System+Comparison+Rubric


 * LMS Comparison Rubric for Pilot**


 * Students' Experience**


 * || Better than Bb || About the same as Bb || Worse than Bb || Did not Use ||
 * Ease of navigation ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Reliability and stability of system ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Tasks require reasonable number of mouse clicks ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of finding announcements, syllabus & assignments ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of finding learning modules and activities ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of finding and using a course calendar with assignments already there or added by me ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of communicating with instructor and peers (via email, chat, whiteboard, etc.) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of using discussion boards, including getting posts by email or not, as I prefer ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of finding my grades and instructor feedback ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of tracking my undone wor ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of interacting with other students via profile, email, blogs, or wikis, as used in this course ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of accessing and viewing multimedia materials (sound files, movies, flash, etc.) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Overall experience with this system ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Faculty Experience**


 * || Better than Bb || About the same as Bb || Worse than Bb || Did not Use ||
 * Ease and flexibility of course navigation ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Reliability and stability of system ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Flexible organization of material ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Tasks require reasonable number of mouse clicks ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Posting syllabus & assignments ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease and flexibility of content creation ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of content/file management ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease and flexibility of assessment creation ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of course management (e.g. roster) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Create and maintain a calendar for coursework ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Organizing learning modules & activities: ease and pedagogical flexibility ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Social learning opportunities: System tools help create an online presence and sense of community ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Roles: Ease of assigning roles to students in different activities, including discussions, and of dividing students into groups for activities. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of providing students with different kinds of discussion opportunities. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of tracking student discussions. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease of communicating with students on a one-to-one, group, and class basis through announcements, mail, and so on.) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Assessment Tools (e.g. assignment tracking & retrieval, online grading of assignments, creating quizzes/exams, managing gradebook & providing feedback) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Authoring/Collaboration Tools (personal profile, personal/group journal, blogs and wikis) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ease and flexibility of providing hyperlinks, multimedia materials ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Import tools ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Migration of material tools ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Backup tools ||  ||   ||   ||   ||