LearnSAT
IMS GLC Learning and Education Technology Satisfaction and Trends
The Learning and Education Technology Satisfaction and Trends ( LearnSAT) report and underlying research are conducted to help inform a new and rapidly evolving marketplace in the use of technology to support teaching and learning. Those responsible for implementing and supporting solutions in this new marketplace have very little information other than that supplied by vendors as to the level of satisfaction obtained. This research series attempts to fill that gap. A very unique aspect of this research is that it also looks at trends in how these technologies are being used and supported, as well as the technologies themselves. It is based on over two years of research uncovering best practices for success in Internet-Supported learning.The IMS Global Learning Consortium LearnSAT is the learning community's number one source for satisfaction and trends in the use of technology to support learning.
IMS conducted the original study in 2007 and there is a current survey to evaluate products.
You can participate in the survey as a panel participant or participate as a non-Panel participant in a quick rating survey.
LearnSAT Panel Participation:
Qualified individuals involved in the leadership or technical support of an online learning, blended, or web-supported initiative may become panel members. Panel members provide information on their initiative and are given the opportunity to rate products and services. Panel members are invited back via email to participate on an annual basis. Participating in the panel survey may require 30 minutes or longer of total time (which can be completed in increments).
Panel participants can choose to select which of 22 product/survey categories they feel qualified to rate. Panel members receive a copy of the survey results with their responses highlighted, usually in March. You will find this information invaluable. For past report, see: http://www.imsglobal.org/ltst/index.cfm
To begin the survey, click here: Panel Members - Select Categories You Wish to Rate
LearnSAT Quick Survey Participation:
To begin a quick rating survey for non-panel members, click the appropriate category link here:
Learning platforms - Take Survey Course management system (CMS), learning management system (LMS), virtual learning environment (VLE) or instructional management system (IMS) - Blackboard, Moodle, ANGEL, Sakai, Desire2Learn, Saba, Learning Village, SchoolNet |
Content management - Take Survey Course management system content management, digital repositories, and document management systems - such as Desire2Learn, Xythos, HarvestRoad, EMC Documentum, etc. |
Learning content authoring - Take Survey Tools for use by faculty, teachers, instructors or developers - such as Articulate, Camtasia, Microsoft PowerPoint, etc |
Portal - Take Survey All portals used in the educational context including course management portals, student portals, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), and enrollment management/recruiting portals - such as ANGEL, eCollege, uPortal, Luminis (SunGard) |
Media authoring - Take Survey Tools to develop rich media content such as Flash, Photoshop, iMovie, or other media capture |
Student information systems - Take Survey Products such as Oracle Peoplesoft, Banner Student (SunGard Higher Education), Informs, Jenzabar, Campus Management, etc. |
Classroom - Take Survey Classroom technology products, including smart boards, AV, classroom capture, clickers, classroom management - such as Tegrity, SMART Board, iClicker, Promethean, etc. |
Data analytics - Take Survey Business intelligence systems - such as Cognos, SAS, etc. |
Group collaboration - Take Survey Live online presentation or collaboration products - such as Wimba Live Classroom, WebEx, Elluminate, etc |
Talent management - Take Survey Human resource management and talent management systems – such as Oracle Peoplesoft, SAP, Taleo, Banner Human Resources (SunGard Higher Education), etc. |
Assessment - Take Survey Quiz, test, or assessment products - such as Respondus, Qwizdom, ETS, ACT, etc. |
Mobile technology - Take Survey Mobile technology used for learning - such as Gateway, HP, Everex, iPod, cell phones, eXact Mobile, etc |
Portfolio - Take Survey Electronic portfolio products - such as ePortaro, WinVision, PebblePad, etc. |
Learning services- Take Survey Providers of on site staffing, hosting, helpdesk, course development, integration, marketing, student recruitment - such as IBM, Accenture, Compass Knowledge Group, etc. |
Content Cartridges - Take Survey Digital content for use in a CMS, LMS, VLE, or IMS - such as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Cengage, OpenLearn, Skillsoft, etc. |
Staff development - Take Survey Staff, faculty, teacher development and training products and services - such as Skillsoft, Element K, Atomic Learning, etc. |
Web-served content - Take Survey Educational / learning web sites and web-based content sources – such as Elsevier, Safari Montage, Wikipedia, Curriki, etc. |
Virtual tutoring - Take Survey Tutoring at a distance such as Smarthinking, Edumetry, Tutor.com, etc. |
Adaptive & gaming - Take Survey Adaptive tutoring, educational gaming, or other domain-specific learning environment products - such as ALEKS, MyLabs, K-12.com, Discovery.com, etc |
Search - Take Survey Search products, engines, and systems - such as Learning Objects, NetTrekker, Google, Microsoft, etc. |
Plagiarism - Take Survey Plagiarism checking products - such as Turnitin, iThenticate, SafeAssignment, etc |
Social web - Take Survey Web 2.0 social, interactive web sites, mash-ups or software - such as Learning Objects, Wimba, other wikis, blogs, collaborative authoring or community tools |
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