Heartland AEA will be hosting a Learning Management System (LMS) "Shootout" on January 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Johnston REC. The day is primarily targeted at curriculum directors, technology directors, tech integration specialists and K-12 administrators.
Click here for a tentative agenda. Vendors will give a 50-minute presentation that provides an overview of their LMS product. Most vendors will present 4-5 times on this day. A full presentation schedule will be distributed in early January, once all invited vendors have indicated if they plan to participate. Districts should be able to easily see 4-5 presentations on this day if they are interested in that many different options. There will a lunch break, and there are multiple restaurants within easy driving distance.
Registration is free and available through Heartland AEA PD catalog. Click here to register.
More about LMS
The first link below is from EdWeek magazine, and it suggests several key steps to selecting an LMS. The second link is from the University of Central Florida, and it has an extensive checklist of criteria and features you might consider. This list is longer and more detailed than most PK-12 districts/schools need, but you should be able to identify 10-20 items from this longer list that will be important to you. These articles might be useful to review prior to January 17, and could serve as a framework for deciding which LMS is the best fit for your district/school.
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2013/06/12/03lms-evaluation.h06.html
http://teach.ucf.edu/resources/webcourses-migration/lms-evaluation-checklist/
We look forward to seeing many teams from districts and schools on the January 17. Please contact Lance Wilhelm at lwilhelm@heartlandaea.org if you have any questions at this time.
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