Title: Activity 3.1 - LMS Tools -Final conclusion to be submitted here
Course: Learning Design and Development > Section: Topic 3: Digital Learning Development

Activity 3.1 Exploring your Learning Management System (LMS)

Aim: To understand the use of the LMS tools in relation to materials management and interactive Teaching & Learning.

Motivation: Discover different tools in the LMS, their usage and their power with respect to teaching and learning practices, so as to use them in your own courses.

Resources:

- Lonn, S., Teasley, S.D. and Krumm, AE. (2009) Investigating Undergraduates' Perceptions and Use of a Learning Management System: A Tale of Two Campuses.
- EDUTOOLS (2013) Course Management System Features and Criteria. WCET (doc - 53Kb)

Who: This is a group activity

Task:

1. Define the following tools found in the LMS:

- Announcements
- Assignments
- Chat
- Forums
- Gradebook
- Messages
- News
- Calendar
- Syllabus

2. Categorise each of the tools defined above in terms of whether they support materials management or interactive teaching and learning.

How:

- You will be directed on how to register with a group.
- With your group, work on the above questions.
- Provide your group’s responses to these questions in this online assignment (assignment 3.1).
- Although only one person in a group will click to submit the response, remember to record the names of all group members at the top of your submission.

Group | Group Members
Group A | Joseph Kabage, Juliana Kamaghe, Emmanuel Kazuva, Janeth Kigobe, Denis Mteremko, Albogast K. Musabila, Michael Mwacha, Sammy Nzau, Josta Nzilano, John Oteyo, Akinyi Sassi
Group B | Katherine Fulgence, Msafiri Mabera, Godefroid Mudaheranwa, Lilian Mutalemwa, Doreen Mwamlangala, Stephano Nalaila, Alexander Ndibalema, Rose Njoroge, Caroline Sogomo, Fulgence Swai

Duration:  45 minutes

Response/Assessment:

In conclusion, the contributions of each group will be shared and then discussed individually in the online discussion forum to come up with a common understanding of the definition for the tools and proper categorising with respect to whether they support materials management or interactive teaching and learning.

Please select your group on the dropdown tab next to the visible groups (Activity 3.1 Grouping) below