Course: FAVILLE-O1-EN-Facilitators of virtual learning, Week: 2.2 Learning Management Systems

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2.2 Learning Management Systems
Description

In this section, we introduce you to Learning Management Systems, their different types and their basic features, and tools. Next, we discuss the benefits that an LMS offers in education and make reference to the most popular ones. Moreover, we give some rule of thumbs for someone to select an LMS suitable for educational purposes and we make a short introduction to Learning Analytics Dashboards that extend LMSs services, enrich the educational process and help stakeholders for decision making. Finally, we present Moodle learning platform, the most popular Learning Management System and we give a list of its features suitable for course creators and system administrators.

By the end of the section 2.2 Learning Management Systems you will be able to:

define what an LMS is and which are its main types

identify the main features and the main tool an LMS should have

present some general benefits of using LMSs in Education

present some LMSs suitable in Education

present some Learning Analytics Dashboards (LADs) that extends LMSs services

describe Moodle key features for learners, teachers and platform administrators

Total Workload: 1 hour & 30 minutes

Videos 12 minutes

Readings 50 minutes

Practice Exercises 20 minutes

Key words: Learning Management System, LMS, Moodle.
- Introduction
  
  Welcome to Section 2 "Learning Management Systems" of Module 2 "ICT tools for virtual learning facilitators”. Please watch the introductory video, below, for more information.
- Video 2.2.1: Introduction Page
- 1. Learning Management Systems
  
  In this section you will get familiar with Learning Management Systems (LMSs) key features and tools, and with the Moodle learning platform, the most popular LMS in Education.
- Study Text 2.2: Learning Management Systems File
- Video 2.2.2: The Moodle Learning Platform (Video - 09.45') Page
- Practice Quiz
  
  This is the quiz for this submodule.
- Practice Quiz 2.2
  
  Receive a grade Receive a pass grade
- Bibliography & links for further reading
  
  Several links are given in the reading material for further reading. For Moodle users and course creators, a vast number of resources is available at the Moodle Community webpage.

Starting Date: 04/05/2021	Preparing to be a virtual learning facilitator	Online Typology	Submissions: Practice Quiz 1.1
		Role and function of virtual facilitators	Submissions: Practice Quiz 1.2
		Online facilitation techniques	Submissions: Practice Quiz 1.3
Starting Date: 18/05/2021	ICT tools for virtual learning facilitators	Review of technologies	Submissions: Practice Quiz 2.1
		Learning Management Systems	Submissions: Practice Quiz 2.2
		Content & authoring tools	Submissions: Practice Quiz 2.3, Assignment 2.1 (Optionally)
		Digital repositories & digital resources	Submissions: Practice Quiz 2.4
Starting Date: 01/06/2021	Facilitation tools, techniques & methods	You & virtual facilitation	Submissions: Practice Quiz 3.1
		You as virtual learning facilitator	Submissions: Practice Quiz 3.2
		Supporting virtual learners – using the right methods & techniques	Submissions: Practice Quiz 3.3
		Practice using virtual facilitation tools & techniques	Submissions: Practice Quiz 3.4

FAVILLE-O1-EN-Facilitators of virtual learning

FAVILLE e-learning program for virtual learning facilitators!

2.2 Learning Management Systems

2.2 Learning Management Systems

Description

By the end of the section 2.2 Learning Management Systems you will be able to:

Total Workload: 1 hour & 30 minutes

Introduction

1. Learning Management Systems

Practice Quiz

Bibliography & links for further reading

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