Seminar 11A - Roadmap to Sustainability: A Framework for Long-Term Success in the Adoption of a New CMS/LMS
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.

Session Details

Speaker(s)

• Melody Childs, Deputy CIO and Executive Director of User Support and Student IT Enablement, Louisiana State University
• Pam Nicolle, Director - Academic Technology Services, Louisiana State University

Abstract

The decision to adopt a new CMS/LMS necessarily involves critical institutional elements beyond technology implementation. Institutional politics, communications, and strategies for sustaining all aspects of a new CMS/LMS are at least three of the elements that must be anticipated and considered before embarking on the project. The development and articulation of a unified roadmap that respects and honors existing institutional culture, while remaining nimble enough to adapt to the multiplicity of goals of stakeholders, will yield significantly better results than one that simply focuses on the technology component. This seminar will use a case study method to interactively engage attendees in developing roadmaps that: (1) identify and work positively with senior administrators, faculty, and students; (2) effectively communicate with campus communities in ways that anticipate and successfully handle change management based on constituents' concerns; and (3) anticipate the ongoing resources and training required for sustaining long-term faculty and student support.