Learning Management Systems - Genius CE & Enterprise

Introduction

With online learning becoming increasingly prevalent, schools must utilize multiple tools and applications to address diverse needs. With that in mind, Genius CE & Enterprise interface with other applications to exchange information and keep data synchronized. One of the main applications that Genius CE & Enterprise integrates with is your LMS.

This article describes the information exchanged between Genius CE and Enterprise, and your LMS, in an effort to provide a better understanding of how and what type of information flows between the two systems. 

Why Integrate Genius CE & Enterprise and your LMS?

Genius CE and Enterprise solutions are designed to save time and facilitate the flow of information when managing an e-learning initiative. Integrating Genius CE or Enterprise with your LMS eliminates the need to enter data twice, saving time and reducing errors. Our solutions also make key data gathered by the LMS more visible through the use of Dashboards and Reports, providing managers and instructors alike with easier access to pertinent information. This results in better decision-making that helps ensure the success of your e-learning initiative.

The Integration between Genius CE & Enterprise and your LMS

Learning Management Systems (LMS, LCMS, or CMS) are applications designed to house both the actual course content and the grades obtained by learners as they complete their coursework. An LMS is the application that learners use to access their courses, complete assignments, and submit their work. Examples of LMS are D2L's Brightspace, Blackboard's Learn, Instructure's Canvas, Schoology, and Open LMS, amongst others. 

Typically, the integration between Genius solutions and the LMS works in both directions; Genius solutions send information to the LMS, and the LMS sends information back.

From Genius CE & Enterprise to your LMS:

 Listed below is some information that flows from Genius CE & Enterprise to your LMS:

• Course creation and updates 
• Section creation and updates
• Instructor creation and updates  
• Learner creation and updates
• Teacher enrollments in sections  
• Learner enrollments in sections  

From your LMS to Genius CE & Enterprise: 

Conversely, information sent from the LMS to Genius CE & Enterprise may include: 

• Grade information (assignments completed and grades)
• Enrollment status (Genius CE & Enterprise get notified when a final grade is issued, so that the learner can be removed from the section)  
• Learner activity 

Your organization may exchange more or less data between Genius CE & Enterprise and your LMS, depending on the scope of the integration between the two systems. 

Integration with the LMS may even include a Single Sign-on procedure (SSO), where the user logs into one system and is automatically logged into the other system as well. This helps make navigation between the systems seamless, as users do not need to re-enter their login and password. 

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Please disregard this message if you are not using Blackboard Learn or Learn Ultra.

The LOCAL ID field in Enterprise+ for adding a new learner will populate in the LMS as the Learner ID.

1. Under the Administration tab, find LMS. Enable the following options: Update Learner ID and Update Batch ID.

2. Map the Local ID to the Student Index through the Properties to LMS mapping.