Learning Management System information and use
与k - 12学生同时确保课程properly align with state standards can be a monumental undertaking in today’s classroom. Over the last few years, using a learning management system (LMS) to document, track, report, and deliver curriculum is one thing that is making that easier. At the same time, they’re also giving pupils voice and choice, enabling personalization, and encouraging collaboration.
The question is, though, how does a district go about conducting an effective learning management system analysis to find a platform that meets (and exceeds) the individual needs and expectations?
找到合适的标题
The first step is to consider adopting a rubric. After evaluating several sources for rubrics, we decided to use评估学习管理系统的标准回顾我们查看的众多解决方案。其中包括但不限于诸如itslearningas well as free versions likeCanvas,,,,Edmodo,,,,andPiazza。We adapted the rubric accordingly and picked numerous platforms to review based on our familiarity with them and the variety of paid and free options offered by each.
Beyond the rubric, talk to schools and districts currently using the LMS solutions under consideration and gather informed feedback on how each platform performs. Finally, don’t forget to request demo accounts so that stakeholders can “try before they buy.” And while the basics obviously include seeing what products are out there, reviewing what each product will do, and then choosing the best product for your environment, there are actually several additional steps that every district should takebefore做出最终选择。在选择下面的LMS时,我概述了我的12个要点要考虑。
1。Pedagogical Design
知道LMS的主要收费将为吸引学生和进行互动学习提供内容和工具,我们寻找了一个与交互式工具完美集成的平台,并使我们能够常规地为系统添加新的教学工具。
2. Design and Layout
我们知道,具有不错的布局的功能界面可以做得“好”的工作,但是可以轻松进行训练的轻松导航会更好。在我们的研究中,我们将目光投向了找到具有简单,直观的界面的LMS,并以最少的点击访问材料,几乎不需要或根本不需要培训即可开始。
3. Course Export
Does the LMS allow users to export course structure and content, as well as selected sub-elements of a course, using an industry-standard such as IMS Content Packaging? This important question was on our minds as we reviewed our LMS options, knowing that the solution would be most effective when serving as a fully-integrated solution for our district.
4.档案
优秀的LMS具有强大的档案工具,可以支持完整的课程备份,并完好无损地讨论学生。一个很好的匹配包括支持的档案工具automaticbackup of completed courses with student submissions and discussions intact. With the latter, instructors have full access and control of completed courses.
5.沟通
We wanted a platform that included both asynchronous (email) and synchronous communication tools and that provides a high level of flexibility for the use of email (asynchronous by roster, individual, or group) as well as instant messaging, chat, and threaded discussions.
6. File Exchange
In today’s collaborative educational environment, simple file exchange is a must-have. We sought out an LMS that provides secure drop-boxes and shared folders for file exchange among students as well as instructors—and that also allows for bulk downloads of attached files.
7. Sections and Groups
The platform had to allow instructors to define sub-groups of students within the class roster for purposes of communication and collaborative work, but we also needed a hierarchy of support sections within a single course (i.e., so that course content could be shared among sections).
8. E-portfolios
我们希望一个平台,其中包括一个集成,功能丰富的电子港口工具,该工具将有可能收集,审查和介绍工作产品,以支持任何投资组合策略(例如Résumé,Learning,Tenure等)。
9. Discussion Tools
To streamline communications, our LMS needed to include extremely fast and highly-functional discussion tools complete with featured user profiles or pictures, file attachments, and HTML interface.
10.测试和评估工具
Our new LMS had to go beyond just simple test generation and provide user-friendly tools for creating assessments with multimedia, learning games, and other interactive tools (such as polls). Going a step further, the new platform would be able to provide immediate feedback with tips for remediation.
11。Grade Book and Student Tracking
The platform had to include a highly-functional grade book that was easy to use and that allowed grades to be exported to a spreadsheet or student information system (SIS). Through the platform, teachers could access student tracking tools to learn, for example, which pages the student has viewed and what tasks have been completed. From there, the student receives an email when his or her participation is substandard.
12。Learning Analytics
In today’s analytics-centric learning environment, we wanted an LMS that could provide in-depth data gathering and reporting on learning outcomes based on configurable rubrics, and that would also allow for longitudinal analysis of cohorts as well as individuals (including e-portfolios).
Find the LMS That’s Right for You
我们在查看选项时考虑的其他关键点包括日历和选择性版本(即带有弹出公告的协作日历);与图书馆资源集成(允许教师查找和引用公共和许可的图书馆材料,包括全文);使用公开标准;以及培训材料和技术支持的可用性和交付。
在探索自己的选项时,请确保将这个标题的关键点(以及您所在地区的个人需求和需求)结合在一起。当今市场上有数百种LMS选项,因此花时间并进行自己的研究以找到合适的选择是值得的。
这是迈克尔·卡明斯(Michael Cummings)的来宾博客,他是技术部的技术学习教练Fort Worth Independent School District.