Darnall Training Solutions

DTS Partners:

	The Cavalheri Group is an award winning company comprised of in-demand training developers / designers and technical writers with a proven ability to transform concepts into engaging and interactive programs.	www.cavalherigroup.com

	TecAccess is a small, woman-owned leading edge technology company specializing in IT Accessibility and Section 508 Compliance Solutions. Services include dynamic software development, testing and assessment, training, policy review and consulting.	www.tecaccess.net

Associations:

Advanced Distributed Learning Network (ADL)	The ADL vision is to “provide access to the highest quality education and training, tailored to individual needs, delivered cost effectively, anywhere anytime.” ADL is the primary proponent for SCORM (the Shareable Content Object Reference Model) and maintains the ADL Co-Lab, a test environment dedicated to collaboration and standardization.	www.adlnet.org

American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)	Founded in 1944, ASTD is the world's premier professional association and leading resource on workplace learning and performance issues.	www.astd.org

Brandon-Hall.Com	Advertised as providing “independent, objective information about using technology for learning to help you make the right decisions for your organization.”	www.brandonhall.com

Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA)	The FGDLA is a nonprofit association formed to promote the development and application of distance learning (DL) for educational and training in the federal sector.	www.fgdla.org

The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)	Founded in 1962, the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) is the leading international association dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace.	www.ispi.org

Training Magazine	Magazine and website covering best practice case studies for a wide range of business challenges, investigative analyses of training’s strategic applications within leading global organizations, and in depth research.	www.trainingmag.com

United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)	The United States Distance Learning Association is a nonprofit organization formed in 1987. The association's purpose is to promote the development and application of distance learning for education and training	www.usdla.org

Events:

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News:

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Darnall Training Solutions Receives the STAR award from the FGDLA

Darnall Training Solutions has been awarded the prestigious STAR award for its work on an eLearning tool known as the Content Distribution Network (CDN) developed for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This tool provides training on each employee's desktop in synchronous and asynchronous formats.

The FGDLA Award was presented at the Workforce Performance 2006 Conference at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The ceremony took place on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, right before the keynote address at 9:30 AM. At 5:00 PM that evening, an award reception was held at the same hotel.

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FGLDA Announces Winners at 2006 Conference

FGDLA Announces Annual Award Winners

mLearning � The Future Is Now By Rhonda Darnall

Biz Life

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Just what is mLearning? It's the ability to access learning content from any wireless mobile device such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), Palm Pilots, mobile phones, and smartphones; at this time there is some debate on the inclusion of the wireless tablet and wireless laptop computers, but this issue is expected to be resolved in the near future.

Entrepreneur Teaches Videoconferencing Techniques to Clients
The Business Journal

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Department of Veterans Affairs awards contract to Darnall Training Solutions
The VA employs nearly a quarter of a million people, and delivering training and education to staff members who are geographically diverse requires technology that is cost-effective, flexible and efficient. It’s the perfect description for videoconferencing. In order to help VA educators put this technology to work, Darnall Training Solutions designed and implemented a series of two-and-a-half-day workshops for educators. More than 350 staff members at 20 different sites have completed the program over the past two years.

Based on the outstanding reviews from previous workshops, the VA has awarded DTS a new contract for the design and implementation of 10 new workshops for FY2005. The new workshops will train VA educators on designing, developing and delivering content to VA employees over the VA’s Content Distribution Network (CDN) which allows VA staff to participate in live and on-demand classes at their desktops.