Blackboard. Canvas. Litmos LMS, Easy to use Online Training Software & Learning Management System. Software. Moodle.org: open-source community-based tools for learning. More than an LMS - Desire2Learn - Transforming Learning. Inside Higher Ed Review. Go and check out Instructure's new Canvas LMS. You can play with the system, as I have been doing, by signing up for a free course account. Next, go ahead and read what Michael Arrington has to say about Instructure over at TechCrunch. You can also check out the story in the Chronicle about Instructure's winning of a big Utah statewide LMS contract, and the reaction (and subsequent change of heart) of Desire2Learn. I spent a fascinating hour discussing Instructure with CEO (and major funder) Josh Coates.
Coates and his team are passionate about challenging the incumbents in what he sees as a broken LMS market, what Casey Green refers to as "a mature market with immature products,: (Josh quotes Casey in his presentation). Even if you are not in the market for a new LMS, I recommend that you contact Instructure's director of public relations, Devin Knighton, and try to set-up a webinar with Coates. I'm very curious about what you think of Instructure Canvas. Critique 4 - Open Source?
List of LMS Vendors 2013. LMS Evaluation Process: LMS Selection Process. Introduction | LMS Evaluation Process | Pilot Feedback | External Reviews | Key Features | What's Next Stage 1: Elimination by Necessity At the start of 2009, all known learning management systems (LMS), with exception to the obscure, were evaluated. LMS were gradually eliminated in terms of necessity and then favorability. By necessity, we mean that each LMS was presented with a set criteria of items deemed absolutely necessary - such as Banner integration (Banner is the college’s Student Information System).
After items of necessity were met, we then filtered out learning management systems by a list of items that were not absolutely necessary, but highly favorable. Below is a table showing the elimination of LMS by necessary items: LMS Elimination Round 1 LMS Round 1 Results LMS Elimination Round 2 Stage 2: In-depth Evaluation by Edison Online Staff for Top 2 Stage 3: Final Evaluation by Faculty and Students.