Saturday, December 20, 2008

What is LCMS?

LCMS stands for Learning Content Management System. LCMS is a multi-user environment. The main objective of LCMS is to create, store, reuse, manage, and deliver digital learning content or Learning Objects (LOs) from a repository. The primary target users of LCMS are content developers, Instructional Designers (IDs) and Project Managers (PMs).

LCMS provides authoring tools to create new LOs for the repository. Authoring packages use templates and storyboards which do not require technical knowledge. So it is easier for one who doesn’t have technical knowledge to create LOs with the help of authoring packages.

In LCMS, LOs can be assemble and consolidate into lengthier learning paths or learning experiences that are personalized to a learner's profile. Delivery of content or LO is done to the learner at the right time.

LCMS provides a facility of using same content across various courses and curriculums. So only once content can be created and used according to course’s requirement. Content can be tagged so that one can search according to topic’s name.

In LCMS, one can create test questions. Administration of test is done i.e. the system can deliver the test to learners and also prescribe learning based on performance.

LCMS helps to manage learners profile and course catalogues. It offers synchronous as well as asynchronous communications i.e. chat as well as email.

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