Inside Higher Ed Review Go and check out Instructure's new Canvas LMS. You can play with the system, as I have been doing, by signing up for a free course account. Next, go ahead and read what Michael Arrington has to say about Instructure over at TechCrunch. You can also check out the story in the Chronicle about Instructure's winning of a big Utah statewide LMS contract, and the reaction (and subsequent change of heart) of Desire2Learn. I spent a fascinating hour discussing Instructure with CEO (and major funder) Josh Coates. Even if you are not in the market for a new LMS, I recommend that you contact Instructure's director of public relations, Devin Knighton, and try to set-up a webinar with Coates. I'm very curious about what you think of Instructure Canvas. My " 7 Cheers" and "7 Critiques": Cheer 1 - Technology: Canvas is built using Ruby on Rails, and leverages Amazon web services and other web 2.0 technologies. Critique 4 - Open Source? Have you checked out Canvas from Instructure?
DigitalChalk | Online Training Software LMS Evaluation Process: LMS Selection Process Introduction | LMS Evaluation Process | Pilot Feedback | External Reviews | Key Features | What's Next Stage 1: Elimination by Necessity At the start of 2009, all known learning management systems (LMS), with exception to the obscure, were evaluated. LMS were gradually eliminated in terms of necessity and then favorability. By necessity, we mean that each LMS was presented with a set criteria of items deemed absolutely necessary - such as Banner integration (Banner is the college’s Student Information System). After items of necessity were met, we then filtered out learning management systems by a list of items that were not absolutely necessary, but highly favorable. LMS Elimination Round 1 LMS Round 1 Results LMS Elimination Round 2 Stage 2: In-depth Evaluation by Edison Online Staff for Top 2 Stage 3: Final Evaluation by Faculty and Students
Moodle Learning Management System | What is Moodle | Open Source | Remote-Learner Moodle is an open-source learning management system (LMS) used by schools, businesses, and governmental organizations to create effective e-learning programs. About 75,000 organizations use Moodle in over 200 countries, supporting almost 60 million learners. Moodle's large user community (Moodle.org) includes many developers contributing features that extend the program's usefulness. Remote-Learner was a founding member in 2004 of the worldwide Moodle partner network and today maintains offices and data centers in the US, Canada, and the UK. Annual Moodle hosting services are available for any size organization with several support packages offered. No software licensing fees - No FTE charges99.9% uptime high availability serviceRegular upgrades and security fixesSupport for many popular 3rd party add-on featuresAuthentication supportEnrollment plug-in support for SIS/HR systemsResponsive tech supportAward winning trainersWritten service level agreement (SLA)
A Gold Mine of #EdTech Resources: Part II In continuation of Part I of “A Gold Mine of #EdTech Resources,” please find below the accumulated list for Part II. As always, I have given you my best, but I am quite sure I have left off some technology tools that may flabberghast you. No problem. Simply help us all improve by adding comments at the bottom of this blog post. After reaching a word-count limit for this blog post, I quickly realized a Part III could be necessary. Website Creation Weebly- Take your career to new heights by using Weebly to create a website, online store, or blogspot. Wix- Choose from a plethora of gorgeous templates and create an inviting website for your digital audience. Squarespace- In all honesty, I have not tried this website creator. Learning Management Systems (LMS) By no means, do I claim to be an expert on the following list of available learning management systems. Edmodo- I do not know of many educators who have not at least heard of Edmodo. Google Classroom- I know, I know. Blogging Platforms