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| What is an LMS? |
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An LMS is a dynamic online learning and knowledge management system that integrates general learning management functions (course catalog, registration, enrollments, transcripts and administration) as well as advanced tools such as knowledge mapping, collaboration and performance management.
At its most fundamental level, an LMS serves three purposes:
- Compliance: Mitigate risk and meet regulatory reporting requirements.
- Cost savings: Reduce the cost burden of learning and development activities.
- Value creation: Grow critical knowledge, skills and capabilities to increase top-line value of the business and adapt workforce capabilities to meet changing business needs.
What kind of value can an LMS create?
It’s important to understand what is meant by “value.” What value will an LMS create?
- Deliver measurable business results: Impact operational measures with targeted learning and deliver measurable results
- Deliver the “right” training: Leverage technology to help identify learning needs at the learner and organizational level and reduce learning waste and information overload by minimizing “nice-to-know” knowledge transfer.
- Enable better decisions/increase productivity: Improve the effectiveness of knowledge workers by equipping them with the knowledge they need to operate at peak performance levels.
- Just-in-time, just what’s needed: Arm learners with targeted, granular learning objects, just what they need to know—not more, not less—at the point of demand.
- Actionable talent management: Position learning as an agent for change, as an organizational lever to adapt the supply of talent (the workforce) to changing talent demand.
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| History of the LMS |
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In August 2004, the State of Oregon awarded a statewide price agreement for a Learning Management System (LMS). Department of Human Services (DHS) was the first state agency to purchase and implement the LMS.
DAS – Human Resource Service Division (HRSD) was able to purchase an enterprise license in order to implement the system statewide. The enterprise license will allow each state agency to create a uniquely branded site of the E-LMS while still sharing the consolidated database.
The purpose of this project is for DAS - Training & Development Services to facilitate the implementation of the ELMS for sixty-seven state agencies. The implementation is to be planned and executed in such a way as to ensure this product will fulfill its expected role as a key tool used to support the state of Oregon’s training and workforce development efforts.
Initial features of the ELMS will include:
- Course catalog
- Student registration system
- Course enrollment and wait listing
- Classroom scheduling
- Enrollments and transcript management
- Course Evaluations
- Reporting
Future versions of the ELMS may include:
- Individual Development Plans – enabling users to map their personal development to help them get to the next level.
- On-line collaboration tools (virtual communities of practice).
- Skill gap analysis (evaluating skill levels based on specific content areas.
- Conference registration and management.
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| So, what does this mean to you? |
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As a student, you will be able to efficiently manage your professional development by:
- Accessing a robust on-line course catalog.
- Registering for and tracking your enrollments in any of the catalog courses.
- Receiving real-time class notifications (registration confirmation, and reminder emails).
- Having immediate access to your transcript (completed courses).
- Taking your transcript with you if you move to another agency.
As a manager, you will be able to:
- Obtain reports on course enrollments and transcripts to help you create performance appraisals and as well as individual development plans to help make your employees successful.
- Track training expenditures in the current biennium and more accurately budget for the future biennium.
Sound exciting? We think so! Do not hesitate, register for the electronic mailing list, make this page a favorite, and jump on board with us as we work toward making the ELMS the nerve center for all state employees' professional development needs.
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| Electronic Communications |
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ELMS Electronic Mailing List - is a mailing list for communications to state agency personnel who are interested in being updated on the progress of E-LMS implementation project.
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