Whether you have 100 or 10,000 users or more, SmarterU LMS will scale to meet your needs. It’s not just a matter of speed - we’re fast. It’s also a matter of how the system is designed – managing a huge number of users, courses and records just works.
Create and manage an unlimited number of courses, plus categorize them into folders.
Within each course, have an unlimited number of chapters, tasks, games, quizzes and graded exams.
Build your course right in SmarterU - you don’t need any special skills or programming background - we’ve made it easy.
Organize your course with chapters and choose from a variety of task types to create engaging and effective training.
Add images and graphics to your text content to illustrate the most important points you want learners to retain.
Upload videos or embed Youtube or Vimeo videos and flow text around them.
Include links to external resources such as Wikipedia.
Create tables to organize your content or layout your slides.
Add audio or narration to your course materials.
Audio narration can be set to start automatically, or the learner can press Play to listen to the audio file.
Upload Powerpoint presentations, preserves animations and narrations. Your presentation will look exactly as you’ve designed it.
Upload either a static PDF or a PDF form. PDF forms can be filled out online by learners, submitted and routed to specified users.
A video says 1,000 words.
Engaging learning often includes video.
With the SmarterU LMS you have choices – video box with annotations, slide-width, and full-screen video options are available.
Upload a video and we’ll optimize it for immediate playback. Plus embed video from sources, such as YouTube and Vimeo.
Choose how you want your video to display - quarter, half, or full-screen width.
Use our video annotation system to add text or graphics as a synchronized accompaniment to your video.
Need your learners to memorize facts?
There is no better proven method than using flashcards for knowledge drills.
Create a deck and your learners can keep going through the cards until they achieve mastery.
Our digital double-sided cards can contain text, images, or other media.
Boost memorization and recall based on the course material. Flashcards can be set in sequential order or can be randomized.
Learners can return to flashcards as often as they wish, to be drilled on the facts they need to know to pass the quiz ahead.
Practice is the key to retention!
SmarterGames™ are designed as ungraded, fun learning games you can sprinkle throughout your course material to provide your learners with opportunities to practice what they’ve learned.
Separate your content into sections divided by interactive games. Your learners will have an opportunity to practice and assimilate the course information.
SmarterGames™ are intentionally not graded, allowing the learner to freely practice, but they can only move forward in the course after successfully completing the game.
Pick one of our predefined themes or customize the colours and style.
We’ve created a variety of game types for you to select from. You can use an unlimited number of games in whatever sequence you wish.
If you have an idea of a specific type of interaction, game, or simulation - we can build it for you!
Drag the answer into the appropriate spaces.
Like a popular game show, this game allows your learner to collect points for correct answers.
A fun multiple choice game.
Have your learner correctly label a diagram - illustration - schematic - by dragging and dropping labels.
Our SmarterGames™ allow your learners to practice, which is critical for retention.
Create fill-in-the-blank style questions.
SmarterU has a powerful quizzing engine, which allows you to create chapter/module quizzes, as well as graded exams.
Include an unlimited number of quizzes with an unlimited number of questions. Determine course grade based on the results of chapter exams or a single final exam.
The SmarterU online training system provides you with a huge number of options to create highly customized quizzes and exams.
Specify the passing grade.
Recognize importance by assigning question weights to different questions.
The course can be graded as either a pass/fail or percentage.
Calculate a final mark based on a multi-quiz average.
Draw questions randomly from a large pool, with the ability to set some questions as mandatory.
You have the option to randomize the order of quiz questions and answers.
Set retry and time limits. Time limits can actually improve quiz scores!
Option to require a proctor code to be entered before a learner can start an exam.
Add audio, text, and graphics to your quiz questions.
Ask questions based on a displayed video.
Ask questions based on an attached PDF.
Present options and let your learners pick the right answer from a list of options.
Scan a learner’s response for one or more of the correct phrases.
Have your learner write essay responses, which is then routed to your designated ”markers” who will grade and provide comments, which will route back to the student.
Provide your learners with immediate feedback after they answer a question, or provide all feedback at the end of the quiz. Feedback helps the learner understand why an answer was correct or incorrect, and is an important principle for increasing understanding and retention.
Look at questions with high rates of incorrect answers - you may need to modify your course content, as well as your quiz question, to ensure a higher level of congruence between source material and test questions. Your learners will thank you with better grades and higher comprehension.
