ABSTRACT
The complex process of teaching and learning requires complex, multi-faceted models of implementation. One tool will not meet all needs in all contexts. Changes impact and influence existing models-rendering yesterday’s solutions obsolete. In the field of learning, an adaptive model of technology selection and governance is required to ensure that all stakeholders’ needs are met. A solution today may not be accurate tomorrow. A sustained process needs to be enacted to align context changes with changes and approaches to learning methods and technologies available. The university must adapt, using technologies and models of understanding, in this case to reconcile teaching, research, IT, a changing environment, financial accountability, and managerial models. Learning management systems (LMSs) have a position in higher education (certain types of under-graduate level learning are more structured and focused on memorization or content exploration). To meet the needs of all learners in various stages of their education, a multi-faceted (holistic) view of learning must be considered. Increasingly, personal learning environments (PLEs) provide the tools and model to attend to the diverse learning needs of individuals today. An LMS/LCMS handles and controls the delivery of self-paced, instructor led, and e-learning courses. The LMS lets you publish courses and place them in an easy to use online catalog. Learners log into the LMS with any browser, select courses from the course catalog and take them. The LMS tracks the learners’ activities, providerships, professional licenses, progress, compliance with course assignments, and much more. The LMS provides online reports for each course and learner yet is inexpensive and provides the essential features you need.
