First blog

Learning Management Systems (LMS) have become very popular since the introduction to organisations. An LMS “is a software application or web-based technology used to plan, implement, and assess a specific learning process” (Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology 2005, para. 4). The widespread use of Learning Management Systems indicates that there are many individuals and [...]

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Today, my group (LMS) is working on their own case studies. We are all focusing on the companies that are using LMS, and the problems faced in the companies and the possible solutions that they have implemented. At the moment i am focusing on an article that is found in this website- http://www.learningcircuits.org/2004/mar2004/york.htm.
This article is called [...]

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Today Victoria allowed us to work on the case study assignment that is due next week. I just got invited into the Wiki page and called our group the “turtles”.  She gave us an option to choose from different topics, so we decided to choose “LMS” as a case study.
For the rest of the class [...]

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Successful projects need to include:
-sufficent funding
-adequate reasearch, design and testing of software
-sufficient technical support and software development expertise
- formative evaluation during development phase
- student access to hardware and software
-skilled project management
- support and commitment of senior managers
-shared goals in the project team
-ongoing evaluation activities
-public acknowledgment

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Activity 2.2: E-learning Strategy: A framework for success
Based on this article there are a number of things that need to be considered when trying to create and implement e-learning, which include:
- Goals and objectives that need to be accomplished

“Attitudes about computer-based education
motivation factors around getting trained Motivation factors around getting trained
hardware and software on typical [...]

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