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Techniques for Unleashing Student Work from Learning Management Systems

Techniques for Unleashing Student Work from Learning Management Systems | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Learning management systems, like Blackboard and Moodle, have helped educators manage assignments. However, the LMS can be an obstacle to letting students take their work with them while connecting to the greater world.
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Virtual Classroom Platform Offers Free Academic Memberships for Instructors -- THE Journal

Virtual Classroom Platform Offers Free Academic Memberships for Instructors -- THE Journal | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
WizIQ is making its distance learning platform free for K-12 teachers.
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How to Choose the Right Learning Management System

How to Choose the Right Learning Management System | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Ed-tech experts say many schools and districts don't have a good understanding of how to choose and evaluate the different systems available.
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Making Open Education Easy: New Course Frameworks from Lumen Learning Offer Blueprints for Teaching with Open Educational Resources | Canvas by Instructure

PORTLAND, Oregon and Salt Lake City, Utah (May 22, 2013) – Lumen Learning and Instructure broke new ground for open education today with the introduction of six open course frameworks that make teaching with open content easier and more effective...
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Please Stop The Social | Inside Higher Ed

Please Stop The Social | Inside Higher Ed | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

Great piece on THE begging of educational software manufacturers to stop going on about social media.

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Using the Facebook group as a learning management system: An exploratory study - Wang - 2011 - British Journal of Educational Technology - Wiley Online Library

Using the Facebook group as a learning management system: An exploratory study - Wang - 2011 - British Journal of Educational Technology - Wiley Online Library | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

Facebook is a popular social networking site. It, like many other new technologies, has potential for teaching and learning because of its unique built-in functions that offer pedagogical, social and technological affordances. In this study, the Facebook group was used as a learning management system (LMS) in two courses for putting up announcements, sharing resources, organizing weekly tutorials and conducting online discussions at a teacher education institute in Singapore.

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Education Technology Trends – Part II – LMS and LCMS, Education Marketplaces

Education Technology Trends – Part II – LMS and LCMS, Education Marketplaces | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
ProgrammableWeb.com keeps you up to date with web mashups and APIs: what's new, interesting, useful and important. Hundreds of mashups and APIs. Contribute, search, view, and chart them.
Alberto Rivera's curator insight, June 5, 2022 4:10 AM
Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS). Learning Management Systems (LMS) allow organizations to develop web-based training programs and educational coursework, manage class registrations and rosters, provide distance education, provide methods of testing and assessments, and implement other e-learning features. Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) include many of the same features as Learning Management Systems. However, Learning Content Management Systems are more complex platforms and focus on the creation, development, and management of content for online and web-based courses.
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3 Online Learning Platforms Perfect For Teachers - Edudemic

3 Online Learning Platforms Perfect For Teachers - Edudemic | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
There are a boatload of online learning platforms out there. Here are the top ones that I think you should check out and learn (get it?) more about.
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Open Tapestry

Open Tapestry | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
Online learning platform that makes teaching simpler and learning more effective for educators and organizations. Adapt web content and tools to fit learner needs. Sign up for free!
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CourseSites by Blackboard

CourseSites by Blackboard | The 21st Century | Scoop.it
CourseSites by Blackboard is a free learning management system for K12 and Higher Ed Instructors enabling blended & eLearning.
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Blackboard's New Platform Strategy - e-Literate

Blackboard's New Platform Strategy - e-Literate | The 21st Century | Scoop.it

"A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the BbWorld conference and conduct a private interview with Chief Technology Officer and President of Academic Platforms Ray Henderson.1 What I learned is that the company is embarking on a fairly radical, high-risk/high-reward strategy of re-architecting both their platform and their business model. "

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