eLearning Blog

Wednesday, 18 Nov 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will cover how the Accord LMS tracks learner activity in the form of an "Attempt". He will cover various attempt types, such as Folder, LE, Completed, Best, etc. and show you how to focus your Accord site to the types of attempt data that are most important for your specific needs. This is an advanced Accord LMS topic and targeted towards LMS Admins who are comfortable with the primary Catalog, Teams, Roles and Reporting features, but everyone is welcome to attend.

Cyber threat is on the rise.  In 2019, Accenture noted a 67% increase in security breaches in the previous five years.  While typical LMS Data is not a typical target for cyber criminals, it is advisable to stand generally aware of the various types of security threats and protections associated with your Learning Management System.  This article covers a brief overview of the Accord LMS Security model.

Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how to use Teams and/or Roles in the Accord LMS to set up your learners and assign content so that you can optimize your Accord LMS site, make the best use of report data and help keep your management team informed of learning activities.

The Accord LMS has a wide range of features which allow for a higher degree of customization that you'll find in most Learning Management Systems. Trying to take in the broad entirety of Accord’s various functionality can be overwhelming for some. Fortunately, you don’t need to take in everything to get what you need out of the system. This article explores three core areas that will provide a broad understanding of the platform.

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how to use different types of learning materials to deliver content to your learners using Accord LMS

2020 will almost certainly go down in history as a year of changes and challenges. User conferences, trade-shows and face to face training opportunities have almost all been eliminated.  Despite these cataclysmic shifts in our business operations we still need to support our customers and move our organizations forward. It is necessary to adapt to current conditions. This article explores some of the options available for Accord LMS clients who need to include their own customers in their online training initiatives.

Wednesday, 19 Aug 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how Badges are awarded by the completion of learning content. He will also show you how to create badges and upload and manage badge images.

Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how to leverage the content management system framework of DNN to add web pages to your Accord LMS site, update HTML text, set page and module permissions and manage Announcements. These functions can help LMS administrators manage the overall design of the Accord site.

The Accord LMS offers a great deal of flexibility in both configuration and execution.  This allows the system to be readily adapted for a wide-range of operations.  One such example of it’s flexibility, is the ease at which Learning Content can be assigned to Learners.  Most users have a preferred way of assigning learning content to Learners, what about efficient methods for unassigning learning content? This article reviews four main approaches for dropping learning content from Learners, while discussing the merits of each approach.

Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate feature updates and enhancements made to the Accord LMS during the first half of 2020. These updates bring added flexibility and ease of use for both administrators and learners.

Last month Accord announced access to free courses from leading eLearning innovator, OpenSesame through our Learning Management System. Just a few weeks later, OpenSesame has expanded the offering to include professional development courses for remote and furloughed workers to include more than 100 curated elearning courses available at no cost through June 15, 2020.

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how to leverage Excel to help you dig into your learning data, clean up potential issues and discrepancies and summarize information. This webinar is designed for new LMS administrators who may not be comfortable with features available in Excel that can help keep an LMS organized.

Wednesday, 22 Apr 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will show the key components required in almost any implementation of the Accord LMS. This demonstration is targeted to any new Accord LMS client or any existing client bringing on a new administrator.

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis. OpenSesame, Accord LMS's content partner since 2015, has curated a list of online courses covering Coronavirus preparedness, Infection control and illness prevention, Ergonomics, Working remotely, managing remote teams, and anxiety & mental health during this challenging time. Accord and OpenSesame are offering these courses to our customers as a public service. This article demonstrates how you can access this important resource.

Extended Enterprise is a common term in the Learning Management Industry but may be unfamiliar to those simply looking for a Learning Management System which will work best for their organization. This article revisits this important topic and provides a few tips on how to identify an Extended Enterprise LMS.