Traditional LMS

InnovatED eLS

Student Engagement

Text in a browser, limited media support

Designed for creation and delivery of rich media.

Individualized Learning

Varies, but limited and difficult to setup

Simple setup and deployment of formative assessments and automatic remediation.

Teacher Productivity

Replicates traditional classroom instruction models. Prone to user error and slow download/upload speeds. Teachers spend too much time looking for things.

Optimized to support full-spectrum of implementation from Professional Development to full-virtual classrooms. Can reduce grading time by 80%, when compared to a traditional LMS

Administrator Insight

Varies by vendor. Does NOT provide administrators tools to help teacher productivity.

Innovative dashboards for teachers and administrators drive corrective action and encouragement and focus on teacher productivity

Scalability

Difficult to manage large volumes of sections of single courses. Requires training and significant support

Built to be almost infinitely scalable. Support is a fraction of other platforms.

Online/Offline Access

Not Available

Provides all students with an equitable opportunity to participate. Instructors appreciate the portability.

Branding/Customization

Restricted, hard to customize for partners. May retain large aspects of own brand.

Easy to configure and brand. Our flexible system also allows our partners to customize and edit on their own.

Continuous Enrollment

Not typically available, enrollment designed for semester schedule

Designed for continuous enrollment and semester schedules

Teacher Effectiveness

Relies on teacher to interpret complex data (if the data is available)

Displays data in actionable ways (example: Alerts on exam items)

Deployment Cost/Support

User pays for on-site hardware and software set-up. On-premises support often necessary

Supported remotely because the InnovatED platform is cloud-based - no hardware or software installations necessary