Does anyone have, or know where I might get a comparison of the threaded discussion features among popular learning management systems? By "features" I am thinking about threading, adaptive release, email from thread, push notifications for posts, etc.
You can go to this link:
http://elearningindustry.com/top-open-source-learning-management-systems
For opensource lms the most compatible as you question are moodle and edmodo
For propiertary lms most compatible and ease to use is blackboard.
We've also been using Piazza (piazza.com) and embedding that into Blackboard. It allows anonymous posts, searching, tagging, rating and notifications via email / mobile app. The notifications settings can also be changed.
Not sure if there's a comparison out there but the link that Dony sent seems helpful.
LMS offers various forms of interactive learning features such as -- for
- Basic (entry levels)
- Extended (part time)
- Correctional (learn / unlearn / relearn)
- Step up (higher levels)
- Transactional (evolve to become a teacher level )
Jump to 2015, LMS CMS war's over, google won...
https://classroom.google.com/signup?hl=en
Thanks for everyone's comments, which I appreciate. Although this comparison chart isn't comprehensive and not exactly what I was looking for, I thought I would share the chart in case it was of use to others. Thank you.
http://elearninguncovered.com/2014/06/updated-e-leaning-authoring-tools-comparison/
Hi Barbara, my co-author and I wrote a book chapter on Pedagogical Usability for CMSs and we discussed the discussion forum. http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Research-on-Course-Management-Systems-in-Higher-Education
I know this link is not much help but we are still awaiting our copies...:/
Thanks, Camille. Is the title of your chapter, "Pedagogical Usability for CMSs"?
Canvas to host MOOCs
- tags to a Discussion
- Upvotes / downvotes
- link appear
- flag / follow
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/canvas-lms-users/xPkWMwiDBrA
The blog post linked has a list of alternatives that may be more "fit for purpose". The authors suggest (with reference to "agency" and "community") why most students are more active on anything but the LMS.
- 'Rampant online discussion requires flexible technology and requires that we choose our tools carefully. As Giroux suggests, “Education is not neutral. It is always directive in its attempt to teach students to inhabit a particular mode of agency; enable them to understand the larger world and one’s role in it in a specific way…” The best forums for online discussion actively open the world to the student, rather than box her in (technologically, pedagogically).'
Morris & Stommel (2014) The Discussion Forum is Dead. Long Live the Discussion Forum. HybridPedagogy. [blog]
Hi Barbara,
May be this link could help you. It is in frensh but not very difficult to translate if needed.
http://site-coop.net/gaf2010/wakka.php?wiki=ComparaisonVle
For translation (http://www.reverso.net/text_translation.aspx?lang=EN)
This site compares forum platforms across only a few common functions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software
We should use this shared Google spreadsheet (http://bit.ly/comparediscussionforumfeatures) to collaboratively build a comprehensive and detailed list of features (with greater specificity) in a table crossed with discussion forum platforms.
Specific features like:
- Collapse forum to view message index by subject heading only (not available in Canvas)
- Expand forum to view message in full text with threading
- Option to collapse postings under any selected parent message
- Ability to edit subject heading of replies
- Maximum number of threads (collapsed & expanded) that are visible but legible on browser screen to see relationships between exchanges .
- Option to configure forum as flat forum, flat thread, or fully nested thread.
- Option to include or not include subject headings when posting messages.
- Option to display replies in forum or threads in chronological order or in reverse chronological order ("bumping").
- Subscribe to email notifications to replies to own messages (not available in Canvas) or to all postings.
- Email notifications that contain text of parent message and response to message, with direct link to the respond in the forum. (Blackboard only shows the response message with link).
- Ability to reciprocate a reply via email by replying to the received email notification (like in Google comments in Google docs).
- Mark read and unread
- Maximum number of characters displayed in subject heading
- Option to allow all users to edit any postings in a forum (wiki-forum) with edit system warning prior to edit (as with protected cells in a shared google spreadsheet) or without system warning.
- Option to post anonymously
- Visibility & clear distinction of individual threads (spacing & indentation between posts (Canvas is awful in this respect, especially with the inability to view the forum in index format)
- Post response before viewing other postings
- Vote or rate or like postings
- Make attachments
- Embed images & videos
- Embed a cloud apps (e.g., google presentation, google spreadsheet)
- Text formatting
- Display number of message views
Moodle for learning journals & discussion forums, both used as graded assignments, Prof. Barbara Miller Hall.
Both used as tools for peer-to-peer learning.
Thank you for adding your suggestion, Pedro L. Contreras E..
Sincerely,
Barbara
You are welcome, Prof. Barbara Miller Hall.
I tried unsuccessfully to get an online job at UofPeople (Moodle LMS), they use these 2 (learning journals & discussion forums) for grading, I learned a lot during the test.
Best Regards.
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