Share Paper: Moving a Major Research-Extensive University from Three LMSs to a Single Platform - Herding the Cats

1. Mike Scheuermann, Drexel University, United States

Abstract: Moving a University's 13 colleges and schools from three LMSs to a single platform would appear to be a fool's errand. For over a dozen years the University used three LMSs; no one was well served, redundant systems were wasteful and conflicting, and in recent years both a new Strategic Plan and a Middle States accreditation visit loomed. This session focuses on planning and communication strategies, getting buy-in from academic and administrative units, as well as successes to leverage and pitfalls to avoid. Insights from attendees relative to this challenging and multi-dimensional topic will provide them with practical and meaningful ...