Learning Management Systems

February 17, 2015

7 Alternative LMS Trends For 2015

There are lots of LMS trend lists for 2015, focusing on “new” (some not so new) features such as mobile, gamification and social learning etc. The following is a list of non-feature trends that I believe will shape the LMS space of 2015 and beyond.

by Grant Williams

February 13, 2015

Valentine's Day Special: 4 Reasons Τo Love Your LMS

Selecting the right LMS for your needs is critical to long-term success. The best matches come when the LMS is designed in a way that addresses your organization’s specific instructional design and business goals. In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are 4 reasons to love your next LMS.

by Sandi Lin

February 13, 2015

How Training Via A Cloud Based LMS Adds To Your Business Profits

This article discusses how simple training initiatives like a cloud based LMS and courses help increase your business agility thereby adding to the bottomline.

by Ashutosh Thatte

February 5, 2015

The e-Learning Purchasing Guide

Making a shopping list to begin a new training program takes a lot more time and research than a grocery list or your weekend to-do list, especially if you’re new to the e-Learning world. With all the e-Learning software available today, you might be wondering how you choose the right tools to purchase for a successful—and complete—training program.

by Christie Wroten

January 12, 2015 | Sponsored

Can SharePoint As An LMS Really Work?

SharePoint is touted as Microsoft’s fastest growing software and the grand poobah of content management and collaboration. So, why not save money and train more efficiently with already existing technology investments? This article will explain the areas SharePoint excels at as an LMS as well as key functionality pieces that need customization or support from a separate LMS.

by Amber Johnson

January 8, 2015

How To Build The Relevant Quiz Activity On Your LMS

True/false, multiple choice, fill-in the gaps, listening comprehension... There are many different question types and their corresponding e-learning activities. So, what question type is relevant for my course, based on the particular stage, the learners, and the training objectives? Thomas De Praetere, CEO at Dokeos, explains how you can build a relevant quiz activity on your LMS.

by Thomas De Praetere

January 6, 2015

Checking Under the Hood: Choosing a Learning Management System

Choosing a Learning Management System is a complicated process since there are many different aspects to consider, not to mention that the LMS is usually the most expensive component of the online learning ecosystem. In this article, I have gathered a number of questions and categorized them properly, in order to help you make the process of choosing a Learning Management System straightforward, well structured, and less stressful.

by Mary Burns

December 18, 2014

6 Important Components Of A Successful Online Learning Environment

What makes you a good instructor in the classroom – does not necessarily translate to good pedagogy in an online learning environment. Online Learning Environments are becoming increasingly available for learners in all areas of education from primary grades right through to higher education. They require key considerations to be cultivated to promote success.

by Deborah McCallum

December 17, 2014

The 5 Most Effective Tracking Techniques In eLearning

Tracking learners’ activity offers you the opportunity to fine tune your eLearning course and gain invaluable insight into learners’ behavior. In this article, I'll explore the 5 most effective tracking techniques in eLearning that you can use to track your learners’ activity with or without having an LMS.

by John Laskaris

December 9, 2014

Evaluate Your LMS: 6 Questions You Need To Answer

Is your current LMS carrying its weight, or is it time to start looking for another one? In this article I'll offer some tips that will help you to evaluate your current LMS in order to determine whether your current LMS is really the ideal solution for your learning and development needs.

by Christopher Pappas

December 8, 2014

Choosing An Online Learning Platform: Which Makes Sense?

The type of online learning system you choose will depend on what you want your online program to "be." That, in turn, depends on a number of factors--what students should know and be able to do, technical considerations and the skills of online instructors. This post examines a few options for choosing an online learning "system."

by Mary Burns

November 19, 2014

Online Grading to Make Teaching Life Easier

Moodle, the world’s leading open source learning platform, introduces the latest grading tools to meet pedagogical goals. Traditionally, grading has been handled by educators in their own evenings and weekends, hand marking papers to collate and review to track student progress and scoring. E-Learning has not only relieved educators of  this time consuming task, but given them well aimed tools for particular pedagogical scenarios. Moodle is designed and implemented for teachers by teachers, and the recent advancements with the gradebook tool are evidence of that. Grading is easy to do on all devices, with a scrollable grader report optimized for all browsers and screen sizes.

by Samantha Gartner