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Katie, this is a valuable post. You're right that LMSs are potentially valuable resources. I strongly support using them (even had a bit part in a consortium that developed one for HE about 20 years ago), but they need to be employed thoughtfully and carefully. The problems you mentioned (redundancy, meaning extra work and inconsistency or ordinary confusion!) are serious *human* engineering problems There are also, no surprise, technical engineering problems like ensuring that the interfaces comply with user-friendly design for accessibility for those with sensory disabilities. We educators should engage in ensuring that these systems are accessible to our students and that we're using them in learner friendly ways.

So, thanks for raising the topic!

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