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Learning Management Tools (LMS)

There are many tools (soft and hard) that are used in elearning. Tools can be used to 1) prepare content (video, audio, tests, etc.); 2) As containers and management tools; 3) To access and consume the content itself. In my opinion, content containers and management tools are the most important and sophisticated ones. In this post, I will describe the Learning Management Tools (LMS), their features, and sample products.
A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses or training programs. A typical example is the Black-Board that we are using at Syracuse University.


Here are some reasons/advantages of using LMS:

Managing users, courses, roles, instructors, and generation of reports: This includes uploading courses and contents (text, video, audio, simulation, etc.), assigning roles (student, instructor, admin, etc.), and generate reports and statistics.

Calendar generation: Making calendar is one of the hectic tasks. LMS can automatically generate a calendar for courses and resolve any conflict that may arise (room reservation, timing, etc.). Another great feature is that it synchronizes all students and keeps them up-to-date. Recent LMS can be synchronized with personal calendars to resolve any conflicts.
Communication tool: LMS can act as a communication tool. Users can send reminders, posts, notifications, emails, etc. to keep everyone in the loop. The forum is another useful feature. Some LMS can be connected with email and mobiles so learners and instructors will be notified and updated immediately.

Assessments/Testing tool: LMS tools provide useful assessment and testing features/mechanisms for instructors. The tests can be corrected automatically or manually. Timing and number of trials for each test can be controlled too. Reports and statistics can be generated easily to enable instructors (and learners) to take some corrective actions.
Certification and scores for learners: In one location, you will be able to access all scores and transcripts and maintain an ongoing record of the performance of the students. by the end of the program/course, instructor or administrator can certify learners who have successfully completed courses.

The Best LMS of 2017:
Here are some products by PC Mag.




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Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 13, 2017 at 9:06 PM

    interesting post. I did not know there are such many tools for "learning management system (LMS)."
    I was wondering if Google Classroom could be considered as LMS, since it provides most services that you listed here.

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    1. Abubakr AbdelrasoulOctober 14, 2017 at 2:14 AM

      Hi Hyo Suk
      this is a very good question. I will copy the reply from djainslie's blog.

      "No, not right now. Classroom is a Google Apps for Education teacher’s best friend, helping you better organize assignments using Google Drive Collaborative Tools. Will it become a more functional, complete management system? Probably."

      Personally, I think they will make it a LMS soon or late. Google are trying to dominate in evrypossible field and I think they will dominate the market of LMS soon.

      Below is the link for djainslie's presentation for more information about this.

      https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ey9gZOZBFBC49IPmQAUNsiyi5nL_nhrpjQ_StHUh5Sc/edit#slide=id.g10f20087c6_0_127

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