Navigate 3.2.1 – Tools for Deciding on an LMS Quest

I chose to focus on the K12 learner when categorizing LMS/CMS vendors. An online community must choose tools depending upon the characteristics of your learners, as well as your goals of the course. This looks very different in K12 opposed to Higher Ed. Or business. In K12, it is important to have an easy to use platforms and to remember that when you choose the technology it should be content driven not merely dictated by the type of tools that are cool. The way the LMS is organized can help with this goal. After looking at various LMS, the chart below conveys my top choices.

My final choice would be Adobe Connect, First, let me say that I am a fan of all Adobe products. I picked this product because of  engagement, ease of use, and impact on learning.

Engagement-The virtual classroom has breakout rooms, an unlimited selection of audio providers, to multiple presenters’ options and all kinds of tools. Content can be shared, discussed, and created in many ways.

Ease of use- Adobe Connect runs everywhere and on every device. Content is easy to access anywhere and on anything. This is an important component to online learning. Participants get links they click on and immediately get their content with no downloads which is a huge advantage.

Impact on learning- Adobe Connect measures live learner participation with engagement monitoring, and it has extensive interactive options. This allows the instructor to deliver the content and personalize it to the learner. 

Adobe Connect is very broad and has many options, that may be too much for some online learning environments, but I feel that with all the options to delver personalized content, it can create and ideal environment for the K12 student.