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Hi there -
I did a scan of current topics and did not see this one addressed . . . but would be happy to be directed to an existing thread if I happened to miss it!
Has anyone come across a side-by-side comparison of various Learning Management Software (LMS) platforms?? And/or do you use a specific platform that you're really happy with?? If so, would love if folks could share.? We are exploring options to set up courses online and are feeling VERY overwhelmed with the number of options out there.? Thanks in advance for any support!
Best,
Megan Devenport, Building Bridges
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I'm very interested?in this subject as well. My focus will be on creating more interactive?learning, so I need a platform that allows me to add my own games (think code) and have it run in the context of learning. Ideally some of the learning would?be interest driven from the game. The game hints at a concept and the user clicks through?to explore.
Most platforms I've seen are focused?on videos/text/quizzes. Their idea of interactive?is to drag blocks of text or images around.
So very curious Mark
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Hi Megan,?
I haven't done this in about 2 years, but I went down that very overwhelming road myself. Because my exact findings are likely outdated, here's what I found to be the most important for comparing:
1. Hosted vs. self-hosted. If an LMS is hosted, you'll end up paying more (usually way?more), but they handle all the technical stuff, updates, security, etc. 2. Enrollment/pricing options for learners. Some LMSs are really flexible, allowing everything from one-time payments (even pay-what-you-want/donation models) to weekly/monthly recurring. Others are more rigid (e.g., only one-time, or no free tier, or only recurring/monthly). 3. Cohort vs. Individual Learning. Most support individual learning (i.e., a person signs up, goes through your experience alone, and completes it on their own time or a schedule), but some support?cohort models and group learning.
In the end, I was deciding between (here's the potentially outdated part) ?(hosted) and (self-hosted, Wordpress-based), and went with Learndash. I've saved a few thousand dollars in the long run going with LearnDash (despite the steep up front cost), but it's required lots of tinkering.
Hope that helps!
sK
On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 1:20 PM < megan@...> wrote: Hi there -
I did a scan of current topics and did not see this one addressed . . . but would be happy to be directed to an existing thread if I happened to miss it!
Has anyone come across a side-by-side comparison of various Learning Management Software (LMS) platforms?? And/or do you use a specific platform that you're really happy with?? If so, would love if folks could share.? We are exploring options to set up courses online and are feeling VERY overwhelmed with the number of options out there.? Thanks in advance for any support!
Best,
Megan Devenport, Building Bridges
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I find this useful, it compares? platforms¡¯ capabilities and limitations:?
And this ?resource curated by colleagues from this f4c group:?the?.
Saludos, -Cristina?
On Fri 1 May 2020 at 13:20 < megan@...> wrote: Hi there -
I did a scan of current topics and did not see this one addressed . . . but would be happy to be directed to an existing thread if I happened to miss it!
Has anyone come across a side-by-side comparison of various Learning Management Software (LMS) platforms?? And/or do you use a specific platform that you're really happy with?? If so, would love if folks could share.? We are exploring options to set up courses online and are feeling VERY overwhelmed with the number of options out there.? Thanks in advance for any support!
Best,
Megan Devenport, Building Bridges
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Dear Megan and all,
Thank you very much for this inquiry. This is exactly the questions that I am finding myself in these days, looking at how to offer a flexible and intuitive platform for learning. For some of my online courses I am using Kajabi, which works great, but is a bit expensive.? I am exploring what to use for some new clients that need more inter action and more async functionalities. Here is a list of some of the options that I am currently exploring in different contexts: They are all slightly different and relatively traditional in format allowing, Video, Audio, Text, Quizzes, Forums and some of them registration and email options. I am increasingly looking for the most intuitive, simple and beautiful options and less at advanced possibilities.
I would love to hear more about what else you are learning, exploring and needing.
Cheers,
R
On Fri, 1 May 2020 at 14:16, Cristina Lasch < clasch@...> wrote:
I find this useful, it compares? platforms¡¯ capabilities and limitations:?
And this ?resource curated by colleagues from this f4c group:?the?.
Saludos, -Cristina?
On Fri 1 May 2020 at 13:20 < megan@...> wrote: Hi there -
I did a scan of current topics and did not see this one addressed . . . but would be happy to be directed to an existing thread if I happened to miss it!
Has anyone come across a side-by-side comparison of various Learning Management Software (LMS) platforms?? And/or do you use a specific platform that you're really happy with?? If so, would love if folks could share.? We are exploring options to set up courses online and are feeling VERY overwhelmed with the number of options out there.? Thanks in advance for any support!
Best,
Megan Devenport, Building Bridges
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Many of my colleagues have fallen in love with the Thinkific platform for online courses. ?Might want to add that to you list?
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Dear Megan and all,
Thank you very much for this inquiry. This is exactly the questions that I am finding myself in these days, looking at how to offer a flexible and intuitive platform for learning. For some of my online courses I am using Kajabi, which works great, but is a bit expensive.? I am exploring what to use for some new clients that need more inter action and more async functionalities. Here is a list of some of the options that I am currently exploring in different contexts: They are all slightly different and relatively traditional in format allowing, Video, Audio, Text, Quizzes, Forums and some of them registration and email options. I am increasingly looking for the most intuitive, simple and beautiful options and less at advanced possibilities.
I would love to hear more about what else you are learning, exploring and needing.
Cheers,
R On Fri, 1 May 2020 at 14:16, Cristina Lasch < clasch@...> wrote:
I find this useful, it compares? platforms¡¯ capabilities and limitations:?
And this ?resource curated by colleagues from this f4c group:?the?.
Saludos, -Cristina?
On Fri 1 May 2020 at 13:20 < megan@...> wrote: Hi there -
I did a scan of current topics and did not see this one addressed . . . but would be happy to be directed to an existing thread if I happened to miss it!
Has anyone come across a side-by-side comparison of various Learning Management Software (LMS) platforms?? And/or do you use a specific platform that you're really happy with?? If so, would love if folks could share.? We are exploring options to set up courses online and are feeling VERY overwhelmed with the number of options out there.? Thanks in advance for any support!
Best,
Megan Devenport, Building Bridges
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Rowan Francis Simonsen
Tel. +57 311 4790 656
E-mail:?rowan@... Web:?
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Hi there,?
I'm picking up on the thread around?Online Learning Softwares. Apologies for my ignorance but last night at a parent meeting for a K-8 school, when asked if the school had a plan for virtual learning in the future, the principle?said that MS Teams is in place and works great.? I always?that MS Teams was more of a working collaboration software. Are there differences between Teams and Learning Platforms specifically for online education?? If you have thoughts, please let me know as I'd love to be an informed parent on this and also support the school with their choice or suggestions for other options looking ahead.? Thanks in advance,? Michelle
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This reminded me of something I read years ago... An IT consultant was helping a company prepare for introducing Sharepoint. A senior manager had recently begun using Skype and told the consultant that there was no longer a need for the Sharepoint project. The rationale was: "Now that we have Skype, we can collaborate easily."
It is a classic case of people not being familiar with different technologies, their intended purpose, and the varying applications. MS Teams and LMS - they are not the same thing, even if you can store documents and post materials on both tools!
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Hi there,?
I'm picking up on the thread around?Online Learning Softwares. Apologies for my ignorance but last night at a parent meeting for a K-8 school, when asked if the school had a plan for virtual learning in the future, the principle?said that MS Teams is in place and works great.? I always?that MS Teams was more of a working collaboration software. Are there differences between Teams and Learning Platforms specifically for online education?? If you have thoughts, please let me know as I'd love to be an informed parent on this and also support the school with their choice or suggestions for other options looking ahead.? Thanks in advance,? Michelle
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Michelle - just for fun, I will provide a counter to the other response. I make my living as a trainer and consultant in the Agile/Scrum world.
In the normal world I run in person workshops. In the past month, I've switched to a virtual approach.
My tools are Zoom, Mural and Google Docs. I could imagine that a good educator could make MS Teams work. In fact if you gave me a choice between MS Teams and an LMS for educating?kids - I would choose Teams every time.
LMS's seem suited when you're doing playback of recorded material.
Cheers Mark?
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Hi Michelle,
It¡¯s a big question. LMS¡¯s differ radically, one from the other, depending on how the educational models supported. MOOCs, such as EdX, tend to be excellent at assuming video clips and exercises, for instance. A more traditional LMS such as Moodle, assumes asynchronous text discussion and provides support for a wide variety of discussion types, as well as a wide variety of media types.
What makes a system an LMS has to do with how well it supports things that tend to be exclusive to a learning environment. Usually these include affordance to create/post teaching materials, the ability to track student activity, the ability to submit assignments/grade assignments (and participation). Depending on the proposed teaching environment, you may be looking for something that support asynchronous participation (as on Facebook - people post when they can) or synchronous (everyone online at the same time, perhaps to discuss or do group work; or to listen to a ¡¯sage on the stage¡¯).
You can certainly do most of this well enough with MS Teams, which is a general purpose environment and which _should_ be reasonable to be modified to support whatever learning. model works for you, assuming a vendor who knows the tools well, and who is meeting specified needs. But, the cart is in front of the horse: How does the school visualize online learning? What needs to be supported to help students (and teachers) succeed in the environment?
Sometimes the better first step is to look at people who use the tool for your purpose (other school systems using MS Teams for this purpose?). Then, see how well that fits, or what you would want to modify to make it work for your school district. But, that¡¯s also the usual software rule:?
First, what do you want to do, and? Two (sometimes this helps figure out the first step), who is doing something similar and what can you learn from them in figuring out if given software is suitable (or what software is suitable) and how to get there from here.
Have fun,
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Hi there,?
I'm picking up on the thread around?Online Learning Softwares. Apologies for my ignorance but last night at a parent meeting for a K-8 school, when asked if the school had a plan for virtual learning in the future, the principle?said that MS Teams is in place and works great.? I always?that MS Teams was more of a working collaboration software. Are there differences between Teams and Learning Platforms specifically for online education?? If you have thoughts, please let me know as I'd love to be an informed parent on this and also support the school with their choice or suggestions for other options looking ahead.? Thanks in advance,? Michelle
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Hi Ari and everyone,?
Thank you very much for the quick thoughts - very appreciated!?
Ari - you are absolutely correct and thanks for bringing me back on track. Perhaps that should be the question posted at the next parent committee meeting or the suggestion for the school admin to discuss. Love it!
Thanks again for the direction....much appreciated!?
Michelle
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Hi Michelle,
This is from a parent, not a learning platform expert. Our schools in DC use Teams as a platform and I think it works quite well. Not super-fancy, but I think the limitation there is rather the ability of the teachers to think and work online, not so much the platform. They have spaces to put documents and videos, do and upload their assignments, channels to chat with the teachers, do instruction calls and now that all students have IDs they have also started calling each other socially outside of learning times, which is great for my lonely 8 year old. If they had a platform that allowed for breakout groups and they were online-facilitation savvy, that would be nice, maybe.?
It seems to be rather straightforward - from the teacher's side - to structure their own architecture, which has led to more channels and folders than totally necessary. So sometimes I wish they had less freedom and features, not more...
Good luck,
Eva
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As an aside to this Teams does allow breakout rooms
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Hi Michelle,
This is from a parent, not a learning platform expert. Our schools in DC use Teams as a platform and I think it works quite well. Not super-fancy, but I think the limitation there is rather the ability of the teachers to think and work online, not so much the
platform. They have spaces to put documents and videos, do and upload their assignments, channels to chat with the teachers, do instruction calls and now that all students have IDs they have also started calling each other socially outside of learning times,
which is great for my lonely 8 year old. If they had a platform that allowed for breakout groups and they were online-facilitation savvy, that would be nice, maybe.?
It seems to be rather straightforward - from the teacher's side - to structure their own architecture, which has led to more channels and folders than totally necessary. So sometimes I wish they had less freedom and features, not more...
Good luck,
Eva
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