Choosing an LMS for a small college

Marist College

Baron, J. (2009) Community Source Evaluation Strategies: Is Sakai Right for Your Institution? Campus Technology, September 9

An article about how Marist College, a medium sized liberal arts college in New York State, ended up deciding on Sakai as its new learning management system (LMS). The college used five main evaluation criteria:

• Functionality Requirements,
• Support Requirements,
• Sakai Community Health,
• Reliability/Scalability,
• Innovation Drivers