The Impact of Learning Management Systems in Universities

Abstract

Keynote Address to the University of the West Indies Conference on Bridging the Development Gap through Innovative eLearning Environments, June 11, 2009, Willie Clarke-Okah, PhD, Education Specialist, Higher Education and Policy Development, Commonwealth of Learning // When I was first asked to consider speaking on “The impact of Learning Management Systems on Education,” I thought, wow, that’s a tall order, even for eLearning experts or software designers, neither of which I am I must hasten to add. However, I have a keen interest in the matter from the perspective of learners. They are your quintessential stakeholders. They are central to the higher education enterprise and I would like to explore how well a Learning Management System is serving them.