The Future of Learning Management Systems

Alex ChapinMiddlebury College

Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.

Alan Curtis Kay (born 1940-05-17) is an American computer scientist known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design.

Source: Hong Kong press conference in the late 1980s

"Alan Kay." Wikiquote 16 May 2009. <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alan_Kay>

The medium is the messageMarshall McLuhan (21 July 1911 – 31 December 1980) was a Canadian philosopher, futurist, and communications theorist.

"Marshall McLuhan." Wikiquote 16 May 2009. <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan>

Necessity is the mother of inventionGeorge Farquhar (1678 – April 29, 1707) was an Irish dramatist.

"George Farquhar." Wikiquote 16 May 2009. <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Farquhar>

Invention is the mother of necessityThorstein Veblen US economist & social philosopher (1857 - 1929)

"Invention." Wikiquote 16 May 2009. <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Invention>

Educational Technology

Instructional TechnologyAcademic Technology

Curricular Technology Technologies for Teaching, learning and

Research

Technological Education

Digital LiteracyInformation Literacy

Technical Education

Technical Literacy

Technological Literacy

Digital Competency

Computational Thinking

computational thinking

object-oriented designnamespace management

iterative developmentversion control

identity managementcommons-based peer producation

Technological vs Technical

Possibility Space"what can be done"Theory of τέχνη

Mechanics"how to use"Practice of τέχνη

Technological Education

computational thinking

object-oriented design

namespace management

iterative developmentversion control

Understanding of the "logic," or "theory" of a given tool, technique or service in the sense of the "possibility space" it introduces...

identity management commons-based peer producation

social bookmarking

Learning Management?

Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Management Publication Management Document Management Software Management Application Lifecyle Management Project Management Student Management Assessement Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Management Publication Management Document Management Software Management Application Lifecyle Management Project Management Student Management Assessement Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Management Publication Management Document Management Software Management Application Lifecyle

The Logic of ManagementPMSKMS

CMS LMS DMS

DAMS

UKM SKMDOMS

WM

DRM

LCMS

Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Management Publication Management Document Management Software Management Application Lifecyle Management Project Management Student Management Assessement Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Management Publication Management Document Management Software Management Application Lifecyle Management Project Management Student Management Assessement Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Content Management Course Management Digital Asset Management Digital Object Management Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Total Quality Management Workflow Management Publication Management Document Management Software Management Application Lifecyle

The Logic of ManagementPMSKMS

CMS LMS DMS

DAMS

UKM SKMDOMS

WM

DRM

LCMS

Top Down

Controlled

Standardized

Structured

Hierarchical

Authoritarian

Insular

Bottom Up

Blogs

Wikis

Widgets

Aggregators

LearningManagement

LearningManagement

ResearchPortfolios

Exhibitions

Collections

ArchivesCourses

MarketingCommunications

LearningManagementResearch

PortfoliosExhibitionsCollections

ArchivesCourses

Adapt emerging technologies to fit into the educational context

Build educational versions of emerging technologies

OR

LearningManagementResearch

PortfoliosExhibitionsCollections

ArchivesCourses

Criteria for Educational Adoption

Open Standards | Proprietary InnovationVibrant Community | Sustainable Business Model

Open Source | Closed Source | Community Souce

LearningManagementResearch

PortfoliosExhibitionsCollections

ArchivesCourses

Object OrientedService Oriented

Syndication Oriented

Criteria for Educational Adoption

LearningManagementResearch

PortfoliosExhibitionsCollections

ArchivesCourses

Challenges...

Quality vs PopularityAdministrative vs Academic

Granular Authorizations

More Challenges...

Group ManagementNamespace Management

Authoritative Hierarchies

Reputation and GradingParticipation Tracking

Widget Platforms + Blogs + Wikis

Identity Management

Versioned MicrocontentWikis + Blogs

Bottom up organizationWikis + Blogs

Student-centered learningNews Aggregators + Learning Modules