Society member Ed Beasley tells what happened when his organization,
RMA (The Risk Management Association)
conducted a pilot to convert some of its courses to distance learning
via the Web.
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COURSES
Introduction to content management October 2, 2001 (Enfield, CT)
A vendor-neutral, hands-on introduction to the tools and techniques
of acquiring, organizing, and publishing information in print, Web, and
database formats. Take home a single-user license for our content
management prototyping software.
A vendor-neutral, hands-on introduction to the tools and techniques
of creating, maintaining, and deploying taxonomies in business applications. Take
home a single-user license for our content management prototyping software.
Designed for "knowledge stewards" or information professionals
that train and support them, this hands-on course teaches you how to capture,
organize, and disseminate information for a team, work group, or business
unit. Includes tips on creating "information artifacts" such
as abstracts, summaries, and metadata. Take home a single-user license
for our knowledge base prototyping software.
ROUNDTABLES
Advanced taxonomy roundtable September 10, 2001 (Enfield, CT)
Denise Bedford, Information Officer & Thesaurus Coordinator at the
World Bank, will share her extensive experience in using a variety of
taxonomy tools. Jean Graef of the Montague Institute will share her experiences
in using Inktomi's Content Classification Engine (CCE) and Watchfire's
Metabot.
Content management strategies and ROI October 3, 2001 (Enfield, CT)
This roundtable will tackle some of the major issues facing content
managers: centralized vs. decentralized, man vs. machine, how to measure
ROI.
Taxonomy creation: man vs. machine November 14, 2001 (Enfield, CT)
How do auto-classification programs work? When should you use humans
and when should you use software to create a taxonomy?
