Education technology companies Instructure and Desire2Learn (D2L) have been selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS) for would-be users. The visits are scheduled for next week. They include demonstrations by the vendors and shorter, scenario-based overviews presented by university staff. Registration is not needed for any of the sessions.
A review of Iowa State's LMS, co-led by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and information technology, has been ongoing since October. The Instructure and D2L proposals were among three received in response to a March request for proposals.
Vendor demonstrations, 206 Durham Center
At least 45 minutes of each session will be devoted to questions from participants.
Instructure's Canvas
- April 17, 8-10 a.m., for instructional designers
- April 17, 10 a.m.-noon, for faculty and students
Desire2Learn's Brightspace
- April 18, 8-10 a.m., for instructional designers
- April 18, 10 a.m.-noon, for faculty and students
Product overviews
CELT and IT staff will present a scenario-based, 50-minute overview of the two LMS products. This session is for faculty, staff and students, and will be presented seven times in four locations:
April 19, 3558 Memorial Union
- 10-11 a.m.
- 11 a.m.-noon
April 19, 198 Parks Library
- 2-3 p.m.
- 3-4 p.m.
April 20, 198 Parks Library
- 8:45-9:45 a.m.
- 9:45-10:45 a.m.
April 20, 2403-04 Vet Med
- Noon-1 p.m.
