ASSIGNMENT

1. ASSIGNMENT
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN
MATHEMATICS
SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
Smt: Prinsamma .K.George Name : Divya.P.R
Lecture in Mathematics Reg No: 13350004
B . M . M . II . T . C Sub: Mathematics
Kottarakkara B . M . M . II . T . C
Kottarakkara
Submitted On : 22‐09‐2014

2. INDEX
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1 Introduction 1‐2
2 Content 3‐8
3 Conclusion 9
4 Reference 10

3. ASSIGNMENT
Learning management system in Mathematics
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INTRODUCTION
A learning management system (LMS) is a software
application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and
delivery of 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 and
universities use LMSs to deliver online courses and augment on-campus
courses. Corporate training departments use LMSs to deliver online
training, as well as automate record-keeping and employee registration.
The Learning Management System (LMS) is unique and very powerful. It
provide the mathematics teachers all the tools and content to create,
administer, and manage several home based assessment activities like:
after class homework, frequent pop quizzes, practice tests to prepare
them for the major in-class supervised tests, progress reports for
students, staying in touch with students through e-mails and
announcements, conducting survey from students about their teaching
for self improvement. It is difficult to provide all the details under this one
question of this powerful LMS. However, it is worth mentioning one of
the most powerful features about online homework, that teachers use

4. the most. Teacher can create homework online, every student gets a
different but similar homework, it is embedded with tutorial type
assistance, it is gradedautomatically by the system, recorded both in
teacher’s and student’s electronic files on the web,teacher can observe
who has completed the homework or who has not, and communicate
with students through e-mails for any advise to an individual or group of
students.
The basic facilitator for eLearning is triggered by the exponential
growth of internet and thirst for information to make smooth decisions at
all spheres. The primary purpose is to help people all over in making
their lives easier. eLearning creates a network consisting of every being
who desires to share and use information. It is very crucial to
researchers, professionals and policy makers who require information at
the correct time for their work and development.
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Characteristics
History
The history of the application of computers to education is filled with
generic terms such as computer-based instruction (CBI), computer-assisted
instruction (CAI), and computer-assisted learning (CAL),
generally describing drill-and-practice programs, more sophisticated
tutorials, and more individualized instruction, respectively.LMS has its
history in another term, integrated learning system (ILS) which offers
additional functionality beyond instructional content such as
management and tracking, more personalized instruction, and
integration across the system . The term ILS was originally coined by
Jostens Learning, and LMS was originally used to describe the
management system part of the PLATO K-12 learning system, content-free
and separate from the courseware. The term LMS is currently used
to describe a number of different educational computer applications.
Purpose
The key to understanding the difference between LMS and other
computer education terms is to understand the systemic nature of LMS.
LMS is the framework that handles all aspects of the learning process.
An LMS is the infrastructure that delivers and manages instructional
content, identifies and assesses individual and organizational learning or
training goals, tracks the progress towards meeting those goals, and
collects and presents data for supervising the learning process of
organization as a whole .A Learning Management System delivers

6. content but also handles registering for courses, course administration,
skills gap analysis, tracking, and reporting.
Most LMSs are web-based to facilitate access to learning content and
administration. They are also used by educational institutions to
enhance and support classroom teaching and offering courses to a
larger population of learners. LMSs are used by regulated industries
(e.g. financial services and biopharma ) for compliance training. Student
self-service (e.g., self-registration
on instructor-led training), training workflow (e.g., user
notification, manager approval, wait-list management), the provision of
on-line learning (e.g., computer-based training, read & understand), on-line
assessment, management of continuous professional education
(CPE), collaborative learning (e.g., application sharing, discussion
threads), and training resource management (e.g., instructors, facilities,
equipment), are all-important dimensions of learning management
systems.
Some LMS providers include "performance management systems",
which encompass employee appraisals, competency management,
skills-gap analysis, succession planning, and multi-rater assessments
(i.e., 360 degree reviews). Modern techniques now employ competency-based
learning to discover learning gaps and guide training material
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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)
 Reporting
 Training Record Management
 Courseware Authoring
 Resource Management
 Virtual Organizations
Technical aspects
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 like MySQL , Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle as
back-end. Although most of the systems are commercially developed
and have commercial software licenses there are several systems that
have an open-source license

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Features of LMSs
LMSs, as their title clearly indicates, are intended for management of
learning. Here the focus is on the administration of a course rather than
on the individual progress of students. However, LMSs offer a range of
administrative features for corporate e-Learning, including:
 Administration: Through LMSs, administrators can provide course
registration, scheduling, notification, and tracking of learning events
(e-Learning courses, classroom training, or virtual learning events)
 Logistics: LMSs help as databases and provide file-sharing
functionalities. Thus they help in distribution and access to course
material. They act as central repositories of learning objects for use
in online and offline learning events
 Though limited to a few LMSs, they even provide assessment and
evaluation of learning and training.
 They provide affordances to asynchronous interactions, like eg.:
discussion boards, blogs, wikis etc. However, these developments
are very recent.

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Scope
Students are required to be well versed with the changing
technology since it is essential that they get a hands-on on different
aspects of IT for even the routine tasks .With the help of LMS, they are
finally getting freedom to learn in the perfect sense since the internet
provides them with comprehensive information on different topics along
with illustration as if they are in a virtual class room. On line-based
forums and discussion boards are now used for interactions with
teachers and other professionals .A learning management system
makes learning fun and also teaches the students with valuable real life
skills.

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Conclusion
The recent flow of information would definitely make learning easy
for every individual who desires to do so. In addition, it sustains the need
for systems capable of storing and handling this information. The
growing impact of information and communications technology fits in
with the larger transformation towards a knowledge-based society. Most
professional environments are already being adapted to eLearning.
Being able to handle e-mail and databases is necessary in the
professional world. Nowadays, technicians are more and more using
artificial intelligence systems in order to determine and solve problems.
Apparently, the new vision of learning as well as the developments
mentioned cannot be isolated from the organization as a whole.
Learning processes among organizations are being influenced by the
interaction of two major factors. On the one hand, the instructional
factors: the learning concept and its conversion into didactical ideas. On
the other hand, organizational factors: the staff, infrastructure and
organization policies related in this area. It is obvious that organization
must possess a sound vision of staff policy and the efficient use of the
operating budget in order to effectively perform its role in society.

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www.capterra.com/learnng management system
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/learning management system
www.lms.unimelb.edu.au/
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