Learning System Management Talk http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php Learning System Management Talk - News, resourcers and forum for users, administrators, and developers of online Learning Management Systems. en admin@lmstalk.com Copyright 2008 2008-07-25T07:10:46 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Elearning effectiveness in doubt http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=464&c=1 2008-04-10T10:40:46 (mailto:john@internetguru.com.au) e-learning news 464@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php Over half of learning and development managers (57%) now offer elearning as part of their training provision. But there are doubts about its effectiveness, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual learning and development surveySee story See story]]> SyberWorks e-Learning Podcasts: Episode #19: Tips on Using Graphics in e-Learning http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=463&c=1 2008-04-10T10:39:18 (mailto:john@internetguru.com.au) e-learning Articles 463@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System industry, today announces the next episode in their e-Learning Podcast Series: "Tips on Using Graphics in e-Learning."See story See story]]> eLearning DevCon 2008 Planned for Salt Lake City, Utah, July 14-16 http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=462&c=1 2008-04-10T10:37:33 (mailto:john@internetguru.com.au) e-learning news 462@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php Organizers for the e-learning developers conference, eLearning DevCon announced today that the 2008 event will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the University of Utah Campus on July 14-16.See story See story]]> Trainers Invited to attend Next eLearning Network Event: Building Learning Communities http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=461&c=1 2008-04-06T11:01:28 (mailto:john@internetguru.com.au) e-learning news 461@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php Can self-study elearning stand alone? Is it possible for really meaningful learning to take place without support from experts and peers? Can learning communities enhance the user experience by providing learners with ongoing support, inspiration and shared expertise? These are the issues to be tackled at the eLN’s next event ... See story]]> Nigerians Urged to Embrace E-Learning http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=460&c=1 2008-04-06T10:59:11 (mailto:john@internetguru.com.au) e-learning news 460@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php Nigerians have been tasked to fully embrace the innovativeness of e-learning, in view of the advances taking root already in all fields of endeavour all around the globe through information communications technology.See story See story]]> Blackboard Patent Claims Invalidated by US Patent Office http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=459&c=1 2008-03-30T00:22:51 (mailto:john@internetguru.com.au) General LMS 459@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php from Desire2Learn Patent-Info's Blog On March 25, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued its Non-Final Action on the re-examination of the Blackboard Patent. We are studying the document, found here, but in short, the PTO has rejected all 44 of Blackboard’s claims. We caution that this is a NON-final ... Desire2Learn Patent-Info's Blog

On March 25, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued its Non-Final Action on the re-examination of the Blackboard Patent. We are studying the document, found here, but in short, the PTO has rejected all 44 of Blackboard’s claims. We caution that this is a NON-final action; both Blackboard and Desire2Learn will have an opportunity to comment before a final action will issue, and after that, the decision will be subject to appeals.
]]> Bersin Study Finds GeoLearning to be Overall Enterprise LMS Customer Satisfaction Leader http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=458&c=1 2007-04-23T10:49:27 John Pierce (mailto:johnpierce@internetguru.com.au) LMS product news 458@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php GeoLearning further solidified its position as the top-rated enterprise learning management system company with findings from Bersin & Associates’ LMS Customer Satisfaction Study 2007: An Industry Analysis of the Customer Experience with Learning Management Systems. This comprehensive study identified GeoLearning as the customer satisfaction leader or co-leader in 17 of ... *ATutor 1.5.4 Released* http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=457&c=1 2007-04-23T10:47:32 John Pierce (mailto:johnpierce@internetguru.com.au) LMS product news 457@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php "ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind." ATutor 1.5.4 has now been released. Users are encouraged to upgrade their systems to take advantage of the many new features available in this release. Some of these features include: additional test ...
ATutor 1.5.4 has now been released. Users are encouraged to upgrade their systems to take advantage of the many new features available in this release. Some of these features include: additional test question types, as well as QTI 2.1 test question exporting; batch management of student accounts and a new administrator enrolment manager; and a new DIV based theme (blumin), among many other things.

*Downloads*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/downloads.php

*ATutor 1.5.4 Demo*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php]]> OLAT 5.1.2 release http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=456&c=1 2007-04-23T10:42:44 John Pierce (mailto:johnpierce@internetguru.com.au) LMS product news 456@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php The OLAT team released OLAT 5.1.2. This is a bugfix release. For a full list of changes please refer to the OLAT 5.1.2 release notes http ://www.olat.org/public/download/releasenotes/5-1-x.html. If you have any questions/comments, please post them to our lists at lists.olat.org. The 5.1.2 release is available as source code release for production environments and as demo ...
For a full list of changes please refer to the OLAT 5.1.2 release notes
http ://www.olat.org/public/download/releasenotes/5-1-x.html.
If you have any questions/comments, please post them to our lists at lists.olat.org.

The 5.1.2 release is available as source code release for production
environments and as demo installer release for testing purpose.
Please fetch your copy at the Download section http ://www.olat.org/public/download.html
at the olat.org website.

Thanks to the growing community that helped finding bugs that made this release more stable.
Please continue submitting any bugs you may encounter at bugs.olat.org. There you'll also be able to browse issues and bugs as well as see the detailed development roadmap.
]]> Blackboard Announces Patent Pledge in Support of Open Source Software and Home-Grown Course Management Systems http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php?p=455&c=1 2007-02-03T10:00:27 John Pierce (mailto:johnpierce@internetguru.com.au) LMS media releases 455@http://www.lmstalk.com/news.php Blackboard Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise technology to the education community, announced today a "Patent Pledge" in support of learning institutions worldwide that use or develop open source and home-grown course management software as well as the commercial entities supporting them.See story See story]]>