Free webinar - An Effective Sakai Implementation in Three Months - featuring The College of the Redwoods

Start: April 27 1:00 pm
End: April 27 2:00 pm
Timezone: America/Los Angeles
Location: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/304936953

The College of the Redwoods’ Accelerated Implementation Allowed the College to Expand Online Programs without Expanding Budgets

Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/304936953

Set in the picturesque Northern California coast, the 10,000 square-mile College of the Redwoods education district spans 227 miles from Crescent City to Mendocino, California, just over three hours north of San Francisco. But despite offering three campuses and five instructional sites, the sheer size of the district makes it virtually impossible for many students to physically attend classes.

In order to boost enrollment and gain valuable tuition resources, the College needed to considerably expand its online course offerings. Budget restrictions on per student charges, however, prevented the College from increasing users on its existing Learning Management System. As a result, the College began looking at alternatives and determined that the rSmart Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment would help achieve their goals.

Although the original plan called for a pilot program that would gradually transition the campus through the summer and fall of 2009, the ever-changing budget situation in California forced the district to embark on an aggressive three-month implementation to ensure that funds would be available for the project.

Please join Dr. Maggie Lynch, Dean of Information Technology and Distance Learning at College of the Redwoods, who will share:

• The case for change
• The timeline for implementation
• The advantages and disadvantages of an accelerated implementation
• The opportunities afforded by an LMS that offers a truly collaborative environment

Seating is limited!