Apr

28

Just where this thing ends is anyones guess but the US Patent Office has dealt a severe blow to Blackboard’s already shaky patent claims. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in late March took “non-final” action that deemed all of Blackboard’s 44 patents invalid.

In case you were not plugged in, Blackboard and Canadian e-learning software company Desire2Learn have been slugging at it since Blackboard was granted patents (some say dubiously). It still remains to be seen what the jury in Texas will do as this case is by no means over.

Get the rest of the Blackboard patent story here.

Apr

28

The eLearning Africa 2008 conference programme is now online.
With more than 240 speakers from 51 countries, 4 plenary sessions, 66
sessions in 11 parallel conference strands, 48 demonstrations and best
practice examples, 15 workshops and a number of exciting new features,
the event will again be a landmark in pan-African capacity building for
ICT-enhanced education and training.

This event is being hosted by Ghana, West Africa. eLearning
Africa has become the premier capacity-building event for
technology-enhanced education and training on the African
Continent.

For more information or to register, go to: http://www.elearning-africa.com/

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Jan

10

OSHA can make or break your company. Make sure you have documented proof of your OSHA training. Learn more….

Your Learning Management System LMS is your friend in this endeavor

Jan

3

2008 is here and we have seen a flurry of activity from companies seeking to shore up their employee training programs. Do you need to know how to create online training or web-based e-learning training programs? Are concerned about distributing or tracking your training to your employees or staff members? Then I think you should seriously consider adding online training to your repertoire.

Why is training and training software important?

Creating easy to understand and access training can provide your organization with a solid background or foundation from which you can deploy employee policies and procedures. If employees, staff or supervisors understand their roles, and know their rules and regulations governing those roles, then it is easy to implement changes and as well as maintain your compliance with federal or state employment law requirements.

Are you required to have training?

Not really. But think what would happen if your competition has the most skilled and talented employees and you don’t. You think competition only comes from domestic sources? Think again! We are in global competition all the time. Employees should be open to learning new skills and talents and organizations should provide their facilities and training software to enable their staff reach their full potential …. the mind indeed is a terrible thing to waste!

Furthermore, if you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of having to defend yourself or your company, sometimes having crucial evidence of training records from your training software system can make all the difference. Seriously consider investing in a training software.

Ok I am ready … what next …

  1. Before purchasing a training software system, you need to do your home work. What are the specific training needs your organization has? Are training 20 or 200? Do you need a system which is scalable to grow with your organization?
  2. How about security and uptime records? Security is important. You need to have your users and training materials protected. Your online training software also needs to always be available 24/7.
  3. Make sure you can easily download reports and export completion reports out of your training software system.
  4. Finally, do you financial diligence. Is the training software company trust worthy? Are they financially sound? And lastly..
  5. What is the cost? Are there hidden charges? Setup fees? Maintenance fees? Make sure they give you the complete picture before you sign any agreement.

So its a brand new year full of possibilities. Take the training challenge. Try a training software tool today.

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Dec

3

M-Powered: Workforce Development & Training

Erick Ajax knows a thing or two about the state of workforce development in the country. Consider this. As owner of E.J. Ajax & Sons, one of the country’s leading metal stamping companies, he is in the front lines of the talent wars - recruiting, training and retaining skilled employees in the manufacturing sector is becoming quite difficult. Why you ask?

First the current workforce in manufacturing is retiring or older. Added to this the general perception in the media that manufacturing is headed for disaster due to overseas competition and outsourcing. True there is increasing competitive pressures but the real issue is Workforce Training & Development. Using learning management solutions can help manufacturing companies leverage affordable and easy to administrator training technologies.

According to Mr. Ajax, “I work with the National Association of Manufacturers Center for
Workforce Success as a Business Champion and speak about these issues
all over the country. And I’ve had the opportunity to share some of our
success stories on Sector Strategies. For instance, the Hitachi
Foundation provided some seed money several years ago to help us
develop a program for lower-income workers, the M-Powered Project. We
were able to partner with the National Association of Manufacturers,
the Precision Metalforming Association Education Foundation, the Annie
E. Casey Foundation and others. It has helped us develop a fast-track
training program to help low wage individuals get the skills necessary
to take the first step onto a career ladder in the manufacturing sector
so they can begin to earn a living wage to support their family so they
can live the American dream.

Samantha Brady went through the M-powered program. She’s now 23. But
when she was 19, she had just given birth to her second child and had
been was arrested for possession of methamphetamine. She was in a state
correctional facility for a few years. We were able to take the
M-Powered program on the road to her and several other women who were
about to be released from that facility. They completed the M-powered
fast track 12-week training program. Samantha did well in her class.
When she was released about a year ago, we were able to hire her. She’s
did well here. She now has custody of her kids. She has her own
apartment. She has even testified before the legislature about
M-Powered. She says that her life before this program was worthless.
Now she can make enough money to support her children and doesn’t need
to do the things that got her in trouble before.”

Clearly the M-Power project is yielding some positive results. Training and development using multiple tools: classroom, e-learning or web-based training or blending the two approaches is powerful enough to stem the tide and hopefully reverse this decline in manufacturing in the US.

Organizations interested in using learning management systems to create and manage their e-learning can check out this company: eLeaP Training Software & Learning Management Systems

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Nov

7

For Immediate Release:

eLeaP and MedSenses announce partnership,
giving access to a complete e-learning solution for both individual
nurses and their healthcare organizations

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY & NEW BRUNSWICK 11/01/2007: Telania,
whose expertise range from e-Learning Management Technologies
(eLeaP™) and Healthcare Training Solutions to Custom
Software Development and MedSenses, an emerging eLearning
company that focuses on all things nursing, announce a partnership
in delivering web-based healthcare content through the eLeaP
Learning Management Platform.

The co-founders of MedSenses, Trisha Coady and Lynn Casey,
combine their invaluable nursing experience with a real passion
for continuing education to develop some of the most clinically
relevant and interactive content for nurses worldwide. “We
are thrilled to see the MedSenses content in the eLeaP system,
a very easy to use, yet intuitive learning management system.
We know our peers in healthcare who want the choice to purchase
either individual licenses or a corporate package will enjoy
embarking on their journey of learning with this combined
solution”, says Trisha Coady. MedSenses hopes the payoff
will be nurses with greater job satisfaction and sense of
value, attributes that both nursing and hospital administrators
can readily endorse.

The American Journal of Nursing reported that offering training
and educational opportunities to hospital personnel is increasingly
recommended as a retention and recruitment incentive. The
combination of content from MedSenses and the LMS platform
- eLeaP by Telania will provide hospitals with the ability
to efficiently and effectively train and educate their healthcare
staff.
“Telania is passionate about building robust and easy
to use software applications. MedSenses delivers rich, instructive
and quality nursing education. The combination of the eLeaP
Platform and MedSenses courseware presents a unique and powerful
educational tool for hospitals and healthcare providers.”

About Telania & eLeaP:
eLeaP™ LMS/LCMS is one of the first e-learning platforms
to deliver easy to use web-based training in a totally secure
128-Bit encrypted environment. eLeaP™ is designed to
allow any company training manager or supervisor, consultants
& other training professionals to quickly & painlessly
manage all of their online training needs in one secure, easy
to use web platform. You get your own unique learning portal
or URL. The eLeaP e-learning plafform enables anyone to easily
and quickly create, manage and track training and e-learning
programs.. You don’t have to spend time and huge investment
of money to have your own unique training system. eLeaP™
does it for you. And it is totally secure! Additional information
is available at www.eleapsoftware.com or www.telania.com

About MedSenses Inc.:
MedSenses Inc. is an emerging content provider focused on
building courseware BY nurses FOR nurses. Having developed
a proprietary method for building educational content for
the nursing community, MedSenses offers a variety of titles
in the following sectors: Medical-Surgical, Cardiac, Critical
Care, Compliance, Pediatrics, Newborn, Neonatal, Emergency,
Ground Transport and Flight Transport. The courses integrate
solid medical and technical information with insight and stories
from real-world clinical experiences; complimented by medical
animations, interactivities and 3D graphics. Healthcare organizations
can now offer a high quality, cost-effective solution for
their continuing education programs. Additional information
is available at www.medsenses.com.

Contact:

MedSenses Inc.
Lynn Casey, VP Marketing
506.384.7033
lynn.casey@medsenses.com

Telania, Inc.
Don Weobong, President
(502) 291-4650
donatus@eleapsoftware

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Oct

27

Most organizations don’t consider the security of the online learning systems or learning management systems. As the web has matured into a stable and reliable medium for the deployment of services and applications, how can companies and organizations ensure the integrity of the learning management systems and online training software applications?

Don Weobong, President of Telania, Inc. a provider of training software solutions and learning management systems said of this issue, “the problem with non-secure learning systems and unencrypted web training software programs is a real threat to companies and organizations. Serious steps need to be taken to address this unsustainable situation”.

If your organization is deploying sensitive training materials or proprietary company information over a web-based training software application, you have to ensure that the wrong kind of people do not have access to it. While learning management systems can provide server-side software encryption, you need to also ensure the integrity of the user-side management interfaces. Does the system provide SSL (secure socket layer) encryption? Is the application hosted in-house or do you an external hosting partners hosting your learning management system? Does the application server use anti-virus, anti-spyware software or data encryption and firewalls to protect against unauthorized access and intrusions?

If all this sounds a bit confusing, then its time to get a learning management system partner who specializes in secure online learning systems. One of the few reliable companies in this space is Telania, Inc. with the eLeaP Learning Management System platform.

Because eLeaP is a hosted secure training solution, you don’t need to worry about the nuts and bolts of all the security concerns outlines above. Of course you still want to make sure the wrong people in your organization don’t get access to your secure content.

So to recap:

How secure is your online learning system?

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Oct

15

Learning Summit 2007

“Tools for SCORM®: What We Have and What We Need”

Tuesday 30 October – Wednesday 31 October 2007

Pre-conference Workshop: “Implementing SCORM®”

Monday 29 October 2007

FedEx Institute of Technology, Memphis, TN

http://els.workforcecolab.org

You don’t want to miss the chance to actively participate in this open forum addressing current issues in the SCORM® community. Facilitated focus and panel group discussions will address the theme “Tools for SCORM®: What We Have and What We Need” in this meeting which brings together eLearning organizations and experts from around the world to highlight some of the latest technologies and project areas for growth and development in SCORM®.

What:
eLearning Summit 2007

When:
30/­31 October 2007

October 29, 2007 – Pre-conference Workshop

Where:
University of Memphis in
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Host:
Workforce ADL
Co-Laboratory

Website:
http://els.workforcecolab.org

Why You Should Attend

No other conference in ADL history has been especially designed to address the particular needs of the SCORM user: Instructional Designers, Training Managers, Learning Officers, and Representatives of the industry and education sectors. ELearning Summit 2007 is a great opportunity for you to:

*  network and build relationships within the community
*  critically evaluate tools/utilities for SCORM
*  participate in discussion groups addressing future needs
*  understand the advanced technical underpinnings for future learning systems

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Oct

12

Have you been tasked to create employee training? Do you need to
deliver your solution like yesterday? eLeaP is throwing down the
gauntlet!

Use the eLeaP training software and learning management system to create employee training in less than 30 minutes or its free for 60 days!

The process is very simple:

  1. Create an eLeaP Account: Click here for free account
  2. Build or upload your training courses (use your existing training if you want)
  3. Deploy and track completion certification

Are you up for the challenge? Try the eLeaP 30 Minute Employee Training Challenge today!

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Oct

10

They said the paperless office was going to save radically save money, trees and the environment. This was back in 1975 (Business Week). Perhaps at the risk of sounding passe, how can e-learning and web-based business training play into the whole Green is Good revolution going on.

From designing online training courses, to virtual registration and course assignments to completion quizzes and automatic certificate generation for users, e-learning and business training software is evolved to enable us make some real steps towards realizing some of the benefits espoused in the “paperless office” revolution.

Now that we are in presidential politics hyper mode, why don’t I hear any of the candidates talk about the potential of e-learning to “wean us from our addiction to ..” whatever is evil in our environmental consciousness.

I personally believe there is a business case to be made about the savings that can be experience from less travel, less hard copy printing, less time spent on manually managing corporate performance and talent development. If you are an HR professional, you probably have had your fill with all the “fires you put out each day”. Tracking an employees compliance and training completions is one more diversion. I challenge you to explore business training using e-learning training software. See if you can leverage this uniquely powerful medium to transform your organization into a green entity… after all that is a powerful marketing message.

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