A.Introduction
In early 2006,The eLearning Guild asked its members for their besttips on selection,implementa-tion,and managementof learning managementand learning contentmanagementsystems (LMSand LCMS).A total of 417 members contributed usable tips.We have sorted and edited these tips,inorder to publish them as three separate eBooks.This book presents 382 tips on LMS/LCMS selection.
B.The tips
As we have done with our earlier publications on success with LMS/LCMS and with online instruc-tion,we have organized the tips into categories and subcategories.The editors assigned tips to cate-gories according to the main theme or intentof each tip.This was notsimple,since many of the tipscontained multiple ideas and some were quite lengthy.We recognize thatmany readers will dis-agree with our categories and our assignments.The Selection tips fall into eightmajor groups:1.Comprehensive tips:This is the largestsingle group,abouta fourth of the total.Each of thesetips address several key areas or bestpractices.2.Tips for matching LMS features to business and learning needs:This is also a large group,nearlyas large as the comprehensive tips.Itreflects the concern thatrespondents had for dealingwith the tremendous number of features in mostLMS/LCMS offerings.3.Tips for LMS review and evaluation procedures or process:These tips provide bestpractices fororganizing your selection process,and various selection criteria.4.Tips for matching the LMS/LCMS to the users:Since others will use the LMS or LCMS,itis criti-cal to consider their needs as partof the selection process.5.Tips for matching LMS/LCMS features to formal business objectives and requirements:Manytipsters offered bestpractice ideas for bringing LMS/LCMS choice in line with the mission of the organization.6.Tips for obtaining stakeholder involvementand support:An LMS or LCMS is the concern of many groups and decision-makers.These stakeholders mustbe involved in the selectionprocess in a meaningful way.7.Tips for managing vendor involvement:The character of the vendor and your relationship to thevendor can be a significantelementin the success of your implementation.8.“Other”tips:Some tips simply didn’tfitany category we could come up with,butthey are validand worth considering.
C.The tipsters
As in all our eBooks,we creditthe members who contributed their ideas (the Tipsters).Mostof thetips are followed by a number indicating the origin,and an indexed listof Tipsters appears attheend of this book.All tips are in the Tipster’s own words,with editing only for spelling,grammar,andpunctuation where needed.We deeply appreciate the effortthatcontributors made to create these tips.We hope you find atleastone valuable idea — and we hope many valuable ideas — thatcan help you as you selectyourLMS or LCMS.
382 Tips for Selection of an LMS or LCMS
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I.How to Use These Tips
Published December 2006by
The eLearning Guild
Bill Brandon
Editor
BBrandon@eLearningGuild.com
Chuck Holcombe
Copy EditorChuck@Holcombe.biz
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