Published to Newsletter on Apr 28, 2021
As many of you are aware, UNM has been engaged in an extended evaluation process to determine the future direction of our academic Learning Management System (LMS).
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in February of 2020. Four vendors submitted proposals. The core scoring team evaluated those proposals and identified three finalist systems, which were then made available for evaluation by members from UNM’s student, faculty, and staff communities via a COVID-safe, online confidentiality process.
Over 500 evaluators volunteered and were given access to the systems under review, including fully developed sample courses (both students and faculty) and sandboxes to test course development (faculty).
Multiple demos, orientations, and office hours were scheduled so any questions evaluators had about the systems could be addressed. The demos and orientations were recorded and made available to evaluators who could not attend live sessions. Task-based and post-demo survey responses were solicited from the evaluators to gauge ease of use from both the student and faculty perspectives.
A report including methods and survey results is available for review by members of the UNM community (Net ID and password required).
Canvas was consistently rated as the top candidate by both the RFP scoring team and the larger evaluation community and was awarded a contract with UNM.
UNM IT is pleased to announce implementation planning is now underway for a full transition to Canvas as of Summer 2022. For up-to-date information on the timeline, the availability of training, etc., visit the Canvas Implementation Website.
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