Navigate 1.3.1 Discussing the LMS and CMS Quest

Navigate 1.3.1 Discussing the LMS and CMS Quest

When would one need a full blown LMS? Discuss the perceived differences in the industry between LMS and CMS in your blog.

LMS (learning management systems) and CMS (course management systems) are sometimes used interchangeably however they are similar but are still quite different.

Let's put this in terms of a University's athletic program. Let's go with Auburn University- WAR EAGLE!

So Auburn has an Athletic Department that encompasses much more than just football. It houses baseball, softball, golf, volleyball, swimming, diving, equestrian, tennis, track and field, basketball, gymnastics, just to name a few. It also deals with travel, ticket sales, facilities, athletes, coaches, spectators, rules and regulations, and much more. This is similar to what a LMS is like for online learning environments. It is the Athletic Department- it is the umbrella with many different departments under it that deals with content, grades, reports, data, students, teachers, etc....

The CMS is like a sport under the athletic department. It really one component under the roof of the LMS. The Course management system does not have the capacity to do all that a LMS does.

Districts would benefit much greater from purchasing and utilizing a LMS then a CMS. In reality, CMS's are already apart of a fully developed LMS.

In FCS, we have Moodlerooms as our LMS with lots of bells and whistles that have CMS embedded in them.