1. Jon R. Hilden
IX564: Design of Learning Environments
December 10, 2013

2. The following diagram shows the LMS components. Using
the diagram as reference, the following slides describe the
course development process.
Testing and
Assessments
Course Instructors
Course Content
Repository
User Profile
Development and
Registration
Analysis and
Reporting
Course Creation
Scribd. (2013)

3. 
Organizes a team of testers that consists of
administrators, instructors, students, and management
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Thoroughly tests each part of the system by evaluating
menu items, text field entry points, checkboxes, radio
buttons, etc
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Corrects any issues prior to LMS use
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Is a dynamic, ongoing process that interacts with LMS
instructors, analysis and reporting, and the course
content repository
Scribd. (2013)

4. 
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Stores course content material for future
access, revision, and use
Courses are organized according to course prefixes
and/or course number
Organized by course unit, section, topic, instructor
name, or asset type (video, audio, document, or image)
Is a dynamic, ongoing process that interacts with testing
and assessments, analysis and reporting, course
creation, course instructors, and user profile
development and registration
Central Piedmont Community College (2013)

5. Our organization will use reporting and analysis in the
following manner:
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Analysis: We will explore data and reports in order to
obtain meaningful information that will be used to
improve business performance
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Reporting: We will then organize the data obtained
during analysis to develop information summaries, which
will help us monitor business performance
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Is a dynamic, ongoing process that interacts with testing
and assessments, and the course content repository
Adobe Systems (2012)

6. The process for course creation is as follows:
1.
Review course completion due dates
2.
Submit course development proposals to training department for
approval
3.
Develop course objectives, unit objectives, and course
assessments
4.
Choose a design tool, such as Learning Spiral, for the
development of thinking-centered lessons, units, and activities
5.
Is a dynamic, ongoing process that interacts with course content
and repository
The Thinking Classroom (1999)
Columbia State Community College (2013)

7. 
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Determine target audience through needs assessment
Create user profiles (personas) based on needs
assessment. Personas aid in the understanding of how
users will interact with the LMS platform and design
Verify with the development team that the LMS applies
to the target audience
Develop complete set of registration screens, data
collection forms, and profile pages used to acquire users
Hunt, J. (2011)
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Is a dynamic process that interacts with the course
content repository
Janrain, Inc.
(2013)

8. Learner tools will consist of the following:
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Student interaction
Course syllabus
 Discussion groups and forums
 Blogs
 Instant messaging
 Mobile technology
 Drop boxes for the submission of reports and assignments
 Wiki availability for collaboration with instructors and students
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Learner-centered functionality
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Learner-centered student interaction
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Learner-centered learning media
 Web-embedded video and narration
 PDF handouts
(2013)
Scribd.

9. Support tools assist instructors in the production of classroom
resources and materials and will aid in the following:
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Improve instructional efficiency and productivity
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Encourage exploration and discovery of new information
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Improve product appearance
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Increase accuracy and timeliness of information
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Improve student interaction through content sharing
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Improve test and survey delivery
Sankarsingh, C. (2013)

10. Although some LMS functions may not work with some
browsers, the LMS is compatible with most web
browsers, including:
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Internet Explorer 7 and 8 for PCs
Firefox 3 and later for PCs or Macs
Safari 3 or later for Macs
To help ensure proper LMS functionality, verify that the
computer systems meet the following requirements:
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Pop-ups are enabled
Cookies are enabled
Java is installed, up-to-date, and enabled
University of Western Australia

11. Project
Manager
Instructional
Designer
Subject Matter
Expert(s)
Online
Trainers
IT
Professional

12. Project Manager—Oversees the implementation of the
LMS and the process of hiring and recruiting online
trainers on an as-needed basis
 Instructional Designer—Designs the sessions within
the LMS
 Subject Matter Expert(s)—Serve as experts on the
training subject areas
 Online Trainers—Lead the training sessions online
 IT Professionals—Set up the LMS to be able to work
with internal systems. Help the IT department
understand how the systems are connected to be more
successful in the long-term
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13. 
Project Manager
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Full Time
Ranges from about $80,000 to $100,000 per year
Instructional Designer
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Full Time
Ranges from about $40,000 to $90,000 per year
Subject Matter Expert(s)
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Contract
Ranges from about $40 to $60 per hour
Online Trainers
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Contract
Ranges from about $30 to $60 per hour
IT Professionals
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Fulltime
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Ranges from about $30,000 to over $100,000
glassdoor.com
per year

14. It is recommended that a laptop of choice with all necessary software
(web browsers of various types for testing, Office Suite, email, security
software) be made available to the project participants.
Windows PCs can be purchased for around $600 with Windows 7 and
4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive
Apple MacBook Pro can be purchased for around $1,300 with 4GB of
memory and 128GB of flash storage
If a MacBook is the laptop of choice, the instructional designer and IT
professional should have Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop and a
current version of Windows installed. In this manner, they can review as
many different arrangements as possible about how students would
view the course and course materials.

15. Smart phones should be provided for the instructional designer, the project
manager, and the IT professional. Doing so will allow for increased levels of
communication during the early stages of LMS integration and course
development, as well as to give opportunities for testing any mobile-based
connections.
Some possible options are as follows:
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The Apple iPhone 5S can range in price from $200 with 16GB memory to
$400 with 64 GB memory
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DROID Maxx with 32GB memory can be purchased for about $100
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Samsung Galaxy Note II with 16GB memory can be purchased for about
$200
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HTC One with 32GB memory can be purchased for about $200
Apple iPads range in price from about $300 to $500

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Central Piedmont Community College (2013). Course content repository. Retrieved from https://delta.cpcc.edu/courses
Columbia State Community College(2013). Checklist for Columbia State Community College’s course creation process.
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