In higher education the situation is marked by an increasing availability and quality of virtual learning environments and social pressure towards integration. Technological developments are not accompanied by the use of appropriate teaching models and contexts, making it necessary to develop research on the structures of support and professional development more suited to the integration of technology in teaching practices. The aim is to highlight the conceptual and methodological journey in developing a training model in the implementation of Learning Manager System (LMS) as a tool in the teaching practices of instructors in higher education, creating for this purpose, a training device. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.