Course+Management+Systems

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Definitions Learning Management System (via Wikipedia) Virtual Learning Environment (via Wikipedia)

Possible Products and Resources The two most popular consumer systems are Blackboard and Moodle. These two products function under very different models. Moodle is a do-it-yourself open-source freeware system. Blackboard is a proprietary product supported by a for-profit company.

Other possible Course Management Systems include:

ATutor //ATutor// is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, develop custom templates to give ATutor a new look, and easily extend its functionality with feature modules. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily retrieve and import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online. Students learn in an adaptive learning environment. Clariline Claroline is an Open Source eLearning and eWorking platform allowing teachers to build effective online courses and to manage learning and collaborative activities on the web.

Desire2Learn Innovative Enterprise eLearning solutions

Educo School 2.0 Free web-based education site with comprehensive features for teachers, students and parents. Anyone can teach and/or learn using the system, whether it's at school, at home, or on the move.

Edvance360 You needed an easy-to-use, affordable, and feature rich way to facilitate residential and online courses for your K-12 school or district. You wanted students to connect with teachers and succeed. You needed educator buy-in and excitement. **That's why we created Edvance360 Learning Management System and Secure Social Network. **

Haiku Haiku LMS offers a full suite of tools to help teachers teach, students learn, and everybody connect online.

ILIAS Open Source, SCORM Compliant LMS (For a definition of SCORM, click link)

JoomlaLSM A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.

K12: A K12 Learning Management System; uses the proven, award-winning K¹² curriculum for grades K–12 (prepackaged content).

LON-CAPA A free open source distributed learning content management and assessment system.

Pinpoint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt introduces an exciting way to bring students, teachers, parents, and administrators together in one continuous, holistic learning environment. The only fully integrated, end-to-end district information tool, the Pinpoint Integrated Education Suite is a single sign-on, stay-on platform designed to turn your data into ideas, your standards into strategies, your resources into results.

Sakai Open Source LMS

WebStudy As your provider of learning technologies, WebStudy Learning meets all the needs of eLearning for distance learning courses AND supplements in-class learning. WebStudy moves beyond a simple package of course materials to a dynamic, interactive learning environment that will benefit all students, especially those who do not excel in limited classroom environments.

An Instructional Media Selection Guide for Distance Learning, from the US Distance Learning Association

Notable Users and Best Practices Parsippany High School (note that you cannot see course content here, only the main site) Academy of the Holy Angels uses Haiku Hillsborough High School uses Moodle Georgia’s Gwinnett County Public Schools uses Pinpoint

Other Notes

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