How to build an LMS (Learning Management System)

By dittofi

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

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

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

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/