Learning Management System (LMS) for FirstClass
FirstClass users sometimes overlook the tools available within it to design and facilitate online and hybrid courses or to support internal professional development. Largely because FirstClass “out of the box” is designed to allow users to adapt its structure to the needs of the users, many of the extremely powerful tools for academic support are less than obvious.
And, for those familiar with Learning Management Systems, well, Firstclass just doesn’t look like an LMS.
Learning Networks has a course development LMS tool for FirstClass customers designed to look, feel, and function like familiar learning management systems, while maintaining the wonderful flexibility of the FC environment.
FirstClass LMS Features |
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Designer/Instructor View to set up and manage all aspects of the course o Local Help Information |
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Student View |
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Start Here for Students Template – Flexible and modifiable |
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Syllabus Template– Flexible and modifiable |
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Goals/Learning Objective Template |
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Course Calendar |
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General Discussion container o New Topic Identifiers for Instructors and Students |
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Announcements |
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Assignments container o Post Assignments Template o Submit Assignments Template |
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Learning Modules o Module Content Template with Copyright Holder fields o Pass-Through to Assignments container
o Pass-Through to General Discussion container o Option to upload instructor-developed files o Option to create Discussion Subtopic containers o Option to drag and drop URL links |
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Course Resources – File Upload container |
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Web Links container |
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Course Casts container – FirstClass .wav file for “internal podcasts” |
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Pre-configured Student Breakout Spaces for small group work |
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A drag and drop Photo Gallery for students photos or other graphic material |
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Optional links to external Wiki or Blog sites |
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An Instructor Mail box for isolating and managing course-related mail |
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An Assignments dropbox |
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A Grade Form (currently set up for manual entry) |
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Instructor Resources |
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All the standard features of FirstClass |
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