# What is Really Needed in an LMS?

Written by  
Zach Vander Veen

Tags: [Learning Management System](/content/resources/tag/learning-management-system/index.html), [LMS](/content/resources/tag/lms/index.html)

Learning management systems (LMSs) have become increasingly important to blended and distance learning. With schools adapting to the challenges of a pandemic, creating supports and frameworks for teachers and students are critical. Join Laura Bubnick and Zach Vander Veen in a conversation about LMSs and how they best support student instruction.

**Covered in this webcast**

- Some of the biggest challenges facing Tech Directors during this Coronavirus period.
- The more popular LMSs in K12 education.
- The importance of a narrative when constructing online content.
- The importance of interoperability.
- Why chunking is very important for learning.
- Demonstrating Abre’s Learning Management Solution.

What is really needed in an LMS? from Abre.io on Vimeo

## EdTech Terms

**LMS**  
Learning Management System. Software that delivers, tracks, and collects instruction used in online learning.

**Constructivist Pedagogy**  
A theory in education that state learners understand and grow in their knowledge-based or prior learning experiences.