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Web-based Learning and Course Management Systems I. GENERAL INFORMATION The Michigan Virtual University (MVU) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential sources and products for replacement of the current Web-based Learning Management System (LMS) used for the Michigan statewide teacher and administrator professional development portal known as Michigan LearnPort (for information on Michigan LearnPort visit the Web site: www.learnport.org). Selected vendors will be requested to supply written information and to participate in a demonstration of their products. Vendors must be prepared to demonstrate and answer questions from MVU staff that will write the work plan and draft the Request for Proposals (RFP) that will follow. Michigan Virtual University intends to issue a RFP after receiving and evaluating vendor responses regarding online professional development products which will best meet the need to disseminate professional development opportunities throughout the state. Responses to this RFI will assist MVU in drawing up the scope of work for an RFP to be issued. Response to this RFI will ensure that your products and services are not excluded from consideration. MVU intends to enter into a multi-year contract with a single vendor to provide an LMS for the delivery of Internetbased professional development programs and related professional development functions. II. OVERVIEW Michigan LearnPort is a statewide communication and professional development portal designed for use among Michigan's educators. Michigan LearnPort: • Delivers quality online professional development to the desktop; • Fosters teachers’ communication with mentors, principals, and other teachers with common interest; • Enables teachers and administrators to keep track of professional development; • Provides other school employees with online training to meet job requirements; • Assists in aligning teacher development plans to district and school improvement goals; and • Provides a delivery vehicle for content developed by a variety of content providers, including schools, districts, intermediate school districts, universities and the private sector. This multi-year development effort significantly expands the capacity of Michigan’s educational community to deliver high quality, online professional development services to Michigan teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals on an anytime/anywhere basis. Michigan educators are able to earn State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs) or college or university credit by participating in the online seminars, workshops and courses made available or linked through Michigan LearnPort. As Michigan LearnPort has been promoted across the state to school administrators and educators, it is becoming the backbone of a statewide system that provides an integrated platform for: • Managing individual educator development plans; • Linking professional development to school achievement goals; RFI 11222006 2 of 7
• Supporting local, regional and statewide special interest learning communities; • Providing access to training and education resources; and • Documenting compliance with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) professional development requirements. Currently Michigan LearnPort provides a single point of access for all Michigan teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals in Michigan’s public and private schools to locate and access professional development offerings. This aggregation of learners provides unprecedented opportunities for schools, colleges and universities, statewide organizations and associations, and private sector providers to reach all Michigan educators to: • Build awareness of professional development and continuing education offerings; • Promote credit and noncredit learning opportunities; • Support training needs on a local, regional and statewide basis; • Use the Michigan LearnPort learning management platform to locally mentor novice teachers and student teachers; and • Provide a single professional development record and reporting system capable of exporting professional development data for state reporting purposes. III. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS No formal price quote is requested as part of this RFI, however, we are requesting information that will allow us to understand the pricing approach your company will take to respond to our needs in the subsequent RFQ. For scaling and pricing purposes please use the following user base figures in your response. Estimate of Potential Michigan LearnPort Users Approximate Number of K-12 Michigan teachers 96,464 Approximate Number of K-12 Michigan administrative staff 6,847 Approximate Number of K-12 paraprofessional instruction staff 9,088 Total 112,399 Approximate Number of K-12 bus drivers, food service staffers 10,000 Estimate of Student Teachers 25,000 Total of Possible New Michigan LearnPort Users 35,000 Maximum Total with Additional Users 147,399 Current Reported Michigan LearnPort Users (as of 10.2.06) 13,016 2006-07 User Metric 30,000 • Please describe your pricing model(s) and indicate how each scales with an increasing number of active users. • If your pricing model is based on active users, please define "active user" for us. • If you will offer an ASP solution, please define the parameters and the costs associated with this as well as your non-ASP licensing costs for comparison purposes. • What if any costs are associated with maintenance and support of your LMS • For the past three years, what has been the average price change for your product each year (percentage change) • Does you company offer an educational non-profit discount, and if so, what percentage reduction does this represent RFI 11222006 3 of 7
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