The Learning Management System (LMS) at your campus is seemingly just taken for granted these days. Obviously, the LMS is the virtual classroom for online classes. BUT, did you ever consider the many other ways you could use the platform?
At my campus, we create an LMS shell for every course each term. Logically, the fully online and hybrid courses – and now, Hi-flex courses utilize the LMS. But we also create an assisted-web section for every traditional class. We were doing this before March 2020 and realized just how brilliant that strategy turned out to be. It made the transition much easier. For my traditional course, the assisted-web section is the go-to for: the syllabus, chapter quizzes for the textbook, the textbook itself (OER PDF), my course PowerPoints, class handouts, class assignments, drop boxes for class assignments, course mail (keeps it out of my regular email), AND the gradebook (with the auto posting as I grade assignments). Students love it. I can also post assignments if there is an unexpected snow day or I need to travel.
In addition, my campus conducts the student evaluation using the LMS as the method to distribute the evaluation form to all students for all classes AND to post the results for full- and part-time faculty. Again, it works so well!
Starting this semester, we are also moving all of our course assessment into the LMS – our course outcomes and objectives are available – and we can create grading rubrics that report to the central assessment database.
Our Admissions & Records uses the LMS for students on probation – they follow the steps that will get them off probation. They also post student announcements on the landing page of the LMS (where the class tiles reside). They have found students are more likely to review them on the LMS rather than opening emails or texts we send. Student government uses the LMS to provide training for student club/organizational leadership and advisors. Finally, our dual-credit program also creates a bridge to our high school colleagues and students – we share our LMS course content to ensure more of a college-level learning experience for dual-credit classes taught by our high school colleagues. And prepares high school students four our LMS solution when they transfer in after high school graduation.
The versatility of the LMS is remarkable. Are you using the full potential of our LMS platform?
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