COTS Tools & Criteria
ALL
- Web-based, import/export capabilities, links to databases, hardware/software requirements, cost, number of clients, security features, crash recovery, resource monitoring, installation guidelines, technical support, and number of courses, students, connections, instructors
Administration
- online registration, wait lists, automatic confirmation (student & instructor), course evaluation, and reporting
Course Development/Content/Delivery
- video conferencing, audio conferencing, support of multimedia, scripting language for customization, wizards for course development/revisions, threaded discussion, online chat, group browsing, whiteboard, ability to share mouse/screen, online feedback, knowledge bank for instructor idea sharing, learning assessment tools, simple user interface/navigation, resource center, Email, Self-assessment, Help Desk
TOOLS
- Inginium, OnTrack for Training, Plateau, Registrar, TD Vantage, Training Management Software, Training Server, Training Wizard, TopClass, ClassWise, LearningSpace, LearnLinc I-Net, LOIS, Symposium, ….
- Macromedia, Oracle, Asymetrix, ComputerPrep