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What are Learning Management Systems?
Home » Training » Learning Management Systems » What are Learning Management Systems?To stay competitive in a global market, individual companies must be informed and trained to respond to marketplace trends. Consistency of training across borders can no longer be maintained by training sessions held in the break room. Multi-lingual, web-based training that is available no matter what time of the day (or night), is one of the best answers to a corporations training dilemma.
Learning management systems (LMS’s) is a term that covers a wide variety of training options and tools. LMS’s include web-based training modules, stand-alone computer programs, component packages that can be uploaded onto the Local Area Network (LAN), and even include digital classrooms which can be “attended” from anywhere in the world.
These powerful training tools can be automated enough to prompt employees to participate in training during times of low volume work or can be self-actuated from individual desktop systems. Once in place they can be used for classes, independent training courses, and for tracking successful completion of the training course. They can, and should, be linked to the corporation’s primary business goals and should keep up with current market trends with as much self-governing as possible.
Learning management systems are known by many different names, such as a Managed Learning Environment (MLE), Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Course Management System (CMS), Learning Support System (LSS), Electronic Learning System (ELS), or Learning Platform (LP). VLE’s, MLE’s, and LP’s are terms used in the United Kingdom in reference to programs used in the school system, while LMS’s and CMS’s are more popular names in the United States and refer to business-related software used in corporate training programs. Learning management systems and the software used in those systems are often used to make training classes available to individual employees, track the employee’s progress in that training, scoring, and certification.
To get started, a company must have basic communications tools such as computers, high speed internet access, and network security to protect both corporate and individual privacy. Other tools such as PDA’s, phone and computer conferencing capabilities are also helpful.
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