Join Rick Bruce, Director of Product Development and Holly Reitmeier, Director of Operations in a focused 30 minute session which will review some of the exciting changes from the previous three months along with a peek at what you can expect from Noggin Guru throughout 2023 in this live presentation.

Join Rick Bruce, Director of Product Development and Holly Reitmeier in a focused 60 minute session which will review some of the exciting changes from 2022 along with a peek at what you can expect from Noggin Guru in 2023 in this recording from our live presentation.

This article reviews several upcoming changes to nomenclature intended to provide added clarity for new and existing administrators of the Accord LMS.

Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022 at 12:00pm Pacific, 3:00pm Eastern
In this session Rick will demonstrate features included in the newest release of the Accord LMS. Version 2021.04, expected to be released on April, 4th 2022, finishes the planned updates to the Team Admin Interface and adds a powerful new automation tool.

Last Summer the Accord team released the newest version of our popular Learning Management System. The new version builds upon our history of rich enterprise functionality while incorporating a brand new user experience for both Learners and Administrators. Our goals were to use state of the art technology to provide the most stable and friendly LMS in its class. We were pleased to be selected by OnlineDegree.com for their list of top Learning Management Systems.

Since the earliest days of the Accord LMS we’ve been committed to providing a safe and secure server environment which meets the performance needs of our clients. After more than a decade, we’ve decided that it’s time to move. This article will explain what the move to Amazon Web Services means for you.

As we glide towards the 2021 finish line, the Accord team looks over their shoulder for a moment before setting their gaze steadfastly on the future. We're so happy that you've joined us on this journey.

The Accord LMS Migration presentation and Q&A webinars have been scheduled. Use the link within this article to schedule your session.

Accord LMS v2021.02 was released on August 30th. This new version offers a completely new user experience along with an attractive tile-based Learner Template. This article will answer anticipated questions about the process that Accord’s migration team will be using to move all our clients to the newest version of the Accord LMS.

The word curriculum (pl. curricula) refers to the lessons and academic content taught thru a specific course or program. In the Accord LMS, curricula can take many forms. At it’s most basic, a single course can contain several separate Learning Elements containing content, quizzes, etc. Larger amounts of training content can be organized in multiple Learning Paths and learner flow can be controlled with prerequisite settings and Learning Roles. This article reviews some of the tools currently available to guide learners through their assigned curricula.

After more than a year of development and countless hours of consultation with existing clients and design experts, Accord is prepared to release the newest version of it’s powerful Learning Management System. Version 2021.02 offers a completely new Learner View as well as a refactored administrative experience. Early reports from clients confirm that 2021.02 offers the same great feature set with an easier, faster, and more intuitive user interface.

The Accord LMS will soon release an updated version that makes it even easier to create attractive course displays. This article explores various free and affordable ways to obtain graphical and audio assets for your learning projects, including course Thumbnail images for an attractive learner course library.

Accord will be replacing its monthly webinars with weekly preview sessions throughout May and into June. This article describes these sessions and how you can influence future development of the Accord Learning Management System. Don’t miss your chance to get a sneak peek at what is coming your way.

Accord designers and software developers have been quietly working on a significant update to the Accord LMS. This article will briefly introduce readers to aspects of the new design while providing a timeline for this upcoming release. Our existing Accord LMS clients will receive instructions for scheduling a more in-depth preview session with our Director of Product Development.

This month we’ll be exploring a hidden feature which enables the Accord LMS to support external training in a new way. Remote SCO allows an organization which creates SCORM learning content to share their content with customers when using the customer’s own LMS. This feature allows content publishers to distribute their courses while still maintaining control of the content, and also managing the user count and time frame licensing for each customer organization.

Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this session, Rick will demonstrate how to use the Accord LMS to provide B2B training content using the Remote SCO feature. Learn how you can share your SCORM content with third party LMS users without the content ever leaving your control. Your customers will be able to upload the Remote SCO file just like any other SCORM content while you keep the content on your Accord LMS where you can control licensing and access. Your customers will be able to assign, manage, and report on the content through their own Accord or 3rd party LMS.

Online learning has been growing steadily for decades. As a result of the global pandemic, this steady increase has grown exponentially in the past year. Despite unprecedented economic difficulties eCommerce sales in 2020 have seen a healthy 32.4% year over year increase while brick and mortar retail sales are expected to have dropped more than 3% YoY. This article examines a number of options available for Accord LMS clients who would like to monetize their content and take advantage of the profitable intersection between eCommerce and Online learning.

Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this session, Rick will demonstrate how to use the Accord LMS to sell B2C training content. We'll review what types of content can be sold as well as discussing best practices for preparing your content and storefront to work seamlessly together. At the conclusion of this session, participants should have a general understanding of the essential features of the Accord LMS Storefront and how to apply them.

The Accord LMS Support Team consistently receives five star ratings from satisfied customers.  It is their mission and their passion to provide world class support to each of our clients. This article provides helpful tips to ensure that our customers have an enjoyable and efficient relationship with their Accord Support Team.

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.

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.

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, 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.

Wednesday, 18 Mar 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how to control when content becomes available to a learner, when it must be completed and when the content is reassigned with a new deadline. In addition, he will show you how to use the Role Members functionality within the role to manually edit deadlines as exceptions and special circumstances occur within your organization.

The Accord LMS is built to support large complex learning environments. An important aspect of our LMS design is the hierarchical team structure available to LMS Admins. Large enterprise and extended enterprise Learning Management Systems require a flexible user management structure. Accord’s Teams support departmental control, multiple administrators, custom reporting, custom permissions and more. This article reviews some new features designed to simply the Team Administration experience.

Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate recent updates to the Accord LMS that allow administrators to more easily manage Team changes, so that when your organization reorganizes, you can easily update Accord to match. Also, Matt will show you how to take your own SCORM content, residing on the Accord LMS, and package it so that your customers can run that content within their own LMS, while still providing you the necessary activity tracking and control over the content's behavior.

Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate the Accord LMS Salesforce Connector, which allows customers using both Accord LMS and Salesforce to build an end to end learning cycle for customer education. Your sales and customer care staff can also benefit from the convenience of completing training assignments directly in Salesforce, allowing them to stay in their day to day Salesforce environment but still meet important training goals.

Check out this year in review top ten list to see if you've missed any of the new features that we've added in the past 12 months!

Accord will be launching a new lightning experience app in the Salesforce AppExchange. We are currently seeking a limited number of current Salesforce users to participate in and extended beta test for this exciting new product. This article briefly describes the Salesforce Connector and provides a link for those who would like to be considered for inclusion in our beta program.

Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will discuss options that clients have for including off the shelf content from Open Sesame into their Accord LMS solution. This can be of great benefit to organizations who have course needs in areas such as compliance, safety and technology. He will also show how to find specialized content options in the OpenSesame marketplace.

This article explores how to use Learning Roles within the Accord LMS to ensure training consistency while reducing administrative efforts. We will discuss how to save time while executing your training plan when using the new Accord LMS Learning Role Management Feature.

Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate improvements to the Administrator User Interface that will make using Accord LMS easier to use. We have focused our efforts on streamlining the Learning Role Management aspect of Accord LMS. This speeds up your setup time for new training programs and makes it easier for you to see who is assigned to what content.

For the first time Accord has partnered with industry leading content provider Open Sesame to release a product package designed specifically to support organizations with 200 to 2000 learners.  Accord Plus is a complete solution providing everything necessary to take your learning program to the next level.

Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how an organization moving to Accord can speed up their implementation and save tedious data entry by leveraging new and improved import processes to define their content structure, organize learners, and upload completion history. This same functionality can also be beneficial to any client undergoing significant reorganization.

Adobe Flash will retire no later than December 2020 but in some cases it could come to an end within the next few months. Has your organization taken the necessary precautions to convert all of your SCORM modules to HTML? Is there any Flash left within your LMS? This article will review the suggested steps to properly prepare for the upcoming future without Adobe Flash.

Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will show you some of the new features released in 2019.04 that will allow you to better customize ILT rosters and notifications, as well as find the answers to enrollment questions quickly.

Accord is releasing version 2019.04 on Monday August 12th. This version is the first of several important updates planned for the remainder of 2019 which will simplify the administration of the Accord LMS. This article will explore two new features as well as provide some hints for features coming relatively soon.

Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will show how you can use Learner Calendars to highlight upcoming events, so that learners have an easy place to sign up for classes, launch webinars, as well as access critical content that is coming due.

Modern Learning Management Systems are designed to fit seamlessly into an ecosystem of software solutions. Accord offers six different integration approaches to help you fit the Accord LMS into your computing environment.  This article will discuss each available solution and offer suggestions which may help you decide which approach will work best.