Video Explainer #4: Functional Features of Good LMS Project

00:00 - Intro

00:17 - How to define needs

Learning engagement and a seamless training experience are essential. So, every Learning Management System needs to have a variety of must-have features to enable this outcome. Answer the following questions to set requirements to corporate learning LMS:

- What kind of organization will use this LMS?
- How does your corporate training usually go?
- What toolset should the LMS work with, and what integrations must be added?
- Will you need financial transactions?
- Do you expect any of these needs to change soon?

01:14 - Rules to roles assignment

Create rules to assign training to your roles automatically. Role-based rules usually help to automatically set the students to specific groups when certain criteria are met.

02:52 - Workflow and registration

A high-quality Learning Management System should remove the labor-intensive user list maintenance needs by using automated workflow and registration functions. The LMS should be able to manage renewals and registrations without admin intervention.

The following information can influence the user sorting and assignment process:

- Custom user data;
- Email domain;
- Adding all users to a default group.

What are corporate LMS features to improve e-learning workflow?

- Configurable learner auto-enrollment for courses.
- Automatic learner placement in the waitlist and notifying relevant ones automatically.
- Recurring training management through auto-enrollment after certain intervals.
- Saving configurations as the templates.
- Automated discovery disabling and archiving of unused accounts and inactive course content.
- API integrations with HR systems.
- Automated liking and enrollment of users to meet organizational requirements.
- Course allotment configuration and appropriate learner enrollment prioritization.

03:28 - Reporting capabilities

Nearly every Learning Management System usually provides a bunch of standard reports that help track student engagement, educational progress, and the effectiveness of the training program.

The best LMS reports about:

- learner progress and performance;
- e-learning course completion rates;
- exam report;
- learner satisfaction ratings;
- online training certification tracking.

High-quality business LMS reporting features provide a wide variety of templates that can be customized to your needs and scheduled automatically.

07:09 - Support for blended learning

Corporate training must remain efficient to ensure that its outcomes help the company stay competitive.

These strategies are modern Learning Management System features for blended education:

- authentic cases and scenario learning;
- problem-based learning;
- coaching and mentoring;
- self-paced training;
- virtual team collaboration and problem-solving;
- simulations or gaming, and so on.

10:47 - Mobile friendly

User-friendly LMS tools have to be mobile-friendly, have responsive interfaces, and facilitate the delivery of training content in mobile formats. Mobile functions are vital for the social functions of e-learning, ubiquitous content availability, and cognitive overload prevention.

12:41 - The data security

Data security is another crucial feature of any Learning Management System. Ask the following questions to evaluate the data security of your corporate LMS.

Is the sign-on procedure secure? Is your LMS hosted on-premises or in the Cloud? Where is the sensitive data stored? How is it protected? Who handles the user authorization? And what are the data access permissions? Then, what is done to preserve data integrity?

13:41 - Gamification

Modern benefits of an LMS for business include eLearning gamification in training. These LMS features will help keep your students engaged. Gamification LMS usually brings healthy competition in studying.

14:35 - Outro

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