e-Literate http://mfeldstein.com What Michael Feldstein is Learning About Online Learning...Online Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:41:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reservedmfeldstein/yyMYhttp://feedburner.google.com How to Sell a Migration to Moodle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mfeldstein/yyMY/~3/uuAHQ1Or8z0/ http://mfeldstein.com/how-to-sell-a-migration-to-moodle/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:41:39 +0000 Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1806 Continue reading → Possibly related posts:
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]]> The folks at Wesleyan University have a blog up that is a stellar example of how to evangelize for an LMS platform to faculty when you’re facing the front end of a migration.1 For starters, their FAQ is rich with information, including analysis by peer schools.

Here’s a sample:

Why are so many schools switching to Moodle?

While we cannot speak for all the other schools, we imagine their motivation is similar to ours—Moodle is more cost-effective than Blackboard and we have more control over it.  A plethora of independent research on student and faculty satisfaction with course management systems show that users like Moodle as well as or better than Blackboard.

I also like their “Moodle in 15 Minutes” screencast series:

Moodle Decision: FAQ

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