LAMS eLC
About LAMS eLC
LAMS eLC is a new concept in e-Learning that transforms teaching and learning by integrating digital resources with highly motivating online collaborative tasks.
LAMS eLC provides a library of digital lesson plans aligned to the National Curriculum. These lessons are unique because they combine online content with collaborative group activities into a structured "flow" of student tasks. Using the revolutionary LAMS software, teachers can run these lessons with students and track their progress, as well as adapt existing lessons for different topics or levels.
LAMS eLC Sequence Library
The LAMS eLC "Sequence Library" is a collection of digital lesson plans that cover various subjects across key stages 2 and 3 (key stages 1 and 4 to be added soon). Sample topics include English, Science, History and ICT - all mapped directly to relevant curriculum. Each lesson includes:
- A structured lesson with automatically configured online activities
- A comprehensive Teacher's Guide
- Collaborative student environment
- Bundled electronic resources
The lessons themselves are made up of collaborative activities that deliver exciting learning materials and tasks in an interactive environment. Lessons can include a selection of the following types of content and activities:
- Websites, documents, images, and other online knowledge resources
- Online Discussion Forums and Chat (protected - only available to your students)
- Collaborative Question and Answer
- Surveys
- Quizzes
- Collaborative voting
- Assignment activities
- Small group activities such as sharing ideas, files, websites, etc
Each lesson stimulates learning by involving students in the discovery process and allowing them to collaborate with classmates in a focussed, structured environment.
Learning Activity Management System (LAMS)
At the heart of LAMS eLC is the Learning Activity Management System, provided as part of the package, to manage the delivery of digital lesson plans to students. The system is accessible from anywhere that has an Internet connection whether it is in the school, at home or on the road.
LAMS allows the teacher to decide which lessons are delivered to particular groups of students. The teacher can monitor all student activities and track students' progress in any lesson, for example, how they have responded in any particular activity and whether they are interacting with other students.
With LAMS, teachers can modify and personalise any particular lesson to best meet their personal teaching style and the needs of their students. These modified lessons can then be saved and reused at a later time, and shared with other teachers at the relevant school. Teachers can also create their own new lessons if desired.
Features:- Class creation and grouping
- Launching a lesson
- Monitoring student activities through a web-based graphical interface
- Ability to modify any of the lessons if desired, or create new lessons
- Export of quiz and survey results
- Can be integrated into supported Learning Management Systems (see website)
How do I use LAMS eLC?
Once you have purchased a package, the staff at LAMS International will set up your account on a hosted LAMS eLC server in our UK data centre (NB: LAMS eLC is only available via hosting due to the need to securely manage the eLC library).
Both students and teachers access the system via the Internet with just a Web browser and the Macromedia Flash plug-in (which is freely available if not installed already). The teacher then selects the appropriate digital lesson, modifies it if required, selects the class and runs the lesson. It's that simple!
Once the class is running, students log in and are presented with the chosen learning activities which they complete in collaboration with their classmates. At any time, the teacher can monitor the activities of individuals and the whole class to see how the students are progressing. A student can easily view all current and past activities.
Two Choices: LAMS eLC Basic or LAMS eLC Unlimited
LAMS eLC is available in two packages to individual schools. In both cases, subscribers receive full access to the current LAMS eLC Sequence Library, as well as additional sequences added regularly throughout the year.
LAMS eLC Basic is for smaller schools or limited deployments in larger schools. It provides access for up to 500 registered students (max 150 at any one time) including hosting and support (see website for details). Total cost: £1,995 per year.
LAMS eLC Unlimited allows an unlimited number of registered students (and unlimited students at any one time) for any single school, and includes additional hosting and support services (see website for details). Total cost: £2,995 per year.
How do I purchase LAMS eLC?
First decide which of the two packages best suits your school. After that it is simply a matter of completing the Order Form (click here for the form) and submitting it online. Within 7 days of LAMS receiving your payment, your service will be ready.
Remember, you can use your Electronic Learning Credits to purchase either the LAMS eLC Basic package for £1,995 or LAMS eLC Unlimited for £2,995.
LAMS eLC is offered subject to the LAMS eLC Terms and Conditions available from info@lamsinternational.com
Service Summary
| LAMS eLC Basic | LAMS eLC Unlimited |
|---|
| eLC - LAMS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Access to protected LAMS eLC Sequence Library (see Note 8) | Yes | Yes |
| Platform | ||
|---|---|---|
| Server type | Shared | Shared |
| Maximum number of users (see Note 3) | 150/500 | Whole of school |
| Maximum bandwidth per month (see Notes 7 & 11) | 3 GB | 10 GB |
| Disk Space | 250 MB | 1 GB |
| Helpdesk | via LAMS Community | Yes |
| Additional traffic costs | Capped | Capped |
| Software | ||
|---|---|---|
| Backups | Daily/Monthly | Daily/Monthly |
| LMS Link Enabled (see Note 4) | Yes | Yes |
| User Manual | online | online |
| Upgrades (Application and Operating) | Free | Free |
| Tech Support and Incident Management | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hours of technical support (per year) | 2 | 5 |
| Number of Organisation Contacts (for support) | 1 | 2 |
| Typical Max time to first response (business hours) | 1 day | 1 day |
| Education Support | ||
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Access (see Note 6) | No (email only) | Yes (9-5 x 5) |
| Membership of LAMS International Support Network on LAMS Community (includes newsletter, tips and tricks, etc.) | Yes | Yes |
| Membership of LAMS International eLC Group on the LAMS Community website (providing all the latest information on LAMS and the eLC program) | Yes | Yes |
| User manual | On-line | On-line |
| Self-paced training (on-line courseware) | Yes | Yes |
| Web knowledge base (see Note 5) | Yes | Yes |
| Subscription | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 12 months | 12 months |
| Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12 months (UK only) | £1,995 | £2,995 |
Notes:
- All contracts commence within 7 days the funds have been cleared
- Prices are quoted without any local taxes included. These may be levied depending on location.
- LAMS eLC Basic is for schools up to 500 students with a maximum number of concurrent users limited to 150. LAMS eLC Unlimited allows for all students at a single school with no limit on concurrent users.
- Schools with existing implementations of the Moodle, Sakai or BlackBoard Learning Management Systems (including the relevant LAMS integration code) have the option of enabling a secure link between LAMS and their LMS.
- The LAMS Web Knowledge Base will be available in the first quarter of 2006.
- Support is currently provided between 9am and 5pm (United Kingdom).
- Upload limits on server set to 2Mb per file for Authoring and 500 Kb per file for Learner.
- Sequences provided under the eLC program are Copyright LAMS International Pty Ltd 2004-2005. Sequences may only be used by teachers with students from the specified school. Teachers are permitted to modify LAMS eLC Sequences for use by teachers with students from the specified school, but modified (or original) LAMS eLC sequences may not be exported or otherwise distributed outside the specified school. Usage and modification of LAMS eLC Sequences is subject to the LAMS eLC Terms and Conditions.
- The initial LAMS eLC Sequence Library (as at January 2006) is a cross-curricular, multiple key stage pack of 40 sequences which align with the relevant UK national curriculum. The LAMS eLC Sequence Library is under continual development, with all existing subscribers receiving all new Sequences as they become available during the life of their subscription. LAMS International intends to create 5 additional sequences per month for a total of at least 100 by the end of 2006.
- The LAMS eLC Sequence Library is only available to individual UK schools that qualify under the Curriculum Online eLC program. Other organisations interested in the LAMS eLC Sequence Library should contact info@lamsinternational.com.
- Each instance of LAMS eLC has a cap on the bandwidth usage as indicated in the 'Platform' section. If this is exceeded LAMS International may review this usage on a case by case basis with the individual school to discuss means to improve bandwidth efficiency and utilisation.
- The LAMS eLC products are provided with a hosted LAMS Software solution that can be accessed by any school or home that has a current Internet connection. Speed of access is determined by available bandwidth at end-user location.
- System Requirements: Post year 2000 PC with Windows 2000/XP/2003 or Mac running OS 9 or above. Browsers supported include MS Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. An Internet connection of 28kbit/s is sufficient for home usage, a school would require a minimum 256kbit/s connection. The Flash plug-in (v.7 and above) is required and is typically installed, otherwise it is freely available from www.macromedia.com.
LAMS eLC Sequence Library Datasheet
Click here to download the sequence library datasheet.