LMS Note 2024 PDF

8/21/2024 UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) GEETHIKA K. MABULA M.Sc. in Computer Science (UCSC) B.Sc....

8/21/2024 UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) GEETHIKA K. MABULA M.Sc. in Computer Science (UCSC) B.Sc. (Hons) (RUH) [email protected] DEFINITION Learning Management System (or LMS) is a broad term used to describe software tools designed to manage user learning interventions and provide access to online learning services for students, teacher, and administrator. A software system, that allows the development and delivery of educational courses using the Internet as a delivery system. Learning management systems (LMS) also sometimes known as Course management systems (CMS) have come a long way since those early days. 1  8/21/2024 LMS LMS Platforms Open source Commercial Moodle ANGEL Learning Chamilo Apex Learning Open edX Blackboard Inc. Totara Learn Desire2Learn Canvas eCollege aTutor Learn.com Saba Software SAP Enterprise Learning 2  8/21/2024 EXAMPLE OF LMS Examples of well-known LMS systems are – WebCT: a proprietary company providing hosting or software for some universities. Blackboard : Popular learning software provider and ASP portal for education. Moodle : a free, Open Source software package, to help educators create effective online learning communities. 3  8/21/2024 What Do They Do? Contains different modules Ability for students to communicate and collaborate Online assessment options with immediate feedback and grade posting Shows every aspect of a student's academic life Allows parents to view progress What Do They Do? 4  8/21/2024 ADVANTAGES OF LMS Ability of an LMS to allow you to fully manage and track your own learning. Provide support for distance learning. Purposefully designed – Mature – Safe and Secure – Ease of Use – Centrally Supported Moodle LMS M – Modular O – Object O – Oriented D – Dynamic L – Learning E – Environment 5  8/21/2024 Moodle LMS Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. Moodle LMS Moodle is an open source Course Management System (CMS) also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. 6  8/21/2024 Moodle LMS Who is Moodle's Dad? Moodle was created by Martin Dougiamas, who wrote the entire code in PHP, as a research for his doctorate at Curtin University in Australia. Moodle LMS Proven and trusted worldwide Designed to support both teaching and learning Easy to use Free with no licensing fees Always up-to-date Moodle in many languages Highly flexible and fully customizable Use any time, anywhere, on any device Scalable to any size 7  8/21/2024 Moodle LMS Consists set of Activities and Resources. Moodle Hierarchy Administrator Teacher Non-Editing Teacher Student 8  8/21/2024 Teacher Uses Moodle LMS for Create online courses Post notes and announcements for students. Post relevant web links on topics. Initiate web conversations via forums. Do surveys Collect assignments. Electronic assessments. Features for a Student Allow student to one-on-one with teacher. Follow the lessons at anywhere, anytime, any pace. Online chat rooms for discussions. Group collaborations via wiki. Safe environment for communication. 9  8/21/2024 THANK YOU 10