TOPIC: LEARNING MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY

Mrs.Lekshmi Aswathy Y

Lecturer Physical science

Department of physical science Reg No.18214350009

BMM II Training college, Kottarakara BMM II Training college,

Kottarakara

SUBMITTED ON: 07. 09. 2015

INTRODUCTION

A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration,

documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of electronic educational technology (also

called e-learning) education courses or training programs.

LMSs range from systems for managing training and educational records to software for

distributing online or blended/hybrid college courses over the Internet with features for online

collaboration. Colleges, universities, school districts, and schools use LMSs to deliver online

courses and augment on-campus courses. LMSs also act to augment the lessons the teacher is

giving in a brick and mortar environment not just replace them. Corporate training departments

use LMSs to deliver online training, as well as to automate record-keeping and employee

registration.

The focus of an LMS is to deliver online courses or training to learners, while managing

students and keeping track of their progress and performance across all types of training

activities. An LMS is not used to create course content.

LMS Functionality

Course Content Delivery

Student Registration and Administration

Training Event Management (i.e., scheduling, tracking)

Curriculum and Certification Management

Skills and Competencies Management

Skill Gap Analysis

Individual Development Plan (IDP)

Assessing and resulting

Reporting

Training Record Management

Courseware Authoring

Resource Management

Virtual Organizations

Performance Management System Integration

Most LMSs are web-based, built using a variety of development platforms,

like Java/J2EE, Microsoft .NET or PHP. They usually employ the use of a database

likeMySQL, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle as the back-end data store. Although most of the

systems are commercially developed and have commercial software licenses there are several

systems that have an open-source license. Corporate LMSs support multilingual content as

services can span across the world. SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model)

support is a de facto standard for LMS system

COMPONENTS OF AN LMS

There are close to 600 varieties of LMS available for purchase today. Each is unique, and

possesses a feature set to meet the needs of a variety of trainers and educators. Some common

components or features that can be found in many eLearning platforms include:

Rosters: A digital roll call sheet for tracking attendance and for sending invitations to class

participants.

Registration Control: The ability to monitor and customize the registration processes of

elearning curriculum.

Document Management: Upload and management of documents containing curricular content.

Multiple device access: Delivery of course content over web-based interfaces such as desktops,

phones or tablets.

Distributed instructor and student base: Remote participation by the instructor or pupil allows

courseware to feature multiple teachers or experts from across the globe.

Course calendars: Creation and publication of course schedules, deadlines and tests.

Student Engagement: Interaction between and among students, such as instant messaging,

email, and discussion forums.

Assessment and testing: Creation of varied knowledge retention exercises such as short quizzes

and comprehensive exams

Grading and Scoring: Advanced tracking and charting of student performance over time.

Common Features of a Corporate LMS

When an LMS is used in corporate training environments, they often have additional features

that satisfy goals relating to knowledge management and performance evaluation, such as:

Automatic enrollment: Logic within an LMS which registers and reminds employees for

mandatory courses.

Enhanced Security: Many corporate LMS solutions have single sign in, advanced

authentication and firewalls to ensure data security.

Whitelabeling: The ability to create online training content that aligns with a company’s brand

Multi Lingual Support: In a globally distributed company, many employees or partners need

training in their native languages. A corporate LMS allows training in multiple languages.

ADVANTAGES OF AN LMS

Like many information technology innovations from the past few decades, LMS software

is able to add a level of efficiency to companies’ learning systems, with a number of other

benefits emerging as well, such as:

Easily adapting and reusing materials over time.

More choices for creators of curriculum, such as method of delivery, design of materials,

and techniques for evaluation.

Creating economies of scale that make it less costly for organizations to develop and

maintain content for which they used to rely on third parties.

Improvements in professional development and evaluation, allowing companies to get

more value from human resources while empowering individuals with additional tools

for self-improvement.

THE FUTURE OF LMS

`The LMS market is booming. With an increasingly mobile population and distributed

workforces – the demand for eLearning is at an all-time high. The online training business

continues to evolve and adapt to new learning challenges and technological capabilities. Future

enhancements of LMS technology:

Tighter integration into collaborative software platforms and messaging frameworks,

such as Salesforce and Zendesk.

Migration of data storage to network-based methods, commonly known as “the cloud.”

Further integration with talent management software systems.

Anytime learning with wearable technology integration

Current trends in technology and business are favoring the increase of collaborative,

web-based applications, user-oriented design, and other features that are often grouped together

under the term “Web 2.0.” By further inverting the traditional forms of interaction between

instructors and pupils, and enabling a great amount of content to be created and managed more

easily, the future of LMS appears to be a dynamic one.

CONCLUSION

Over the past 20 years, powerful software for managing complex databases

has been combined with digital frameworks for managing curriculum, training

materials, and evaluation tools. The LMS allows anyone to create, track, manage

and distribute learning materials of any kind. Nearly a ten billion-dollar industry,

LMS products and software allow any organization to develop electronic

coursework, deliver it with unprecedented reach and flexibility, and manage its

continued use over time.

REFERENCE

1. https://www.mindflash.com/lms

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_management_system