A Beginner's Guide To Learning Management And The LMS

A Beginner's Guide To Learning Management And The LMS

Are you new to Learning and Development, or coming from a world of training and starting to consider the need to deliver and track training online for the first time? Whether you are new to eLearning or just new to tracking the data from learning, the mysterious and often awkward world of the Learning Management System (LMS) can seem daunting and impossible to navigate.

Join Adobe Evangelist, Allen Partridge for this gentle introduction to learning management concepts and uses. Allen will give you a simple but comprehensive guide to learning management. He will explain the purpose of the technology and provide you with some basic guidelines to help you learn what to expect as you start working to better understand how to get more information about the skills people in your organization are mastering.

During this session, you will learn:

• What is a Learning Management System?
• Why do people track learning outcomes?
• How much do we need to know about learning outcomes?
• What are all these insane acronyms (SCORM, AICC, xAPI, LMS, LCMS, LXP, LEP, and more)?
• What kinds of learning can I track with an LMS?
• What about moving from an old LMS to a new one?
• Do I need a special team to maintain and manage an LMS?
• How do I get content into a Learning Management System?
• How much should I expect to pay for an LMS?