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Create a Self-Study Course for Self-Paced Training
9/24/2015 - Posted by John Schroeder

Self-Study courses allow LMS users to train at their own pace, exploring resources such as a book, video, PowerPoint, etc. Depending on the nature of training materials, Portal Administrators can use this flexible course delivery method to accomplish multiple business goals:

  • Upload a resource to the LMS, then use its URL to configure a "Launch Content" button for enrolled students
  • Integrate content hosted on a third-party site, such as Vimeo.com or YouTube.com, to create video-based courses
  • Attach multiple training resources to a single course


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Quick Profile Update
9/24/2015 - Posted by Sarah Robinson

The Quick Profile Update tool provides authorized administrators a streamlined way to conduct user account management tasks, such as updating primary profile assignments or user deactivation. Because standard Edit User capabilities are restricted to Portal Administrators, this tool also allows the extension of user maintenance capabilities to others, specifically those users with the Administrator or Instructor roles.

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Attending a Virtual Classroom Course via Saba Centra
9/11/2015 - Posted by Latitude Learning Team

If your organization uses our LMS Add-On for Virtual Classrooms, you will be using Saba Centra to attend online classes. This document provides students important information to help them successfully launch and attend Virtual Classroom Offerings (VCO) with Saba Centra – an application that enables live, web-based training using your workstation and a headset/microphone.

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Extended Enterprise Training: Perfect for Every Industry
9/10/2015 - Posted by Janay Robinson

Capterra, a leader in helping businesses find the right software, recently published a blog article by Latitude Connection content writer Janay Burch on Extended Enterprise Training. The article is geared towards franchises and the importance of an EET learning management system.

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How to Sign Up for an LMS Training Webinar
9/9/2015 - Posted by Latitude

If the Latitude Learning LMS is new to you as a Portal Administrator, or to your organization as a whole, please consider attending some of Latitude’s training webinars to help you master the important features of the LMS. Courses cover topics ranging from foundational elements (adding/maintaining organizations, users, and course catalogs) to more complex functions (managing certifications and curricula).

To become an LMS expert, train with a Latitude Business Analyst!  

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Embed an Image or Video in Assessment Course Content
9/8/2015 - Posted by John Schroeder

The Assessment Authoring Tool enables portal administrators to create, deliver and analyze a range of assessments, from simple quizzes to sophisticated exams. This powerful toolset can help you build a basic text-based test, or create a multimedia experience with text, images, and videos provided as question or answer content. This is a great feature if you would like users to watch a training video, and then answer review questions to assure competency; or if you want to ensure your students can identify company products by sight.

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Edit LMS Messages and Manage Automated Notifications
7/13/2015 - Posted by Latitude Learning Team

The Latitude Learning LMS gives Portal Administrators great flexibility to edit, brand, and otherwise manage system-generated notifications. There are more than 30 customizable messages that will automatically notify students, managers, and administrators when certain system events are scheduled and when specific training activities take place.

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Linking to LMS Courses from an External Website
7/10/2015 - Posted by Latitude

If you want to make LMS coursework a centerpiece item to a broader population of learners, you may consider placing a link to it on your organization’s web site, or perhaps incorporating direct links within your Home page “Welcome” message. Using embedded links bypasses the users’ Home page experience and eliminates the need to search for a course.  

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Add Departments to Organize Users within Locations
6/17/2015 - Posted by Latitude Learning Team

All Latitude Learning LMS users are inherently grouped by basic profile assignments such as Role, Position and Organization unit (i.e. Company, Business Unit, Division, Location). However, our LMS provides portal administrators the option to further organize users into functional groups by creating a Department unit or ad-hoc User Group . These user categories can then be leveraged to configure unique lists of employees for the purposes of mass enrollment, ad-hoc announcements, activity reporting, and more.
 
This document provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a Department and manage user membership. It will also explain the main drivers and key functionality of this LMS feature, which may ease many of your daily administrative processes.  

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Assemble Ad Hoc User Groups to Organize Learners in the LMS
6/15/2015 - Posted by Latitude

All Latitude Learning LMS users are inherently grouped by basic profile assignments such as Role, Position and Organization unit (i.e. Company, Business Unit, Division, Location). However, our LMS provides portal administrators the option to further organize users into functional groups by creating a Department unit  or ad-hoc User Group. These user categories can then be leveraged to configure unique lists of employees for the purposes of mass enrollment, ad-hoc announcements, activity reporting, and more.
 
This document provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a User Group and manage employee membership. It will also explain the main drivers and key functionality of this LMS feature, which may ease many of your daily administrative processes.


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