Penn State offers a variety of course formats - including fully online, blended, and residential instruction that the LMS needs to support. (2) The LMS should support Penn State’s teaching and learning needs. Provide enough space in each section for all course content and student work rather than the current restricted course size.Allow easy and intuitive mobile use on all popular devices.
Allow the import/export of content from other learning management systems.Support multiple content and media format types: e.g.Allow integration with third-party learning tools.Allow integration with third-party content management systems.Be relatively easy to use and intuitive – interface and the number of clicks the user has to jump through.a mechanism for students to upload work products a mechanism to create forums for students to interact a way to create assessments of student learning that include quantitative and qualitative type questions Have sufficient native tools that allow for the creation of necessary teaching and learning tools: e.g.The system should (list of examples illustrative not exhaustive): These objects might be created native to the LMS, uploaded from another source, or linked in from third-party tools. This includes the creation of learning objects like course content, assignments, and learning and evaluation tools. The LMS environment should enable faculty, design staff, and others to create high quality learning experiences. (1) The LMS should provide a robust environment for content authoring. Be available as close to 24/7/365 in order to meet the needs of Penn State’s increasing global distance audience.Be “future proof” and able to evolve with educational and technological developments.Support learning and administrative analytics and outcomes.Allow for labor scalability and efficiency in administrative setup.Be ADA compliant and meet accessibility needs.Be mobile optimized, device compatible, and work on all major browsers.Possess an intuitive interface with a contemporary look and feel.Provide a wide variety of grading, assessment, and grade management tools.Support social presence, interaction, collaboration, and group work.Support Penn State’s teaching and learning needs.Provide a robust environment for content authoring.There are three general types of requirements: the first pertains specifically to LMS tools and functionality the second relates to LMS accessibility and usability and, the third relates more broadly to Penn State’s growth and administrative needs. Actual details of features and how functions take place will likely vary based on the specific LMS being evaluated. Where appropriate, examples of the types of features/functionality that exemplify the higher level category are provided and should be viewed as illustrative, but not exhaustive, of the types of things the system or company needs to be able to do in order to meet the higher level requirement. These categories reflect the complex realities of Penn State’s context for students, faculty, and staff and should apply to all campuses and modes of educational delivery (residential, blended, and fully online distance). Therefore, this is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all the features and functions required in the next LMS but rather a list of high level categories against which future LMSs should be evaluated. Given that each learning management system (LMS) does things differently, often achieving the same higher level goal, a checklist of required features/functionality is not necessarily helpful. Penn State LMS Evaluation – Key Requirements
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