Consultancy to share best approaches for custom e-Learning design in corporate vs. academic environments.

McKinney, TX, October 21, 2009 - Avalon Consulting, LLC, an industry-leading provider of custom Enterprise Web Presence solutions will be featured as a presenter at the ASTD Dallas Chapter Event on Wednesday, October 28th to demonstrate real-world examples for designing high-quality online courseware.

The company was invited to speak at the workshop due to its reputation as a thought leader in the design of dynamic and innovative e-Learning for both corporate organizations and academia.

“Creating effective e-Learning can be a time-consuming and difficult task without the proper tools,” says Deneena Lanius, Avalon’s Enterprise Learning Strategist. “At Avalon we focus on streamlining e-Learning design by educating our clients on proven methodologies based on industry standards that organize and facilitate course development. We ensure effective knowledge transfer so the process becomes easily repeatable and transferable.”

Lanius has over 17 years of experience in the analysis, design, development and implementation of corporate training and e-Learning solutions. She is responsible for spearheading the creation of Avalon’s Applied Dynamic e-Learning Processes & Tools (ADEPT) model, which serves as the foundation for the consultancy’s custom courseware design implementations.

E-Learning: Putting Technology Into the Learning Cycle, Dallas ASTD Chapter’s first technology conference, will be held at Mary Kay Inc. 16251 Dallas Pkwy, Addison, TX 75001 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Visit the ASTD website for more information.

About Avalon Consulting, LLC
Avalon Consulting, LLC architects and implements solutions in areas such as Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise Search, Social Computing, e-Learning, and Business Process Management that help Global 2000 and other large organizations achieve productivity by capitalizing on enhanced Enterprise Web Presence. Avalon enjoys strategic partnerships with innovative enterprise platform vendors such as Autonomy, Baynote, Birst, Ingeniux, Open Text and Vivìsimo. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Avalon also has offices in Washington, DC and Denver, CO.