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Choosing an LMS: 5 Must-Know Considerations

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Host: Association for Talent Development
By: Randy Jones, VP of Business Development & Strategy, eThink Education and Courtney Bentley, VP of Services, eThink Education
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When looking for a new Learning Management System, there are a multitude of questions that must be asked, starting with: What functionality is critical to reach our L&D goals? One consideration that people often overlook is the type of technology that an LMS uses, which is important to consider when evaluating whether an LMS will be able to provide the type of functionality you’ll need to meet your goals. Determining your functionality wish list is the first step and one that goes hand-in-hand with determining whether you’d prefer an open-source or a closed-source platform.

Furthermore, it’s important to do your research to learn what functionality and tools are now available in the ever-changing eLearning market. As the eLearning ecosystem continues to evolve at a rapid rate, even if you did comprehensive research within the past 12 months, there will be new advancements, tools, and technology to consider. As a part of this session, we’ll discuss how integrations, reporting, mobile, and accessible design should be top functionality considerations.

During this webinar, we will discuss:

  • How to determine what is truly important to your organization’s L&D ecosystem
  • The LMS functionality you should consider (and not consider) when evaluating new solutions
  • Why the type of technology your LMS uses is important, including significant considerations regarding data ownership, security, LMS configuration, product updates and most importantly support
  • How to create an LMS RFP to ensure selection of the best possible vendor/platform  

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Randy Jones
Randy Jones

VP of Business Development & Strategy, eThink Education

As VP of sales, Mr. Jones is responsible for overseeing strategy and execution for direct sales and eThink's channel network. Mr. Jones joined the eThink team in 2014 and brings more than 12 years of education technology experience, including four years with the New York Times and four additional years providing Virtual Course Material platforms. Mr. Jones holds an MBA from University of Baltimore and a BS in e-business and marketing from Towson University.


Courtney Bentley
Courtney Bentley

VP of Services, eThink Education

An information technology professional with over 18 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member, instructional technologist, and technology leader, Ms. Bentley joined eThink Education in 2015. In her role as vice president of services, she works closely with the customer solutions, implementation, and support services teams to oversee the eThink client life cycle. As the former director of instructional technology at Lafayette College, Ms. Bentley has extensive experience developing strategies for technology transitions, organizing successful technology testing, leading technology adoption, faculty training, course planning, and teaching with technology. As an early adopter of Moodle, she led her campus through a successful LMS transition in 2007 and has been active in the Moodle community, accepting the inaugural CLAMP recognition award for her outstanding contributions to the development and documentation work of the organization. She holds a BA from Louisiana College and an MA from the University of Memphis.