1. NICK RATE http://nickrate.com
MS
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

3. Learning Management System
“...a protected online
environment that combines
and manages a collection of
tools and web services to
provide enhanced learning
experiences.”
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/online_learning_environment/index_e.php

4. Administration Communication
Calendars
Home pages
Timetables
Blogs, Wikis, Forums
Room Usage
Video Conferencing
Equipment Bookings
Audio Conferencing
Daily Notices
Email, Chat, Messaging
To Do Lists
Social Networking
LMS
Planning tools/templates Managed web links
Assessment tools/templates Planning templates
School wide planning Digital repositories
Unit plans Learning Objects/Exemplars
ePortfolios Policies/Procedures
Curriculum docs/plans Forms/Letterheads
Curriculum Resources

5. Guest
e.g.
doc sharing
User Shared
forum, blog
Space
chat e.g.
Space
team planning user eportfolio
calendars
Shared Shared
Space Space
Shared
Space
e.g.
calendars
notices
User User
links
resources
Space Space
Shared email
Space instant messaging
video/audio
embedded conferencing
content, social networking
RSS feeds,

7. PERSONAL WORK LEARNING COLLABORATION PUBLISHING
Personal Learning Environment (PLE) Learning Management System (LMS) Collaboration and Communication Learning Content Management System (LCMS)
Frontpage: Option to create customised Page: Create pages with dynamic
Hand-in: Folder for submission of as-
Today portal: Latest info from rooms
start pages for rooms/courses. content and layout.
signments and evaluation.
in Fronter and external RSS feeds.
File transfer: Upload external files
E-mail client: Complete e-mail client Test: Tool for test creation with Messages: Shared message to all
and file structures.
with support for POP3 and IMAP. options for format and design. members in a room.
Learning path: Structuring of learning Shared document: Inbuilt editor for Editor: Inbuilt word editor.
My contacts: List of personal contacts
pages to facilitate directed learning. documents with one or more authors.
and friends.
Shared resources: Shared archive for
Individual Learning Plan (ILP): Discussion: Thread-based discussion
My calendar: Organise personal
participants in a room.
Individual assessment of progress. forum.
appointments and meetings.
Article: Option to combine text and
Question database: Shared database Conversation: Discussion,
My resources: Network-based hard
images.
for test questions. non-thread based forum.
drive for personal files and content.
Debate: Discussion forum with List: Preparation of lists which can
My portfolio: Personal portfolio and Course import: Import of IMS,
defined standpoints. contain internal and external links.
display folder. SCORM and AICC courses.
WebEq: Mathematical formula editor.
Brainstorm: Forum for anonymous
Fronter Instant Messenger (FIM): Statistics: Complete report of activity
generation of ideas.
Internal instant messaging system. in a room.
Free text search: Search inside content
Hotseat: Question and answer
Visual Mail: Write, draw or record a Learning goals: Import/customisation
created and uploaded to Fronter.
function.
message to classmates in Fronter. of learning goals for goal-oriented work.
Links: Shared link resources with
Blog client: Edit your external blogs Portfolio: Overview of learning Shared contacts: Shared contact list
comment function.
from directly within Fronter. process and work progress. for users.
Meeting: Personal real-time meeting
News: Date-controlled news with
Result matrix: Summary of user Chat: Real-time chat function in a
tool for 3 users. Features incl. video,
images and text.
results. room.
app. sharing, whiteboard etc.
Notes: Short notes linked to learning Shared calendar: Shared calendar for Statistics: Statistics for all content
Stickies: Internal messaging system in
objects. members in a room. objects in the resources.
Fronter.
Voting: Simplified test for assessing Metadata: Metadata linked to
My homepage: Personal web page. Whiteboard: Real-time whiteboard
opinion. content objects in the resources.
tool.
Entrance Hall: Visual overview and Sound recorder: Record and store
Activity Folder: Archive for activities Version control: Control of objects in
sound directly in Fronter Resources
easy access to rooms from the Today
specific to a project plan. the resources, with history summary.
and Pages.
Portal.
Video: Show video clips and other Resource booking: Book equipment/ OES: Direct opening, changing and
Information central: Quick overview
multimedia files from the resources. resources etc. through the calendar. saving of external files in Fronter.
of new elements on Today portal.
Appointment list: Scheduling of
To-do list: Personal task list with External repository search: Search in Metadata search: Search on metadata
individual meetings for a group of people.
progress indication. predefined external repositories. associated with content.
Liveroom: Entry-level, synchronous
My RSS feed: Personal RSS feed from Parental Log-in: Unique access to RSS reader: Display RSS feeds from
http://com.fronter.info/
virtual classroom tool for an unlimited
your Today portal. your child’s portfolio. external sources on the Today portal.
number of users.

8. Perceived Student Benefits:
•courses and course work •calendar and timetable
•homework: view & submit •reflection
•interaction with the teacher •diary
•revision or practice tests/ •blogs and wikis
•photos/graphics/articles/
exams
•work environment for videos – digital repositories
presentations/assignments •communication
•interactive problem activities •ePortfolio
•no books to carry back and •video/web conferencing
•new ways of doing old and
forth
•reference materials online new things (more engaging/
•social networking motivating?)
Connecting the Sector: 2009 Roadshow: Managed Learning Environments. MOE

9. Perceived Teacher Benefits:
•course material and structures •as interoperability improves,
can be released as required facility to share resources with
•interaction with the student teachers in other schools
•fewer reference materials
for marking work and
comments (hard copy) and smaller piles
•instant feedback to students if of marking
•reference materials online
submissions are late
•creative work environment for •calendar, timetable and notices
lesson material – planning •communica8on with other
tools staff and spor8ng/cultural
•lesson plans and activity groups
sequences can be stored
•blogs and wikis
(authoring, publishing and
•content repositories
editing tools)
Connecting the Sector: 2009 Roadshow: Managed Learning Environments. MOE

10. Perceived Parent/Whanau Benefits:
•view of child’s work requirements and status
•calendar and timetable
•attendance
•assessments due and previous marks
•view of ePortfolio
•extra-curricula activities
•current topics in class
•general notices
•reports
•communication re assessments and reports in a timely manner
•view of record of achievement (learning)
Connecting the Sector: 2009 Roadshow: Managed Learning Environments. MOE

12. Perceived Benefits:
Please go to:
http://tinyurl.com/ebestlms
and download the document.
Teacher benefits: tick all those that are
important, help administration, impact on
student learning...
Rate them on a scale.
1 = Must have, 5 = Not needed

13. LMS Development
Managed Learning Environment
LMS SMS
Learning Shared Student
Management Data Management
System System

14. LMS Development

15. LMS Development
•Ensure that the LMS vendors can deliver and receive digital
content from the other applica8ons and digital repositories
used in an MLE
•Enables digital content to move from one MLE to another
•We want to ensure that any material a teacher creates can
move with them to another LMS at another school and be
shared with a fellow teacher using the same or another LMS
at the same or another school
•Future focused: teachers will be able to access New Zealand
wriHen resources tagged to our curriculum at clearly
iden8fied levels and objec8ves
•Currently many teachers source overseas material and have
to modify it to suit
Connecting the Sector: 2009 Roadshow: Managed Learning Environments. MOE

16. Going it alone...

17. Going it Alone... an example...
websites
calendar/
document
timetable
creation
creation
& sharing
& sharing
to do lists
text & video
chat
mail
blogs shared contacts

18. Going it Alone... a comparison
Google Apps KnowledgeNet
(Education Edition) (without SMS data sharing)
School role of 300 School role of 300
Set-up: $3350
FREE
Monthly: $150

19. Administration Communication
Calendars✔
Home pages✔
Timetables✔
Blogs✔, Wikis, Forums
Room Usage✔
Video Conferencing✔
Equipment Bookings✔
Audio Conferencing
Daily Notices✔
Email✔, Chat✔, Messaging
To Do Lists✔
Social Networking
LMS
Planning tools/templates✔
Assessment tools/ Managed web links
templates✔ Digital repositories
School wide planning✔ Learning Objects/Exemplars
Unit plans✔ Policies/Procedures✔
ePortfolios✔ Forms/Letterheads✔
Curriculum docs/plans✔
Curriculum Resources

23. Photo Credits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torres21/