Summary

Now that we have reached the end of this chapter, you should have a much better understanding of Adobe Learning Manager. ALM is a cloud-based LMS developed by Adobe. It has all the features of a modern LMS platform and you can use it as such. However, Learning Manager has a lot more to offer!

First of all, ALM is one of the many components of the Adobe Experience Cloud (AEC), a suite of tools used by organizations to create and deliver personalized experiences for every single customer. As such, Learning Manager integrates nicely with the other components of the Experience Cloud, such as Marketo Engage (Marketing automation), Adobe Commerce, and Adobe Experience Manager (CMS and DAM).

Learning Manager is also one of the three products developed by Adobe Digital Learning Solutions. The other two are Adobe Captivate, an award-winning eLearning authoring tool, and Adobe Connect, the virtual class solution from Adobe. Even though Adobe provides easy integrations between these three products, there is absolutely no obligation to use them all together. ALM can host content developed by any authoring tool, including, but not limited to, Adobe Captivate. You are also able to use Learning Manager to schedule and manage synchronous virtual classrooms using any video conferencing system, including, but not limited to, Adobe Connect.

Adobe Learning Manager is designed as an enterprise LMS. As such, it includes unique features specifically for medium and large organizations, such as a dedicated Manager role, extensive reporting capabilities, the ability to share content among various ALM accounts, the ability to include external third-party content in your learning catalog, and more.

In this chapter, you took your first steps into discovering the ALM platform hands-on. You activated your free 30-day trial and explored the basic settings of your personal user profile, as well as the basic information of your account. Finally, you had your first glimpse of the four roles available in the system: Administrator, Author, Learner, and Integration Admin.

In the next chapter, you will continue with the initial setup of your Learning Manager account by reviewing the options available to customize the look and feel of both the user and admin experiences.