Positioning the Learning Management Ecosystem for a Frictionless Teaching and Learning Experience

Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 9:30AM–10:30AM MT
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
This session will provide an overview of how one multi-campus university system IT organization strategically partnered closely with academic affairs and enrollment management leadership on a project to transition from four separate learning management system (LMS) environments to a single unified instance with the goals of enhancing equity, streamlining usability, and achieving scalability for all faculty and students. The presentation will include sharing the background, rationale, buy-in process, governance, planning, and implementation journey of this large-scale LMS transformation — from vision to action.

Presenters

  • Bret Blackman

    Vice President for IT and CIO, University of Nebraska

  • Leigh Lewis

    IT Project Manager, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • Jaci Lindburg

    AVP for Learning Technologies & IT Strategy, University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Rick Murch-Shafer

    Director, Academic Technologies, University of Nebraska at Omaha