Market Analysis (or Cost-Benefit Analysis)

At a time when overall enrolments are dropping at TRU and competition within the Open Learning/ Distance space is continuing to increase, Open Learning has seen continued.

In FY2016, TRU_OL is on track to meet projected year-over-year enrolment growth of 4.75% and realize associated increased revenue of close to 6% or approximately $960,000 number of dollars thanks to strong operational and financial planning.

Continuing to build on this success requires investment in strategic infrastructure. The Learning Environment is the critical infrastructure for the successful delivery of Open Learning courses and ongoing growth.

Our current Learning Environment, Blackboard Learn, has become increasingly difficult to support and there is considerable uncertainty about its future product offering. Moving to a Moodle-based, institution-wide learning environment should improve synergies between campus and Open Learning, streamline system support and result is a more unified experience for staff and students.