LMS What's Out There and How to Decide

LMSWhat’s Out There?How to Decide?
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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#lms
#cil2010

What’s an LMS?
#lms
#cil2010

A Learning Management System (LMS)is software or a Web-based application used to:
Plan/Deploy
Administer
Track
Report
learning processes (aka training).

Microsoft Access

PeopleSoft
Learner View:
Course Listings

Learner View: Training
History

Admin View:
Course Listings

Admin View: Roster

Popular LMS Providers
ACS
Blackboard
Certpoint
Cornerstone
GeoLearning
Learn.com
Meridian KS
Mzinga
Oracle iLearning/PeopleSoft
Pathlore
Plateau Systems
Saba
SAP
Sun Total Systems
TEDS
WBT Systems

What’s an LCMS?
#lms
#cil2010

A Learning Content Management System (LCMS)is a multi-user environment where learning developers can:
Create
Store
Reuse
Manage
Deliver
small units of learning content and assets called learning objects.

An LCMS manages the process of creating, storing and delivering learning content.

Process Overview
Team
Talk to stakeholders
Talk to IT
Talk to target audience
Narrow your focus
Conduct research
Contact vendors

Process Overview cont…
Prepare RFP
Select finalists
Demos
Test, test, test
Negotiate
Final selection

Decisions
#lms
#cil2010

What’s your goal?

Do you have a valid business case?

What are your must haves?
Portal
Branding
Mobile
Adaptive
Assessments
Create own content

Branding?
We need a customized site with our logo and colors.
Branding is not important for this.

Do you need a portal?
Yes we need a single login for all sites
No we can have a separate site

Do you have other tools?
We want
all-in-one
We have other tools to integrate

Do you create a lot of content?
We create a lot
of content
We use mostly off the shelf content

Multiple languages?
We create a lot
of content
We use mostly off the shelf content

Learners internal, external?
Our learners are only internal
We have learners all over the world

IT Resources
IT can host and support an LMS
(your headache)
We need to pay for outside hosting
(someone else’s headache)

Top 10 Mistakes When Purchasing an LMS

Mistake # 1
Underestimating the politics involved.

Mistake #2
Skipping steps to shorten the process or confusing steps.
e.g. RFI vs. RFP

Mistake #3
Underestimating resources needed to run an LMS (including staff)

Mistake #4
Overstating how much you need an LMS and missing opportunity for a starter LMS. (Would a Ford Focus do rather than a Cadillac?)

Mistake #5
Confusing content authoring tool selection with LMS selection.

Mistake #6
Confusing important features versus nice to have. Not really knowing what you need.

Mistake #7
Putting the wrong requirements in your RFP. Paying for too much product that you don’t need.

Mistake #8
Not involving stakeholders early enough. You need support from Admin. You need support from IT. Who else do you need support from?

Mistake #9
Not fully testing the product in the learner environment before making the final decision.
Note: Your computer is not the user environment.

Mistake #10
Any guesses?

Open source is free like kittens are free!

Resources
EduTools
http://edutools.info
Provides side-by-side comparison of major LMSs
Brandon Hall Research
http://brandon-hall.com
Free resources as well as premium resources with unbiased reviews

Special Thanks
Dr. Tony Karrer
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/

Lori Reed
lorireed.com
lori@lorireed.com
http://delicious.com/lorireed/elearning

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LMS What's Out There and How to Decide

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