1. State of Michigan Learning Management System (LMS) Welcome Page
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State of Michigan Learning Management System (LMS) Welcome Page
Updated: 10/29/2015
This module will discuss the MDHHS Learning Management Welcome Page and all features related to it.

2. How to Take this Training
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LMS Trainings
The LMS Trainings are designed to provide you direction to navigate the LMS. It is recommended that everyone view the first 3 presentations in this order: The LMS Welcome Page, LMS Browsing for Training and LMS Viewing Your Transcript. 2
LMS Browsing for Training 1 3
LMS Welcome Page
LMS Viewing your Training Transcript
LMS for Managers
LMS for Training Coordinators he
Managers and Training Coordinators should also view their respective presentations.
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4. LMS Welcome Page Topics
LMS Terms and Definitions
Accessing LMS
Top of the Welcome Page
Bottom of the Welcome Page
This presentation will include:
How to access the Welcome Page
LMS (Learning Management System) Definitions
The top of Welcome Page
The bottom of the Welcome Page
Global Search and
Help
Global Search
Help
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5. LMS Terms and Definitions
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LMS Terms and Definitions
Events: Provides details of Instructor Lead Trainings (ILTs).
They do not have scheduled days, time or locations.
Sessions: Are similar to their associated Event, but in addition,
provide the date, time and location of the ILT.
Courses: Refer to Online Courses where the instruction is not live.
Materials: May include though not limited to articles, job aids,
documents, recorded webinars and noteworthy URLs.
Learning Objects (LOs): Events, Sessions, Courses and Materials (above) are referred to as LOs.
Now, let’s discuss some important Learning Definitions you will need throughout the LMS.
Event
Events are Instructor Led learning objects (classrooms and webinars) also know as ILTs (Instructor Led Trainings)
Events are not scheduled and do not have a location
They provide details of that classroom or live webinar learning object.
When registering for sessions
Events are what you will click on first to then choose a scheduled Session of that Event
Sessions
Are scheduled, with a location.
They will provide the same details (or Event Information) as their parent Event provides… plus
Dates
Times
Locations
Directions
Special instructions
Attachments (job aids, pre-work, etc.)
Courses
Refer to online courses only
These are online and the instruction is not LIVE.
Materials
Also, in the LMS there are Learning Materials provided for you. These may include though not limited to:
articles
Job aids
Documents
Recorded webinars
Worthwhile url links
Learning Objects
All of what we just mentioned are termed Learning Objects.
Each Event
Each Session is actually a child of its Event Learning Object
Each Course
Each Material are all learning objects
Tests and evaluations (usually associated with another learning object) are also learning objects.
Curriculums
Are at least 2 Learning Objects grouped together.
They have minimum completion requirements.
Curriculums can be small,
Requiring completion of 1 session and 1 related test.
Medium sized
New worker trainings are often curriculums
Requiring completion of several sessions, related tests, evaluations and perhaps materials
Or Large
One curriculum may including other curriculums
Perhaps requiring completion of
The New worker training curriculum
Completion of additional trainings at their 1 year anniversary
Additional trainings at their 2 year anniversary
Other required trainings, like Civil Rights.
Curriculum: At least 2 LOs, grouped together. All curricula have
completion requirements.
VILT: A virtual instructor led training, otherwise known as webinars.
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Accessing the LMS
A Field Operations Administration (FOA) Memo on MDHHS Intranet directs staff how to access the new Learning Management System (LMS) login and the supporting trainings. Only staff that have access to Bridges , ASCAP, FFIS or MiSacwis have access to LMS initially. Other staff will be phased in to use LMS in the future.
For the first time logging in to LMS, all staff will click “Forgot Password?”
All MDHHS users, when accessing from a SOM network connection will utilize Single sign-on (SSO)
When you sign-on in Windows
You will click a link to land on this Welcome Page
Similar to way you access Outlook
For non-MDHHS partners (private agencies, agencies accessing from a non-SOM network)
You will access from a log-on page (see red inset on right)
Provide a Password and ID
Then, land on the MDHHS Learning Management System Welcome Page.
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7. Accessing the LMS Step 1:
In the “Login Credential” box, enter your entire work address.
Forgot Password brings staff to the security password screen shown here. Follow these steps to establish your login password.
= Refresh
Click to get a new security word or number if you are unable to read the one provided.
= Audio
Click this speaker icon to hear the security text from the gray box. You should make sure your audio is on for the computer you are using.
Step 2:
In the box displaying “Type the text”, enter the blurred text in the gray box above.
Step 3:
Click Submit

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The LMS Welcome Page
The Welcome Page is your Landing page
This is where you land when you enter the MDHHS Learning Management System (see image on the left)
Once you have logged in to the LMS, the Welcome Page displays. Depending on your job duties at MDHHS, your Welcome Page may look different and contain different information.
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9. Top Half of the Welcome Page
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Top Half of the Welcome Page
Users can click the logo to return to the Welcome page from anywhere in the LMS.
The blue task bar describes what is available in LMS, grouped by tabs. Hover over the tabs to view the dropdown of sub-topics. Click the sub-topic of your choice.
Standard welcome messages and specialized messages that announce upcoming events, sessions, courses or materials appear here.
Let’s look at The top of the Welcome Page (or landing page)
The Header
Identifies who we are, includes our logo and perhaps other designs.
The blue task bar
Describes what is available in the LMS
Grouped by tabs
You Place your curser over a tab to view it’s sub-tabs
Then, Click on the sub-tab of your choice
There are standard welcome messages (which always appear)
These may include icons and
logos
There may be specialized messages that appear periodically
Announcing a new Event/Online Course
Announcing additional sessions opening up for a particular event,
Other important information and announcements
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Global Search vi
In this example, “vi” is typed into the search field because we are searching for a LO with “VILT” in the title. The search results appear as seen here.
Global Search is located on the top right of the Welcome Page and every page throughout LMS. Insert the Learning Object (LO) title or any portion of the title for which you are searching. Remember LOs are events, sessions, online courses, trainings, materials, etc.
Global Search
Is located in the top right of the page and visible on every page in the LMS.
Use Global Search when you have some information about the learning object you are looking for.
Insert the name or any portion of the name (“vi” inserted in this example)
And search for any Learning Object (Events, sessions, online courses, curriculums and materials)
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11. Advanced Global Search
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Advanced Global Search
Type of LO
Online Class
Event
Curriculum
Video
Test
Materials
To access the Advanced Search, leave the search field blank and click the magnifying glass icon.
Searches are refined based on your entries here on the Global Search and clicking If you are not exactly sure what you are searching for it’s best to input partial words when searching.
Click Search with the field empty,
you are taken to another global search page (see insert framed in red)
Click Refine and search by the LOs
Description
Subject
Location
Start date
Filter your search more by clicking the icon on the left side of the red inset. Hover the cursor over each icon to have it identified. These will filter by LO type:
Event
Session
Online Training
Material
Curriculum
Video
This is not only one way to search for a Learning Object (LO) in the LMS
Use this method when you have some information about the LO you are looking for
We’ll talk about another method to search for training in the Browse for Training module.
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12. Accessing Help within LMS
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Accessing Help within LMS
A Help feature is located on the top right of every page in the LMS by clicking the gear icon , then clicking Help from the drop-down. This dropdown is also where you access account information and logout of the LMS.
Now, let’s talk about Online Help
Also visible on every page in the system
Also, located in the top right of the page
It is the star looking icon
This is also where you access your account information and logout (which we will not discuss now)
Another Help on every page is the Help on the blue task bar.
This is not necessarily related to the page you are (as Help, top right is)
This Help provides answers to frequently asked questions.
Questions like, “How do a register for an Online Course?” or “How do I search for a course”
Use Online Help (top right) to learn details about a particular section or page you are on.
Use Online Help (blue bar) to find answers about navigating the LMS and other FAQs.
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13. Bottom Half of the Welcome Page
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Bottom Half of the Welcome Page
Displays trainings you are registered to take.
General topic headings to browse for trainings.
Displays links to unfinished work (online courses, tests, and materials).
Instructor led trainings (ILTs) for which you are registered.
The bottom of the Welcome Page
Provides several links and notifications (called widgets) to provide information and ease your navigation throughout the LMS
These sometimes provide timely information
Inbox
Provides approval information regarding external training requests
Sometimes links to popular locations
Browse for Training (see more info on this in the Browse for Training module)
View your Transcript (see more info in the View Your Transcript module)
Sometimes widgets remind you and provide you links to tasks that are due
To complete an unfinished test
Also, The bottom of the Welcome Page provides
Reminders and links to unfinished Online Courses.
Reminders and links to the training details of upcoming trainings you are registered for.
The bottom of the Welcome Page provides links, notifications and information to ease navigation throughout the LMS. Your screen will look different than this display here, but will have similar features.
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Additional Trainings
Thank you for completing The LMS Welcome Page Training. The LMS Welcome Page Training is the first of three modules that will help you use your new Learning Management System.
The Welcome Page: LMS definitions and accessing Page Features, Global Search and Help.
Browse for Training: Access filtering your learning objects, viewing training details and registering for a Learning Object via Browse for Training and the Events Calendar.
View Your Transcript: View your active, completed and archived Learning Objects. View session details and launch online courses for which you are registered.
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15. Thank-you… for completing this training!
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Thank-you… for completing this training!
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