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Spotlight focuses on features and ideas that benefit XenDirect end users and others using online registration systems. Bookmark this page or add the RSS feed to your daily news, and discover ideas that focus on continuing education!

May 05

Capabilities Necessary for a Student Database System Operating in Florida

~By Rick J. Stern | E-learning

Over the past couple of years, schools have had to dramatically increase their online capacity. This includes being able to handle more students, classes, and more. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your school or start fresh, it’s a good idea to have an online system built exclusively for schools. These are some features to look…

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May 03

3 Ways Data Can Help Educators Make Decisions

~By Rick J. Stern | Metrics

All educators should look for better, more innovative ways to improve their courses. Whether you're a contract trainer with corporate clients, a facilitator for a continuing education course, or a member of a university administration team, part of your job is to improve the experience of your students. What's the best way to do that?…

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May 01

10 Year-End Metrics Educators Should Measure

~By Rick J. Stern | Metrics

As a professional in the education industry, you most likely already understand the importance of data and how it can be studied to better improve just about anything. When it comes to course management and administration, the right metrics can generate data that can improve your course's content and strategy as a whole. But, since…

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Apr 26

Ways to Leverage Your Success

~By Rick J. Stern | Corporate and Contract Training

Congratulations! You have successfully created, sold, and held your contract training course! You should definitely enjoy your well-earned success, but there is still work to be done. You need to determine how successful the course was financially (your return on investment). You should also have given out surveys to students so that they can share…

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Apr 24

Three Things to Know About Marketing a Contract Training Course

~By Rick J. Stern | Corporate and Contract Training

You have spent hours, days, and weeks creating your new contract training course. You have thoroughly researched the subject, carefully chosen your target audience, and painstakingly designed the curriculum. What now? This time and effort will have been for nothing if you don't have any learners. How does someone who is not a marketing or…

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Apr 19

5 Elements of a Successful Contract Training Course

~By Rick J. Stern | Corporate and Contract Training

As educational professionals, your team will have ample experience designing curricula and courses on a variety of subjects. However, corporate training has a few idiosyncrasies that are not present in academia. You'll need to design a course applies to that both a wide audience and can still be customized for each specific company. Additionally, you…

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