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Learner Features
Each Learner module is associated with a specific Manager module. You can place multiple Learner modules within your site.
My Plan
- Provides easy to understand file manager structure with options to expand and collapse hierarchical folders.
- Serve personalized content to Learners based on their class and profile (role or userID).
- Learning Events (LE) and Extended Learning Events (XLE) are clearly identified and can be launched by clicking on title link.
- Learning Event Status, Score and Duration are shown for each Learning Event.
- Folder, Learning Event and LE Conditions have unique and clearly identified icons.
- Click on icons to open informational item detail window.
- Attempt history reports available for all utilized content.
- Well organized Quiz Results reports available for all Quiz and Survey content.
- Customizable notifications (optional) include enrollment, drop and utilization notification.Customizable notifications (optional) include enrollment, drop and utilization notification.
- Search available Learning Events via title,keywords, description, target audience and lesson objectives.
Archive
- Provides convenient organizational area for Learning Events that have been completes or set aside for future access.
Classes
- Shows Learners what classes they are enrolled in, with the Effective and Expiry dates, and provides integrated Class Code submission.
- Learners can subscribe to specific groups of courses via "Class Codes" that can be emailed to them.
- Set Effective, Expiry and Renewal dates - perfect for ongoing certification requirements.
Catalog
- Allows Learner to enroll in content of their choosing.
- Catalog folders have view based permissions. Users can only view and enroll in appropriate content.
Configuration (Manager Only)
- Allows Managers to configure Learner presentation
- Select which tabs are shown to Learners: My Plan, Archive, Classes and/or Catalog
- Determine if user can enroll, drop, archive and/or restore
- Set Class Codes and Effective, Expiry and Renewal dates - perfect for recurrent certification
- Select levels of utilization reports Learners can access
- Options to show LE description, etc.
- Create customizable forms for Learners registration
Manager Features
All of the Manager Module content is pre-filtered on the Access permissions of the Manager's Profile. A Manager can only access the Learners, Learning Events and Manager Features that have been assigned to his Profile. Please see Manager > Configuration > Manager Profiles for more information.
Catalog
- Easy to understand file manager structure with options to expand and collapse hierarchical folders.
- Learning Events (LE) - SCORM presentation and quizzes with full version and utilization tracking
- Extended Learning Events (XLE) - URLs (Internal and External), Local Modules, Local Files and Text/HTML input for easy YouTube, Flash and Certificate of Completion insertion
- XLE SCORM Tracking - None, Incomplete on Open, Complete on Open, Complete on Close and Complete on Duration
- Folder, Learning Event and LE Conditions have unique and clearly identified icons.
- Click on Folder or LE icons to open informational tool tip window.
- Learning Events are clearly identified and can be previewed by clicking on title link.
- Easily create new or edit existing Folders and Learning Events.
- Drag and drop Folders and Learning Events to organize Catalog.
- Use of CTRL key allows for multiple select and allows for copy of content to new folder.
- Set Folder view permissions – this affects what content Learners can view and enroll in from their personal Catalog.
- Learning Event details include title, description, associated content object and utilization conditions.
- Conditions include prerequisites, Role permissions; Role award, attempt limit and publish/expiration dates.
- Search entire catalog via title,keywords, description, target audience and lesson objectives.
Enrollment
- Assign Learning Events and entire Folders to Learners via their User
name and/or their Role. This content will automatically appear in the
Learners’ “My Plan”.
- Drop Learning Events and entire Folders from Learners’ “My Plan”.
- Query tool to find which Roles or Learners are enrolled in specific Learning Events and Folders.
- Query tool to find which Learning Events and Folders are enrolled by specific Roles or Learners.
- Create Attempt Records for specific Learning Events and Users with full control over Incomplete, Complete, Pass, Fail, Score and Duration.
- Delete Attempt Records for specific Learning Events and Users.
- Search Learning Events for keywords.
My Learners
- My Notifications - Managers can receive email updates tracking their Learners' activity. Quiz updates include link to detailed online reports.
- Send Notices - Managers can send Rich Text email notices to any their Learners.
- Role Management - Managers have very granular control over Classes with the ability to
show/hide, set RSVP codes and Effective, Expiry and Renewal dates -
perfect for ongoing certification requirements.
- Bulk Learner Upload - Upload user lists and specify and which content they can access via Role or Class Code assignment.
- Bulk Role Assignment - Assign Roles and Class Codes to existing Learners.
Reports
- Quiz and Survey Results - Answer Breakdown; Score Results
- Learning Event Utilization - Event Utilization; Book Utilization; Popular Content; Traffic
- Learner Activity - Enrollment Activity; Folder Activity; Book Activity; Active Roles; Active Users
- Reports include ability filter via Folder, Learning Events, Roles, Users and Date.
- Reports include options to export result set to Excel and export entire non-normalized dataset to Excel (valuable for pivot tables).
- Multi-level drill down and bread crumbs for easy navigation.
Configuration
- General Options – set Admin access, SCORM tracing, item limits, etc.
- Learning Events Types – create new types of LE with associated reporting options and icons.
- Manager Profiles– create any number of profiles, each with very granular control over
access to Learners, Learning Event content and LMS Manager
functionality.
- Profiles can be insular - so a Manager from one company cannot access Learners or content from another company.
- Profiles can also be hierarchical - select any level of Management. You
can even allow sub-Managers to create their own child profiles within
their domain of access.
- A single user can be assigned more than one Profile - which can be
dynamically selected from the Manager Profile drop down. In addition, parent Profiles can access all their child and grandchild profiles.
- Notifications – select notification options for Learners and License Status. Customize notifications using templates / tokens. SMTP server settings and queue period.
- Enhanced Feature Status – Ajax Extensions, Charting, Maximum Upload File Size, Upload File Timeout, XHTML Conformance.
- License Key and Details – Domain and Server Signatures, License Limits, Counts and Key.
Versatile
- Create a dedicated LMS portal or blend your LMS with any number of Web 2.0 features.
- Complete browser based solution - nothing to install.
- Easily customize and configure your eLearning Portal's look and feel (add company logos, select color themes, etc.)
- Add non eLearning content and images to your portal with WYSIWYG HTML-editing tools.
- Clean and elegant design easily blends with any site design.
- 100% CSS based tabs and tables. Most spans utilize default skin styles.
- All text strings allow for easy customization and localization.
- Email notifications are template / token based for complete customization.
- Modular design allows you to place administration, registration and content anywhere on your site.
- Intuitive navigation with useful help and bread crumbs.
- Create multiple Learning Event catalogs..
Certified Authoring Tools
- Articulate
- Camtasia
- Captivate.
- Composica
- CourseLab
- iSpring
- Lectora
- MOS Solo
- ViewletBuilder
- ViewletQuiz
- Wondershare
Note - Accord LMS is compatible with all standard SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 authoring tools.
Easy Integration with Third Party DNN Modules
Subscription Enhancement
- Sell access to your online eLearning - Subscriptions can be sold for specific folders of eLearning content for specific lengths of time. Recurring billing option.
- Payment Gateways - Authorize.net, Transfirst, Quickbooks, Innovative, NMI and PayPal.
- Email Notifications - Customize the text and appearance of your subscriber notifications.
Web 2.0 Feature Options
- Content Management System - Organize your non-eLearning site content. Features include nested categories, cross referencing, filtered views, work flow and PDF handout generation.
- Newsletter Blasts - Keep in touch with your community. Easy subscription sign up. Create newsletters content right from your portal.
- Social Networking - Enables self organizing communities. Members can create groups, join groups, have their own blogs and image galleries. Includes Facebook like "wall" that journals each member's contributions.
- Forums - Enterprise class forums with profiles, avatars, user monitoring and blocking.
- Blog - Any number of bloggers and various styles of layout. Optional ratings and comments.
- Messaging - Learners can communicate with each other within the website. No need to share personal email addresses or other contact information.
- Mentor Chat - Allow Learners to contact subject matter experts when they need to. Option to leave online messages as well.
- Wiki - Allow you community to create and maintain their own content. Staff can use for easy to maintain online FAQ and user guides.
- News Feeds - Syndicate your site content AND aggregate news from other sites as well.
- Video Galleries - Provide a You Tube like video repository. Features include most recent, most viewed, highest rated, random, etc.
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