1. 1. With Katrina Baker, Resources of Fun Learning Author of LMS Success LMS SUCCESS: SIMPLE TIPS TO ADMINISTER YOUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 2015 Resources of Fun Learning
2. 2. Assembling Your Administrator Team Types of Training Content and Course Content Creation Maintaining the System and Handling Technical Issues Realize the Value of Your LMS Choose Your Own Adventure Topics
3. 3. Assembling Your Administrator Team
4. 4. Traits of an Ideal Administrator Highly Analytical Excellent Multi-Tasker Technical Background Customer Service Skills Patience & Sense of Humor
5. 5. Determining Admin Team Structure Recruit a Lead Super Administrator and Back-Up
6. 6. Determining Admin Team Structure Define how many levels of admins are needed
7. 7. Determining Admin Team Structure Define the tasks associated with each role
8. 8. Determining Admin Team Structure How will you train your admins?
9. 9. Tips for Communicating with the Admin Team Create a list of tasks performed on an ongoing basis Create a list of development projects Check-in procedure for remote admins Create tasks and deadlines for each high-level admin
10. 10. Admin Team: Common Concerns How can I minimize the amount of time spent maintaining the LMS? How do I get supervisors on board with training and the LMS? Im not sure what tasks to give my admins. I dont have employees who fit the bill of an ideal admin.
11. 11. Types of Course Content & Course Creation Resources
12. 12. Types of Course Content and Resources Videos Documents Interactive Games Assessments & Surveys Virtual Classes
13. 13. Course Content Considerations Formatting Considerations HTML 5 vs. Flash-based SCORM, AICC, API Tin Can, CMI5, etc. Mobile device compatibility Load time Legal Considerations Electronic Signatures ADA Guidelines & Accessibility Differences in laws throughout company territory Careful wording exam vs. assessment
14. 14. Admin Team: Common Concerns I need help with course creation! Yikes! Can someone help me choose software? What are some ways I can be sure my courses are as accessible as possible? How do I know that I am choosing the ideal format for my trainings? How can I ensure that my trainings comply with the law?
15. 15. Maintaining the System & Handling Technical Issues
16. 16. Regular Maintenance Set course creation guidelines Set data entry procedure Enter data in a timely manner Training data audits
17. 17. Planning for Difficulties Who are your resources in the event of a system outage?
18. 18. Planning for Difficulties Create back-ups of courses and data.
19. 19. Planning for Difficulties Organize the editable files associated with course content.
20. 20. Technical Issues: Common Concerns What are some ways I can decrease the number of questions about common technical issues? I wish I knew more about performing training data audits. How do I help my technology-challenged employees adjust to a computer-based training environment?
21. 21. Realize the Value of Your LMS
22. 22. Five Clever Ways to Use Your LMS Deliver classes to a broad base of employees. Keep up with company growth.
23. 23. Five Clever Ways to Use Your LMS Ensure compliance courses, such as harassment trainings, are automatically assigned and completed on time.
24. 24. Five Clever Ways to Use Your LMS Make it easier for employees to find and register for upcoming instructor-led classes.
25. 25. Five Clever Ways to Use Your LMS Auto-assign a curriculum for new employees so they can start learning immediately.
26. 26. Five Clever Ways to Use Your LMS Create competition by releasing training stats by team every quarter.
27. 27. Make Your LMS an Important Company Tool Determine what "training success" looks like in relation to your LMS.
28. 28. Make Your LMS an Important Company Tool Incorporate transcripts into job evaluations.
29. 29. Make Your LMS an Important Company Tool Link promotions to completion of certain courses.
30. 30. Make Your LMS an Important Company Tool Provide a list of electives that employees can take when there is down time.
31. 31. How Do You Create Efficiencies with Your LMS? Scorecards that advertise employees training accomplishments to leadership A catalog of increasingly challenging courses on a variety of subjects Auto-assigned curricula Automatic/recurring reports to track progress of your training initiatives
32. 32. Thank you for chatting! Katrina can be contacted at katrina.baker@yahoo.com, on LinkedIn, or on Twitter at @ROFL411. 2015 Resources of Fun Learning