UC DAVIS COLLABORATION AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK

NOTE: This document is under construction and should not be considered final. (DRAFT v.1)

This implementation framework was developed in support of the goals for the UC Davis Collaboration and Learning Environment Project. Those goals are to:

• Work in close collaboration with key campus units – such as the School of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Medicine, Teaching Resources Center, etc. - to develop an enterprise-level collaborative learning environment for UC Davis faculty, students, staff, and affiliates
• Develop and implement a local instance of Sakai that is easy to use, flexible, extendable, and supports multilevel collaborations among students, instructors, and other academic partners
• Gradually introduce the new online collaboration and learning system to UC Davis faculty, students, staff, and other affiliates.
• Build a campuswide community of users

This implementation framework draws on a rich set of resources, including:

• Focus groups conducted recently with UC Davis students, staff and faculty;
• Feedback from faculty members participating in the Winter 2006 pilot program;
• Spring 2005 findings and recommendations from the CCFIT Subcommittee on Course Management Tools;
• Discussions held with campus advisory groups (CCFIT, TIF, etc.);
• Research and recommendations from by the Davis Honors Challenge Project Team;
• Input from the UC Davis Collaboration and Learning Environment Project Team;
• Research of other institutions' implementation strategies, and
• Other resources made available through the Sakai national consortium.

This framework is intended as a dynamic planning document for this project. It captures background information essential to understanding the nature and scope of the change the campus is preparing to introduce, and it outlines the communications, training, and support models that must be put in place in order for the service to be successfully rolled out.

The framework is comprised of four major components, as follows:

• Change Management
• Communications
• Training
• Support