2. Global Learning Management System (LMS)

3. Purpose
To provide an overview of the LMS system and identify the options these programs offer with relation to assisting participants with performing their roles as Doc 46 Representatives

4. Objectives Identify various options this program offers
Realize how LMS assists with performing Doc 46 roles and responsibilities

5. What is the Global LMS?
The Global Learning Management System (LMS) is GM’s learning management tool that provides the ability to search, enroll, complete, and track training for a learner.
All employees and non employees are learners
You must be a learner before you can become a Site Training Administrator
General Motors has been using the Global LMS since June 2008.

6. Global LMS Deployment Phases
Phase 1 – The first phase included the deployment of web- based learning globally.
Phase 2 – The second phase was deployed in April and included the migration of the classroom courses that were offered by GM Learning.
Phase 3 – The third phase, deployed in August included the migration of the plant / site classroom courses and training histories and the decommissioning of CTIS, and continuing to send data to TPAS.
Phase 4 – The fourth phase, deployed in May 2013, migrated classroom courses and training histories for Germany, Spain, Portugal, Poland, and Austria and the decommissioned Docent, the system that previously supported training for these countries.

7. Site Training Admin Role
Enroll learners and track status
Enter completion records using the Straight to History function
View training histories for active and inactive learners
Allow credit for completing other forms of learning, known as Supplemental Learning in the LMS (formerly Type O in CTIS)

8. Global LMS Terms CTIS Term Global LMS Term Course Catalog item
Sanctioned course number
Catalog item number / course number
Delivery method
Class
Activity / session
Course list
Course catalog / category
Type 0 record
Supplemental learning record
After the fact roster
Straight to history roster
Sign in sheet
Activity roster (report)

9. Course Code and Activity Naming Conventions
Activity Code
Defined
12345-ILT-ENG-000n
Instructor-led training delivered in English
12345-WBT-ENG
Web-based training delivered in English
12345-WBT-POR
Web-based training delivered in Portuguese
12345-WBS-ENG
Web-based seminar delivered in English
Quad zero activity (0000) ILT-ENG-0000
Inactive activity created for CTIS data migration that includes historical training completion records
Quad nine activity (9999) ILT-ENG-9999
Active activity created for use with Straight to History functionality

10. Global LMS Homepage / Search / All Learning

11. Browsing in the LMS

12. Catalog Item / Activity Add Process / Timeline
Catalog Item Add Request (builds item/del meth in LMS)
Straight to History Roster Processing
Activity Add (builds classroom session or WBT)
Learner Completion in All Learning
Instructor Add
Enroll Learners
Administer Activity Roster
Facility Add

13. Course Add Process (New Course #)

14. Straight To History

15. Straight to History

16. Straight to History

17. Straight to History

18. Straight to History

19. Global LMS and TPAS Integration
Global LMS sends courses to TPAS – nightly batch file; Monday through Friday; includes all courses
Global LMS send Training Histories to TPAS
5 Year History Daily
Daily Completions Sent Every 15 Minutes to TPAS
Aged History Great than 5 Years – On request
TPAS Site Populations Sent to Global LMS
On a nightly basis Monday through Sunday, TPAS sends a file to the LMS containing a mapping of learners to their TPAS Site(s).  This is referred to as the TPAS Plant Assignment file. 
After 4:00AM EST, LMS creates TPAS Site Learner Groups containing the appropriate learners.

20. Global LMS Assistance GM Learning Website:
For access to the administrative forms for course number requests / adds click on the following url:
Global LMS Quick Reference Tool:
In addition to this web site, you can obtain detailed instructions on how to use the Global LMS by clicking on the following url:
GM Learning Services Help Desk:
Phone (US and Canada)
Global LMS Site Admin Training - two, two-hour WebEx training sessions, scheduled on-demand
Global LMS Site Admin – Overview
Global LMS Site Admin – Basic Tasks

21. Questions ????