local support and a new helpdesk too! July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  6. How The Change Was Sold (2) • Innovative faculty were invited to pilot the new CMS in Summer and Fall 2003. • Their positive experiences were shared in all communications with other faculty for the next two years. • On-site training and web conferencing were used to train faculty • focus on Best Practices! July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  7. New Professional Development Opportunities! • We focus on Instructional Design and ask faculty to “rethink how they teach” and “How will the CMS improve your course?” • We are encouraging effective use of tools to enhance the learning experience • The helpdesk is doing the point and click support • This summer I am conducting two-day Instructional Design workshops July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  8. Measuring Success • Anecdotal evidence – what our faculty are saying! “I am so excited about using D2L for assessment”. D. Budde • In 27 trainings I have had over 500 faculty attend since May 2003. July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  9. UWC D2L Usage Since Implementation July 26, 2005 - Fellows

  10. QUESTIONS? Patricia Fellows Professor & Instructional Technologist University of Wisconsin Colleges pfellows@uwc.edu July 26, 2005 - Fellows

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