Meridian LMS Hybrid Classroom: Seamlessly Blend Online and In-Person Learning

Combine instructor-led training (ILT), virtual instructor-led training (vILT), and online learning into personalized learning paths. Learners can move between online and in-person sessions while tracking their progress through a unified system.

• Flexible Scheduling: Allow learners to choose sessions that fit their schedules.
• Consistent Tracking: Monitor progress across all learning modalities.

Schedule and manage virtual and in-person classroom sessions easily. Meridian LMS integrates with popular virtual meeting platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex, ensuring seamless coordination and delivery of virtual learning sessions.

• Integrated Platform Access: Learners can schedule and join virtual sessions directly from the LMS. Meetings launch in the respective virtual meeting platform.
• Session Schedules: Provide learners easy access to upcoming sessions through a centralized schedule within the LMS.
• Automated Notifications: Send reminders and updates to participants about upcoming sessions to keep them informed and engaged.

Meridian LMS enhances the hybrid learning experience while utilizing the full capabilities of external virtual meeting platforms by facilitating straightforward access to virtual meetings and managing session details within the LMS.

Effectively manage the logistics of in-person training with Meridian LMS's comprehensive classroom scheduling and management features. Administrators can organize sessions, assign instructors, and track attendance, ensuring in-person training is well-coordinated and accessible to all learners.

• Waitlist Functionality with Auto-Enrollment: Efficiently handle fully booked classes by utilizing waitlists that automatically enroll the first person on the list when a seat becomes available.
• Reserved Seating for Priority Learners: To guarantee priority participants access to essential training, reserve seats for learners who meet specific criteria, such as job roles or compliance requirements.
• Room and Equipment Association: Assign classrooms to training sessions and associate necessary equipment with each room, ensuring all resources are prepared and available when needed.

By leveraging these features, Meridian LMS streamlines the scheduling and management of in-person training, making it easier for organizations to deliver effective learning experiences while efficiently utilizing resources and meeting learners' needs.

Effectively track virtual session attendance with automatic reporting upon session completion. While real-time monitoring within the LMS isn't available, the system automatically marks learners as attended when they join virtual sessions through the LMS, ensuring accurate participation records.

• Automatic Attendance Recording: Automatically capture attendance for virtual sessions when learners access them via the LMS.
• Attendance Reports: Generate detailed records post-session for compliance and certification needs.
• Participation Insights: Assess learner engagement based on attendance data collected after session completion.

Create and assign pre-assessments before sessions to gauge knowledge and follow up with post-session quizzes to measure learning retention. This ensures learners are prepared and understand the key takeaways of the session.

• Knowledge Checks: Evaluate understanding before and after training.
• Automated Post-Session Evaluations: Schedule assessments to be automatically sent out a specified number of days after course completion. These assessments measure how the training has impacted learners' job performance using various question types for practical evaluation.
• Immediate Feedback: Provide learners with results to enhance learning.

Meridian LMS features an integrated grade book that provides comprehensive tracking for hybrid learning programs. Administrators can easily view learners' assignment completions, attendance, and scores for each class—online, virtual, or in-person—all within one centralized system.

• Consolidated Performance Data: Access detailed information on learner completions and scores. 
• Class-Level Insights: Monitor progress and results through the grade book for each class.
• Actionable Feedback: Identify areas where learners may need additional support or resources.

Provide learners with access to all necessary materials before and after training sessions. Whether they attend in-person or online, learners can download presentations, agendas, readings, and additional resources. Instructor-only resources, such as presentations or instructor-notated guides, can be associated.

• Centralized Repository: Store all materials in one accessible location.
• Resource Sharing: Distribute handouts, presentations, and supplementary content.
• Continuous Access: Allow learners to review materials at any time.

Track learner progress and certification completion across online and in-person sessions, ensuring all compliance training requirements are met. Automatic reminders help learners stay on track for certification renewals.

• Certification Management: Monitor status and expirations.
• Automated Alerts: Notify learners of upcoming deadlines.
• Compliance Assurance: Ensure adherence to industry regulations.

Encourage collaboration among learners with group projects, discussions, and peer-to-peer interactions during hybrid sessions. Learners can engage in social learning activities both online and in the classroom.

• Discussion Forums: Facilitate conversations and knowledge sharing.
• Group Assignments: Promote teamwork on projects.
• Peer Feedback: Enable learners to provide input and support to each other.