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History of the LMS

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Prior to the whole online scene, you could access information via FTP sites known as Archie, Veronica and Jughead (yes, totally true. Other options were universities who went online, via Lotus Notes. Heck, I was in a doctorate program, whereas the majority of the ‘courses’ was via Lotus Notes, the other was ILT.

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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. That's actually quite a good point and likely a good way to go after it.

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Asynch, Synch.And the Winner is?

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Instructor (you can replace it with “teacher&# or “professor&# ) places all notes, materials, information, etc. 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. Courses are typically called online classes, or referred to as classes. Typical Setup.