LMS AND CMSPREPARED BY:TREESA VARGHESE

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A learning management

system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of electronic educational technology (also called e-learning) courses or training programs.

Learning Management Systems range from systems for managing training and educational records to software for distributing onlineor blended/hybrid college courses over the Internet with features for online collaboration.

Colleges, universities, school districts, and schools use LMSs to deliver online courses and augment on-campus courses.

LMS FUNCTIONALITY

Course Content Delivery Student Registration and

Administration Training Event Management (i.e.,

scheduling, tracking) Curriculum and Certification

Management Skills and Competencies Management Skill Gap Analysis

Individual Development Plan (IDP) Assessing and resulting Reporting Training Record Management Courseware Authoring Resource Management Virtual Organizations Performance Management System Integration

 Blackboard Inc. currently refers to their Blackboard Learn platform as an LMS (Blackboard Inc., 2013). At this time, LMS represents the ubiquitous term for a product containing attributes of both a LMS and a LCMS, whether for CMS or LMS use.

COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS)

Definition - What does Course Management System (CMS)mean?

A course management system is a set of tools that enables the instructor to create online course content and post it on the Web without having to handle HTML or other programming languages.

Traditionally a course management system (CMS) is defined as an Internet-based software that creates and distributes course content,   manages student enrollment and tracks student performance. In this way, the CMS enables instructors to extend the classroom beyond its traditional boundaries of time and space. 

With the advent of digital libraries and Web 2.0 technologies, the term CMS is being replaced by Learning Management System or LMS. This term extends the previous CMS concept to include tools that allow easy access to digital resources and enable a wide range of collaboration activities.

Course management systems have become an integral part of the higher education system.

They make teaching and course management easier by providing a framework and set of tools for instructors. The administrative aspects of such systems may include class rosters and the ability to record students' grades.

With respect to the teaching aspects, however, it could include learning objects, class exercises, quizzes and tests. The CMS may also include tools for real-time chat, or asynchronous bulletin board type communications. The CMS tool also focuses on all aspects of teaching, learning and teacher-student interaction. 

Some of the major players in the CMS field include WebCT and Blackboard. Some U.S institutions have developed open source projects such as CourseWorks, CHEF and Stellar. Some colleges also develop their own small-scale course management systems.

What is the difference between a course management system and a learning management system (LMS)? Which one do you use and when? The difference is subtle between these two options, but knowing the difference will better enable an organization to level-set their continued learning needs.

First, the term “course management system” may not be familiar to most, and it is often used in the same respect as a learning management system. However, a course management system (although quite similar) implies something slightly different than a traditional LMS.

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Field Guide to Learning Management Systems, ASTD Learning Circuits

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