At Fellowship Technologies, we take education seriously. We understand that if we provide the right tools to get the users trained, the experience will be successful. We are working hard to make education easy to use and have made some recent changes that I think warrant some attention.
One of the recent changes we have made involves registering for classes. We hope to assist you in finding the training class on a dynamic calendar rather than a static PDF calendar that does not understand when classes are full or re-scheduled.
On the Experience site, we offer video recordings, live instructor-lead training, and on-site/remote consulting. Simply sign in and then click the Education tab to access all of our offerings. The most significant change is how you will register for classes. You will now register directly through our online presentation provider’s site. Links will be available from the Education tab on the Experience site.
The training calendar has changed in a way that we hope will provide you more flexibility in registering for classes. When you access the calendar, you will notice that it is interactive. As shown in the image below, any class that is available shows the word “Register” beside the class.
WebLink classes are private between one church and the instructor, which means that only one church is able to sign up for each session time. Register will change to Full and will not be accessible if another church has taken the spot. During registration, WebLink customers will be asked to provide information on what topic should be covered during the session. This will help us plan for the class. If you need a reminder of what is covered in each class please visit the Education tab. Click Download the course catalog beneath Fellowship One WebLink.
WebLink classes are fee-based. Training package purchases are still available from the Education tab. Once a package has been purchased, the confirmation message provides you with a coupon code. Fees can be bypassed during registration by using the coupon code.
If you do not wish to purchase a package, you can pay for an individual class while registering.
The Registration Confirmation screen allows you to add the class to an electronic appointment calendar (such as Microsoft Outlook). A separate confirmation message containing the same information will be sent to the email address used when the student registers. Students will receive reminder emails 24 hours and 30 minutes prior to class.
Note: Students may forward confirmation emails to any additional staff members who need to attend the training sessions (especially for WebLink students). We are still asking that the church try to arrange a time when all staff members can be trained at once. In our experience, this practice makes for a successful training session as the group can collaborate and agree on configurations together.
We understand that life happens and that on occasion it may be necessary to cancel registrations. We are asking our students to let us know as soon as possible if they need to cancel.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new process, please feel free to contact us by sending your question to education@fellowshiptech.com.
Coming Soon!
In the future, we plan to update our video training delivery. We understand that the WebEx proprietary video player proves contentious for some users. Our plan is to re-record all of our training sessions in a flash format to allow for easy distribution and streaming. The flash format will also allow us to “chunk” these videos down to 6-15 minute segments. The videos will then be chaptered from our current course catalog. The chapters should assist your staff/volunteers to easily identify the “chunks” they should view as well as condense their training time by eliminating the need to watch an hour of video for the 15 minutes of content they need. The chaptered environment will allow the Fellowship One Champion or Project Manager to “package” classes according to specific roles at the church.
We are very excited to introduce these projects and I welcome any feedback you have to ensure we are on the right track.