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Most LMS buyers use an authoring tool to create course content, which is then hosted on an LMS. The buyers need to choose an authoring tool that integrates smoothly with […]

Creative educators and recruiters using LMSs may consider taking into account applications like the ones used by Facebook. Although the most popular activities on Facebook are profile- and picture-browsing, there […]

Any school teacher working with online learning systems can tell you that among the five top websites they catch students using against the rules in class is Facebook. It’s just […]

There is a number of widely-used open source learning management systems, all suitable for different purposes. Three such platforms are Claroline, Ilias and Moodle, though the list goes on. Claroline, […]

To continue with the question posed in the previous post, is it strategically smart for companies to use open source LMSs? Is it ultimately profitable? If not, why do so […]

Michael Leboeuf, a universally renowned business author and consultant, has said that “a satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.” When it comes to open source systems, it’s […]

The LMS industry strides alongside globalization, still new, expanding, and full of promise and potential. Competitors include the smaller LMS product vendors, enterprise resource planning vendors, consulting firms, and training […]

One dilemma in the software industry is that program designers are often masters of engineering and programming, but lacking in knowledge of psychology. The industry is driven largely by profits […]

The ease with which students with disabilities (and everyone else) interact with a learning management system can be aided through the use of ergonomic accessories. Ergonomics, the science of designing […]

Parents with dyslexic children may seek new learning systems to accompany their children’s progress in school. The World Federation of Neurology says dyslexia is “a disorder manifested by difficulty in […]

In creating a learning management system, another group to consider is the hearing impaired. Training centers for the deaf and hearing impaired are usually located in big cities, making it […]

Speech synthesis is a useful facility in creating a learning management system with greater accessibility not only to visually impaired learners, but to the general public. The ability to verbally […]

Technology has opened a world of possibilities to reach learners and trainees who have formerly experienced greater difficulty accessing information. One such group is people with disabilities. Assistive technologies enable […]

Often in learning systems, teachers fail to take advantage of a vital resource: peer groups. This may be partly due to challenges posed by peer group learning systems. For example, […]

It’s important to keep learning systems comprehensive and simple, and to do this one must avoid using scientifically dubious theories. Fads in learning systems are often proven ineffective, so the […]

As Aristotle once famously said, “The things we have to learn before we do them, we learn by doing them.” This axiom should be heeded in any learning system. A […]

One way a learning system can help learners access information stored in the brain is the use of background stimuli. When learning, we integrate learning messages and background stimuli in […]

Have you ever been well educated on a subject, but when the time came to put your knowledge into practice, you didn’t feel entirely confident? In analyzing how memory retains […]

I can tell you first-hand how gigantic the difference is between taking a class with 20+ students, 8, or 1. In addition to doodling and daydreaming, you have the optional […]

The traditional learning system is disproportionately biased: most material is presented in the form of text and text only (semantic). This, of course, works for many—and again, for many, it […]