Shaping the Corporate and Academic Arena through LMS

An old adage states "learning should not just be within the four corners of the classroom." Decades later, learning did manage to step out of the academe, go out to see the world and take a plunge into the technological revolution embedded in it its new terrain. Needless to say, learning wears a new face in year 2012.

The concept of Learning Management System (LMS) is not an alien one. For quite a while, both corporate industries and the academe have been embracing the principles behind this technological advancement. While some orthodox pundits may raise their eyebrows at the thought of this, LMS continues to grow and develop making it an essential part of any academic or corporate organization. Unquestionably, LMS remains unstoppable. Here are some reasons why people are drawn into it.

Learning is Centralized

From training manuals to performance content, LMS makes it a point to standardize its learning materials. Trainees in all parts of the world can access the same content anytime they want, anywhere they need. Multiple users can open the same learning materials and digest the same plethora of information at any given period. In retrospect, LMS is able to gain consistency in delivering the trainees' learning needs and evaluating the results thereafter. Trainees are evaluated using a standardized pre-testing and post-testing methodologies.

Whenever a new material is presented, trainees will be automatically directed to the new procedures and system configurations to avoid mishaps as the learning process progresses.

Employees/Students' Performance are Enhanced through a Track Record

LMS also takes pride in having a systematic performance-tracker. Webinars, for example, make use of different methods in gauging a trainee's performance. These can manifest in learning path systems which trainees are allowed to access 24/7. At the same time, both the instructors and trainees can also keep their eyes on each learning session's success progress based on the criteria set in the program beforehand. Meanwhile, the management can gain a bird's eye view of the entire performance record. This means to say that the members of the management and instructors can determine which areas have been fulfilled and which areas still need improvement.

There is Dynamism in Learning

LMS allows its trainees to have a better grasp of the world through various instructional and interactive aids. This means to say that online classes are more than manuals and virtual textbooks. Trainees and students can be exposed to motion videos which will enable them to appreciate the current lesson. They can even take part in real-time remote training classes. At the same time, supplemental materials such as slides, kits, notes, and presentations always come in handy to balance the learning progress. LMS lives in the principle that supplemental materials strengthens each training session.

Learning has, indeed, come a long way. In fact, it has traveled miles and miles with the advent of the new technology. Through LMS, the corporate world and the academic arena enable themselves to reinvent and face new challenges. The good news lies on the fact that all these are just the beginning.