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==About the LMS Team==
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In Fall 2009, Durham Tech formed an ''LMS Evaluation Team'' to explore issues facing the college regarding its Learning Management System and to recommend a future path for the college. 
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* [http://dtcclms.blogspot.com/ LMS Team Blog]
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* [[LMS Team Meeting Minutes | Meeting Minutes]]
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* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/7/78/LMSteam.pdf LMS Team Profile] (10/23/09)
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* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/3/33/Facts_about_DTCCs_LMS.pdf Fact Sheet on DTCC's LMS]  (10/23/09)
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* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/b/b1/LMS_Info_Session_10-1-10_final.pdf Information Session Slideshow] (10/1/10)
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==General Resources==
 
==General Resources==
  
* [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34646398&site=ehost-live Blackboard Customers Consider Alternatives] ''- from the Chronicle of Higher Education (9/12/09)''
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* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/d/d9/LMS_criteria_form.pdf LMS Evaluation Criteria] (PDF)
* [http://www.personal.psu.edu/asg102/blogs/portfolio/2009/09/picking-a-course-management-sy.html#trackbacks Choosing a Course Management System is like Picking a Pet]
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* [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34646398&site=ehost-live Blackboard Customers Consider Alternatives] ''- on NCLIVE; link works only if you are on campus''
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* [http://www.personal.psu.edu/asg102/blogs/portfolio/2009/09/picking-a-course-management-sy.html Choosing a Course Management System is like Picking a Pet]
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* [http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2530/2303 Insidious Pedagogy: How Course Management Systems Impact Teaching]
  
 
==Learning from Other Institutions==
 
==Learning from Other Institutions==
 
Many educational institutions across the nation have conducted LMS evaluations and have made recommendations in favor of one product or another.  Below is a sampling of reports produced by various institutions:
 
Many educational institutions across the nation have conducted LMS evaluations and have made recommendations in favor of one product or another.  Below is a sampling of reports produced by various institutions:
  
Migrating to Moodle:
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===Migrating to Sakai===
* [http://oscmoodlereport.wordpress.com/ NCCCS: Moodle Assessment Report] ''(includes case studies of 4 colleges that have converted to Moodle)''
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* [https://sakai.unc.edu/portal UNC-Chapel Hill Sakai]
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** [http://www.unc.edu/sakaipilot/blog/ UNC-Chapel Hill Sakai Pilot Project] ''(Blog)''
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* [http://support.sakai.duke.edu/ Duke University Sakai]
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===Migrating to Moodle===
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* [http://oscmoodlereport.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/gtcc-our-lms.doc Guilford Tech's Bb-to-Moodle Journey]
 
* [http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/images/b/ba/Moodle_Campus_Announcement_7.06.2009.pdf NCSU: Moodle Migration Announcement] ''(or see [http://www.technicianonline.com/features/moodle-moves-in-1.1788039 this article] from the Technician)''
 
* [http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/images/b/ba/Moodle_Campus_Announcement_7.06.2009.pdf NCSU: Moodle Migration Announcement] ''(or see [http://www.technicianonline.com/features/moodle-moves-in-1.1788039 this article] from the Technician)''
 
* [http://lmseval.uncc.edu/ UNC-Charlotte: LMS Evaluation Committee Report]
 
* [http://lmseval.uncc.edu/ UNC-Charlotte: LMS Evaluation Committee Report]
 
* [http://www.uncp.edu/doit/news/CMS/UNCP_CMS_report_fin.doc UNC-Pembroke: Final Report of Bb/Open Source Evaluation Committee]
 
* [http://www.uncp.edu/doit/news/CMS/UNCP_CMS_report_fin.doc UNC-Pembroke: Final Report of Bb/Open Source Evaluation Committee]
  
Piloting Sakai:
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==NCCCS Open Source Collaborative==
* [http://www.unc.edu/sakaipilot/blog/?p=54 UNC-Chapel Hill: Sakai Pilot Final Report]
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* [http://oscmoodlereport.wordpress.com/ NCCCS: Moodle Assessment Report] ''(Blog)''
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** [http://oscmoodlereport.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/osc_full_report.pdf Moodle Assessment Report Part I] ''(August 2009)''
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** [http://oscmoodlereport.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osc_feasibility_study_full_report.pdf LMS Feasibility Study Report Part II] ''(August 2010)''
  
==LMS Options==
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==LMS Options & Technical Resources==
  
 
===Blackboard===
 
===Blackboard===
* What's ahead for Blackboard: [http://www.blackboard.com/projectng/ Project NG]
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* What's ahead for Blackboard?
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** [http://www.blackboard.com/projectng/ Project NG]
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** [http://blackboard.com/sites/upgradecenter/about.aspx#/files/0-1-01.html What's New in Blackboard 9.1?]
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===Sakai===
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* [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/sakai/index.cfm What's Sakai?]
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* [http://sakaiproject.org/product-overview Sakai Project] (Product Overview)
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* VIDEO: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjIXGFQJ4SI Overview of Sakai]
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* [http://www.unc.edu/sakaipilot/docs/comparison.html Sakai vs. Blackboard Comparison]
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* [http://mysakai.rsmart.com/xsl-portal MySakai] - here you can create an account and your own "real" course!
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* [http://kb.iu.edu/data/arbl.html Sakai Knowledge Base] (Indiana University)
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* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Sakai_Pilot Durham Tech Sakai Pilot]
  
 
===Moodle===
 
===Moodle===
* [http://moodle.org/about/ About Moodle] - links to excellent documentation and to a demonstration site where you can play with Moodle
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* [http://moodle.org/about/ About Moodle] - links to documentation and a demonstration site where you can play with Moodle
 
* [http://docs.moodle.org/en/Using_Moodle_book Using Moodle] (online book)
 
* [http://docs.moodle.org/en/Using_Moodle_book Using Moodle] (online book)
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* [http://moodle.njit.edu/tutorials/faculty/index.php Moodle Tutorials for Faculty] (from NJIT)
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* [http://www.pittcc.edu/distance-learning/faculty/moodle/Documentation.html Pitt Community College Moodle Documentation]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 23 April 2012

About the LMS Team

In Fall 2009, Durham Tech formed an LMS Evaluation Team to explore issues facing the college regarding its Learning Management System and to recommend a future path for the college.

General Resources

Learning from Other Institutions

Many educational institutions across the nation have conducted LMS evaluations and have made recommendations in favor of one product or another. Below is a sampling of reports produced by various institutions:

Migrating to Sakai

Migrating to Moodle

NCCCS Open Source Collaborative

LMS Options & Technical Resources

Blackboard

Sakai

Moodle