14. Conclusion 2: Learning Systems are sophisticated delivery platforms that everyone wants to utilize. But every new point of integration further weds you to your current platform.
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16. IT Accountability Disaster Recovery – RPO and RTO Do we have sufficient policies? Are there sufficient controls? Are our costs under control? Can we utilize shared services?
18. Conclusion 3: The increased scrutiny and calls for accountability are signs that Learning Systems should be managed in the same manner as a school’s SIS and ERP systems.
26. Conclusion 5: Learning Systems, despite their current misnomer, will eventually be a key source of data for researchers looking for better teaching methods. In the near term, though, data in Learning Systems will be used for more parochial concerns.
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29. Conclusion 6: Non-learning system vendors are rapidly giving us tools that allow us to better manage our services. Learning System vendors just keep rolling out new features that are difficult to support.
32. Non-Bb LMS Market Share From Michael Feldstein’s blog post: The Evolving LMS Market, Part I
33. Conclusion 7: Companies and individuals are still entering the market and having an impact, despite a dominant market leader. Institutions will continue to switch platforms – but at a very high cost.
34. Advice for the next decade… Learning Systems are no longer transformative. Think of Learning Systems as delivery platforms, but be careful growing too many roots. Learning Systems are here to stay. Manage them as such. Examine what policy gaps exist. Prepare for increased regulation with ever greater specificity. There are gold mines of data in Learning Systems. Find people who can analyze that data. LS vendors are adding features at an unsustainable and unsupportable rate. Other vendors are giving us more practical tools. It’s not clear whether any of the current vendors will remain in a decade’s time. However, the costs of switching platforms are sufficiently high to discourage moving for short term gains.
