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Tuesday, March 02, 2004
You've Come a Long Way, Baby! eLearning Portals - Ron Ateshian, Syllabus
.... On the server side, where information and services are distributed from the campus, the portal is relatively easy to administer and provides for a standardized look and feel important to today’s colleges and academic departments. Instructors are able to deliver courseware and information specific to any curriculum or class through easy-to-update ‘channels’ and ‘portlets,’ both of which organize information specified by its respective owner and are updated only by those with the appropriate credentials. If designed and built correctly, solutions such as Macromedia Breeze, Flash, and Authorware can deliver easy-to-build and updatable course content. While the portal provides centralized access, an ideal model includes a learning management system (LMS). In short, an LMS tracks and coordinates distribution of courseware and student progress. An LMS can provide augmented scheduling, login, and attendance tracking that can include time on task and record test scores. Robust LMS solutions can customize curricula or courses based on valid learning objectives, pretests, and posttests.
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