In the most recent issue of the Association E-learning Newsletter I introduced a new section called Industry News. While I don’t usually post newsletter content here, I thought this was worth highlighting. In my opinion, there is not enough shared awareness of e-learning activity across the sector, so I think it is valuable to collect and distribute news like this.
Below is what was included in the Industry News section. This time around, it featured news only from vendors in the sector, but I hope in the future to include announcements of new e-learning initiatives launched by associations. (Please contact me if you have any.) Naturally, if you find this of interest, I hope you will consider subscribing to the newsletter. You will automatically receive the most recent issue when you do.
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5. Industry News
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Avilar (http://www.avilar.com) has introduced a new “Rapid Skills Inventory” service. A company representative says, “This could be beneficial to associations who need to know what skills their leaders and/or members posses and to what degree. No software to
install or learn, no long-term commitments to sign, just the skills =data needed when it’s needed most.” Find out more at at
http://www.avilar.com/solutions/skills_inventory.html
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Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com) has formed a partnership with the Imagine American Foundation, an associated foundation of the Career College Association, to bring online education opportunities to military veterans. Read the press release.
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CommPartners (http://www.commpartners.com) has introduced Virtual Board Room, a new service that enables meetings “to be held any time, from any location, with convenient online access for all your members.” According to the company, “VBR provides all the requirements of meeting processes that range from simple to formal, following Robert’s Rules of Order and accommodating Parliamentary procedure.” Learn more at www.commpartners.com/virtualboardroom. Watch a 6-minute demonstration at: http://commpart.vo.llnwd.net/o28/CP/VBR_Tour/player.html.
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Digitec Interactive (http://www.digitecinteractive.com/) reports that the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology (APIC) has selected its Knowledge Direct® Learning Management System to provide infection control courses online for their more than 12,000 members. The Digitec platform will integrate with APIC’s association management systems, iMIS.
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GeoLearning (www.geolearning.com) is offering no-cost access to three courses designed to help associations and their members prepare for the threat of a flu pandemic, such as the H1N1 flu and other situations requiring emergency preparation and business continuity planning. Flu Preparation Courses Include: Pandemic Flu Awareness, Disaster/Emergency Management, and Business Continuity Program. For more information visit www.geolearning.com/h1n1 or launch these no-cost courses today at www.geolearning.com/beprepared.
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Omnipress (http://www.omnipress.com/) has launched Engage365 (http://engage365.org/) which the company describes as “a
time-savin’, game-changin’, peer-engagin’, FREE community dedicated to helping its members learn all they need to know about using social media for events.”
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Peach New Media (http://www.peachnewmedia.com) CEO Dave Will provides some quick tips for producing better Webinars in the latest edition of Entrepreneur Magazine
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Meanwhile, back on the Tagoras blog, I have started a series of interviews with representatives of the companies that participated
in the Association Learning Management Systems report. The first one, with Jon Aleckson from Web CourseWorks, is now available. Look for more soon.
JTC
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