Update September 2021

After extensive research and a rigorous RFP process, ODU will be replacing Blackboard with Canvas as our official Learning Management System (LMS) over the next year. Read more about the migration process here.

For over 20 years, Blackboard has served as the university's Learning Management System (LMS), enabling faculty and students to share online course content, assignments and exams. In order to deliver an exceptional experience well into the future, we are undertaking a review of other LMS products on the market.

We have issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) and formed an RFP evaluation committee comprised of faculty members, instructional designers and educational technologists. This committee will be responsible for reviewing, evaluating, testing and ultimately recommending the LMS that will meet the academic and technical needs of ODU.

RFP: Digital LMS Replacement


2020  
November 20 RFP issued
December 15 Questions due
December 21 RFP addendum released
2021  
March 23 Proposal due date
April 20 Short listed firms make "sandbox" available for usability testers
May 10 Short listed firms begin presentations
July 1 Notification of award
October 1 Contract start date / begin system builds

Dave Hamel (co-lead) - ITS

Kate Hawkins (co-lead) - Academic Affairs

Lynn Wiles - Nursing

Mark Rehfuss - Counseling and Human Services

David Chapman - Public Service

Jim Van Dore - Philosophy & Religious Studies

Johnathan Lester - Engineering Technology

Tatyana Lobova - Biology

Kelsey Kirland - Institutional Assessment

M'Hammed Abdous - CLT

Chrysoula Malogianni - CLT

Ashraf Amrou - ITS

Rusty Waterfield - ITS

Tomeka Wilcher - CFD

Robert Doherty - CEPD

Esther Dodge - HR

Leanne White (College of Health Sciences)

Luisa Lucero (Community & Environmental Health)

Janice Hawkins (Nursing)

Amber Hunt (Dental Hygiene)

Kyle Davis (Human Movement Sciences)

Brandon Butler (Teaching and Learning)

Jori Beck (Teaching and Learning)

John Baaki (STEM Education and Professional Studies)

Tian Luo (STEM Education and Professional Studies)

Felecia Commodore (Education Foundations & Leadership)

Michael Stein (Accounting)

Ryan Klinger (Management)

Li-Wei Chen (Management)

Charlie Kickpatrick (IT&DS)

Harris Wu (IT&DS)

Paula Crites (World Languages and Cultures)

Jesse Richman (Political Science)

Cathleen Rhodes (Women's Studies)

Julia Romberger (English)

Matt Beale (English)

Johnathan Lester (Engineering Technology)

Richard Jones (Engineering Technology)

Steve Hsiung (Engineering Technology)

Nathan Luetke (Engineering Technology)

Andres Sousa-Poza (Engineering Management)

Rekha Gupta (Computer Science)

Michelle Weigle (Computer Science)

Przemyslaw Bogacki (Mathematics)

Bob Strozack (Mathematics)

Steve Zeil (Computer Science)

Krystall Dunaway (Psychology)

Debra Couch (Human Resources)

2020  
November 20 RFP issued
December 15 Questions due
December 21 RFP addendum released
2021  
March 23 Proposal due date
April 20 Short listed firms make "sandbox" available for usability testers
May 10 Short listed firms begin presentations
July 1 Notification of award
October 1 Contract start date / begin system builds

Dave Hamel (co-lead) - ITS

Kate Hawkins (co-lead) - Academic Affairs

Lynn Wiles - Nursing

Mark Rehfuss - Counseling and Human Services

David Chapman - Public Service

Jim Van Dore - Philosophy & Religious Studies

Johnathan Lester - Engineering Technology

Tatyana Lobova - Biology

Kelsey Kirland - Institutional Assessment

M'Hammed Abdous - CLT

Chrysoula Malogianni - CLT

Ashraf Amrou - ITS

Rusty Waterfield - ITS

Tomeka Wilcher - CFD

Robert Doherty - CEPD

Esther Dodge - HR

Leanne White (College of Health Sciences)

Luisa Lucero (Community & Environmental Health)

Janice Hawkins (Nursing)

Amber Hunt (Dental Hygiene)

Kyle Davis (Human Movement Sciences)

Brandon Butler (Teaching and Learning)

Jori Beck (Teaching and Learning)

John Baaki (STEM Education and Professional Studies)

Tian Luo (STEM Education and Professional Studies)

Felecia Commodore (Education Foundations & Leadership)

Michael Stein (Accounting)

Ryan Klinger (Management)

Li-Wei Chen (Management)

Charlie Kickpatrick (IT&DS)

Harris Wu (IT&DS)

Paula Crites (World Languages and Cultures)

Jesse Richman (Political Science)

Cathleen Rhodes (Women's Studies)

Julia Romberger (English)

Matt Beale (English)

Johnathan Lester (Engineering Technology)

Richard Jones (Engineering Technology)

Steve Hsiung (Engineering Technology)

Nathan Luetke (Engineering Technology)

Andres Sousa-Poza (Engineering Management)

Rekha Gupta (Computer Science)

Michelle Weigle (Computer Science)

Przemyslaw Bogacki (Mathematics)

Bob Strozack (Mathematics)

Steve Zeil (Computer Science)

Krystall Dunaway (Psychology)

Debra Couch (Human Resources)