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.LRN is the world’s most widely adopted enterprise-class open-source software for supporting learning and research. Originally developed at MIT, .LRN today is used by nearly half a million users in more than eighteen countries worldwide. With a powerful underlying development framework that promotes scalable innovation for collaborative education, .LRN is used by higher education institutions, as well as K-12, government, and non-profit organizations. .LRN also provides a total cost of ownership significantly lower than custom or commercial solutions.
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From Course Management to Curricular Capabilities

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From Course Management to Curricular Capabilities:
A Capabilities Approach for the Next-Generation CMS
Van Weigel
EDUCAUSE REVIEW | May/June 2005, Volume 40, Number 3
Interesting critique of current CMS/LMS approaches, suggesting more mileage may be got from a capabilities approach (thinking of capability deficits rather than trying to mirror classroom-inspired pedagogies)
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Journal of Learning Design

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a new educational journal which moves beyond a focus on technological applications in educational settings, to encourage more critical analysis of approaches to the design of learning environments and the extent to which they result in enhanced learning outcomes for learners. Traditional, didactic, delivery-focussed models of teaching in higher education still prevail, whether in the lecture theatre or in the online environment.
The Journal of Learning Design will play an important role in raising awareness of how to move beyond such transmission models of education, to the design of more active, collaborative, authentic and engaging learning experiences for learners.
The Journal of Learning Design aims to provide a forum for critical debate and professional exchange about models, theoretical positioning and best practice in learning design.
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ITSE – International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education

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HCI meets online learning and AI – seeking papers

Advances in Information, communication and interactive technology have made it possible to reach out to a wider audience around the globe. However, the solutions/systems developed for this purpose are not always satisfactory. The International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, which provides a distinct forum to specially promote innovation and human-/user-centred approaches. This is through a passionate emphasis on the need to seriously employ solutions from Human Computer Interaction (HCI) to technology and education. It also encourages combining solutions from HCI with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or multimedia and the Web technology to advance innovation in interactive technology generally and its applications in education. The journal also promotes evaluation as a continuous and an integral part of the development cycle of usable solutions/systems (rather than a final stage in the development cycle). By bringing together these specialist fields, the journal aims to bridge an existing gap in interactive technology and educational technology research, which would help advance innovation in these areas.

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