Wheaton College Deploys New LMS
Wheaton College in Illinois has implemented a new learning management system (LMS) with
the goal of improving the teaching and learning experience for faculty
and students.
Wheaton's 2,500 students and 300 faculty members
had indicated that the college's previous LMS did not meet their
expectations or needs, according to information on the college's site.
IT staff also reported technical difficulties with the LMS, which
prevented them from providing stable services. The college decided that
it was time to re-evaluate its LMS and consider replacing it with a
more modern system with tools and functionality that could support the
college's new teaching and assessment methods and graduate and global
education initiatives.
When the college began its search for a
replacement LMS, the administration invited students and faculty to
participate in the selection process. "The students were clear that
they wanted a platform that was simple to use on any device and
powerful enough to be fully adopted by all faculty so that there would
be just one LMS for all of their courses and activities," said Wendy
Woodward, chief information officer at Wheaton College, in a prepared
statement.
Their search led them to Schoology,
which features course management, assessment management, in-depth
analytics and flexible standards-based integrations with other systems.
Faculty and students can also access their courses and campus
activities from anywhere using Schoology's native mobile apps.
According to information from the company, Schoology uses a
learner-centric rather than course-centric design, and it can support
any type of campus activity, in addition to courses. "We selected
Schoology because of its intuitive learner-centric design, its ability
to support our traditional and new teaching methods, and its strong
integration capabilities," said Woodward.
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