RE: [school-discuss] Learning Management Systems

["Laffey, James M." <LaffeyJ@missouri.edu>]

The LMS system at MIT is being designed for a higher education environment. You might (especially if you are more interested in k-12) chekc out Shadow netWorkspace.  I wouldn'y use the word "mature" but it is being used....

You can learn more about it at sns.internetschools.org.

If you click on the tab for RESEARCH you can read a document some of ouor graduate students  put together last year reviewing about 50 or so projects called "systems similar to shadow"

Jim Laffey

> ----------
> From: 	Anna Johnson
> Reply To: 	schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
> Sent: 	Monday, March 4, 2002 5:40 PM
> To: 	schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
> Cc: 	nichol.cameron.b@edumail.vic.gov.au
> Subject: 	Re: [school-discuss] Learning Management Systems
> 
> I wouldn't say MIT's LMS is mature (in fact, I'm not
> sure they have any installations yet.) but if you're
> interested in who the best and the brightest
> are....check out MIT's Open Knowledge Initiative. 
> http://web.mit.edu/oki/
> 
> The project has been going on for about 18 months.  
> Good Luck!
> Anna
> 
> 
> --- "Nichol, Cameron B"
> <nichol.cameron.b@edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> > Greetings all,
> > 
> > I am new to the whole open source area. My
> > background is in the development &
> > management of State funded online learning
> > resources.  Our focus is on good
> > learning design rather than the latest whistles and
> > bells (although we are not
> > adverse to them if used purposefully).
> >  
> > Are there any mature Learning Management Platforms
> > currently available that can
> > offer a level of functionality and polish equivalent
> > to  the commercial
> > offerings such as  Topclass, WebCT, Blackboard,
> > Click2Learn-Aspen etc.
> > Alternately who are best and brightest teams
> > currently developing.
> > 
> > cheers
> > Cameron Nichol
> > Project Manager - Online Content
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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