WordPress as an LMS

W O R D P R E S S A S A N L M S

Melanie Meyers & Krista Lambert, Instructional Designers

J U S T I C E I N S T I T U T E O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A

C A N A D A ' S L E A D I N G P U B L I C S A F E T Y E D U C AT O R

T H E T R A D I T I O N A L L M S

• Expensive

• Look & feel locked down

• Tied to features

T H E S E A R E A F E W O F O U R FAV O U R I T E

T H I N G S

• Tracking

• Authentication

• Assessment

• Grading

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• Open Source

• Free*

• Unlimited templates

• 1000s of plug-ins

Register for a free account (no spam - promise!) at

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We are going to demo a course site.

C T L I . J I B C . C A

D E S I G N D E C I S I O N S

• Learndash works like an LMS…

B E N E F I T S

• $300/yr - Unlimited Users

• Control over hosting

• Easy editing

• Version control

• Multiple developers

• Unlimited Customization

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W H E R E A R E W E H E A D E D ?

• Integrating LMS & WP

• Custom LMS plug-in

• Facilitated courses

• Monitoring shift in technologies

C T L I . J I B C . C A

R E A C H O U T T O U S !

Melanie Meyers & Krista Lambert, Instructional Designers

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