Angel

We are in the process of collecting data on potential LMS. With that in mind, I attended the session in homage of Angel. Their LMS does provide some interesting potential learning and communication opportunities that others do not. Here is a quick list:

• WhoDunIt - report for instructor down to the click on who did what when and where
• Agents - Automated tasks (e.g. send email to students who scored too low on a test)
• Team - group work (I know other's have this, but does it work?)
• Tokens - replace variables with context specific information (e.g. student names)
• Dashboard reporting - at a glance review of course stats
• Variables can be communicated to Flash and back again
  
• IMS export/import - allows for quick and easy sharing of content across LMS

There are probably more, but these were the focus of the talk. Later I met the presenter and our Iowa Rep. It will be interesting to see if faculty at Kirkwood are equally impressed with Angel's take on the LMS product.

You can tour Angel and request a sandbox at their site. Angel is also making some interesting roads into (and in) Second Life.