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The Difference between a LMS and a LCMS
Learning Management System (LMS)
The main function of the learning management system is to manage, organize, and deliver training content, via the web, to learners in virtually any training setting. Content can be used to support standup training, hands-on training, or to deliver content in an intuitive manner that includes senses and reactions related to learning: sight, sound, messaging, feedback, and instructional design.
The LMS also focuses on the who, what, where, when, and how of training. Administrators have the ability to assign specific training to specific users, at specific locations, at specific times. The administrator also decides how the training will be administered, its platform, and format. Will the e-training accompany stand-up training, hands-on training, or does the course contain sufficient information to stand on its own? Will the training be delivered in a classroom setting, lab setting, or does each user train on their own at home or in offices in dispersed locations? Can the training be incorporated into a work schedule, or will employees need to leave work to complete the training? These are all questions an administrator must ask when designing a training program. The LMS is a great tool to make training programs run smoother and it eliminates the time and place constraints placed on traditional training programs.
Learning Content Management System (LCMS)
Where the LMS is designed to manage, organize, and deliver training to learners, the purpose of the LCMS is to create and deploy new courseware.
The LCMS is a powerful medium used to help training administrators design and develop courses to support their educational initiatives. Assets, or content sections, include audio, video, graphic, and written pieces that, when combined, shape a course.
A content creator will first create an outline for their training course. Assets are created to make the course a functional, media rich presentation. Organizing the assets is the next step, followed by inputting additional subject matter-tests, quizzes, and review sections-to produce the ultimate course that learners will use to train. The course is reviewed, edited, and adapted for compliance with the LMS. After quality assurance and de-bugging are fulfilled, the course is ready for administration to users.
Proton Communications offers both an LMS and an LCMS to provide comprehensive solutions to training organizations and those desiring training at all levels. This integrated approach makes not only organizing and delivering training easy and effective, but also the development and deployment of training courseware.
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