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Totara LMS
LMS for Workplace Learning

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sponsored by
www.lambdasolutions.net

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presenters
Lori Davies
Technical Solutions Consultant
Arnet Tkachuk
Business Analyst

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overview
 introduction to Lambda Solutions
 about TOTARA LMS
 features that make Totara the ideal workplace
LMS
hierarchies: position, organization, competencies
learning plans
enterprise reporting
 demo
 paradigm shift on training budget
 future releases

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about Lambda Solutions
 working with Moodle since 2003
 develop and contribute to the Moodle community
 150+ Moodle installations hosted & supported
 managed hosting, application support, custom
development & integration

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some clients

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a distribution of Moodle

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Management
Repositories
Team
Calendar
Competencies &
Organizational Roles
Content
Management
User
Management
Messaging &
Notifications
Learning
Activities & Types
Course
Management
Integration w/
other systems
Social Learning
Audience
Management
F-2-F Training
Support
Individual
Learning Plan
Enterprise Reporting
Dashboard
(Learners & Managers)
Totara
Sync
Program
Management
Badges

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ACCREDITATIO
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course/
resource
program
positions
organizatio
n
competenci
es
HIERARCHIES
f2f support
audience user team
USER MANAGEMENT
cycled
scheduling
badges

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key features demo
 Hierarchies
position
organization
competencies
 Learning Plans
 Enterprise Reporting

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paradigm shift
conventional investment
weighted on technology Minimises risk, greater success

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Totara 2.4 Release
Feature Description
Improvements to
Classroom Module
The following functionality will be built upon the existing Face-to-face module, but extending it
in a number of key areas:
• Training rooms management
• Instructor conflict management
• Bulk upload of attendees
• Bulk messaging attendees
• Bulk mark attendance
• Enhanced notification functionality including three types of notifications (auto-populated,
template sourced, and custom made)
Open Badges Ability to issue, manage and display digital badges supporting Mozilla’s Open Badges
initiative. See http://www.openbadges.org/en-US/
Enhancements to
Learning Plan
functionality
• Learning plan evidence tab
• Auto-update of learning plan content
• Improvements to plan templates
Moodle 2.4
functionality
Inclusion of all Moodle 2.4 features including:
• Performance improvements
• Assignment module improvements
• Workshop module improvements
• Course format plugins
• Theme improvements
• Improved TinyMCE integration
• Integration of external calendars

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Totara 2.5 Release
Feature Description
Performance
Management
Module
 Strategic targets
 Objectives
 Form-based workflow
 Printable workflow
 Printable output
 Historic archive
Record keeping

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supported organizational goals
Organizations
Hierarchies
Teams
Content
Repositories
Skills &
Competencies
Compliance
Performance
External
Content
Communities
of Practice
Individual
Learning
Paths
Accreditation
Certification
Recognition
Badges

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Upcoming webinars
 Fundamentals in Competency Training
Wednesday, October 9, 11:00 am -12.00 pm PDT

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about this presentation
For more information visit www.lambdasolutions.net