Edvance360 Bolsters Course Development, Learning Outcomes Management

Edvance360 has updated its learning management system, Edvance360 LMS-SN, expanding course development and reporting features and adding in new learning outcome management tools.

Edvance360 LMS-SN (formerly known as Scholar360) combines course management, social networking, and Web 2.0 tools in a secure, online hosted learning environment that provides collaboration tools, support for distance education, course and lesson creation, extensive grade and assessment tools, and tracking and report generation, among other capabilities.

The latest release, version 5.1, expands Test Manager functionality to provide greater flexibility and and enhanced reporting capablities.

It also includes improvements to Lesson Builder to help enhance course design. Lesson Builder now supports dragging and dropping of lessons and is designed to allow users to align lessons with course objectives more easily.

Other new features include:

  • New learning outcomes mangement tools;
  • Enhancements to parent accounts (for K-12 schools); and
  • A new Continuing Education Suite.

Edvance360 LMS-SN 5.1 is available now. Further information is available here.

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .


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