I love the LMS for effective online instruction and feel that the course dashboard is of huge importance for the students. Organizing it with the class syllabus and teacher contact information a important. Placing a calendar on the dashboard will give students a way to look ahead and plan accordingly. If the LMS does not have a calendar, you can always insert a google calender on the dashboard. Planners are great tools to use to post daily or weekly resources and assignments. Then, when the student clicks on the planner, they can access this information and all due dates. Files can be uploaded and links uploaded, along with video lessons and quizzes. In many LMS systems, including the one I use, you can create an assessment and post assignments on the assessment to be completed prior to the graded test. That way, everything is on one page.
Another activity I think is great in and LMS is the discussion board, where classes can post responses and have discussions at their convenience. There are Wikis included in many systems and I have used these in my dashboard also. Usually, a secure email function is included in the LMS where students may correspond with the teacher. Notes can be uploaded, videos embedded, and many interactive activities can be uploaded to the LMS. One thing that really works well with ours is the assessment function, where not only will the system score the test, but it will use a profile of the students' past grades to recommend remediation where needed. Also, the ability to run reports and see learning trends helps teachers plan for future learning activities and make adjustments as necessary.
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