Every organization has unique products, services or processes that define its' mission and competitive advantage. Whether the organization is an automobile manufacturer, a system integrator or a member sponsored association, the one thing they all have in common are business processes that require unique talents to produce a quality product or a satisfied customer. Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. provides the technology and expertise to capture and index the knowledge and skills required for your organization to function at maximum efficiency. Our KMx technology platform organizes and delivers this information to the right people at the right time in context with the behaviors, conditions and standards of performance required to meet the unique needs of the organization. Visit http://www.kmsi.us to learn more about KMx and KMSI.
KMx Profiled in Second Edition of Blended eLearning
HRD Press, Inc. has just released the Second Edition of Blended eLearning – Integrating Knowledge, Performance Support and Online learning – Enterprise-Class Edition, by Larry Bielawski, D.Sc. and David Metcalf, Ph.D. This edition (www.blended-elearning.com) “balances its descriptive and prescriptive approaches by including both best practices drawn from the field of eLearning along with a sound development methodology that stems from the authors’ own experience in building custom Blended eLearning solutions across the enterprise.” KMSI is pleased that Drs. Bielawski and Metcalf have notably included KMSI’s blended learning strategy and methodologies, as well as the KMx Advanced Distributed Learning Platform’s capabilities and functionality, as an integral part of their book. A case study on KMx is included which states “KMx from Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. is an LMS, knowledge management, and LCMS platform that is globally scalable and provides an integrated environment for developing, managing, and delivering performance support tools and learning content.” HRD Press has provided KMSI a limited number of 25% discount coupons that we will make available to the readers of this newsletter. Please request a coupon by sending an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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KMSI to Present Papers at the SALT Interactive Technologies Conference
KMSI will be making two presentations at the upcoming Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) Washington Interactive Technologies Conference (August 24 – 26) (www.salt.org). These presentations will provide insight into our understanding of the development and implementation of Blended Learning and Knowledge Management solutions for commercial and Government organizations. Abstracts for the papers can be viewed on the SALT website:
• Using Advanced Distributed Learning Platforms to Accelerate the Implementation of Effective Blended Learning Solutions [View Abstract]
• Using Learning Content Management Systems' (LCMS) Functionality as the Core of a Knowledge Management Solution [View Abstract]
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KMSI Presents at the LMS/LCMS Implementation & Management Online Symposium
KMSI will be making a presentation at the eLearning Guild’s LMS/LCMS Implementation and Management Online Symposium (July 27-29). Our presentation (Session 502) is entitled Using LMS/LCMS to Accelerate the Development of Effective Blended Learning Solutions (www.elearningguild.com). In this session lessons-learned associated with the use of integrated Advanced Distributed Learning platforms to facilitate the implementation of a blended learning solution are discussed. This includes presentation of a blended learning program planning process, along with examples of typical decisions made during the implementation process. This session focused on the full spectrum of blended learning, including: traditional and virtual classroom-based instructor-led training; asynchronous training; on-the-job performance support and just-in-time learning; evaluations, testing and certifications; and associated access to knowledge and learning content objects through embedded search engines.
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KMSI Partners with Accelera to Provide Solutions for the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries
Accelera is the industry leader in providing blended learning solutions for life sciences organizations serving global clients. Together we have delivered solutions for Johns Hopkins Medicine Interactive and the Wilmer Eye Institute. Johns Hopkins Medicine Interactive combines content and technology to extend Johns Hopkins Medicine’s global reach to deliver their world class seminars and training. The JHMI programs are available to healthcare institutions on a subscription basis. The JHMI offering also provides tracking and reporting of Continuing Medical Education credits associated with the content provided.
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E-Learning ROI Web Seminars
Over 1,100 training executives and human resources professionals have participated in our E-Learning Return On Investment (ROI) Web Seminar Series. The seminars have discussed the latest industry training and performance management issues and provided information on course development, content conversion, enterprise integration and e-learning standards conformance. Each seminar has been recorded for on-demand playback and are available free of charge to individuals who could not participate in the live event.
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KMSI Expands Professional Services Offerings
As our customer base has expanded, we have been able to assist our customers with a full spectrum of consulting and professional services. We offer integration and configuration support for the KMx platform, front-end analysis and design of learning solutions, development and conversion of learning content, and associated consulting services. By establishing operations on a regional basis, KMSI can now offer these services more cost-effectively to our growing number of customers. Over the past few years, KMSI has successfully supported its customers’ deployment of KMx to address the implementation of their blended learning strategies. KMx, with its focus on LCMS, LMS, content authoring and virtual classroom functionality, has allowed organizations to deploy a solution that is customized to meet their enterprise learning needs.
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