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Digital Learning Platforms Features
File imports — For teachers who are creating their own lessons using digital learning platforms, the ability to upload files allow them to add texts or multimedia elements to their assignments. Example file types include PDFs, JPEGs, presentation files, and word processor documents.
Multimedia content — To make lessons more engaging for students, platforms often support a variety of multimedia content, including video, audio, and animation.
Lesson library – Some platforms come with pre-made lessons that teachers can select from. How extensive the selection is varies by platform, with some offering thousands of lessons. The platform may have free pre-made lessons or the user may need to purchase the lessons. Many products also offer teachers the ability to customize those ready-to-use lessons to fit their needs.
Administrative dashboards – Teachers can use visual dashboards to see which activities students are completing and how they are performing on assessments. Many platforms offer the ability to export this data into reports.
Quizzes and assessments – Digital learning platforms give instructors the ability to assign assessments to students to gauge their mastery of the materials. The tool may come with preloaded assessments or it could allow teachers to make their own assessments.
Student device control – In some platforms, teachers have the ability to control the content on student devices. Teachers may be able to synchronize a lesson across multiple student devices, or lock a web browser to control the browsing activity of students who are taking a test.
Polls and audience feedback tools – For an instructor who wants to know what their students are thinking in the moment, some digital learning platforms give users the ability to set up a live poll that students can respond to. The instant feedback allows instructors to adjust the lesson or start a discussion about the results. Some platforms allow instructors to view other kinds of audience feedback, like seeing text responses that students have typed in response to a question.
Integrations – Digital learning platforms often integrate with a variety of other education software, including learning management systems (LMS) and student information systems (SIS), to allow instructors to easily transfer student data from one system to another or share information about assignments with students.
Adaptive learning – Using artificial intelligence, some platforms incorporate adaptive learning technology that enables the software to continuously assess a student’s performance and change the lesson on the fly, depending on the student’s ability to demonstrate mastery of the subject. Adaptive learning makes it possible for each student to have a personalized learning experience tailored to their specific needs.
