We’ve all heard the innovation adage, “think outside the box”. It’s a cliché about breaking the paradigm of your thinking, but it also serves well as a metaphor if the box is your learning management system (LMS). Most organisations I have worked with try only to advance their learning innovation within the boundaries that their LMS sets. The latest and greatest learning experience is generally bound by the feature set the LMS supports. Learning designers are told to “get creative, just don’t break out of that box that is our LMS capabilities”. Every now and then, a project might start with a courageous sponsor trying to “do something different” but invariably they don’t have the organisational clout, stamina, or budget to beat down those walls. […]
Monthly Archives: November 2019
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A Learning Management System, when selected and implemented correctly, will provide a lasting positive impact on both your business and your students. There are a great deal of things you want to consider when selecting, configuring, styling and implementing an LMS. Once you select an LMS and dive into creating courses, it’s often very hard to dig your way back out after dedicating time, resources and money toward your choice, so you cannot take your selection lightly, you really need to plan in advance. I’ve compiled a list of the most important questions you need to answer before identifying you actually need an LMS: What do you expect to get from a website? Who is your audience? What type of information do you want to […]