K-State Online

Axio delivers learning management tools to large institutions

The task of delivering online learning may seem daunting in a large university setting. With thousands of students, hundreds of faculty and numerous course offerings, the challenge is to create a well-organized, comprehensive learningmanagement system for students and faculty, while at the same time improving distance education. Kansas State University has met this challenge with the implementation of Axio Learning.

K-State is a public university of more than 23,000 students, located in Manhattan, Kansas. In addition, as with many large educational institutions, K-State not only has a main campus, but a campus in Salina as well. With so many students and courses, and multiple campuses, a single learning management system may seem next to impossible. But in 1997, the university implemented K-State Online, now also known as Axio.

Students and faculty use K-State Online to collaborate through distance learning as well as to complement in-class teaching through tools such as the message board, chat rooms and groups. Depending on specific class needs and goals, students can participate in several online activities such as class chat rooms to either complement or replace classroom discussion, or groups, an online way to participate in group class work. Students and instructors can also post to the class message board to relay important information and announcements.

With Axio’s distance education tools, students can complete entire degrees online. For K-State’s many online distance education courses, Axio offers a solid way for students and instructors to communicate and submit information. Instructors can post class materials and assignments under the course’s modules section, and students can submit their work using the E-mail Instructor tool.