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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.

Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will show how you can use Charts in the Accord LMS to quickly monitor progress on important Courses, Teams and/or Roles so that you can quickly spot compliance situations and effective learning performance.

Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how you can use Bulk Learner Import to keep learner data current and perform mass updates to support role and course assignments, team membership, profile settings and other key learner details. Automatic updates for HRIS integration will also be covered.

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will show you how to link online meetings or webinars to a VILT Session in the Accord LMS. He will also demonstrate the Learner's experience. Accord LMS allows your Learners to launch the meeting directly from the Accord LMS and gives you convenient attendance tracking after the Session is completed.

The Accord LMS provides a sophisticated reporting engine that allows system administrators to create and save their own custom reports. This flexible reporting system provides a remarkably wide range of possible reports. Sometimes administrators wish to quickly assess who finished their compliance courses. Enter Accord’s new Quick Report.

Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how Accord clients can leverage the ECommerce Storefront to sell content access to individual learners using a credit card checkout process.

The Accord Learning Management System supports a wide range of virtual training technologies. In particular, Accord offers tight integration with LogMeIn’s popular GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToTraining online meeting solutions. This article highlights some new integration features which will benefit those organizations who provide online training for staff, partners or customers.

Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how Accord LMS Administrators can use the new Quick Report in Accord to easily track enrollment and progress on any learning that has been set up in the Catalog.

In 2018, Accord LMS introduced a new suite of features designed to facilitate further interaction between instructors, learners and peers, as well as providing a platform for providing answers to the most common questions. This article will examine the four modules in the Accord Knowledge Solutions.

Wednesday, 20 Feb 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how new Accord clients can import learner history from other sources during the initial implementation of an Accord LMS site.

People crave personalized experiences. The Accord LMS offers many features that will personalize each Learner’s experience including personalized course assignments, focused social learning groups, curated course libraries, personalized news feeds and more. This article will discuss the use of Tokens in order to personalize certificates, pages and messages.

Wednesday, 16 Jan 2019 at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern
In this demo, Matt will demonstrate how you can manage the notifications that are sent to learners, including the text of the message. This will help you understand the events that trigger notices, who the recipients will be, and what the notice will contain.

A Learning Role is a tool used for grouping and identifying learners within the Accord LMS. In a sense, the Learning Role is a proxy for Learners assigned a given Learning Role. In this article we will explore how Learning Roles may be used to create unique learning experiences for specific groups of Learners.