learning management system

[ lur-ning man-ij-muhnt sis-tuhm ]

noun

1. a software application used to organize and distribute e-learning materials, assignments, and assessments; track and calculate grades; and facilitate communication among students and teachers. : LMS

Word History and Origins

Origin of learning management system¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

A professor is attempting to teach 24 of us how to log in to Canvas, a learning management system many universities use to collect student work.

From Slate

Later, I taught myself how to code mods for Age of Empires and shared them on public forums, and I helped build a basic learning management system for my high school.

From The Verge

Shortly after, they sent a group email mandating teachers take a 20-hour remote course to master Canvas, a digital learning management system in "asynchronous mode."

From Salon

The program is delivered via a five-minute-per-day learning management system.

From Seattle Times

The email sent by Dean Duane Compton on Wednesday said the reversal came “upon further review and based on new information received from our learning management system provider.”

From Seattle Times