Using sharepoint as a limited learning management system

Due to various shortcomings of the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) [2, 3, 5, 6, 8] and the pedagogical benefits of having students learn one of the most popular browser-based collaboration and document management platforms used in the computing industry today, the use of Microsoft's SharePoint application as an LMS in a university environment is explored. This paper covers motivations for developing a SharePoint site for use in computer science courses. It also covers discovered benefits of the two year experiment along with critical steps in establishing a secure and easy to manage course SharePoint site.