Activity (Course/Learning Management System)

Assalamualaikum Wbt.

This has already been the third week of learning this subject and honestly, there is a lot of new information that I have gained. Again, this week, it requires another Think, Pair & Share activity. However, this time my pair, Barbara Kath and I need to upload the final work on Google Doc. Truth to be told, it’s a new thing for me and I shall say it is the first time of me uploading any document in Google Doc. Thus, I’m happy to at least gain another new knowledge this week! Well, basically, this topic Course/Learning Management System (C/LMS) is indeed a very interesting topic. I’ve indeed gain a whole new information what it is about and yes, it’s very useful for me as a teacher-to-be soon.

So, let’s get back to business. What is C/LMS all about? Based on our findings, Learning Management System is actually a software application or Web-based technology used to plan, implement and assess a specific learning process. Besides, it also manages for online training and education as well. Typically, this system is very helpful in monitoring the effectiveness of the organisation’s education and training. In addition, it can also keep records automatically.

I believe that LMS is the perfect example of mobile learning or e-learning. This is because, there is no doubt that LMS caters for everyone. Besides, it also can be used to serve the needs in educational purposes, administrative as well as deployment requirements. Apart from that, LMS is also accessible since most LMSs are web-based which means it uses a variety of development platforms such as Java, Microsoft.Net or PHP.

One thing that I personally find interesting is that everybody can access to LMS anywhere or anytime they want provided that they have a laptop or personal computer with Internet connection. In fact, it does not require a server to be accessed as the company can still create and deliver online training with LMS modules and features. Meaning to say, nowadays it is no longer possible for us who have wished to carry out distant learning as they can do it just by accessing to it. This is one of the advantages that LMS has to bring along. Furthermore, by carrying out a distant learning, students also will not waste their money and time as they can only do it at home. In fact, they also need not to worry about all the course work or lectures as everything will be guided online and all the latest information will always be updated.

Thus, what I can deduce based on this topic is that, C/LMS has made me realise that we can develop our education system by using the technology to the fullest. We have to explore and discover new things in order to become as one of the fastest developing countries in the world. It also has made me realise how important technology to us as without it, a lot of things are impossible to be carried out such as distant learning. Therefore, we really need to keep on discovering the new things in our daily life and try to make use of them until the fullest.

Thank you!
Happy Learning!
Good Day!

AHMAD AZRUL AFEZE BIN AHMAD ROSDI

B.Ed TESL IPGKS-UKM

IPG Kampus Sarawak

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