Molly Tipton failed at her first try last winter at putting classroom resources and homework assignments online—via a class MySpace page—after parents said they feared their children might get into ...

Google argues that its new Google Wave system could replace e-mail by blending instant messaging, wikis, and image and document sharing into one seamless communication interface. But some college ...

Jim Groom doesn’t hate learning-management software. But he’s certain it doesn’t make teaching any better. For Mr. Groom, an instructional-technology specialist, the features that attract professors ...

The refrain from this Rogers and Hammerstein song captures part of the dance between course management systems and core learning principles. Because the first set of CMS applications was developed by ...

Syllabus advisory board member Judith Boettcher talks with a veteran in the field of instructional technology about course management systems. Carl Berger is a professor at the University of Michigan, ...

The CMS became widely available in 1997, and its popularity and use have increased dramatically ever since. These software solutions have been widely marketed to and adopted by colleges and ...

Mignon Conway Austin teaches language arts at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Fla. Using the Moodle course management system can bring literature to life. After weeks of study, students need a fun ...

Canvas, a popular learning management system, is offline in three major Kansas universities. Canvas is an online platform ...