- [Instructor] When you build digital learning,
a video, online module, a virtual training,
the stuff you build needs to live somewhere.
Often it lives in a learning management system, or LMS.
This is where learners log in to access the training.
A learning management system
is a complex software that does a number
of things in addition to housing assets.
It tracks your learner's performance.
For example, you can run reports
that tell you who completed what training,
and how they scored on it.
Tracking is especially important for compliance training,
sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion, and so on.
An LMS gives you data on how learners
interacted with the content
and what they thought of the learning experience.
Common data points are the device learners used
to access the training,
how long they spent on a module,
which quiz questions they missed.
With most LMSs, you can also offer
a survey to get the learner's perspective
on how effective the training was.
This is all very helpful data that you can use
to improve your training.
Many LMSs allow you to build simple online courses.
For example, you can often upload
a webinar-type presentation
into the LMS, and add a quiz to it.
When an LMS has this feature, it's usually referred
to as a native course-building tool.
If you're looking for a simple way
to get started with digital learning, this is it.
If your company already has an LMS, awesome.
Become good friends with whoever administers it,
and learn everything you can about its features.
If you don't already have an LMS,
here are three big names in the traditional LMS space.
Litmos, I've used Litmos for a few years now,
and have been quite satisfied.
It supports a lot of different assets,
videos, e-learning SCORM files, PPTX.
It has a native course-building tool,
a lot of self-help resources, and solid customer support.
Another big name is Docebo.
Docebo and Litmos are quite similar,
though Docebo may have a slight advantage
if you want to combine e-learning
with a virtual instructor-led training
in the same course.
The go-to when it comes
to a free open-sourced LMS is Moodle.
It's been around almost 20 years
and is quite customizable.
Most of the digital learning you create
will end up on some type of LMS.
And this is a good thing,
for the LMS allows you to track
the learner's performance, determine how they interacted
with the contact, and in many cases, offers
a native course-building functionality.