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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently teamed up with EDUCAUSE to identify gaps between current LMS tools and the needs of future learners. In a research report entitled "The Next General Digital Environment" they found that new LMS tools will need to be made more like "lego blocks". There is a need for highly customizable learning environments as opposed to standardized learning management systems. The KEY DIMENSIONS of the "New LMS" discussed in the report released by Educause are:
1) Interoperability and Integration - The ability to operate with different types of plugins and external tools.
2) Personalization - The ability to allow learners to customize their own learning experiences and pathways.
3) Analytics, Advising and Learning Assessment - The ability to produce "actionable information" and support different assessment approaches specifically in competency-based education.
4) Collaboration - The ability to allow learners to collaborate inside and outside the learning environment.
5) Accessibility and Universal Design - The ability to enable ALL learners and instructors to access content and learning assets.
1) Interoperability and Integration - The ability to operate with different types of plugins and external tools.
2) Personalization - The ability to allow learners to customize their own learning experiences and pathways.
3) Analytics, Advising and Learning Assessment - The ability to produce "actionable information" and support different assessment approaches specifically in competency-based education.
4) Collaboration - The ability to allow learners to collaborate inside and outside the learning environment.
5) Accessibility and Universal Design - The ability to enable ALL learners and instructors to access content and learning assets.
