1. CMS and Librarians
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2. CMS (course management software)
provides an instructor with a set of tools and
a framework that allows the relatively easy
creation of online course content and the
subsequently teaching and management of
that course including various interactions
with students taking the course.
EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologies Committee
John Meerts, Institution : Wesleyan University
10/20/03

3. Desire2Learn

4. Desire2Learn
What Desire2Learn offers…
 Course building capabilities
 Assessment/collaboration options
 Integrated social learning tools

5. My impression of D2L
 Use of various communication methods
Ex. two-way voice, multipoint video,
whiteboard
• Assessment options
Ex. Quizzes, and question sets
• Integrated social learning tools
Ex. Facebook, Twitter, Google, Blogs

6. Views on CMS
 Library integration onto course
management systems is referred to “the
embedded librarian.”
(Hearn, 2005)

7. Librarians and CMS
 Many librarians have voiced their concerns
about the lack of library integration into
commercial CMS software packages and
the need for librarian involvement in their
design and implementation.
(Buehler, 2004; Machevec, 2001; Shank & Dewald, 2003)
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