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Selecting and purchasing a learning management system has become a major financial and strategic decision for colleges and universities. As the commercial LMS vendor sector shrinks due to company consolidation, schools are considering open source systems as a viable option for their learning management needs. Please send us your RFPs, vendor analysis or other LMS selection process resources to share with the community.

Articles and Reports

Vendors of Learning Management and E-learning Products, September 2012. This publication is a comprehensive 141 page list of LMS and E-Learning vendors.
A Post-LMS World, EDUCAUSE Review, January/February 2012.
Moving to Moodle: Reflections Two Years Later, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2008.
Open Source Software in Education, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2008.

Web Seminars and Podcasts

Learning Management Technologies: Enterprise System or Consumer Good? Video Recording from the 2009 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.
Selecting and Implementing a Course Management System for Your Campus, EDUCAUSE Live! August 5, 2009.
How Four Universities are Coping with CMS Market Consolidation, Podcast from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.

Commercial CMS/LMS Options

Blackboard http://www.blackboard.com/
Blackboard folksonomy term
Desire to Learn http://www.desire2learn.com/
desire2learn folksonomy term
eCollege http://www.ecollege.com/index.learn

Open Source Options

Updated September 2012

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Video Demo of UMBC's "Check My Activity" Tool for Students: December 15, 2010

Key Takeaways Can technology support student learning by raising self-awareness? To find out, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County built a "Check My Activity" (CMA) to…
Visualizing Math: How Intelligent Tutoring Technology Can Help Math-Challenged Students: December 15, 2010

Key Takeaways Many students who struggle with basic mathematics courses benefit from digital instructional technologies, including additional visual and supplemental materials on difficult …
CHANGE: Migrating from a Legacy LMS to an Open-Source Moodle Platform: January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011
What special considerations should be taken when evaluating a transition to Moodle? Why should I consider managed open source? And is the cloud the right fit for my institution? These questions rep…
Traversing Boundaries: Collaboration between a Library Faculty Member and an Instructional Designer: January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011
The widespread adoption of online teaching and learning management systems provides unique opportunities for libraries and is rapidly changing the way librarians do instruction and present content.…
Collaboration Comes First: An LMS Selection Process: January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011
You can't please all of the people all of the time, but can you get close? The selection, identification, and implementation of a new course management system is a daunting task, even more so …
Who Are Today’s Students? A Closer Look at The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010: November 1, 2010

During this hour-and-a-half ELI webinar, we’ll explore the study’s findings on social networking, cloud-based collaboration tools, mobility, and faculty information technology training. We’…
The Campus Computing Project: Two Decades of Data, Information, and Insight About IT Planning and Policy Issues: November 5, 2010

Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in U.S. higher education. This session with Casey Gree…
The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010—Roadmap: October 22, 2010

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the study The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010 , by Shannon D. Smith …
The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010—Key Findings: October 22, 2010

This document presents the key findings from The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010. Since 2004, the annual ECAR study of undergraduate students and informa…
ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010: October 22, 2010

Abstract Since 2004, the annual ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology has sought to shed light on how information technology affects the college experience. We ask …

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