This document summarizes a panel discussion on the state and future of learning management systems (LMS). The panel discussed topics such as high adoption rates of LMS in higher education, the role of social media in the future of LMS, and how technologies like mobile and analytics could impact LMS. One question addressed what a "next generation" LMS might look like and what problems it could solve. Another question discussed why LMS reporting and analytics are currently immature and how they could be improved. The document provides data on LMS usage trends in the California State University system.

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The State and Future of
Learning Management Systems
Southern California Technology in Education Conference
17 April 2012
Panelists: Devlin Dailey, Instructure; Warren Ashley, EdD, Reza
Boroon, CSUDH; Jeff Borden, Pearson; Barry Dahl, Desire2Learn;
Jim Hermens, Blackboard
Moderated by: John Whitmer, CSU Office of the Chancellor &
CSU Chico

2. Agenda
1. LMS Adoption – Nationally & in Cal State
2. Panel Discussion

3. STATE OF THE LMS
FROM AN ADOPTION
PERSPECTIVE

4. High Institutional Adoption
 93% of higher education institutions have a
standard LMS deployed (Green, 2010)

5. Making Gains in Adoption & Deployment
Source: Smith, S. D., & Caruson, J. B. (2010). The ECAR Study
of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010
(Vol. Research Study, Vol. 6). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center
for Applied Research.

6. But not there yet …
Source: Dahlstrom, E., de Boor, T., Grunwald, P., & Vockley, M. (2011). The ECAR
National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011.
Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research.

7. Historical Trend: CSU Campus Enterprise LMS Licenses
20 LMS Licensing Trend
18
16
14
Number of Campuses
12
10
D2L
8
Moodle
6 WebCT/Bb Learn
4
2
0
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

8. Historical Trend:
CSU FTES per Enterprise LMS License
350000
300000
250000
CSU FTES
200000
D2L
150000 Moodle
WebCT/Bb Learn
100000
50000
0
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Academic Year

9. CSU Course Sections using Moodle
*Cal Poly SLO 187
*Fullerton 892
*Stanislaus 15 0
CSU Monterey Bay 553 614
CSU Northridge 2,492 3,687
Sum of Active
CSU San Marcos 1,098 1,162 Course Shells
Humboldt 2,270 3,911
Sum of Inactive
Course Shells
Maritime 64 811
SF State 2,997 7,064
Sonoma State 671 2,191
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 9
* Campuses in transition or piloting Moodle

10. CSU Students using Moodle in 1+ Sections
SF State 31,607 1,435
Sum of Students using
LMS in at least one
Section
CSU Monterey Bay 5,074 503 Sum of Students not
using LMS
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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11. PANEL QUESTIONS

12. 1. WHAT IS THE GREATEST
CONTRIBUTION THE LMS HAS
MADE TO TEACHING AND
LEARNING IN HIGHER
EDUCATION?

13. 2. WHAT IS A “NEXT
GENERATION” LMS? WHAT
PROBLEMS DOES IT SOLVE, OR
NEW CAPABILITIES DOES IT
BRING?

14. 3. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SOCIAL
MEDIA IN THE FUTURE OF THE
LMS?

15. 4. WHAT FUTURE TECHNICAL /
FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WILL HAVE THE GREATEST
IMPACT ON THE LMS? (E.G. BLTI,
MOBILE, TABLETS, ANALYTICS)

16. 5. WHAT DOES BLACKBOARD’S
ENTRY INTO OPEN SOURCE
MEAN FOR BLACKBOARD? FOR
THE GREATER ACADEMIC
TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE?

17. 6. WHY IS LMS REPORTING (LET
ALONE ANALYTICS) SO
IMMATURE? HOW CAN WE FIX
IT?

18. Q&A and Contact Info
Contact Info:
• John Whitmer (jwhitmer@csuchico.edu)
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