1 / 16

Use of a Course Management System (CMS) as an Aid to Education

Use of a Course Management System (CMS) as an Aid to Education. An example from a high school student’s perspective. S Carroll CAC 5/13. Introduction. A course management system contains a repository of information, organized by courses.

denton-mcdowell
Download Presentation

Use of a Course Management System (CMS) as an Aid to Education

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Use of a Course Management System (CMS) as an Aid to Education An example from a high school student’s perspective S Carroll CAC 5/13

  2. Introduction • A course management system contains a repository of information, organized by courses. • Students log into the CMS with a unique userid and password • Some examples using ANGEL LMS follow….

  3. Home Screen Student’s name Student’s list of classes Select a class to view content

  4. Select a Class

  5. Lessons Tab

  6. Online drill problems (online quiz also possible)

  7. Student works out problem and types in responses

  8. Immediate positive feedback provided for drill problems. Algorithmically generated questions provide multiple opportunities to practice ‘new’ problem sets.

  9. Forums allow for online group discussion or collaborative project work in a secure environment

  10. Example of Forum for a Literature Review Exercise Click on title to see the comments

  11. Permalinks to Literature Aid in Sharing Information Embed link in forum post to access a particular article

  12. Links to External Resources Provide Interest and Enjoyment Link to or embed animation

  13. Plug-ins from Publishers Add Advanced Dynamic Content Mc-Graw Hill Connect Student draws molecule for automatic checking and feedback from Publisher’s site

  14. Additional Utilities Numerous additional features, including course calendars, which include all courses and school events

  15. Summary • Quick overview of several features of a course management system • Better than a webpage…. • Allow structured presentation of content in an easily accessible place, password protected • Security for discussion and collaboration • Seamless integration of internet resources • Teachers can roll content from semester to semester, easy to incorporate revisions • Facilitates supplemental online instruction and flipped classrooms • Advanced features incorporate grade tracking, mapping content standards and accomplishments, automated reporting, and much more.

More Related