1. Learning Management with Web 2.0
ISTC 605/705

2. LMS/CMS vs. (?) Web 2.0

3. Learning Management Systems

4. “The traditional LMS has played a central role
in expanding the reach of online education and
integrating online support tools into traditional
face-to-face education” (Jones & Gelb, 2009, p. 180)

5. In one corner… Market share (2010): 57.1%
“Solutions for Higher Ed” overview

6. …in the other corner…
Market share (2010):
16.4%
About Moodle

7. …other notables…

8. Web 2.0 Tools

9. Many tools, many features
Blogs
Wikis
Virtual environments (Second Life)
Social network sites (Ning)
Twitter
RSS
“the problem of integration vs separation” (Dalsgaard, para 12)

10. Goals for today
Explore the concept of learning management within the context of Web 2.0
Take the LMS challenge!
Propose a new, Web 2.0-inspired LMS
Class will vote, fabulous prize to the winning team

11. Compare and contrast
LMS (features, values)
Web 2.0 (features, values)

12. Some questions…
Why are some educators exploring Web 2.0 tools as an alternative to traditional LMSs?
Can Web 2.0 technologies, theories, and models help us to re-think learning management?
What would a “good” LMS look like?
“Is the next step to integrate social software tools in LMS?” (Dalsgaard, para. 5)
Is a blog in Blackboard actually a blog?
“…the strengths of social software in relation to students’ self-governed activities concern students’ active use of and participation on the web”

13. The LMS Challenge
List the features you, as a teacher and student, want in a LMS
Evaluate existing learning management technologies
Bb, Moodle, Edline, Sakai
Design your own LMS
Use Dalsgaard approach as a jumping off point (p. 8)
Consider…
Web 2.0 ID model (user-centered/generated design)
Social learning
TPACK
Present idea to your classmates
Use images to give a sense of what it might include
Explain your thinking and ties to supporting theories/research