The SPARK system at UMass Amherst is currently running the Blackboard Vista Learning Management System (LMS). This software is due to be discontinued in 2013. We are now in the process of choosing the next system which will be used as SPARK.
Future LMS Committee
The committee at the core of this search is a mix of faculty and instructional support staff from across campus. This group will also be soliciting feedback from other groups on campus with an interested the future of SPARK. If you have something you would like to contribute to this discussion, send email to futurelms@oit.umass.edu.
Faculty:
Carolyn Cave, Psychology
Helene Cunningham, Nursing
Linda Enghagen, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Kyle Frackman, German & Scandinavian Studies
John Gerber, Plant, Soil and Insect Science
Susan Han, Plant, Soil and Insect Science
Richard Rogers, Resource Economics
Pam Trafford, Accounting and Information Systems
Wilmore Wembly, Microbiology
Support Staff:
Copper Giloth – Director, OIT Academic Computing
Bo Mack – Director, OIT Administrative Computing Support
Karin Moyano Camihort – Center for Teaching
Daniel Nelson – OIT SPARK Administrator
David Powicki – OIT Network Systems and Support
Marcie Savoie – Continuing and Professional Education
Tony Sindelar – OIT Academic Computing
Longfei Yu – OIT SPARK Administrator
Andrew Vernon – OIT Help Desk
Fred Zinn – OIT Academic Computing