@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5511,
	  title     = {LMS in Higher Education: Analysis of the
Effect of a Critical Factor ‘Faculty Training’},
	  author    = {Pedro Barbosa Cabral and  Neuza Pedro and  Ana Mafalda Gonçalves},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The purpose of this research is the analysis of the
impact of ICT-related training in the adoption of a learning
management systems (LMS) for teaching practicesby faculties in a
higher education institution. Based on comparative analyses the
impact will be obtained by the number of LMS courses created and
managed by participants in ICT for teaching workshops and those
who have not attended to any workshops. Involving near 1320 LMS
courses and 265 faculties, the results evidence that(i) faculties who
have not attend any workshop present a larger distribution of empty
courses and (ii) faculties who have attended three or more workshops
managed a higher distribution of courses with a considerable level of
use intensity, when compared to the others groups. These findings
supportthe idea that faculty training is a crucial factor in the process
of LMS integration in higher education institutions and that faculties
who have been enrolled in three or more workshops develop a higher
level of technical and pedagogical proficiency in LMS.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {6},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {1271 - 1276},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5511},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/66},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 66, 2012},
	}