In 1996, before the Information Technology sector was involved in elearning, Learning Managment Systems,
or Virtual Classrooms, we had an idea to improve the methods used in traditional learning. We felt that by
was born. It's been through a couple of different domain names and served a couple of different purposes,
but that was how it started.
Back then, this was a bit of a groundbreaking idea since the Internet itself as a tool was just starting to take off.
Yahoo was in it's infancy. Google really didn't exist yet. Online Learning wasn't even thought of in the educational
community.
In our first venture into elearning, we We used a mix of Open Source and in-house created software tools, glued them
together with some basic web pages and the Learning Management System that launched YourClassroom.com was
born. We've been through a couple of different domain names and served a couple of different purposes, but that was how
it started. Initially a family project, it has spawned 2 distinct businesses that still have all of the original players involved, along
with a key group of new team members.
NWETI - The Northwest Education and Training Institute (a 501c3 school...check it out!)
and...
YourClassroom.Com - What you are reading about now. Sharing our Technical and Instructional expertise.
Over the last 3 years we've:
- Added to our team of elearnng professionals
- Expanded our knowlege of applying online learning techniques to different industries and functions
- Improved the process involved with delivering online educational content to Virtual Classrooms
- Learned where our expertise is best suited in the online and business elearning environment
We have not:
- Sacrificed our core values
- Gone away from the hands on, personal way of doing business and supporting our customers
- Taken on more than we can "chew" and lost our focus
If you are looking for a partner and guide in elearning how to augment your existing training methods, or explore
new avenues of delivery, it could be well worth engaging us. If you are looking for a "one size fits all", shrunk wrap
solution from an uninvolved vendor, we are probably not a fit, and we wish you well in your search for an elearning solution!
Sincerely,
Mike (on behalf of our entire team here at YourClassroom.com and NWETI)
