The Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Lagos (UNILAG) has taken a proactive step towards strengthening digital teaching and learning by organising a hands-on training session on the effective use of the University’s Learning Management System (LMS).
The training, which was held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Room 14 of the Faculty’s New Building, was designed to:
- familiarise academic staff with the fundamentals of the LMS; and
- address practical challenges encountered in the day-to-day use of LMS for teaching, assessment, and student engagement.
The session recorded the active participation of senior academic staff of the faculty, including the Dean, Professor Adeola A. Suleiman, and heads of departments. Their presence underscored the Faculty’s leadership-driven commitment to digital transformation and continuous professional development.
A team of ICT professionals from the University’s Adetokunbo Sofoluwe Centre for Information, Technology and Systems (ABS-CITS), led by its Director, Professor Hakeem Amuda, facilitated the session. The team provided step-by-step demonstrations and real-time support to ensure participants actively engaged with the LMS platform.
The session also served as a platform to show ways to effectively use LMS to reduce administrative workload and improve the overall learning experience of students.
Participants commended the training as timely, practical, and essential to enhancing academic delivery in an increasingly technology-driven educational environment. They highlighted several challenges associated with the LMS, such as difficulties with course content uploads, online assessment management, tracking student participation, navigation issues, and limited familiarity with the platform’s advanced features.
These concerns were addressed through hands-on demonstrations, practical troubleshooting techniques, and simplified explanations tailored to the needs of lecturers.
Participants were guided on best practices for creating and managing courses, uploading lecture materials, setting up quizzes and examinations, monitoring students’ progress, and leveraging interactive tools within the LMS to enhance teaching effectiveness.
The LMS training initiative reaffirmed the Faculty of Management Sciences’ commitment to digital innovation, in line with the FUTURE-READY vision and mantra of the University’s current Vice-Chancellor. By becoming the first of the University’s 19 faculties to organise a hands-on LMS demonstration in 2026, the Faculty of Management Sciences has set the pace for digital capacity building across the institution.
Report: Bayo Salau
Photographs: Islamiat Akanni
