Designing+Learning+Environment

Unit 3 Discussion In this task of researching for a new Learning Management System for educational purposes, the first step I will do is to select some article relevant to the information I am trying to obtain. Most LMSs are Web-based and use Internet to communicate and to storage information. LMSs are administered by private sectors and clients share authorship on educational materials. LMSs are used by institutions to provide training and professional development to their employees, and to the employee’s clients. LMSs are widely used by Educational institutions to provide educational services using the digital technology with the connectivity to Internet-based software and applications. LMSs use a variety of development platforms, like Java/J2EE, Microsoft .NET pr PHP. The use of these Internet-based Learning Management Systems has limited ownership to materials users create. According to Wikipedia “They usually employ the use of database like MySQL, Microsoft SQL, or Server or Oracle as back-end. “ To purchase the right to use one of the software, it is required to purchase a license, and the ownership is a virtual concept of what it is traditionally considered ownership. This means that all materials created, if you don’t k (Vance, 2010)ep a copy of it, it can be deleted once you terminate the contract agreements with the LMS Company. What a LMS does for instructors and Job Trainers is to assist in planning and in implementing, with the capability to manage assessment of performance for everyone involved in the teaching and learning process.

Cloud Computing is competitor of Learning Management Systems Companies. Most worries are the fact that Cloud Computing is open and its storage system does not limit access to important information for individuals as well as for companies. One of the big worries in the universe of cloud computing has centered on just how free a company’s information really is. If, for example, you start a big project on Amazon.com, can you move all the associated development work and data to a rival cloud computing service with relative ease should a cheaper, better opportunity arises? Sais Vance in her article: The Recipe for Clouds Goes Open-Source. Based on the Mission Statement of my small community college I choose Firmwater LMS, a solid solution for fluid learning.

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 * Pros when Using LMs || Cons when using Cloud ||
 * Uses Internet to communicate among class or training members using the World Wide Web which can be use to access virtual learning environment anywhere where Internet services are found.

Easy to update and maintain. The technical trouble for LMS can be solve by support providers and are accessible 24 hours in some cases. By interacting with technical support students create knowledge that can be used later in other context. Service Maintenance could just take a couple of days. || ** Cost: ** For LMS students are responsible for purchasing the registration fee and additional software necessary for the successful completion of learning activities. For Cloud, students are required to pay for the use of time in the computer connected in the red.

**Technical issues:** Students as well as facilitators might encounter some technical troubleshooting with the technology.

It could get too big to control quickly.

For maintenance for cloud can take for longer, because sometimes includes the replacement of a piece for a computer component. ||

Developer, W. (2005, September). //Easy administration//. Retrieved may 09, 2011, from Firmwater Inc. : http://firmwater.com [] developer, W. (2005, September). //Easy administration//. Retrieved may 09, 2011, from Firmwater Inc. : http://firmwater.com Vance, A. (2010, July 20). //The Recipe for Clouds Goes Open-Source//. Retrieved may 09, 2011, from Bits: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/the-recipe-for-clouds-goes-open-source/

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