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User experience design is one of the most important disciplines in software development. The practice involves constant improvement based on user behavior and emergence of new tools and techniques.

When it comes to organizational learning there is a new saying: BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. With the explosion of mobile devices, there are now even more ways for learners to access online training

Accord LMS 3.2 is available for download. Highlights include: Advanced HRIS support, CSS Standardization, Load on Demand performance improvements, Video Tutorial updates.

Bulk Learner Import now provides advanced HRIS support.  Learners along with their training assignments can be exported from an HRIS system to a CSV file and then FTPed to the Accord LMS server.  A scheduled Accord LMS service will look for the CSV file and then automatically import the Learners and their training assignments.

Accord LMS 3.0 is available for download. Highlights include: State of the art responsive skin and Learner catalog templates. Bulk Import with HRIS support. DNN 7 compatibility, Video Tutorial updates, and performance improvements.

The Bulk Import UI for Accord 3.0 has been completely refactored with many more configuration options.  In addition, you can map your existing HRIS export Columns to any of the Accord LMS fields and then save as an Import Definition for later reuse.

The Accord LMS now comes with a state of the art responsive skin and Learner catalog templates.  These allow the Accord to properly present on any size of device - from 300 pixels wide to over 1000.

A new library of Accord LMS video tutorials has been created.  Some of the videos provide basic feature overviews while others drill down into more advanced feature configuration. New content will be added to the library on a regular basis.

With the release of DotNetNuke 6.2 several new social features can now be incorporated into Accord LMS Websites.  This blog article will drill down into some of the more advanced feature setup and configuration options.

Accord LMS 2.13 is available for download. Highlights include: My Team has been completely refactored to provide a more intuitive and functional layout. New Mobile compatible Learner templates. Language Packs and documentation have been updated.

Clients who are hosting the Accord LMS on their own servers need to be aware of the server requirements to support DotNetNuke 7.  Hosted SaaS clients do not need to be concerned as the Accord servers are maintained for you and are already up to par.

The Accord LMS Learner interface can now be presented in a List View format.  The modern and attractive iPad/Mobile compatible layout is easy to navigate and provides excellent response for large catalogs. Quick Links provide immediate access to associated Transcripts and Resources.

The Accord LMS now offers seamless integration with the new social tools that ship with the latest 6.2 version of DotNetNuke (DNN).  Provide Learners with a Journal to aggregate all their communications.  Provide Group access as part of Learning content enrollment. Track social contributions in the LMS utilization reports. 

Accord LMS 2.12 is available for download. Highlights include: The Learner interface can now be presented in a modern and attractive iPad/Mobile compatible 'List View' layout. Language Packs are provided for French, German, Italian and Spanish.  Performance improvements and updated documentation.

Accord LMS 2.11 is available for download. Highlights include: Support for DNN 6.2 and Social Roles. The Accord LMS now handles both Security and Social Roles. A new Learner > Resource tab option is now available to present non-tracked Resources on a separate tab. Performance improvements, new Icons and updated Documentation.