Online Learning Update

July 3, 2015

4 Features to Look for in a 21st Century LMS

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

By Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal

It’s a sure bet that every program calling itself an LMS these days offers the course-management basics: providing a way for students to submit assignments and for teachers to run online discussions and deliver announcements. But those were the same features LMS users wanted a decade ago, and they pale in comparison to what users are looking for now: An intuitive interface that mimics consumer social networks; Collaboration that goes far beyond standard teacher-student communication; Assessments with analytics responsive enough to drive instruction for that day, week or month; and The capacity to provide a structure for organizing digital learning resources and sharing them locally and broadly.

http://thejournal.com/articles/2015/06/10/4-features-to-look-for-in-a-21st-century-lms.aspx

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