Comments on: Public LMS Evaluations http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/ Learning and Educational Technology in Higher Education Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark Smithers http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Mark Smithers Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:48:58 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-591 Thanks for the update Jon. Sorry not to reply sooner. Thanks for the update Jon. Sorry not to reply sooner.

]]> By: Jon K. http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Jon K. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:41:40 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-441 FYI, McMaster dumped their installation of Blackboard over the summer and are proceeding with Desire2Learn for this fall. FYI, McMaster dumped their installation of Blackboard over the summer and are proceeding with Desire2Learn for this fall.

]]> By: Cytochrome C » Blog Archiv » The Case Against Blackboard http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Cytochrome C » Blog Archiv » The Case Against Blackboard Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:12:46 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-366 [...] out http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/ to see that many institutions have evaluated the available LMS’s and found that Moodle and [...] [...] out http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/ to see that many institutions have evaluated the available LMS’s and found that Moodle and [...]

]]> By: Mark Smithers http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Mark Smithers Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:47:40 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-325 Hi Rick, Sorry for the delay in replying and I'm glad you found this post useful. I believe there are some such comparisons carried out by commercial organisations that are available for a fee (normally a considerable fee). Having said that I do think that these are of limited use because it really comes down to what is the best fit for the organisation. The core functionality of the major LMS offerings is similar but there are differences at the edges that may sway your decision. Things like the degree of customisability of the system, integration issues, degrees of openness, vendor reliability, hosting strategy. This point was well made at a forum I attended last Friday at which several Australian universities described their LMS evaluation processes and the key criteria they used for selection. I have a post planned reporting on this forum that I hope to publish soon. Cheers Mark Hi Rick,
Sorry for the delay in replying and I’m glad you found this post useful. I believe there are some such comparisons carried out by commercial organisations that are available for a fee (normally a considerable fee). Having said that I do think that these are of limited use because it really comes down to what is the best fit for the organisation. The core functionality of the major LMS offerings is similar but there are differences at the edges that may sway your decision. Things like the degree of customisability of the system, integration issues, degrees of openness, vendor reliability, hosting strategy. This point was well made at a forum I attended last Friday at which several Australian universities described their LMS evaluation processes and the key criteria they used for selection. I have a post planned reporting on this forum that I hope to publish soon.
Cheers

Mark

]]> By: Rick DiNobile http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Rick DiNobile Thu, 27 May 2010 17:47:42 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-182 Hey Mark - this information was extremely valuable to me. I am currently conducting an evaluation for a small for-profit university and based upon my research I am looking at pretty much the same LMS vendors as many within the studies you have provided. Would you know where in any of these studies or anywhere else for that matter I can find a side by side comparison of the most important product features and funtionalities for Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle-Comcourse, Sakaim etc. Hey Mark – this information was extremely valuable to me. I am currently conducting an evaluation for a small for-profit university and based upon my research I am looking at pretty much the same LMS vendors as many within the studies you have provided. Would you know where in any of these studies or anywhere else for that matter I can find a side by side comparison of the most important product features and funtionalities for Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle-Comcourse, Sakaim etc.

]]> By: Diigo Update (weekly) « http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Diigo Update (weekly) « Sun, 16 May 2010 00:34:42 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-132 [...] Public LMS Evaluations | Mark Smithers [...] [...] Public LMS Evaluations | Mark Smithers [...]

]]> By: Mark Smithers http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Mark Smithers Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:06:55 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-114 Thanks for your links @ncaidin. They are much appreciated. Thanks for your links @ncaidin. They are much appreciated.

]]> By: ncaidin http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-113 ncaidin Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:29:13 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-113 Duke's exploration documented at http://elearning.duke.edu Duke’s exploration documented at http://elearning.duke.edu

]]> By: ncaidin http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-112 ncaidin Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:28:48 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-112 UNC-CH pilot information at http://www.unc.edu/sakaipilot/blog/ , plus slideshows at http://www.slideshare.net/kimeke UNC-CH pilot information at http://www.unc.edu/sakaipilot/blog/ , plus slideshows at http://www.slideshare.net/kimeke

]]> By: 8 comparativas y evaluaciones entre LMS en el ámbito académico | Notas de eLearning http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-107 8 comparativas y evaluaciones entre LMS en el ámbito académico | Notas de eLearning Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:37:57 +0000 http://www.masmithers.com/2009/09/20/public-lms-evaluations/#comment-107 [...] después, en este post, Mark Smithers hace una excelente labor recopilando 8 estudios comparativos entre plataformas [...] [...] después, en este post, Mark Smithers hace una excelente labor recopilando 8 estudios comparativos entre plataformas [...]

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