During the Covid-19 global pandemic, we had to face many adversities and find solutions fast.
The shutdown brought closures everywhere. Countries cancelled events and gatherings, and in most places, schools and workplaces shifted from in-person to remote.
What we didn’t necessarily expect was that many workplaces would continue working remotely in a post-pandemic world.
Remote learning and working mean that you need to leverage your LMS.
How Does an LMS work?
Take the following steps if you are thinking of launching or leveraging your LMS.
Create an e-learning course
Create material from scratch (writing the content inside the LMS) or adding existing content (already made content like a PowerPoint presentation). Some LMS platforms let you add material from multiple places in various formats. For example, you can add multimedia, like videos and audio, into your courses. As well, including online assets like tweets or YouTube videos are simplified when creating an elearning course.
organize the course or courses
Deploy your course or courses across several branches. This step will depend on the needs of your organization. With a suitable LMS, you will be able to structure the systems in any way that you want. It would be best if you had an LMS that allows flexibility in the ways that you deliver your course or lessons. For example, your LMS might have organizational tools that enable your organization in 30 countries if you are a multinational company.
deliver your course or courses
Once you have created and organized your course or courses, it’s time to deliver to your audience (employees, clients, or partners). You can deliver them in different ways based on the needs or structure of your company. You can deliver to a restricted set of employees or a wider audience. If you deliver them to a wider audience, you can make this free or have them as paid courses. An example of delivering paid courses includes courses in Universities or other post-secondary Institutions. Ensure that whichever way you provide your courses, you can manage large numbers of learners and restrict enrolment. Moreover, leverage your LMS by switching to a platform that supports mobile devices and responsive user interfaces.
Features that will Leverage your LMS
- Gamification options through the ability to set goals and see progress, rewards and internal competition
- Branding/customization of the user interface
- Webinar and virtual training enabling learners to participate through video and audio
- Mobile-friendly through the ability to use your LMS on mobile devices and let learners study when offline
- Option to integrate payment processors like PayPal
- Third-party integrations like SCORM and xAPI
- Option to use custom plugins and scripts through publicly available, well-documented API
Wrap Up
The COVID-19 global pandemic threw many challenges at businesses and forced the corporate world to find adaptable solutions. While some organizations will go back to in-person post-pandemic, many will adopt remote work and learning as a permanent solution.
New studies are suggesting that remote work promotes productivity and cuts costs. Therefore, having a good LMS is essential to the growth of your organization, especially when onboarding new employees and keeping sales teams in the loop on changes to products or services.
If your organization is staying remote, we encourage you to leverage your LMS