NexPort Reporting Services (NRS) version 2.0 will include many enhancements but top among them are enhancements to the dashboard functionality. In NRS, users have been limited to only displaying grid reports in dashboards. With the release of version 2, NRS will introduce a full spectrum of graphs, charts, pivots and visualizations.
One feature that we are very excited about in NexPort Campus 5.5.0 is the addition of Conditional Prerequisites for assignments. In previous versions NexPort has allowed curriculum developers to assign prerequisites to assignments. These prerequisites allowed the developer to control student progress by blocking an assignment until other assignment(s) was completed.
NexPort Solutions, a leader in the highly secure learning management sector, was highlighted in a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) as a primary example of “Successes of Early Implementers” for online based educational programs in correctional facilities.
NexPort Campus allows for the use of the Velocity Templating Language (VTL) in many of its text fields. These templates allow site administrators and curriculum developers to include intelligent text, such as the current student’s name, organization information, enrollment data or most other information about the student. In 5.3.0 we’ll release an updated version of the template properties reference. Here is a quick demo.
NexPort Campus version 5.3 will be released around the end of the summer and includes many exciting new features. One new feature is the ability to mark one instructor in a section as the Primary Instructor.
McDonald’s USA recently announced enhanced benefits for employees at its company-owned restaurants, including expanding its Archways to Opportunities education offerings to provide eligible U.S. restaurant employees — at both company-owned and franchised restaurants — with free high school completion through Career Online High School, an AdvancED/SACS accredited program delivered through NexPort Solutions Suite.
Los Angeles Public Library is the first public library in the United States to offer an accredited vocational high school diploma for their patrons. The Career Online High School program, which is hosted on the NexPort Learning Platform, is now available in all 78 branch locations and 11 literacy centers.
Walmart has partnered with Career Online High School to provide a free online course to Walmart Stores, Inc, employees via the NexPort Campus learning management system. Upon successful completion of the first COHS course within NexPort Campus, employees 18 years of age or older will have the opportunity to request full access to the COHS program.
Miami native Leora Haimov received her high school diploma at just 16 years old. She has been awarded a scholarship to the Miami International University of Art and Design.
The Florida Department of Corrections (FLDOC) Online Highschool Program has just seen it’s 100th Graduate! The FLDOC program is administered by our partner Smarthorizons Career Online Education and hosted on the NexPort Campus Learning Platform.
