Used by innovators, early adoptors, and pragmatists who need the functionality of a learning management system, but who also want to use a system that's tightly integrated with back office databases. Instructors can use the tier 1 system to update their extended course descriptions, which can also be updated from the tier 3 system. However, tier 1 system users do not need to access their extended course descriptions from the tier 3 system. Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors take the initiative to create these course websites.
Instructors control input in collaboration with course website development assistance staff.
Tier 2 learning management system users can upload class lists to from their local hard drives to their tier 2 system. They can also download grades from their tier 2 learning management system to their local hard drives. Current ITP, SIMS and OMS course website assistance falls into this category at a campus level. Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors take the initiative to create these course websites. Instructors control input in collaboration with course website development assistance staff.