1. LEARNWELL OY
Learning Management
System (LMS)

2. LMS
Definition
Definition
“Learning Management System is a broad term that is
used for a wide range of systems that organize and
provide access to online learning services for students,
teachers, and administrators”.(M. Flate Paulsen)
LMS is a software designed to simplify the
administration of various types of learning and/or
training programs within organizations.
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3. LMS
Advantages
•Documentation
•Tracking learning progress
•Reporting & Analysis
•Creation of teaching material* (Learning Content
Management System)
•Used for performance appraisal (360 degree feedback)
Disadvantages
Lack of Human-to-human interaction
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4. LMS
Free Online Tools
DOKEOS
MOODLE
A TUTOR
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5. A Review of Free Online Learning
Management Systems (LMS)

7. LMS
LMS for Second Language Training
•LMS can facilitate interaction – Quizzes, links, exercises
and online tests with immediate feedback
•Collaborative learning – emails, and messages among
participants
•Various material available for students – multimedia
•Allow active participation for all members
•Fast distribution of learning content
•Easily accessible
•Low cost
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8. Helsinki
Geography
Sources
1. Morten Flate Paulsen, Online Education Systems: Discussion and Definition of
Terms NKI Distance Education, July 2002,
http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:k9jzMtKforAJ:scholar.google.c
om/+learning+management+system+definition&hl=fi&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1 date of
access 03.06.2012
2. Image 2 http://www.asipto.com/index.php/elearning/
3. Image 5 http://gridknowledge.blogspot.fi/2011/01/learning-and-elearning.html
4. http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume7/ej26/ej26m2/
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