3 Pathways to LMS & Educational Technology Nirvana: Build Your Own, Open Source, and Off the Shelf

Scott Bradbury, MS, Director, Division of E-Learning, America Academy of Pediatrics

Olivier Petinaux, MS, Senior Manager, Distance Education and E-Learning, American College of Surgeons
Jeremy Lundberg, MS, Chief Executive Officer, EthosCE Learning Management System & DLC Solutions
Summary: Swimming in a sea of endless options and choices when it comes to selecting a learning management system
(LMS)? Confounded by the array of choices when it comes to selecting other technologies to support your continuing
medical education? In this point/counterpoint session, 3 panelists will debate and discuss the pros and cons of 3 potential
solutions: Build Your Own, Open Source, and Off the Shelf. The right solution for you may involve one of these
approaches, or a mix of these approaches...so tune in and learn the advantages and disadvantages of each from 3 different
perspectives.
What Makes Your Session Unique?: Each panelist will present the pros of their preferred solution, respond to
blistering critique and ridicule from the rest of the panel, and in the last 15 minutes, reunite with their fellow presenters to
answer any and all questions from the audience. And everyone who attends gets a free hug.
Length of Session: 60 minutes