ST . JOHN AMBULANCE CANADA
134 building a learning management system . Ultimately , we want to look at volunteer management , fundraising , and automating manual workflows .” To support that work , SJA has also been implementing upgrades to its network . “ We ’ re working with Rogers to increase our bandwidth from a 50 Mbps connection to a gigabit . With everything being based in the Cloud , having a stable , symmetrical fiber connection is important .”
From these strong foundations the charity can perform its critical functions . On the teaching side of the equation , opportunities have been found to introduce technology to benefit learners , as McLaren explains . “ Our new learning management system that we ’ re planning to bring in will allow us to provide digital badges and an online presence for people to note their certifications , which will speed up the process . We found a partner in D2L that meets all of our external and internal training needs .” An upgraded website is also aiding learning . “ We ’ re reworking our website to a modern UI / UX , making it easier for people to search for courses , providing higher rankings in our SEO for the website and the ability to see
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