Learning Management

System:
Teaching and Learning in
an Online Environment
Prof. Preeti Mahajan
Rupak Chakravarty

Dept. of Library & Inf. Science

Panjab University, Chandigarh
Learning Management System:

A Learning Management System (LMS) is

a set of software tools designed to
manage user learning interventions
including online, virtual classroom, and
instructor-led courses.

web-based and facilitate "anytime, any

place, any pace" access to learning
content and administration.
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commercially developed and restrict
access to their source code, free and
open-source models do exist.

Commercial systems (Blackboard, WebCT,

eCollege, and Desire2Learn)

Open source (Moodle, Sakai, Segue, and

Coursework).
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can be used to totally or partially replace
face-to-face teaching.

The focus of an LMS is to manage

learners, keeping track of their progress
and performance across all types of
training activities.
Learning Management System:

The virtual learning environment used

by universities and colleges allow
instructors to manage their courses
and exchange information with
students.
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Learner self-service (self-registration on

instructor-led training)

training workflow (user notification,

manager approval, waitlist
management)

provision of on-line learning (Computer-

Based Training, read & understand)
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On-line assessment, management of

continuous professional education
(CPE)

collaborative learning (application

sharing, discussion threads)

training resource management

(instructors, facilities, equipment)
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Identifies people who need a particular
course and tells them how it fits into
their academic career, when its
available, how its available (classroom,
online, CD-ROM), etc.

Once the learners complete a course,

the LMS can administer tests based on
proficiency requirements, report the test
results, and recommend next steps.
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These are instrumental in assuring that

organizations meet rigid certification
requirements, can simplify global
certification efforts, enable entities to
align learning initiatives with strategic
goals, and provide a viable means of
enterprise-level skills management.
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Helps educators create effective online

learning communities and create online
courses with opportunities for rich
interaction.

Modular in construction and can readily

be extended by creating plugins for
specific new functionality.
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Promotes collaboration, critical reflection,

etc, and is suitable for 100% online
classes as well as to supplement face-
to-face learning.

Simple, efficient, compatible, low-tech

browser interface and is easy to install.
 MOODLE
In Moodle a teacher has full control over
all settings for a course, choice of
course formats such as by week, by
topic or a discussion-focussed social
format, course themes, facilitates
forums, quizzes, glossaries, resources,
surveys, assignments, chats,
workshops.

400,000 registered users, speaking over

75 languages in 193 countries.
 Claroline

Allows teacher to write a course

description, publish documents in any
format, administer public and private
forums, develop learning paths, create
groups of students, prepare online
exercises, publish announcements

Translated into 35 languages.

 OLAT - The Open Source LMS

Multilingual online translation tool having

flexible course system.

Offers wikis, single pages with integrated

WYSIWYG HTML editor, forums and "file
dialog" element to discuss papers,
questionnaire for course evaluations,
etc.
 EFront
Offers a wide range of features from content
creation, test builder, project management,
extended statistics, internal messaging
system, forum, chat, surveys User
management
Lessons, Courses and Categories
management, Files management, Exam
builders, Assignments builders,
Communication tools (Forum, Chat, Calendar,
Glossary), Progress tracking, Authentication
methods, Enrollment methods, Certifications,
Reports generators, Modules management,
Payment integration and more.
 Fle3 > Future Learning
Environment
Supports learner and group centered work
that concentrates on creating and
developing expressions of knowledge.

Easy to localize to different languages.

Fle3 WebTops can be used by teachers

and students to store different items,
organize them to folders and share them
with others.
 KEWL.nextgen:
Two main versions of KEWL- KEWL.NextGen and
KEWL 3.0.

Features includes Communication ( Forums, Blog,

Podcast, etc), Content ( Content management,
Instructional Design, file uploads, timelines, Google
Maps, RSS feeds, Wiki), Assessment (Quizzes,
podcasts, blogs, essays, etc,) and Other features ( a
full online survey capability, muti-language support,
GUI management tools, Flexible configuration
options at the level of site and course).

Supports full range of educational options from

simple delivery and summative assessment through
approaches such as problem-based learning.
 Brihaspati:
Platform independent, highly scalable
content delivery tool for webbased
elearning system.

It supports multiple GUI languages

including English, Hindi, French, Urdu,
Bangla and Marathi.

Can be used to deploy elearning content

for off-campus self as well as mentored
learning.
 Brihaspati:

Enables instructors to enhance on-campus

learning by sharing course materials, having
class discussions, and making assessments
on the web.

Can upload/publish content material in any

format directly to the course.

Can manage students details in his own

course, including addition, deletion and
modifications.
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They can also take backup of the course

material and can create module wise
question bank of various types
(true/false, short type and multiple type).

Online tests can also be conducted by the

instructor. The users can communicate
online through chat and whiteboard.
Learning
WhatManagement System:
has to be done:

Learning management systems,

particularly open-source ones, have a
crucial role in bridging the digital divide.

To maximize their benefits, the higher

education institutions in other countries
must integrate them with their web sites,
portals, library catalogs, learning
repositories, instant messaging, etc.
Learning
WhatManagement System:
has to be done

Universities and other institutions of

higher learning in India can adopt the
open source LMS which are considered
to meet the qualities of the commercial
ones including Blackboard, WebCT, etc.
Learning
WhatManagement System:
has to be done?

The Universities in India can hence,

effectively materialize the model of
coordination-based LMS which would
contribute to their excellence.

However, it must not occur at the cost of

detaching universities from their
organizational goals.
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