Level Up Your Skills With Open LMS Academy
Welcome to your premier destination for mastering the Open LMS platform. Whether you’re a site administrator overseeing an entire organization or an instructor designing your first digital classroom, our self-paced courses provide the hands-on training you need to succeed.
Our Primary Learning Paths
1. Admin Orientation: Master the Engine of Your LMS
Designed for new site administrators, this course provides a comprehensive roadmap for managing your platform. You’ll learn to handle high-level configurations, securely manage user data, and maintain a seamless learning environment for your entire organization.
- Key Learning Objectives:
- Navigate With Confidence: Identify key administrative areas and customize the site’s "look and feel" through themes and dashboards.
- User Management: Master manual creation and bulk CSV uploads to manage thousands of users efficiently.
- Course Architecture: Build course categories and establish site-wide default settings to ensure consistency.
- Troubleshooting & Support: Utilize logs and the "Log in as" feature to resolve user issues and track engagement.
2. Instructor Orientation: Design Engaging Learning Experiences
If you’re brand new to the role of instructor, this course is your guide through the configuration options, activities, and resources available within an Open LMS course. We focus on the pedagogical "why" just as much as the technical "how."
- Key Learning Objectives:
- Course Configuration: Set up course settings, manage groups for collaborative work, and navigate the instructor interface.
- Interactive Assignments: Create versatile assignment activities with specified submission types, due dates, and grading rubrics.
- Collaborative Discussions: Differentiate between forum types to facilitate graded, asynchronous class discussions.
- Assessment Mastery: Construct effective quizzes utilizing the Question Bank for randomization and high-integrity testing.
3. H5P Creator: Bring Your Content to Life
Take your courses to the next level by learning to create rich, interactive multimedia content. This course focuses on using the H5P plugin to build activities that keep learners engaged and provide immediate feedback.
- Key Learning Objectives:
- Interactive Simulations: Build "Branching Scenarios" and "Interactive Videos" to teach complex workflows.
- Visual Learning: Create "Image Hotspots" to help learners identify and recall key information within a visual context.
- Gamified Knowledge Checks: Develop "Drag and Drop" and "Sort the Paragraph" activities to test terminology and process order.
We’ll be actively adding more courses to our catalog, so stay tuned for updates!
Why Learn With Academy?
- Hands-On Practice: Every course includes learning activities and "On Your Own Site" sections, encouraging you to practice what you've learned in your own sandbox environment.
- Flexible & Self-Paced: Our training is 100% online and compatible with standard web browsers, allowing you to learn whenever and wherever suits you best.
- Expertly Designed: Built by instructional designers and experienced trainers, our modules are designed to get you up to speed quickly with the essential knowledge you need to get started right away.
- Certification of Completion: Earn a digital certificate upon successfully completing course activities to showcase your LMS expertise.