South African schools, tertiary education organisations, and private trainers are embracing the simplicity and flexibility of digital learning by using systems like COL campus. This software makes learning accessible for students while making teaching and grading easier for teachers, lecturers, trainers, and professors. In this article, you’ll have all your questions answered, from what COL campus is and what benefits it provides to students and teachers, so keep reading below.
What is COL Campus?
COL Campus is an online learning management system (LMS). The system allows users – including private tutors – to create courses, upload material and coursework, and manage the learning process.
It enables teachers, lecturers, and trainers to create and manage their courses online while allowing students to follow along in a carefully curated dashboard that only gives them access to what they need.
Depending on the course the student is studying – and what is required – this can include everything from lessons, and coursework to assessments and interactive discussion boards. Because the system is compatible with most Student Information Systems, it is easy to integrate into any existing systems a school may have. When integrated, it can increase functionality and make your systems more user-friendly without the need for additional investment in additional infrastructure. If the organisation doesn’t have an existing system, it can use COL Campus as a standalone.
Furthermore, the COL system is easy to customise to fit the branding of any college, school, or business, which improves integration.
For students, COL Campus provides an easy to access online platform that mimics many of the aspects of face-to-face learning. In fact, COL Campus can make it easy for students to migrate to paperless learning because of the user experience that even manages testing and assessments to mitigate the possibility of cheating.
Another aspect of COL Campus is that learners can access the platform on many operating systems, including Safari, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. In addition to being able to access it through mobile devices and tablets.
Who Uses COL Campus in South Africa?
Many South African colleges, including popular colleges like Boston College, use COL Campus. However, there are many other possibilities for the use of the COL Campus platform, which can allow companies, private tutors, and schools to embrace online learning without having to create proprietary systems.
For example, private companies can use COL Campus to train new employees and recruits. Digital entrepreneurs can use COL Campus to teach those who sign up for their programmes. Private training centres – like language centres, short course providers, and certified training centres – can pivot to online learning with the help of COL Campus and onboarding their existing material onto the system.
COL Campus Features and Benefits
Because more students are embracing online learning, having a fully automated and operating online learning platform will improve the learning experience for students. Using a system as COL Campus can also help you reduce your expenses if you decide to shift to a more digital learning environment. However, there are many more benefits to using COL Campus, which we’ll discuss below.
COL Campus Benefits For Colleges and Training Centres
- Improve The Learning Experience for Students
COL Campus allows you to improve the learning experience for students, enabling you to create an online learning program that either accompanies or substitutes in-person learning. This also enables students to continue learning when outside of the classroom by following along in their dashboard or engaging with administrators, other students, and lecturers in discussion forums available on your COL Campus dashboard.
- Reduce the Costs of Creating an Online Platform
Creating an online platform from scratch is a costly endeavour that comes with its own challenges. By using COL Campus, schools and colleges can introduce online learning to their students without spending enormous sums. Since you can customise everything in the student’s dashboard, colleges and training centres can be sure that the students only have the coursework and modules for their courses and don’t have access to information that isn’t intended for them.
- Make Coursework Interactive
Many students prefer doing things online, which means that most will engage more with online coursework than in-person classes. They can study at their own pace, ask questions and get answers from other students, connect with lecturers directly and review their work to ensure they grasp the content of the subject being taught.
- Create a Paperless Classroom
Instead of requiring students to attend class with specific workbooks or modules, you can upload all the necessary information to the COL Campus and enable students to follow along in class. Furthermore, students can submit assignments on the platform and participate in assessments, making it easy for trainers and lecturers to assess how well students are coping with classwork.
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How To Create A COL Campus Account
Now that you know how COL Campus works and what it is, you may want to begin the process of migrating your courses to the platform. You can do this by following the steps outlined below. Since COL Campus is free to use, you can test out the platform to see if it suits your needs as a teacher or school.
Step 1: Visit The COL Campus Website
To start the process of creating an account, visit https://www.colcampus.com. Click on “Need an Account” in the top right corner.
Step 2: Create an Account
When you’ve been redirected to the signup page, click on “I’m a Teacher” and fill in your details, including your name and email address. You will then be prompted to accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Step 3: Develop Your Dashboard
You will now be redirected to the backend, where you can upload coursework and assessments. Follow the prompts to migrate your course online.
If you need any additional support for COL Campus or need additional information on how the platform works, you can reach out to COL Campus on 011 728 0212 or email info@edsol.co.za.
