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 Panel Presentation
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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
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.
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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