As of Thursday, June 1st, 2017, the tolerance of + or – 2.5 % has been applied to the numerical input questions in all levels of the Code Calculations courses. Read on for the list of courses that include tolerance for numerical input questions and the date that it was applied.
Blended Learning Course Content Update – 2017
Updates and additions for the 2017 Blended Learning curriculum and CLCS are nearing completion with many titles available now. Included in the new 2017 content are:
- Code courses are updated and available based on the 2017 NEC®
- NEC® Reference questions are being revised for use with the participant’s own keyboard
- Six topics where there were a large number of lessons and multiple test generator exams (example: DC Theory, Level I, 27 lessons and 4 section tests) have been realigned (or split) into single exam courses
- 2017, 1st year apprentices and instructors will see a title change for the Code content
The following information and more is also to be provided in an upcoming electrical training ALLIANCE bulletin. (more…)
Final Updates to Grouped Course Enrollment Completed
Previously a blog post covered the newly (Spring 2017) released tools for the LMS and Enrollment Application. One of those items was addressed in two stages. The final stage was just completed along with a training video. (more…)
Test Generator Server Maintenance
The Test Generator server will be undergoing routine maintenance starting Friday, April 7th, 2017 at 11:00 pm (EDT). The maintenance should be completed before 11:00 pm (EDT) on Saturday, April 8th, 2017. Please generate any tests needed for the entire weekend prior to 5:00 pm (EDT) on Friday, April 7th, 2017.
Spring 2017 — New features added to the LMS and EA
Many new features have been added to the Learning Management System (LMS) and Enrollment Application (EA). A list of those items and a brief explanation follow. For a more in-depth discussion of the items and what will be coming next, look for an announcement of an upcoming webinar. The date of the webinar has not yet been set, but as soon as we have the details, we will post and offer a method to sign up. (more…)
Internet issue on East Coast causes LMS access issues
On Tuesday February 28th at 11:16 am Pacific, we found that our systems (LMS and Enrollment App) began to cause delayed response times and at times become inaccessible to some. As soon as we had that information we posted a Notice on the login pages to both the LMS and the Enrollment App. At 12:37 pm Pacific, we were able to cautiously update the notice to reflect that the systems were again running normally.
The cause of the issue seems related to an internet failure largely focalized on the East coast. This issue however affected users all over who access cloud based storage from data centers in the east. Some large online sites were affected…Amazon, Netflix and Time Inc to namedrop a few. Email systems came to a crawl and for a moment the Twitter-sphere was caught in a Catch-22….it wanted to shout but only a few had access.
We will continue as always to monitor the status of the systems and update all users with info if necessary.
LMS course titles that included “with text” revised
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Printable References
A new feature is being added to the LMS.
The Information Sheets are getting a new name and a complete conversion.
Fun LMS stats
The following stats are gathered partly by the comprehensive monitoring installed at the enterprise level facility where our system is located, and others are corralled by dedicated Alliance staff. Since not all Training Directors and instructors are present when these numbers have been included in presentations, some are posted here.
Metadata regarding all aspects of the LMS is gathered. Among other things, it helps to verify the hardware is applied and rated correctly, performing as it is required. It also (more…)
Disruption of LMS Service
The Blended Learning LMS experienced technical difficulties between 7:51am and 11:31am EST Sunday, December 18th.
A team of engineers, developers and Alliance staff worked to resolve the problem. After a deep investigation, it is felt we have identified the root cause and resolved the issue. During the disruption of service some users would not have experienced issues, but for others a host of connection errors were seen. A notification message to help in alerting users appeared on the login pages for both the LMS and the Enrollment Application.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. All teams who work on the system are acutely aware of how important the system is for maintaining it’s fluid operation.