Learning Management System: A Tool for Effective Teaching Process

In the early days of digital learning, any knowledge that was acquired via computers, or any content that was transferred with the assistance of computers, was viewed as e-learning or computer assisted learning. Learning Management system (LMS) is an alternative term for computer assisted learning, and works as a pedagogy for student-centered and collaborative learning. Several issues are associated with the traditional learning system, notably students not being able to attend lectures stated for a particular time due to reasons or non-availability of classes when a particular lecture is due. The focus of this research is centered on developing a LMS that will mitigate these challenges. The method used in implementing the LMS incorporated the use of Moodle, an open source software for creating an effective environment to allow for student and lecturer interaction in the learning process, Php for managing the server-side, J-query, Html, CSS and JavaScript for developing the user interface. MYSQL was the database management system chosen to store the requisite information. The result obtained was the development of a LMS that served as an improvement over the traditional management system. In conclusion, it has been shown that the use of a LMS will serve as a much more effective and efficient means of learning in the institution.