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Tuesday 12 May 2015

Choose an Effortless Learning Management System User Interface

When choosing a learning management system, an easy-to-use UI (User Interface) is the key to a sustainable online system. Why? With a simple but robust UI, organizations don't have to rely on IT help to design and deliver courses and training.

One problem that still troubles the software industry is this: program designers are masters of engineering and programming, but are often not fine-tuned to areas such as human behavior and psychology. Unfortunately, the software industry is driven mostly by profits and the ability to offer users cutting-edge technology. Even when that technology isn't very user-friendly.
Learning management systems (LMSs) and course creation tools are not excused from this phenomenon. While some learning management systems are extremely well-developed and easy to use, weak and unnecessarily complicated courseware continues to prevent widespread and effective elearning.

According to an ASTD and eLearning Guild report, LMS buyers users expressed not only general dissatisfaction with the products, but problems like outrageous prices, the need for IT support, and integration and customization difficulties. To stress the point, the survey showed that those who work on a daily basis with an LMS reported much lower satisfaction than the directors and managers who merely receive the results and reports.

The good news? The problems the LMS and elearning industry needs to overcome provide consumers with a more competitive market. For example, smaller product vendors are able to craft their LMSs and courseware to meet consumer needs.

A learning management system is a complicated tool, but it does not need to be complicated to use. More and more LMS providers are concentrating on the accessibility in their UI design.
A simple LMS User Interface should be user-friendly, straightforward and versatile. It should provide instant uploading from spreadsheets and fast reaction times. Simple but robust course creation tools like text and video, quiz, question bank, text and video tools, template, assessment, and SCORM publishing tools are some features that may be included in a course creation toolkit.

A simple LMS should also give course creators and administrators full power over their courses. An LMS should also allow course creators to create and brand their own content, making it customized for their own purposes and comfortable for use inside its user cluster. Privacy is another important factor. A good system doesn't require administrators to send invitations, but rather allows access based on a secret code.

Designing and delivering elearning content on a learning management system need not be a complicated or daunting task. Choose an LMS based on its user-friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and robust tools.
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