At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most viable solutions to the limitations in physical contact and mobility caused by lockdowns was the Learning Management System (LMS). It is an online platform where students and educators can connect, transforming the traditional classroom setting into a virtual one. Information and educational materials can also be efficiently and on-demand stored and shared.

LMS is a software used for managing, documenting, tracking, reporting, automating, and delivering educational programs, training materials, and courses. The learning management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning. Learning management systems make up the largest segment of the learning system market. In the late 1990s, LMS was initially made available. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's emphasis on remote learning, the use of learning management systems has dramatically increased.

Today, even as schooling returns with face-to-face classes and physical attendance, LMS has cemented its place in the overall academic ecosystem and proven to be a key strategy for implementing more effective learning interventions in the future. For one thing, LMS can more effectively respond to the demands of today's digital natives—learners in the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution or digital age.

Tech-savvy students are looking for more creative and engaging content, and LMS can create a compelling online learning environment that stimulates and interests them. Educators are also recognizing the digital age's explosion of new skills as well as the ongoing need for reskilling and upskilling. LMS addresses the need for relevant, tailored-to-fit, adaptable, and adaptive educational programs across a wide range of disciplines and areas of knowledge.

Effective collaboration

However, given the wide range of LMS options available on the market today, educators and academic institutions should select the best solution for their specific situation and context in order to maximize the benefits of this modern technological innovation for their organization and students.

C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions (C&E ALS), the Philippines' pioneering and most dynamic provider of integrated learning solutions, has partnered with global educational technology firm Instructure to bring the latter's flagship Canvas LMS closer to Filipino students.

It is a powerful collaboration between two leading learning and education companies that unlocks the power of one of the world's most effective and innovative LMS platforms for Filipino learners.

“Our complete portfolio of educational tools and technologies in both traditional and digital spheres complement Canvas and create unbeatable, tailor-fit solutions for our clients in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and value for money,” says C&E ALS Chief Operating Officer John Emyl Eugenio. “Moreover, implementation and operationalization become more efficient as well with more responsive localized service.”  

Canvas is one of the leading LMS platforms in the world today with more than a million users, as part of Instructure’s educational technology network that supports a total of more than 30 million educators and learners across 6,000 organizations all around the globe. 

Learning ecosystem

Canvas is a valued, strategic addition to the strong portfolio of various brands and types of learning solutions that C&E ALS offers in the Philippines. 

C&E Publishing carries the company’s legacy in traditional printed reference materials and

textbooks across various subjects and disciplines in basic and higher education, made available

to the public through its retail arm C&E Bookshop.

CE-Logic focuses on e-learning and e-business solutions that make use of information and technology.

communications technology (ICT) to meet academic students' learning and information needs

Institutions, as well as private companies, medical organizations, and government agencies, are all included. CE-Logic provides digital tools as well as authoritative web-based academic references for continuing education of professional education for lawyers, doctors, IT professionals, and others.

KITE Digital Educational Solutions (KDES) meanwhile is focused on multimedia products, digital

publications and e-learning programs primarily for basic education. With innovative and engaging tools and methods, teachers and educators can enhance the formative learning experience of children in the K–12 system.

MakerCE is a specialized group that helps academic institutions create engaging environments

and ecosystems that foster creativity, collaboration and innovation among learners. This is made possible through hardware solutions that bring to life technologies such as artificial intelligence or robotics, computer programming and many other new frontier concepts.

“Canvas strengthens our portfolio and enables us to continue delivering a holistic approach to learning solutions and interventions for our clients in the academia and ultimately, for their communities of students and learners,” concludes Eugenio.