WebX

Like many corporations and school districts, the company I work for has had to reduce expenses including a reduction of the workforce. I have been one of the fortunate individuals that have not been affected by this U.S. trend.

In addition to my current responsiblities, I was asked to lead the company's training committee. The industry I work in is highly regulated by both environmental, federal and state agencies making the training requirements mandatory not just "nice to have". In many ways these requirements are similar to TEKS.

With facilities located throughout the U.S. and England, innovative methods of training are required to meet regulatory standards and maintain budget requirements. This week, the training team started to use WebX to conduct training. While this is a pilot program, it has been very effective in terms of delivering high quality content, effectively using time management, and cost containment.

The use of WebX or similar technology, I believe, could be used to assist smaller or rural school districts that don't have the ability to fund special classes such as advanced language or mathematics classes. By partnering with larger school district's they could have the ability to provide high quality instruction to their special populations.