With the growing use of online learning platforms and LMS to impart education, how can you get the most out of an LMS as educators/learning designers? Take a look at this infographic on Learning Management Systems (LMS) - A Pillar of Educational Technology by Suja Albert.

1. A Pillar of Educational Technology
Learning Management
System (LMS)
Excerpted from: Three Pillars of Educational Technology: Learning Management Systems, Social Media, and Personal Learning Environments
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Image: Screenshot of the SNDT LMS Home page

2. A look at the ubiquitous Learning
Management System (LMS) to
undercover the many ways this
multi-functional tool is used to
support teaching and learning.
How to Get the Most
from Learning
Management Systems

3. FOUR core supporting activities of an LMS
A centralised
repository for
each course that
can be accessed
by both learning
and
administration
Content
Delivery
Synchronous and
asynchronous
communication
tools for
student-faculty
and
student-student
group work
Interaction and
Communication
Easy to generate
graded quizzes,
self-assessment
and formative
tests. Test
banks for
random
selection of quiz
questions
Assessment
A suite of
analytics tools
to assist the
faculty to
monitor the
learners and
track their
interventions
Analytics

4. Analytics
Extensive learning analytics systems to
monitor individual and group progress
01
Self-assessment
Individual and group blogging and reflection
tools
04
Integration
Easy to use wikis or integration with external
group creation tools such as Google Docs
02
Search and Import
Tools to search out from the LMS and
import multi-media content from the Web
05
Management
Project management tools to create and
assign students to groups, set time lines
and complete projects
03
Peer Interaction
Peer marking tools that control the exchange
of documents so students both learn from and
offer advice to their peers
06
New Tools for Commercial and Open-Source LMS

5. Tips to Keep Your Learners Engaged
Manage and monitor
learning activities
regularly
Break the monotony of
UI by creating a vibrant
environment
Ensure that all
communication channels are
open to the learners
Ensure learners’ engagement
through interactive quizzes,
progress bars, and badges
Conduct training to orient the
learners about the platform
Facilitate unprompted
discussion forums for learners
to drop in their thoughts

6. Piece Together the Jigsaws to Avoid Pitfalls
Become aware of the
pedagogical and
time-saving features of
an LMS
Introduce tools to allow
learners to own, share or
comment on the course
content or design
Avoid bland and
unengaging materials. Use
new course creation tools
with user feedback options
Avoid overly cluttered menus
and unwanted add-ons to
the course content
Use dedicated mobile
apps that help you create
responsive course
content
Provide a carefully curated
navigation interface that is
consistent across courses

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