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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

To understand the history of the LMS, there are five items that drove it. ILT (Instructor Led Training – Workplace, even EdTech – K-12 and Higher Education). The Online Course Revolution – AKA WBT You can thank Education, specifically higher education, for the online course debut, and yes, even the LMS.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

Method Count Percent Alongside Formal Learning 26 63% Process Information / Training 22 54% Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) / Support Information 18 44% Commonly used resources, URL's to applications, documentation, Contact Information, etc. Many people in academia felt that students were the obvious target audience.

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Asynch, Synch.And the Winner is?

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Widely used and adopted in education/academia online learning (especially academia) (estimates say over 95%). I have seen SBL courses – i.e. classes used with Lotus Notes, so you do not have to have a LMS to have a SBL. Rarely used in education/academia. Rarely used in corporate. Typical Setup.