Rebus
Rebus
Rebus
- software package used to administer one or more
courses to one or more learners.
authenticate themselves

register for courses

complete course

take assessments
learners
- LSAL, 2004 in Gallagher, 2007
Single Point Of Access
• for all the e-learning content
and student records

Key Enabling Technology
• for ―anytime, anywhere‖
access to learning content
and administration.
Structure

Security

Record keeping

Facilitating Reuse

Registration

Reporting

Personalization

Assessment

Tracking

Integration

Interaction

Delivery

Administration
Structure
• centralized and organized learning-related
functions into one system
Security
• protection from unauthorized access to
the courses, student records and admin
functions
Registration
• finding, selecting and assigning courses by
learners and instructors
Delivery
• on-demand delivery of learning content
and experiences to learners.
Interaction
• learner interaction with the content and
communication between the ff:
• learners, instructors and course administrators

Assessment
• managing tests and the collection,
tracking, and storing of assessment data
Tracking
• tracking of learner data like progress in learning through
assessment used
Reporting
• presentation of information by administrators about the
learners, courses and other information that were tracked

Record keeping
• storage and maintenance of data about learners.

Facilitating Reuse
• searching and recombining courses for delivery in different
curricula
Personalization
• designing of LMS features by learners and administrators
to match personal preferences, organizational needs

Integration
• exchange of data with external systems to facilitate
enterprise-wide tracking of learner performance

Administration
• centralized management all of the
functions in this list
Initial
learning

Transfer
learning

Upgrade
learning

Continued
learning

Remedial
learning
Instructor-led
Learner-led

- Co-located

- Virtual
LMS

Facilitated

Embedded
Reducing cost

Maximizing
efficiency

Leveraging
existing
resources

• decreased training
redundancy

• integration of content
delivery like safety issues
and operating procedures

• Use of existing training
material and links to
computer-based
courseware
Examples of learning
management system (LMS)
Content management system
(CMS) and tracking content
a framework for creating, publishing
picture
audio

text

video files

CONTENT

lessons or
complete
courses
Examples of Content management
system (CMS)
- software technology that provides a multi-user environment
where developers can

Create
Store
Reuse
Deliver
Manage
digital e-learning content from a
central object repository
CONTENT
Development

Management

Publishing

delivered via
an LMS
LMS

LCMS

focused on managing
how individuals
participate in elearning programs

concerned with how
content for e-learning
is created
Examples of learning content
management system (CMS)
Differences of lms, cms and
lcms

- framework for content distribution and
managing users as well as tracking their
behavior
Differences of lms, cms and
lcms

- a framework for creating, publishing and
tracking content
Differences of lms, cms and
lcms
- an integrated solution
System Administrator

 Ensures the security of the system
 Monitors the system activities

Programmer

 Executes the modification and
configuration of the features

Graphic Designer

 Designs the User Interface for the
effective learning process

Instructional Developer

 Subject-matter expert
 Designs the learning delivery

Courseware Developer

 Produces rich media content
 Ensures technology meets the
instructional requirements

Trainers

 Support the learning needs of
the teachers and learners
through comprehensive training
Admin

Teacher

• System
Accessibility and
Monitoring

• Facilitates
learning
through richmedia
resources

• Account
Registration
• Technical Support

• Reports the eLearning
performance

• Engages
students for
collaborative
learning

Student
• High
engagement
in discovery
learning
• Develops
critical and
analytical
thinking
• Shows selfcompetence

Parents
Monitor
students
performance
Support
learning at
home
• System access and security
Accessibility to any platform
The system which includes data and accounts are
free from viruses and hackers

• System performance
No system shutdown
Ready to cope with machine failure
Speed and accuracy of the information loaded
• Registration and enrollment functions and workflow
e-Learning policies and process
• Permissions and roles
User accounts with duties and responsibilities
Restriction, authorization, and delegation of the activity
• Notifications and annotations
Notify users on the actions taken in the system
Ability to annotate and communicate actions taken,
approvals, and errors
• Prerequisite handling
Supported technologies
• Content importing and configuration
Easy, powerful, and intuitive for importing and
configuring the content

• Course catalog database
Organized courses (Subject-Course relationship)
Caters a wide range of subject area
• Standards and language support
Supports multi-language function for foreign students
• Learning object management
Supports blending learning with a standalone instructions

• Media and content support
Support multimedia content for interactive learning
Third party apps such as web tools are highly- supported
• Assessment authoring and delivery
Provides a variety of assessment item types such as multiple
choice, fill-in the blank, matching, and essay with answer keys
to facilitate feedback.
• Mentoring, coaching, and other developmental scenarios
Supports face-to-face activities that develop social relations
• Collaboration and communication options
Asynchronous learning – email, PM, blogs, forums, file-sharing
Synchronous learning – video conferencing, interactive board
• Learner tracking
Shows student’s current standing on the
enrolled course to analyze the learning
constraints
• Reports
Show statistics of comprehensive report of the
students’ and teachers’ performance in the
entire e-learning course.
Examples of Authoring Tools

iSpring
1. Conduct a Needs Assessment
Teacher, Student, Parents, and the entire
Academe
2. Come up with your learning objectives and
learning delivery
3. Consult and collaborate with technology
experts and subject-matter experts
4. Have a shortlist of the preferred LMSs
5. Assess the LMS features and focus on the
highest-priority features
6. Evaluate the pros and cons with the team
7. Decision-making
Support immersive technologies
Support immersive technologies
Support informal collaborative
learning
(Mayer, 2005)
MOOC support
Adding authoring capabilities
Multimedia LMS
Video conferencing integration
Game-based learning
Developmental Learning
Search-based learning
Integration with digital libraries and
resources
Mobile learning
Features
Features
Cloud-based computing system
A Year Subscription
Mobile learning
Social network
All-in-one card system
GPS monitoring
Advantages
• Digital learning
• A high engagement learning
between teachers, students,
and school administrators.
• Comprehensive reports of
students’ performance

Disadvantages
• Expensive
• Over-the-phone technical
support
• So many tools might not be
well-utilized
Features
Open-source platform
Freeware
Enable customization and configuration
Self-hosting domain
Plugins support digital learning
Advantages
• The entire course can be
backed up.
• Flexible according to the
instructional needs
• Plugins highly support richmultimedia contents
including SCORM

Disadvantages
• Highly-technical
• Requires a training support
• Codes are highly sensitive
• If the system is not properly
configured, it might be
vulnerable to malwares.
Features
Web-based
Free (only for basic features)
Customization in the user interface
Lessons and assignments are media
supported.
Comprehensive student’s performance
Advantages
• Easy to handle online class
• Assignment comes with
various types including answer
keys
• Lessons are organized with
sub-topics
• Parents can access their child’s
lessons and class standing
• Monitoring of students’
performance is also available

Disadvantages
• Limited file size
• Authoring tools such as
SCORM is not supported
• No configuration in the
computation of grades
Features
 Web-based software
 Free
 SMS Notification
 Upload files with Google Docs
 Social learning environment
 Supports personal learning environment
 Educational apps ideal for constructing instructional
lessons
 Online Planner
Advantages
• Learning with the same
group of expertise
• Badges and apps give
motivation to students
• A social learning
atmosphere brings students
to a free-from-pressure
learning environment.
• Teacher are always on tasks
through the online planner

Disadvantages
• The course can’t be flexible
according to the
instructional needs.
Using your group topic, create an online class
using the ff. platform below.
Group 1-3 Edmodo
Group 4 and 6 Edu 2.0
Sources
http://www.educatorly.com/Best-Practice/the-differences-betweencms-lms-and-lcms.html
https://www.opensesame.com/blog/lms-vs-lcms-vs-cmschangingone-letter-makes-big-difference
http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=566792

Learning management system