There is so much emphasis on LMS training these days because this tool makes sure that the learners are actively engaged.

But if somehow the employees are not able to form a deeper connection with the tool, their performances can’t be up to the mark.

So, to start, the employees must be informed on how an LMS will affect their performance. You must let them know about its benefits in training, like how it is more accessible than a human trainer. The employees should also be informed about the further benefits of the tool, as they will have great support from it. If they fall behind in training, they can rely on this tool. Its because they can access this software anytime with their login credentials. Also, if they don’t understand the meaning of something, they can read that content again on it.

• Guide as to how to use the LMS

To make sure employees get the maximum potential from this tool, they should be guided properly about it. So, before an LMS is implemented in the organization, the learners and instructors should be given a guidance lesson. This guidance lesson will also help you understand what they should seek to attain their goals.

And once you have a whiff of it, you can easily help them in using the Learning Management System. You can create an outline for them on how they should use this tool.

• Make sure LMS is accessible on all the devices especially mobiles

With the use of smartphones having proliferated that much, employees use such gadgets to access LMS. The accessibility of LMS on mobile phones is high as compared to other devices.

Therefore, this software should have a responsive design. There should be all-time accessibility of the LMS on the mobile phone. Apart from that, to make the course more engaging, videos should be included in the elearning content uploaded on the LMS.

• Make sure there is the creation of every module based on one learning objective

Information overload is another problem elearning authors deal with. Learners can get easily bored and distracted when there is simply too much information given on a single page of the elearning content. So, when the LMS content is divided into sections or modules, each module should be no bigger than a bite.

The length of a bite is 5-7 minutes, which makes it easier for LMS users to grasp information. With only one learning objective included in a bite, a learner can watch it easily and remember the information.

• Reporting of information through LMS

The best way to maximize the returns from an LMS tool is to make sure that the admins make use of it. They must be easily able to keep a tab on how the learners are doing. In case, the LMS is not integrated with the HRIS, the LMS admins can get information about the skills gaps of learners from the HR and include resources on this software.

LMS helps admins get the information about certifications completed by each learner. There are graphs like pie charts which help admins identify which module is the most accessed, how long a learner stays on each module etc.

The admins can thus judge whether there is a problem with the learner’s understanding rate or whether the content published is of no relevance to them. When the company strategy is allowing you to include irrelevant content on the LMS, the latter can have a high bounce rate.

• Lesson plans

They are also useful for the users of the LMS. You can prepare these lesson plans and distribute them among learners. Again, these lesson plans can be tailor-made for the use of specific learners as per their learning requirements.

So, this is how you can use an LMS to get the best of training for your employees.