<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Activity	I-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
,	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
learning	B-Protocol
design	I-Protocol
system	O
for	O
designing	O
,	O
managing	O
and	O
delivering	O
online	O
collaborative	O
learning	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
is	O
'	O
inspired	O
 '	O
by	O
the	O
concept	O
and	O
principles	O
of	O
IMS	B-Protocol
Learning	I-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
is	O
developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Foundation	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
educational	O
institutions	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
developed	O
since	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
International	O
(	O
Sydney	O
)	O
and	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Education	O
Asia	O
(	O
Singapore	O
)	O
are	O
commercial	O
companies	O
that	O
provide	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
services	O
for	O
the	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
community	O
website	O
is	O
a	O
global	O
community	O
website	O
for	O
teachers	O
and	O
developers	O
who	O
use	O
the	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Community	O
had	O
over	O
13062	O
members	O
across	O
80	O
countries	O
sharing	O
4111	O
learning	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
stable	O
version	O
of	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
is	O
4.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
any	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
LMS	B-Application
)	O
that	O
implement	O
IMS	B-General_Concept
LTI	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
consumer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
IMS	B-General_Concept
LTI	I-General_Concept
1.2	O
has	O
some	O
important	O
limitations	O
,	O
therefore	O
native	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
LMSs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
is	O
both	O
an	O
IMS	B-General_Concept
LTI	I-General_Concept
1.3/Advantage	O
consumer	O
and	O
service	O
provider	O
,	O
including	O
Deep	O
Linking	O
and	O
Membership	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Tool	O
Contract	O
is	O
an	O
architecture	O
to	O
allow	O
Tool	O
Interoperability	O
across	O
LMSs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
tools	O
(	O
web	O
applications	O
)	O
to	O
become	O
"	O
pluggable	O
"	O
in	O
any	O
LMS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Tool	O
Contract	O
is	O
the	O
underlying	O
architecture	O
of	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
and	O
currently	O
tools	O
from	O
other	O
platforms	O
like	O
Moodle	O
and	O
dotLRN	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
within	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
topics	O
of	O
this	O
conferences	O
are	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
and	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
and	O
are	O
mainly	O
in	O
English	O
(	O
although	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
one	O
in	O
Spanish	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Conference	O
was	O
in	O
Sydney	O
Australia	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1st	O
International	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007	O
European	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2nd	O
International	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conferencia	O
Iberoamericana	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
2008	O
/	O
2008	O
European	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3rd	O
International	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
&	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2009	O
European	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
&	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4th	O
International	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
&	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
European	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
&	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5th	O
International	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
&	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2011	O
Asia	O
Pacific	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
&	O
Learning	B-Protocol
Design	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMS	B-Protocol
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
associated	O
LAMS	B-Protocol
Community	O
won	O
a	O
Gold	O
Award	O
and	O
Best	O
Learning	O
System	O
at	O
the	O
IMS	O
Global	O
Learning	O
Consortium	O
's	O
Learning	O
Impact	O
Awards	O
(	O
LIAs	O
)	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
