LMS workshops and events
Support events for the LMS
The LMS Academic Support team provides a range of support and information events for all staff.
For more information about these sessions, or for any concerns you have about managing your LMS subject, please contact the LMS Academic Support team.
Lunch time forum
Campus LX Wiki tool: fostering collaborative knowledge building networks within the university classroom
Abstract: Web 2.0 technologies including blogs, wikis, RSS, social bookmarking and a host of new and emerging applications are gaining popularity globally in classrooms at all levels of education. Such technologies claim to offer new and improved ways of fostering interaction, community building, content creation and modification and knowledge building for learning. This seminar reports on an Action Research project that integrates Campus LX wiki technologies into a multidisciplinary pre-service teacher education course as a way of fostering collaborative knowledge building networks within the university classroom and seeks to serve as a model of an authentic way of integrating technology into curriculum in schools. The seminar will highlight the learning potential inherent in the technologies to foster purposeful knowledge building networks using the voices of participants (lecturers and students) immersed in the project.
Guest presenter: Nicky Carr, School of Education, RMIT University
Location: LMS training studio, G17, Elisabeth Murdoch Building
Time: Thursday 10th July from 12-1pm
Resources from past forums
Audio and presentation documentation may be found here
Introductory and specialised workshop schedule
Bookings for LMS workshops are made through the Themis website.
Please note that enrolments via Themis close two working days before the start of the workshop.
| Date | Time | Venue | Workshop Details (click links for full descriptions) |
| Tue 8 July | 1.00-3.00 | ITC – 780 Elizabeth Street | LMS - Communication and Collaboration |
| Thu 10 July | 10.00-12.00 | ITC – 780 Elizabeth Street | LMS - Working with Groups |
| Fri 11 July | 9.30-12.00 | ITC – 780 Elizabeth Street | LMS - Essential Elements |
| Tue 15 July | 10.00-12.30 | ITC – 780 Elizabeth Street | LMS - Essential Elements |
| Thu 17 July | 2.00-4.00 | ITC – 780 Elizabeth Street | LMS - Assessment and Gradebook |
Workshop descriptions
Activities from the following workshops can be rearranged to suit your group needs if you require a customised session.
LMS - Essential Elements
Creating a subject presence in the LMS
Pre-requisites: No prior LMS experience is needed
Description: This workshop introduces users to the basic features of the LMS, including the key elements considered essential under the LMS Framework guidelines. Topics include subject site structure and design, providing subject information and learning resources for students, communicating with students, and using the LMS tools.
Workshop notes (726kb PDF)
LMS - Assessment and Gradebook
Managing online assessment for students and staff
Pre-requisites: An understanding of the LMS
Description: This workshop focuses on the assessment options in the LMS. Topics include how to create quizzes and surveys, set conditions for tests, set up an assignment submission area for students, collect student submissions, provide feedback and grades, and manage the Gradebook.
Workshop notes (195kb PDF)
LMS - Communication and Collaboration
Enabling interactive and/or collaborative learning
Pre-requisites: An understanding of the LMS
Description: This workshop focuses on the communication and collaboration tools in the LMS. Topics include creating and managing online discussion forums, creating blogs and wikis, and using the synchronous Text Chat and Virtual Classroom tools.
Workshop notes (760kb PDF)
LMS - Working with Groups
Pre-requisites: An understanding of the LMS
Description: This workshop focuses on the use of groups within subjects and communities to facilitate group work or for administrative purposes. Topics include how to use the various groups tools to create and manage groups, providing access to tools such as a private group discussion board, online chat, group email, and file sharing, and using the Sign Up List tool to allow students to sign up online for group work, tutorials, essay titles, projects, etc.
Workshop notes (157kb PDF)
Customised LMS staff development workshops
The LMS Academic Support team is also able to organise customised LMS workshops for your particular group, Department or Faculty. To arrange a customised workshop and discuss staff development requirements for your session, please contact the Academic Support team.
Copyright awareness and information sessions
Using the LMS does not remove your copyright responsibilities. The Copyright Office has copyright awareness and information sessions and resources available for staff and students.