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The Post-LMS World: Social, Simple, Modern, Mobile and Student-centric

Edsurge

Despite its name, the Learning Management System (LMS) is not about learning. The LMS was originally the CMS—Course Management System. Today, the LMS is a technological staple for all courses across higher ed, whether online or traditional brick-and-mortar institutions. We are in what I call the post-LMS world.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. What makes your LMS a social learning platform? Here are some critical features that can essentially leverage an LMS to become social in the true sense. References.

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Must-have features in any LMS

Neo LMS

A good example would be how Facebook and Twitter have incorporated common like/favorite and share/retweet buttons. Learning platforms features are standardized because users expect each platform to have the same basic features, such as integrating a school’s grading system in the LMS. Ideally learning platforms should offer both 2.

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Student Get to Know You Image Stickers Activity

Teacher Reboot Camp

Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other popular mobile apps make it super easy for users to add stickers and emojis to their images. Students post the image to their online class platform or Learning Management System (LMS) and let others know what the 3 stickers mean. Check out our Pinterest board with other examples.

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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

Facebook demands its potential users to be at least 13, but a lot of school kids say they never or rarely use Facebook anyway. An LMS with social media-like features and integrations with social sites will surely keep more students logged in and active during an online lesson. E-learning is mobile.

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Top issues you will face when developing your own Learning Management System

Testpress

Here is a compilation of the top 6 issues which you would face when building your own LMS. Finding Right Person It is very difficult to find the right talent for building your custom LMS. And most importantly the person building your LMS should understand your problems. Mobile Apps are a beast on their own.

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Snow Day? 7 Ways to Keep Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

Big Blue Button is open source and not a stand-alone platform so it must be integrated into an LMS such as Canvas, Schoology, or Moodle. s on most mobile devices, includes live pictures of participants, allows screensharing, offers the ever-popular whiteboard, and gets started with an email invitation. Google Hangouts. and NearPod.

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