Documentation:Learning Environment/What do we Fear

What do We Fear

Technology:

Resources/Implementation

Focus only on efficiency
Commitment not there
Resources for implementation
Big idea but no support/buy in
Change (people)
Being driven by fiscal constraints vs teaching and learning practices/requirements

Content/Production

Student/Faculty

OL Production Team

Closed system which is difficult to get large quantities of content into and very difficult to get content out in usable form
Loose control over certain processes and with it remove any challenges (be asked to do the most mundane work)
Very manual system with limited ability to have efficiency tools
Not being able to retain students (frustration, dislike of new system).
That a change wouldn’t be necessarily beneficial:
Possibly hindering current learning styles and approaches for something new.
Isolating a certain or current demographic by trying to reach a new one.
Losing a useful feature or a certain functionality that students really like.
Lack of support (or know how) from mandatory services such as IT.
Certain courses may need to be drastically modified when switching from one LMS to another (ie. ones that rely heavily on tools available only in Blackboard).
OLFM’s familiar with Blackboard may require significant additional support getting used to a new LMS.
We may encounter unfamiliar issues that we do not know firsthand how to handle.
Blackboard specific references may be overlooked when moving courses into a new LMS, causing confusion for students.
Moving courses will be slow and tedious
LMS will not be easy to learn, will not be intuitive
Will not have adequate functionality to meet OLs needs
Courses will be difficult to maintain
LMS will be forced on us even if it is not accepted by the departments(s)