1. Achieving a collaborative open source e-learning framework using LAMS
Learning Activity Management System
Andrew Logue
LAMS International

2. The Challenge: Can we reverse this situation?

3. Problems we currently face with E-Learning
Lack of structure/path/lesson-plan
Peer interaction outside of the classroom
Real time collaboration/contribution
Feedback
Where are my students (instant, effective monitoring) ?

4. What’s it all about then?
What is LAMS?
Open Source, lesson design and delivery framework
Sequencing Collaborative activities
Simple drag and drop authoring
Distinct flow from one activity to the next
Instant, clear and effective monitoring
Encourages student interaction
Sound pedagogical attributes

5. Sequencing Activities

6. Structure of activities over time is the heart and soul of education
Content Vs Process
Structure of activities over time is the heart and soul of education
Difference between Library and Classroom
Not just an online text book
Learning based around interactions with teachers and peers, rather than just content
Lesson planning well understood in education but loosely applied (if at all) to e-learning

7. Demonstration

8. Organisations in 20+ countries including:
Who is using LAMS?
Use in all forms of education, most significantly secondary schools and universities.
Organisations in 20+ countries including:
40 UK Schools with DfES and Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
30 NZ Schools with New Zealand Ministry of Education
15 FE Colleges and 16 HE Universities with Joint Information Systems Committee JISC
Oxford University
Cambridge University
Australian National University
Tasmanian Department of Education

9. Integrating with others
LAMS is an ideal complement to an LMS or VLE
VLE to manage courses, students and resources
LAMS to design and deliver lessons
Current projects:
Moodle 1.5 [OSS] (Final testing)
Blackboard 6 (Final testing)
Sakai 2.0 [OSS] (Final testing)
.LRN 2.1 [OSS] (In progress)
WebCT Campus 4.1 (In progress)
uPortal (In progress)

10. User and developer community
Open Source Teaching
The LAMS Community encourages the sharing of LAMS sequences (digital lesson plans) under Open Content licenses, we recommend Creative Commons
Initial usage promising sequences downloaded since the launch in October 2005
User and developer community
Forums for teachers, administrators and developers to share knowledge
Share ‘best practice’ teaching

11. Andrew Logue, based in London
Want to know more?
Andrew Logue, based in London
Websites
Evaluations
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta)