The Usability of an Online Learning Management System in an Aviation Curriculum Blended Course Design: A Case Study

Abstract

The  Aviation and Aerospace Science Department of Metropolitan State University of Denver  has  implemented a third-party Learning Management System (LMS) to standardize  learning  content in  Aviation Fundamentals and Instrument Fundamentals, two core  course s in the degree curriculum .  Shifting primary content delivery to the online LMS allowed individual instructors to experiment with  blended  teaching techniques.  In an effort to  assess the  usability  of this  course design, a survey of  all student users  was conducted . The findings presented in  this article include dat a regarding the  overall usability of  the LMS system  as well as student  satisfaction and their  preferences surrounding the  blended format .