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Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning.

When referred to with its abbreviation, edtech, it often refers to the industry of companies that create educational technology.

A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, materials or learning and development programs.

The learning management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning.

Learning management systems make up the largest segment of the learning system market.

The first introduction of the LMS was in the late 1990s.

Learning management systems have faced a massive growth in usage due to the emphasis on remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A model of onboarding (adapted from Bauer & Erdogan, 2011).

Onboarding or organizational socialization is the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors in order to become effective organizational members and insiders.

In the United States, for example, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in an onboarding process.

A computer monitor provides a visual interface between the machine and the user.

Human–computer interaction (HCI) is research in the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and computers.

HCI researchers observe the ways humans interact with computers and design technologies that allow humans to interact with computers in novel ways.

A device that allows interaction between human being and a computer is known as a "Human-computer Interface (HCI)".

A virtual learning environment (VLE) in educational technology is a web-based platform for the digital aspects of courses of study, usually within educational institutions.

They present resources, activities, and interactions within a course structure and provide for the different stages of assessment.

VLEs also usually report on participation and have some level of integration with other institutional systems.

In North America, VLE's are often referred to as Learning Management Systems (LMS).