Fall 2012 -
New software for Knowledge Link
General Information & Timeline
- Rollout of new LMS on October 9, 2012
- Training records in the current system were migrated to the new
system, so users will keep their learning history
- Users will have the ability to enroll in classroom and web-based training
similar to today, but with some new features outlined below
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Users and Supervisors/Managers - no
training is needed! Web tutorials will be available, but system
is designed
to be intuitive
Learning Management Report Runners -
no training is required, but support will be provided if you need
to to report on learning management data individuals or groups that are
not your direct/indirect supervisees. - There will be a new 'Report Runner'
role
in Knowledge Link with access to new reports that
will
REPLACE the
current
Learning
Management Reports provided today through BEN Reports.
- If you currently run reports on training for your department, program, school or center, see the LMS Admin Support page for details on how to get access to this role!
Course Providers, Learning Administrators
and Knowledge Link Instructors - classroom
training & access
approval are REQUIRED
If you are currently a Knowledge Link "Jr Administrator" or "Instructor" and
plan to continue working in a similar way in the new Knowledge Link
LMS, classroom training is required!
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Features for Faculty, Staff
and Student workers
Penn's enterprise learning management system
will continue to provide access to classroom
and web-based training
for University and Penn
Medicine employees, with new tools to help manage training and
education for professional developement.
- Clean, new look and feel for smoother navigation
- New "to-do" list to organize and track
required training by due date
- Fully searchable, on-line catalog
- Complete 'learning history' of all coursework
and certificates completed in the LMS
- Ability to self-report work-related training completed outside
the LMS
For Supervisors - dashboard access
to manage supervisees
Supervisor access to information about their supervisees will
be streamlined in the new LMS, making it much easier to monitor
training progress.
- All Penn Profiler-named supervisors will have automatic access
to a new "My Team" dashboard
- Dashboard includes a "quick glance" summary as well as detailed
reports on supervisee training activities
- Supervisor reports can be downloaded for additional analysis
For Administrators
Administrators and program managers will have access to new tools and reports
to assist in monitoring the training activities across the organization
- PDF or Excel file formats for common reports, including learning
history, compliance reports and class rosters
- Customizable filtering options to focus on just the data that's needed
- Ability to schedule reports to run on a regular basis
For Course Providers and Training Administrators
A number of new feature and tools will be available for training groups
and course providers in order to manage delivery of classroom and web-based
education to Penn audiences.
- Smarter tools for managing the administration of classroom and web-based
programs
- Support for multi-media, web-based and mobile learning
- New survey and quiz formats
- Tools to deliver just the right learning to specific audiences
Connections to Penn Profiler
- As today, University
faculty, staff and students
will be required to complete
the Penn Profiler training
assessment annually, or within
30 days of a job change.
Any training
assignments that result
will
appear on the users 'to-do'
list in the new LMS
- When completing Penn
Profiler, each user must
select/update their supervisor's
name. That supervisor
will be notified by email
regarding training status.
Users may update their
supervisor as needed
- Access to Penn Profiler
will be extended to include
non-paid students and
other guests of the University
who qualify for accounts
in the LMS. This should
make it easier
for those working in
University departments
or labs to identify and
complete the training
they need as quickly
and easily as possible
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