Use of Learning Management System (LMS): A Study in a Brazilian and Portuguese Universities

Roberta Leone, Cristina Mesquita, Rui Lopes

2020

Abstract

Learning Management Systems (LMS) are mainly used as a didactic support for the presential classes. However, because of the tools they provide, they are also essential to support b-learning and e-learning process. Because of this, most universities rely on some LMS through many or all of the courses. This paper describes a study performed in two different universities regarding the students’ perception about the usefulness and the usability of two different LMS: Moodle and Sakai. Through a focus group, students shared their opinion and discussed about their experience. In addition, data from the log of the platforms was also analysed, to assess how teachers use the LMS tools. In general, it can be stated that when the teacher knows how to use the LMS, students feel more comfortable using it and have a better learning experience. Regarding the tools, teachers mostly rely on the repository of documents.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Leone R., Mesquita C. and Lopes R. (2020). Use of Learning Management System (LMS): A Study in a Brazilian and Portuguese Universities.In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-417-6, pages 352-358. DOI: 10.5220/0009420203520358

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu20,
author={Roberta Leone and Cristina Mesquita and Rui Lopes},
title={Use of Learning Management System (LMS): A Study in a Brazilian and Portuguese Universities},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2020},
pages={352-358},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009420203520358},
isbn={978-989-758-417-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Use of Learning Management System (LMS): A Study in a Brazilian and Portuguese Universities
SN - 978-989-758-417-6
AU - Leone R.
AU - Mesquita C.
AU - Lopes R.
PY - 2020
SP - 352
EP - 358
DO - 10.5220/0009420203520358