Learning Management Systems (LMS)

 

The Learning Management System (LMS) is an online platform that facilitates connection between teacher and students offering effortless way of sharing resources, activities and providing gateway to engage students even after classroom hours. Almarashdeh (2010) defines LMS as a useful platform that can be utilized for distributing materials at a distance. The LMS is a technology that is based on web which includes solution for managing, planning learning events in educational organization (Alias, 2005). By the help of LMS not only teaching process gets productive and easy, but also learning process for students get engaging. Furthermore, students become the owner of their learning process as the students become more autonomous leaners.

Many LMSs are gaining popularity around the world. For instance,

·      canvas.com

·      bridge.com  

·      Moodle

·      Drupal

·      Instructure

·      Google classroom

These LMS are gaining popularity among educational organizations around the world. Each of them has their special features that makes them different form others. Pallof and Pratt state that “the online classroom is a potentially powerful teaching and learning arena in which new practices and new relationships can make significant contributions to learning” (2002, p26).

 In Uzbekistan local universities used Moodle in quarantine times that was developed in 2001. This platform based on the social constructionist principle and it was user friendly, accessible, flexible (Kasim,2016). But 2 years later higher educational universities changed the platform they work on into Hemis. This LMS is also very popular all around the world as it is convenient. Nevertheless, if anyone wants to use them to create their course the fee should be paid after 1 month later for both of these platforms.

To create our course we have been chosen Google classroom. It works on all browsers, devices and students can take part in discussions, submit assignments, all of them in one place. Google classroom is available for anyone who has Gmail or Google account. The most exciting aspect of this platform is that it is totally free.

  By using Google’s learning management system teacher and also learner get their work easier since this system boost collaboration, foster communication and streams assignments. Furthermore, students can organize their piece of writing on Google Drive automatically, complete, hand it in and communicate with their teacher and groupmates. A good LMS should create cooperative learning environment before and after teaching process which enables students to oversee the pace of their learning, allow the learners tracking their progress (Watson et all., 2007).

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2. Alias, N. A. et al. (2005). “Innovation for better teaching and learning: Adopting the Learning Management System,” Malaysia Online Journal of Instructional Technology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 27–40,

3. Kasim, M. F. et al. (2016). Choosing the Right Learning Management System (LMS) for the Higher Education Institution Context: A Systematic Review Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysi [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i06.5644   [Accessed 10 November 2023] 

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5. Watson, W., and Watson, S. L. (2007). An argument for clarity: What are learning management systems, what are they not, and what should they become. Tech Trends. [online]. Availablefrom:doi:10.1007/s11528-007-0023- [Accessed 11 November 2023]