The Functions of LMS

Learning Management System 19 The features of LMS to support instructors, students, and administrator are described be- low see e.g. Beshears, 1999; Wikipedia.

1. Instructors Tool Set for Course Website Development and Management:

a. Web-based file management upload, modify, and create documents b. Course website backup, download, upload facilities c. Course announcements and calendar administration tool d. Course website glossary building tool e. Course website indexing system Student account administration tools including student group administration f. Templates that can be used by instructors to create content pages, discussion forums, chat, quizzes and exercises such as multiple-choice, truefalse and one- word-answer. g. Assignment publishing h. ExaminationQuizSurvey development tool i. Online grade book grade reporting tool j. Student access tracking i.e. how many news articles have they postedread, which pages have they accessed k. Webpage access tracking i.e. how many students have accessed a page, when did each student access the page l. Communication tools internal e-mail, chat rooms, discussion forums, etc.

2. Students Tool Set:

a. Student accounts for webpage publishing b. Course materials and resources accesses c. Course content annotation facility and bookmarks d. Group work areas for collaborative webpage publishing Wiki e. Assignment submission tool f. Student self-evaluations g. Communication tools Web-based email and discussion groups, chat rooms, white boards, etc. h. Individual grade and progress status reports

3. Administrator Tool Set :

a. Course management course website creation, change, duplication, backup, down- loadinguploading, rostering, and deletion b. The course syllabus management c. Administrative information including the location of sessions, details of pre- requisites and co-requisites, credit information, and how to get help d. A notice board for up-to-date course information e. Users account management createmodifydelete lecturersstudents accounts, and if necessary payment options for students f. System setting change access policy, interface, appearance, etc. g. Course website statistics: i. number of students enrolled in a course ii. file space used by a course website iii. number of hits on a course website iv. first and last access date v. space capacity and usage.