As we continue preparing for the launch of our new WebJunction platform I am excited to share with you one of the changes we are making with our course catalog.

When we launch the new WebJunction platform we will be making a change in course providers for our Desktop Application, Web Development, Business Skills, and Server courses. WebJunction has been using MindLeaders for these courses, but after some extensive research, feedback from members and libraries we have decided to make a change to SkillSoft for these courses. After talking with library staff and trainers we identified a need for more modular course content covering a wider breadth of topics.

We feel that the content and format of the SkillSoft courses will benefit the library community and allow library staff to better fit learning into their daily work. The courses are modular in nature and on average are 2-3 hours in time since they are specific to a particular topic such as Forms and Functions in Excel. A WebJunction member will be able to identify a specific courses topic they are interested in learning about.

Once you launch the course you can choose to go through in a linear fashion through the content and tests or go to a specific part of the course where you are looking to increase your knowledge (click screenshot above for full-size example of the WJ/SkillSoft interface). This functionality will provide busy library staff with a more just-in-time learning experience, as well as make it easy to see where they left off in a previous visit to the course. Library staff will be able to start and stop courses while easily tracking their progress in an individual course.