Learning Management Systems

"A major issue I see with schools is that their [decision] process isn’t rigorous enough." Christopher Harrington President, eLearn Institute
"A major issue I see with schools is that their [decision] process isn’t rigorous enough." Christopher Harrington President, eLearn Institute
IT Infrastructure & Management Making the Big LMS Buying Decision
School districts are evaluating various learning management systems more than ever before, but many underestimate the time and resources it will take to choose the right one.
Michele Molnar, September 29, 2014
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7 min read
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IT Infrastructure & Management Ed-Tech Leaders Outline Their LMS Needs
Five school district technology leaders talk about the lessons they have learned about how to choose and use learning management systems in smart ways.
Michele Molnar, September 29, 2014
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6 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Picking the Best LMS Delivery Model Is Tricky
Choosing the technology for LMS delivery involves carefully weighing the pros and cons of several different options, and figuring out which one fits a district’s unique needs.
Michelle R. Davis, September 29, 2014
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3 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Tech Advances Fuel LMS Identity Crisis
Big questions are facing school district leaders across the country about how a learning management system should best fit into the larger ed-tech ecosystem.
Benjamin Herold, September 29, 2014
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7 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion Within a Learning System, All Students Experience Great Teaching
We have many good schools throughout North America. In too many cases, however, children go each day to a school that is not very good. For all students to attend excellent schools, we need school districts that are learning systems. At Learning Forward, we believe this goal is attainable; however, reaching it requires that all school districts focus more intently on learning.
Learning Forward, July 11, 2014
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2 min read
Assessment Assessment Investments Fuel Instructional-Support Market
The $810 million in revenues that ed-tech companies generated from various aspects of digital assessment more than offset declines in the LMS and productivity-tools sectors.
Michele Molnar, June 9, 2014
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7 min read
Professional Development Opinion Professional Learning for Parents
Schools will have more success in addressing the issues of public education in their school systems (such as student performance, funding, school closures, and bond elections) when there is a strong group of parents who partner with their children's schools as well as with the school system as a whole, says Stephanie Hirsh and Anne Foster.
Learning Forward, April 14, 2014
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3 min read
Professional Development Opinion Technology Provides a New Context for Collaboration
Julie Blaine envisions a new context for collaboration, in which rural Missouri educators use technology to interact in self-directed and self-reflective learning.
Learning Forward, April 4, 2014
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2 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion Learning Is the 'Secret Sauce' for Any High-Performing Organization
What do we hope to see when we read the OECD reports, look at the winners of Broad prizes, and look at top scorers in the National Assessment of Educational Progress? We're hunting for the "secret sauce," says Stephanie Hirsh, and she has an answer to what it is.
Learning Forward, March 6, 2014
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2 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion 6 Components of a Comprehensive Professional Learning System
Remodeling Literacy Learning Together: Paths to Standards Implementation, from the National Center for Literacy Education, offers more strong evidence that when educators engage frequently in meaningful collaboration, their power to change practices and help more students at higher levels increases significantly.
Learning Forward, February 27, 2014
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4 min read
Teaching Opinion Collaboration and Commitment Turn Belief Into Innovative Solutions
Julie Blaine, president of the Learning Forward Board of Trustees, shares a success story that demonstrates the innovation and dedication it takes to rise to the top when implementing and supporting districtwide learning.
Learning Forward, February 5, 2014
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3 min read
Education Opinion Engagement and Employability Driving Next-Gen Platforms
It's still harder than it should be to create an effective sequence of learning experiences in K-12, postsecondary or organizational training. Owing to underinvestment and weak demand articulation, learning management systems (LMS) are at least five years behind the growing demand for engaging, learner-centered, competency-based experiences that result in employment (and other favorable outcomes).
Tom Vander Ark, November 1, 2013
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5 min read
Teaching Opinion Summit Denali: Engaging Student-Centered High School Model
Innovative school network Summit Public Schools CEO Diane Tavenner and Chief Growth and Innovation Office Diego Arambula shared their plan to launch their student centered learning management system in their new Bay Area high school Summit Denali.
Tom Vander Ark, June 13, 2013
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3 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management How to Choose the Right Learning Management System
Ed-tech experts say many schools and districts don't have a good understanding of how to choose and evaluate the different systems available.
Katie Ash, June 11, 2013
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10 min read
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