Getting to know your CMS

What is a CMS?

• A Curriculum Management System• An electronic environment that

supports teaching and learning• A place to go to find materials

What the CMS is NOT!

• A replacement teacher• An online textbook

Who is it for?

• Staff–Manage and plan teaching– Clarify curriculum & clear objectives

• Students– Plan and prepare for studies– Find up-to-date information– Support self-study

What can it do now?• Be a place for the curriculum to be

represented• Store textual information to support each

course and topic• Link to Resources to support teaching

– PowerPoint Presentations, handouts– e-Learning resources (Articulate, videos)– Additional supporting websites

• Provide up-to-date news to staff and students• Provide links to other KCN materials

What might it do in the future?

• Provide discussions for topics and courses?

• Be a place for assignments to be set, and submitted?

• Offer student surveys?

• And many other things too...

Why should I use it?

• A place to keep my teaching materials

• Know how my teaching fits in with the whole curriculum

• Makes it easy to find materials to support my teaching– Teaching Guidelines– Staff Development– Resource Repositories

Why should students use it?

• A single place to find materials• Materials are always up-to-date• Easy to find supporting information• Can manage self directed study more

effectively

Why should KCN use it?

• Creates a clear knowledge of curriculum

• Helps strengthen the KCN Community

• Save money on printing• Helps manage time more effectively

Where can I find it?• http://cms.kcn.unima.mw:8002/moodle/

What content do I upload?

• Overview• Learning Outcomes• Module Pack (pdf)• Teaching Materials– PowerPoint, PDF Files, Word Documents

• E-Learning Resources– Articulate, Videos, etc

• Links to additional supporting materials– Websites, journals, etc

Some tips...

• Keep it simple!• Keep content concise• Set clear outcomes• Check your content– Spelling & Grammar– Formatting

• If you are unsure, then ask the ICT team

This week... give it a try!

Once you get started, its not as hard as you would think