Adaptability of LMS in Hospitality Education - A Study

Today's scenario of COVID-19 has made a great impact on higher education by altering the regular mode of teaching and learning process. Academic Bodies suggestblended mode of teaching learning methods, where online and offline classes are shuffled according to the requirement. Hospitality Management is one discipline where students should be given maximum of practical exposure to become industry ready. The recent pandemic has compelled all disciplines’ teaching and learning activities to shift to blended learning of theoretical and practical components. Learning Management System, LMS for short, is a software application that provides a digital platform to handle teaching learning processes through online mode. LMS is a combination of training management system and learning activity management system where a teacher can add, deliver and track their training content. LMS helps to identify, assess and aid progress for individual and organizational learning goals. This paper focuses to find out the level of students' adaptability of Learning Management System in hospitality education. A survey, group discussion and a semi-structured interview were conducted in a restricted environment. The analysis of the study shows the adaptability of using Learning Management System in hospitality education. The study discusses about the importance, limitations and adaptability of LMS technology by the hospitality management students.