美国当今主要的教学管理系统 最新价值评估英文.pdfVIP

Learning Management System (LMS) Evaluation 2011-2012 Executive Summary For many institutions, the Learning Management System, or LMS, is the most significant enterprise system for teaching and learning. The LMS is the means by which course information is distributed to students. It is not uncommon for an institution to periodically review its LMS system (in our case Blackboard), particularly if it has been in use five years or more. It is time for Butler to review Blackboard and its current competitors to ensure that we have the most effective tool in place to support the academic enterprise. Butler University adopted Blackboard in 2001 so we are long overdue for this evaluation. While we have remained consistent in upgrades to the Blackboard system, we acknowledge that these changes may or may not be keeping pace with the changes in pedagogical demands of students and faculty. The outcome of this project will either validate Blackboard as the appropriate LMS for Butler University or recommend an alternative. The LMS primarily serves the academic mission of the institution. We know that the context of teaching and learning changes. Accordingly, we need to regularly evaluate our LMS to be sure that it is supporting the academic mission and strategic goals of the university. We know that we need to adapt to pedagogical change more rapidly and need an LMS system that is equally flexible. In addition to identifying the best system for Butler University, we intend that this evaluation process will engage the campus community in discussion around interesting and effective teaching, raise awareness that an LMS system is more than a course website and that a good LMS can provide tools for engagement and