Commonwealth of Learning - LMS Evaluation Tool User Guide

Consultant's report

LMS Evaluation Tool User Guide

This document is a written guide to start using the software tool for evaluating Learning Management Systems (LMS's).
This guide is written for the persons who will be actually using the tool to evaluate the LMS software. It assumes that you have a basic understanding of spreadsheets, and some working knowledge of either Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.org. It is not a reference for either of these spreadsheet products. Commissioned by the Commonwealth of Learning from 3waynet Inc.

August 2004

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The copyright holders make no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or application of the material in this report which represents the opinions of the assessors, nor does it warrant the claims of any of the products. The results and recommendations may or may not apply to the specific circumstances of third parties. Third party use, therefore, is at the discretion of the user.

INTRODUCTION

We have written this guide to help you start using a software tool for evaluating Learning Management Systems (LMS's). This evaluation tool was created and designed by 3Waynet and licensed to Commonwealth of Learning. The tool is in the format of a spreadsheet. This guide is written for the persons who will be actually using the tool to evaluate the LMS software. It assumes that you have a basic understanding of spreadsheets, and some working knowledge of either Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.org. It is not a reference for either of these spreadsheet products.

We encourage you to open the spreadsheet and follow along as you go through this user guide. The first sections of this guide provide an overview of the tool. The concluding sections provide instruction on how to use the tool as it is. It does not provide instructions for modification.