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LMS What's Out There and How to Decide
This document discusses learning management systems (LMS) and learning content management systems (LCMS). It provides definitions of LMS and LCMS, lists popular LMS providers, and outlines the process for deciding on an LMS, including talking to stakeholders, conducting research, preparing a request for proposal, testing systems, and common mistakes to avoid when purchasing an LMS.
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- 1. LMSWhat’s Out There?Howto Decide?@lorireedLearning & Development CoordinatorCharlotte Mecklenburg LibraryLoriReed.com#lms#cil2010
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- 3. A Learning ManagementSystem (LMS)is software or a Web-based application used to:Plan/Deploy
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- 6. Report learning processes(aka training).
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- 10. Admin View: CourseListings
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- 12. Popular LMS ProvidersACSBlackboardCertpointCornerstoneGeoLearningLearn.comMeridianKSMzingaOracle iLearning/PeopleSoftPathlorePlateau SystemsSabaSAPSun Total SystemsTEDSWBT Systems
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- 14. A Learning ContentManagement System (LCMS)is a multi-user environment where learning developers can:Create
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- 18. Deliver small unitsof learning content and assets called learning objects.
- 19. An LCMS managesthe process of creating, storing and delivering learning content.
- 24. Process OverviewTeamTalk tostakeholdersTalk to ITTalk to target audienceNarrow your focusConduct researchContact vendors
- 25. Process Overview cont…PrepareRFPSelect finalistsDemosTest, test, testNegotiateFinal selection
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- 28. Do you havea valid business case?
- 29. What are yourmust haves?PortalBrandingMobileAdaptiveAssessmentsCreate own content
- 30. Branding?We need acustomized site with our logo and colors.Branding is not important for this.
- 31. Do you needa portal?Yes we need a single login for all sitesNo we can have a separate site
- 32. Do you haveother tools?We want all-in-oneWe have other tools to integrate
- 33. Do you createa lot of content?We create a lotof contentWe use mostly off the shelf content
- 34. Multiple languages?We createa lotof contentWe use mostly off the shelf content
- 35. Learners internal, external?Ourlearners are only internalWe have learners all over the world
- 36. IT ResourcesIT canhost and support an LMS(your headache)We need to pay for outside hosting(someone else’s headache)
- 38. Top 10 MistakesWhen Purchasing an LMS
- 39. Mistake # 1Underestimatingthe politics involved.
- 40. Mistake #2Skipping stepsto shorten the process or confusing steps.e.g. RFI vs. RFP
- 41. Mistake #3Underestimating resourcesneeded to run an LMS (including staff)
- 42. Mistake #4Overstating howmuch you need an LMS and missing opportunity for a starter LMS. (Would a Ford Focus do rather than a Cadillac?)
- 43. Mistake #5Confusing contentauthoring tool selection with LMS selection.
- 44. Mistake #6Confusing importantfeatures versus nice to have. Not really knowing what you need.
- 45. Mistake #7Putting thewrong requirements in your RFP. Paying for too much product that you don’t need.
- 46. Mistake #8Not involvingstakeholders early enough. You need support from Admin. You need support from IT. Who else do you need support from?
- 47. Mistake #9Not fullytesting the product in the learner environment before making the final decision.Note: Your computer is not the user environment.
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- 49. Open source isfree like kittens are free!
- 50. ResourcesEduTools http://edutools.info Provides side-by-sidecomparison of major LMSsBrandon Hall Research http://brandon-hall.com Free resources as well as premium resources with unbiased reviews
- 51. Special ThanksDr. TonyKarrerhttp://elearningtech.blogspot.com/
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Editor's Notes
- #2 E201 – LMS: What's Out There & How to Decide!10:30 AM – 11:15 AMLori Reed, Learning & Development Coordinator, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Managing Editor of ALA Learning.orgWith so many learning management systems on the market, including the freebies and open-source, where do you start? Reed explains what to expect from an LMS and LCMS (learning content management system), what’s available — from the most popular to the unknown — selection criteria for choosing a system (including factoring in costs for open-source), and how to get buy-in from administration.
- #11 Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clearlyambiguous/50048014Early days of e-learning there was a lot of bad e-learning. Reading.This may be all that staff/admin have experienced.
- #12 A Learning Content Management System (LCMS) is a multi-user environment where learning developers can create, store, reuse, manage, and deliver small units of learning content and assets called learning objects. These assets can include media files, assessment items, simulations, text, graphics and other objects which are stored in a central object repository. A robust Learning Content Management System (LCMS) facilitates the organization of learning content and effectively presents it to learners via a Learning Management System (LMS).
- #31 Graphic Source: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/06/featuritis_vs_t.html