# LAMS Docs

### What is LAMS?

**LAMS** (Learning Activity Management System) is an open-source web **platform for designing, managing, and delivering structured learning experiences**. It enables educators to create sequences of learning activities -such as discussions, quizzes, collaborative tasks, and content delivery -in a clear, visual workflow.

**These learning experiences can then be run as lesson** with students and teachers can **manage the progress of the students in real-time**. 

Unlike traditional content repositories, **LAMS focuses on *****learning design***: the intentional structuring of activities to guide learners through a coherent educational journey. This approach supports active learning, scaffolding, and meaningful engagement, whether in fully online, blended, or face-to-face contexts.

LAMS is widely used in Education to:

* Design repeatable and adaptable learning sequences
* Facilitate student-centred and collaborative learning
* Integrate pedagogy with digital tools in a structured way
* Monitor and support learner progress in real time

### Educational Value

A wide **range of pedagogical approaches** can be implemented, enabling educators to design rich, engaging, and structured learning experiences tailored to their teaching context. These include **active learning strategies** such as Problem-Based Learning, [Team-Based Learning](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl), Inquiry-Based Learning, and Flipped Classrooms as well as collaborative models like Jigsaw, Peer Teaching, and Role-play. 

LAMS also accommodates approaches focused on **deeper understanding and application**, including Case-Based Learning, Authentic Assessment, Compare and Contrast, Predict–Observe–Explain, and Learning Trails. In addition, it enables modern, **student-centred practices** such as Blended Learning, Adaptive Learning, Interdisciplinary Learning, Scaffolded Feedback, and Inclusive and Personalised Pedagogy, helping educators design coherent and impactful learning journeys.

#### LAMS integrates with your own Learning Platform

[LAMS can be integrated](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/lams/administration/system-administration/integrations) with any e-learning platform like Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L, Schoology, EDX and hundreds of other Learning Platforms.  

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LAMS speaks your language: available in over **28 languages**.
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[why-lams](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/lams/master/why-lams)
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[getting-started](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/lams/getting-started)
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