Software that helps us do something

programming without being a programmer

executable programs (software)

overcomes something (my lack of programming knowledge. I don’t know programming languages. Do you?

Contains all the materials of a classroom, except on the web.

CMS—features:

• Promtheus
• Blackboard
• WebCT
• Sakai
• Moodle
• Angel
• Desire2Learn
• eCourseware
• CourseTools

Advantages

• Centralized, maintained by IT
• Secure. Must login with Univ. ID
• Consistent training and support
• Sophisticated tools
• Gradebook. Managing submissions, assignments
• Tracking student use
• Convenience for students—time and place independence
• Relatively easy to use—especially for the instructor. Look like a tech wizard.

Disadvantages

• $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ very expensive. Depending on the contract. Hosted or not.

$$$$$$$ hosted. Six figures, maybe seven.

• Support. Webct is a company. Moodle is software.
• Course as the ultimate unit
• Manage. Very instructor centered. Very management oriented.

Moodle, Sakai.

Moodle.org

Linux –operating system, like Windows, Mac OS

Vista--$99 to $399 . $199

Mac OS $99 to $129

Linux – free, open source

Support

Iron hand of Microsoft—first with a workable product. Contracts with OEMs. Original equipment manufacturer.

Not as easy to install and use. Primarily for servers.

$100 laptop project—runs linux

Cuba—linux.

Sakai—build an open source CMS.

$50,000 Angela

Moodle-- Rose

Why use an LMS?

• Job change (requirements change)
• Employee turnover
• Regulation within and without
• International economy
• Knowledge economy

LMSs

• Competency based.
• Authoring tool incorporated
• Proprietary—owned, special, for profit, costly
• Saba
• Connerstone
• Convegys
• Learn.com
• Plateau
• Sumtotal
• WBT systems

How to choose an LMS?

• Is it customizable, depending on what I need
• $$$$
• what about support when it crashes?
• Is it easy for employees to use?
• Does it have its own authoring tool?
• Can it import Flash, PPT, word docs, authorware, etc.?
• Does it integrate with our HR systems?
• Does it do live events? How many users at a time.
• Does it translate languages?
• Does it track all the necessary data?
• Can our ID people create courses easily?
• Does it have performance support, as opposed to just training?

Performance improvement, or perf. Support, or human performance technology.

EPSS electronic performance support system--Do a job, without knowing how to do it.

• Librarians
• TurboTax