Welcome to LAMS

About LAMS

LAMS is a revolutionary new tool for designing, managing and delivering online collaborative learning activities. It provides teachers with a highly intuitive visual authoring environment for creating sequences of learning activities. These activities can include a range of individual tasks, small group work and whole class activities based on both content and collaboration.

If you want to trial LAMS, click here to get an account on one of our demonstration servers.


About LAMS International

LAMS International is the organisation that provides a range of services built around the LAMS software. These services include; technical support, hosting, training, integration and software development.

Click here for more information about these services.

LAMS Screenshot of authoring environment

Latest news

LAMS Launch in Japan

Data Pacific (Japan) Ltd, a partner of LAMS International Pty Ltd, has announced official roll out of LAMS in Japan. Data Pacific (Japan) Ltd will now provide localized LAMS hosting, training and support service to its Japanese customers mainly from the educational sectors. [Details]

LAMS International announces partnership with E-Learning company in Japan

LAMS International Pty Ltd and Data Pacific (Japan) Ltd officially announced their partnership at the 2nd International LAMS conference. The partnership will see LAMS translated in Japanese as well as promotion of LAMS across educational institution in Japan.

Macquarie University's LAMS software for all NT schools

The Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) yesterday launched the rollout of Macquarie University's LAMS software to all DEET schools. LAMS will be used to improve learning through greater student collaboration and engagement, together with interactive whiteboards.

LAMS International signs China e-learning partnership

LAMS International Pty Ltd and Engineering Research Centre of Education Information Technology (EITEC), Huazhong Normal University (HNU) today signed a partnership agreement for the promotion and implementation of LAMS in Chinese universities and schools.

LAMS V2: Providing a view of the road ahead

* The beta version of LAMS V2 was launched in July. What new features are available, and how can publishers get involved?
by Kate Worlock, Director

LAMS V2 has been almost two years in the making, and is intended to move from beta to full release in October 2006. The team at Macquarie University in Australia responsible for the new version listened closely to feedback from the LAMS community and introduced a range of new features to supplement the existing toolset, which already enables teachers to achieve two significant tasks: easily create, run and manage sequences of learning activities using a drag and drop interface, and share these sequences. full text...

LAMS eLC

LAMS International is pleased to announce that we have been accredited to supply two innovative LAMS-based products under the Curriculum Online eLC initiative. LAMS eLC provides a library of digital lesson plans aligned to the National Curriculum that can be purchased by government schools in Britain using eLC's. For more information on the LAMS eLC Scheme click here.
For further information on the Curriculum Online eLC initiative click on the logo.


Press Releases

15/04/2008 LAMS Launch in Japan

26/11/2007 LAMS International announces partnership with E-Learning company in Japan

22/10/2007 Macquarie University's LAMS software for all NT schools

22/09/2006 LAMS International signs China e-learning partnership

11/04/2006 Announcing LAMS V2.0

24/01/2006 Blackboard and LAMS International Unveil LAMS Building Block

10/11/2005 LAMS announces new version, LMS integrations, services and Moodle Partnership

24/10/2005 Sakai and LAMS integration released

30/09/2005 LAMS launches the LAMS Community: the birth of "open source teaching"

31/05/2005 LAMS Foundation announce integration plan with Moodle

11/04/2005 LAMS to be launched as open source software this week

10/12/2004 Trans-Tasman e-learning first: New Zealand hosts global LAMS launch

20/08/2004 LAMS announces Beta Partner Program and Trials at Altilab

14/08/2004 UK Department for Education and Skills hosts launch of LAMS roadmap