{"id":2508,"date":"2016-04-05T07:57:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T12:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/?page_id=2508"},"modified":"2018-08-02T11:17:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T16:17:11","slug":"lms-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/lms-review\/","title":{"rendered":"LMS Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LMS Review was completed in the summer of 2016. Thank you to everyone who provided their time and feedback. See our brief wrap up<\/a> for more information on the decision to stay with Blackboard.<\/p>\n

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The Digital Experience Committee<\/strong>\u00a0and Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLTech) Committee<\/strong>\u00a0are currently conducting\u00a0an LMS Review. Lesley University has been using Blackboard as our learning management system (LMS) since 2005. During this time LMS\u2019s and elearning have changed dramatically. In July 2015, Blackboard released a brand new version of its LMS called Blackboard Ultra. Blackboard Ultra<\/a> is a major redesign compared to the current version of Blackboard. Since moving to this version will be such a big change, it seemed worthwhile to revisit the LMS market to determine if another LMS would better fit the needs of Lesley University and its faculty and students.<\/p>\n

How We Use the LMS (Blackboard):<\/strong>
\nLesley uses the LMS as the primary classroom venue for fully online courses and to enhance face-to-face courses, allowing for students to submit assignments, collaborate together outside of class, and to bring outside resources into the classroom.<\/p>\n

The LMS Options:<\/strong>
\nThe Digital Experience Committee scheduled demos with the following vendors:<\/p>\n