FYI
– Sent to SMs and also going to SECs.
73,
Harold
Harold
Kramer, WJ1B
ARRL
Chief Operating Officer
860
594 0220
From: smlist-bounces@reflector.arrl.org
[mailto:smlist-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Ewald, Steve,
WV1X
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 3:56 PM
To:
smlist
Subject: [smlist:6596] Introduction to Emergency Communications
Course Upand Running Online!
Hello,
Section Managers.
Debra
Johnson, K1DMJ, Education Services Manager, has the following news about the
online Introduction to Emergency Communications Course.
73,
Steve Ewald,
WV1X
Supervisor,
Field Organization Team
ARRL, the
national association for Amateur Radio™
860-594-0265
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Introduction to Emergency
Communication Course Up and
Running Online!
We’re happy to report that we have been accepting enrollments
for the new Introduction to Emergency Communications course since early
April and the first online session of the new course has been successfully
launched and is running smoothly on the new Moodle platform. Three 9-week
sessions each with 25 seats have been opened for enrollment, one each in April,
May and June. The April and May sessions filled quickly. Seats are
still available in the June session.
All systems—the registration and payment system, the
single-sign-on to the online platform, the back-end administrative database and
the online course platform are functioning well. Students and mentors do
face a learning curve using the new online platform and there are hurdles with
browser settings, but these are on-going issues that are part of the customer
service support requirements for this type of product.
Though we are pleased with the roll-out experience of this
new course and the IT integration it represents we have not widely publicized
the availability of the course. We need to re-build our cohort of mentors
to support students who enroll in the course and until we are able to so we do
not want to encourage more interest than we can support. Your help in
encouraging capable and qualified volunteers in your section who might lend
their support to the program as online mentors will be appreciated!
·
For a description of the new course go to our
online catalog at: http://www.arrl.org/online-course-catalog
·
To review qualifications for online mentors and
field instructors, go to: http://www.arrl.org/mentoring-online-courses
and http://www.arrl.org/requirements-for-field-instructors.
We will be printing a transcript of the course content for
use in field classes and are currently preparing it for publication. When
we have a commitment on the delivery of that publication we will provide that
information.
Debra
Johnson, K1DMJ
Education
Services Manager
ARRL,
the national association for Amateur Radio™
225 Main
Street
Newington,
CT 06111-1494
(860)
594-0296
Fax: (860)
594-0259