Educational modeling of a learning management system

The problems of most Learning Management Systems (LMS) are first of all of a pedagogical nature and then of a technical one. Studying these problems, which are interrelated, provides a useful conceptual reference that enables us to design a new model for a more relevant solution. In this paper, a new conceptual model of an LMS is presented. The model is based on the hybridization between four learning theories, namely the traditional pedagogy, the behaviorism, the cognitivism, and the social constructivism. We will present at first each of these learning theories by discussing both their advantages and limits. Then, together the main principles of these learning theories and the technical functionalities of the proposed LMS that result from the hybridization of these principles are outlined. We finally discuss the implications of the new conceptual model for how to design and develop new LMS that fit the needs of their final users, in particular learners.