On Feb. 19, 2008, there will be a preconference at the Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel in Orlando, FL, as part of SALT's 2008 New Learning Technologies conference.

More on this tutorial follows:

Maximizing Affordances: Using an LMS for Education and Training

This tutorial will introduce learning management systems (LMSes) and the affordances they provide for distributed eLearning. This will offer mental models for conceptualizing the functionalities of learning management systems and highlight the commonalities among the main LMSes available on the commercial market and as open-source. Look at how digital files may be distributed, communal events held virtually, assessments created and deployed, and learner performance tracked and output. Come explore how courses with eLearning paths, modules, and other learning content may be deployed in interactive instructor-facilitated online spaces. Look at how automated learning may be designed for delivery on the Axio LMS. See how third-party software programs may be integrated into LMSes and how digital learning objects (DLOs) may be integrated into learning management systems. Gain a quick overview of the various informational channels available to learn about LMSes. Takeaways will include a CD of digital resources about LMSes and materials to help in the design of learning on an LMS.

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