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How to build an LMS (Learning Management System)

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18th April 2024

In this article, Dittofi & Pro NoCoders show you how to build a LMS (Learning Management System) using Dittofi’s hybrid no-code platform. 

The article showcases four, one hour sessions that will be filmed during February 2023. The completed app will be made available as a template inside Dittofi after the fourth session has been completed. Sign up to join the live sessions, ask questions & get access to free givaways.

The final LMS (Learning Management System) app will include the following features.

  • Portal for course instructors to upload educational content
  • End user screens for students to discover & search for content
  • Options to archive & like video content
  • Optional learning, the ability to take quizzes
  • Messaging system for students to interact with course instructors

 


Session 1: Designing Your LMS Apps Database

In this lesson Dittofi CTO & Co-Founder Samuel Virgo explains how to structure the database for your LMS. In 2022, Samuel helped over 100 individuals & technology teams develop & scale up apps using Dittofi.

In session 1 you will learn:

  • What entities are: what data does your app need?
  • Properties & constraints
  • Designing data relationships & refactoring

 

YouTube video

 

Session 2: Building your LMS Backend Part I

In this lesson Dittofi CTO & Co-Founder Samuel Virgo explains how to build the first part of your backend. This will include the development of the following features:

✅ What actually are backend actions?

✅ How to create new courses, lessons, questions, answers & comments Student access to courses & lessons

✅ Options for students & teachers to enter answers to quizzes

✅ Options for students & teachers to add comments to courses

YouTube video

 

Session 3: Building Your LMS Backend Part II

In Part III of How to build a learning management system (LMS) with Dittofi, Samuel Virgo explains explains:

✅ Setting up update events

✅ Setting up delete events

✅ Multi tenant apps

✅ Using actions & database design to build a multi tenant app

YouTube video

 

Session 4: Building The Frontend For Your LMS

In Part IV of “How to build a LMS (Learning Management System) on Dittofi” Dittofi’s CTO & Co-Founder Samuel Virgo shows you how to develop the frontend of your learning managements system.

You will learn all about:

✔️ Dittofi’s frontend builder

✔️ Using pre-built components such as prefabs & page templates

✔️ Connecting your LMS backend to your LMS frontend using frontend variables & actions

✨ Get the finished template @ https://prod.dittofi.link/

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What’s next?

To build & launch your own 100% custom app on Dittofi sign up to Dittofi @ https://dittofi.com/website/login

If you would like additional help building your app sign up to a Pro NoCoders Dittofi Boot Camp

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