Russ Danner:
I don't know very much about (which I actually mean, I know nothing) about what a learning management system is. Can you describe what it is to you? My suspicion saying LMS is something like saying CMS (content managment system) which in a crowd of 10 IT people means 8 different things.
A good description of what an LMS is can be found in the Wikipedia:
A Learning Management System (or LMS) is a software package, usually on a large scale (that scale is decreasing rapidly), that enables the management and delivery of learning content and resources to students. Most LMS systems are web-based to facilitate "anytime, anywhere" access to learning content and administration.
At a minimum, the LMS usually allows for student registration, the delivery and tracking of e-learning courses and content, and testing, and may also allow for the management of instructor-led training classes. In the most comprehensive of LMSs, one may find tools such as competency management, skills-gap analysis, succession planning, certifications, virtual live classes, and resource allocation (venues, rooms, textbooks, instructors, etc.). Most systems allow for learner self-service, facilitating self-enrollment, and access to courses.
(From
Wikipedia)
The most important standard in the LMS market is SCORM.
(See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCORM or
http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/index.cfm)
One LMS Java Open Source that follows SCORM specs 1.2 is
OLAT.
We also have one, but it's only in italian and by now it's not open source.
We need to have one integrated in a portlet environment so we are interested in Liferay University.
Are you part of the Liferay development team?
Do you know what is meant for Liferay University in the Liferay roadmap?
Anyone else knows about it?
Can we cooperate in the integration in some way?
Thanks. Goodbye.
