LMS - what’s that?

Whether you’ve heard this term being thrown around, or saw it in the Membership Sites That Sell Themselves guide… It’s time to unpack this acronym. LMS stands for Learning Management System, and it is software that helps design and deliver online course materials, and track student progress. Although most LMS programs share the same goals of delivering training and tracking progress for the course owner or administrator, there are different types of LMS software for different markets. For example: academic, corporate, and small business LMS software. I know you’re feeling the pull to move your products and services online, and you might be thinking that a regular web page with some videos and text can do the job just fine. While that may be fine for some situations, when it comes to online education there are a number of reasons why LMS software, like [AccessAlly](, is worth investing in, both financially and time-wise. TRACKING LEARNER PROGRESS One of the big benefits of using an LMS is the ability to track learners’ progress, as well as assess their understanding of the material. With progress tracking in most LMS programs, an administrator or course creator can see which lessons a student has started and finished. Often it’s possible to see how much of a video has been watched, and it’s a great idea to implement quizzes to test understanding and help reinforce the materials so they stick. ORGANIZED LESSONS AND COURSE HIERARCHY With regular web pages or in-person training, there’s no predefined process or flow of information for students to follow. An LMS gives you the ability to design the course structure that will benefit your learners the most. Whether that means breaking down a big topic into several modules, or sub-dividing it into lessons. Plus with modern LMS tools that integrate with email systems, you can use a student’s activity or inactivity to kick-start email reminders and encourage them to keep going when the going gets tough. ONE TO MANY TEACHING Teaching is a practice toward mastery, and it’s only with a lot of student feedback that a teacher can improve their methods and teaching materials. With an LMS solution, it’s possible to offer the same course to many learners at once and to continue to iterate and improve the course materials over time. This means a teacher doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel each semester or each time they launch a course to sell. It’s also a way to scale a teacher’s impact, because they don’t need to focus on delivering the material live. Instead, a teacher can be more present during office hours or by providing time for live question-and-answer periods. DISTANCE LEARNING LMS solutions make it possible for anyone to learn without being present. This can be especially useful for large organizations that have offices in many locations, where doing in-person training that includes travel would be expensive. It’s also great for students who need to be away or are doing some lessons through homeschooling. There are also hybrid education models that do a mix of in-person and online learning, too. EMPLOYEE TRAINING You can use ean LMS to design, monitor, and administer employee training - It works for remote teams as well as companies that have physical locations. Employee training takes place through a learning management system, and the details of an employee’s progress are then sent back to management or HR. This gives a lot of transparency to department heads, and it also offers advancement opportunities to employees while they improve their skills or get cross-trained. CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS Whether it’s for continuing education or a certification in a new methodology, the ability to use an LMS to deliver a certification program is incredible. Instead of having to organize an in-person, multi-day training, with all of the expenses that go along, you’re able to package the information into a digital format. With quizzes and more advanced assignments, a trainer can review and ensure that students are truly grasping the concepts before then delivering their own customized certificate of completion. SELLING COURSES You can use an LMS to sell courses, take payments and manage student enrollment, and then deliver the lessons. It all happens online, so the market for course customers is wide open. Some online course creators are even translating their courses and seeing the benefits of offering their training in different countries. *** Whew, there’s a lot packed in just those 3 little letters... 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