Overview
The addition of programs into the LMS within the last few years bridged a gap the LMS had in delivering organized learning. Prior to programs, learning teams used curricula to group courses together to assign to learners. While curricula did serve some benefits, including requirement groups and retraining options, there were still gaps in being able to deliver a syllabus-like learning experience that guided users through learning – whether it be mandatory scheduled offerings or optional reading. Furthermore, the was a lack of a cohesive “experience” with curricula in terms of being able to unify the learning content into a larger picture and bring the user on a learning journey.
Programs immediately delivered on bridging these gaps. Admins could create an “agenda” of learning. They could leverage program’s use of scheduled offerings to immediately assign and enroll users into classes. They could break out the learning into sections, and could leverage learning within the system, like ILT and WBT courses, as well as outside links and text. Cover pages could be made to give learners an outline of the program and its contents, while a fresh UI broke out the learning content in easily digestible sections.
Clients shifted their focus on using curricula and took to programs immediately. While curricula is still used for regulatory learning, we have seen programs took off in managing things like new hire orientation and Microsoft Office application learning. It’s ease of use for admins and positive response from learners have made it quickly become a key feature of the LMS.
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