Higher educational institutions continuously look for ways to improve the quality of their eLearning services and adapt learning solutions to suit the needs of the institution. During the 2016 Fall Semester, a university located in the Southern part of United States decided to transition from the Blackboard learning management system (LMS) to the Moodle learning management system. Typically such a transition presents a huge challenge for the University staff, faculty, and students. Additionally, on August 2016, what CNN themedthe worst natural disaster, to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy, occurred in Louisiana during the transition. This led to massive disruptions in activities throughout the state. This paper examines the perceptions of both faculty and student on the transition from one LMS to another and also what impact, if any, the natural disaster had on the process. Faculty and students were surveyed to gain understanding of how they perceived the transitioning process, their perception of both systems, their preferences, and why. Furthermore, we identified issues peculiar to transitioning during a natural disaster. The results of this study can be used to anticipate issues that may be associated with transitioning from one LMS to the other and issues peculiar to transitioning amidst a natural disaster. It can also be used to identify areas for improvement.

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在自然灾害中从黑板过渡到面条：教师和学生的感悟

高等教育机构不断寻找提高其电子学习服务质量并调整学习解决方案以适应其需求的方法。在2016年秋季学期期间，位于美国南部的一所大学决定从Blackboard学习管理系统（LMS）过渡到Moodle学习管理系统。通常，这样的过渡对大学的教职员工和学生提出了巨大的挑战。此外，在过渡期间，路易斯安那州发生了自2​​016年8月以来美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）遭受最严重自然灾害袭击美国的飓风。这导致整个州的活动受到严重破坏。本文研究了教师和学生对从一个LMS过渡到另一个LMS的看法，以及是否有什么影响，自然灾害正在发生。对教师和学生进行了调查，以了解他们如何看待过渡过程，对两种系统的看法，偏好以及原因。此外，我们确定了自然灾害期间过渡所特有的问题。这项研究的结果可用于预测与从一个LMS过渡到另一个LMS以及自然灾害中过渡所特有的问题。它也可以用来确定需要改进的地方。这项研究的结果可用于预测与从一个LMS过渡到另一个LMS以及自然灾害中过渡所特有的问题。它也可以用来确定需要改进的地方。这项研究的结果可用于预测与从一个LMS过渡到另一个LMS以及自然灾害中过渡所特有的问题。它也可以用来确定需要改进的地方。