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Nissan Motor Co. Japan turns to Canadian eLearning firm and wins top prize at the Fourth Japan eLearning Awards

August 2, 2007, Victoria, BC – TM NewMedia Inc. is the creative force behind Nissan Japan’s new corporate sustainability eLearning program, which yesterday received the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister’s Award, the top prize at the Fourth Japan eLearning Awards. The awards ceremony was part of the e-Learning World 2007 Expo & Conference which opened in Tokyo yesterday.

Working for the Environment at Nissan is a 20-minute online course to be used by more than 30,000 Nissan production employees as part of a larger campaign to raise the awareness of Nissan’s progressive environmental initiatives.

TM NewMedia president Tim Mock said, “We’re very pleased that our client, Nissan Japan, has been singled out for this important award. It’s reaffirming for us to see our work receive a second significant international recognition in a 12-month period.” (In October 2006, TM NewMedia received the coveted Brandon Hall Award for Excellence in Learning at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado.)

The award-winning interactive course, produced in both English and Japanese, uses an entertaining story-based approach to introduce employees to the serious sustainability issues facing automakers, and to the varied measures being taken by Nissan to address these issues. The course was written by longtime TM collaborator, Jacques LeCavalier, and makes great use of technology through animated storytelling to highlight the innovative programs deployed by Nissan to curb CO2 emissions, reduce the use of chemicals, and achieve one of the highest recycling rates in the industry. 

Japanese translation was conducted by RiverWest Translation Services of Victoria.

For additional information contact: Tim Mock at (250) 475-0808, or visit http://www.tmnewmedia.com/.

About TM NewMedia Inc. – TM NewMedia is a Victoria BC based eLearning design firm focused on creating highly effective, internet- and DVD-based eLearning courses for NGO, government and corporate clients. The company is also a founding shareholder of Lions Gate Learning Alliance Inc., a consortia corporation owned by established eLearning companies and Simon Fraser University.

Sustainability 101 Goes Multilingual

June 20, 2007, Victoria, BC – Building on the success of the award-winning course, Sustainability: Step by Natural Step for TNS Canada, TM NewMedia has produced a one-hour version of this interactive sustainability training in three languages – French, Swedish, and English.

This self-paced eLearning course provides a rich, interactive overview of sustainability and of The Natural Step Framework, a practical, science-based approach used by organizations and communities around the world to help them move towards a sustainable future.

“Sustainability is on everyone’s minds these days and businesses and communities are looking for high quality sustainability education materials. We regularly field calls from our offices around the world about Sustainability 101 and are pleased to have partnered with TM NewMedia to produce this course. Sustainability 101’s online format is easily adapted and customized for our international offices, and is accessible and engaging for a broad range of end-users.” – Kelly Baxter, Executive Director, TNS Canada, and Vice-Chair, TNS International

Sustainability 101 can be licensed through TNS Canada in Ottawa. Go to their site at http://www.naturalstep.ca/elearning/ for information.

For additional information contact: Tim Mock at (250) 475-0808, or visit http://www.tmnewmedia.com/.

TM Wins eLearning Award

Victoria, BC, October 24, 2006 – TM NewMedia Inc. today won the coveted Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Award in the Custom Content category at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado. TM NewMedia president Tim Mock stated that this was a major recognition, especially since his is such a small company standing next to industry giants like IBM, Thomson NETg and Microsoft. The award recognizes the exceptional design, interactivity and effectiveness of the custom eLearning content on sustainability the TM NewMedia team created. “It’s wonderful to be acknowledged amid such a distinguished group of peers,” Mock added. A total of 252 entries from 16 countries participated in the awards.

Each year the Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning program showcases and awards some of the most innovative and effective work in the field of eLearning. Brandon Hall, Ph.D., chairs the annual Excellence in Learning Awards, now in its twelfth year, which is the first recognition program dedicated entirely to the eLearning industry. Entries and judges represent the best of the industry from around the world.

TM NewMedia was given the award for a three-hour, self-paced, on-line course entitled “Sustainability: Step by Natural Step,” which was designed and built by the company’s designers and developers of media-rich online courses. TM NewMedia shares the award with course writer and instructional designer, Jacques LeCavalier of Kelowna, and with their client, The Natural Step (Canada), headquartered in Ottawa.

TM NewMedia is a Victoria BC based eLearning design firm focused on creating highly effective, internet- and DVD-based eLearning courses for NGO, government and corporate clients. The company is also the first content developer in western Canada to be eqCheck certified, an eLearning quality certification process, and is a founding member of Lions Gate Learning Alliance, a consortia corporation owned by established eLearning companies and Simon Fraser University. TM NewMedia’s current work includes media-rich projects for a variety of clients locally and internationally, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Open School BC and Nissan Japan.

The Natural Step is a widely recognized, international non-profit organization with offices in twelve countries, including Canada. It offers a science- and systems-based process to help organizations, communities and individuals take meaningful steps toward sustainability. Its Natural Step Framework is now being used by hundreds of organizations worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, government departments, universities, municipalities, and small- and medium-sized businesses.

NISSAN Japan Contracts TM for Sustainability Training

July 2006, Victoria, BC – TM NewMedia has been contracted to produce an eLearning module for NISSAN Japan’s 20,000 production employees. The interactive 20-minute course uses an entertaining story-based approach to introduce employees to the serious sustainability issues facing auto makers, and to the varied measures being taken by Nissan to address these issues. The course is being produced in both English and Japanese for NISSAN’s Environmental and Safety Engineering Department. The course takes learners on a test drive with Pivo, a NISSAN electric concept car, and highlights the innovative technologies and programs deployed by the company to curb CO2 emissions, reduce the use of chemicals, and achieve one of the highest recycling rates in the industry. TM is excited to be working with this progressive international company and to continue to support organizations working toward more sustainable practices. The project is a collaborative venture bringing TM together with The Natural Step Japan and long-time partner J. LeCavalier & Associates.

TM NewMedia opens Ontario office

June 16, 2006, Victoria, BC – TM NewMedia is pleased to announce that, after many years of building successful business relationships with clients in eastern Canada, it is opening an office in Ontario effective this month. This decision comes in response to a wish to be closer to our central and eastern Canadian clients and have staff working in their time zones.

To begin with, Dan Bashaw, whom many of you know and have worked with directly, has relocated to Ontario. His comprehensive knowledge and experience make him an ideal first person in this new office. However, we do not anticipate having a permanent office address in Ontario for another month.

Dan is available via his email address, or by contacting our Victoria office directly.

We are excited by the opportunities this development creates for TM NewMedia and our clients and partners, and look forward to engaging with each of you in this established market.

If you have any questions about this development or wish to discuss the opportunities in more detail, please contact Tim Mock at tim.mock@tmnewmedia.com or (250) 475-0808.

TM NewMedia launches extensive sustainability eLearning course

October 12, 2005, Victoria, BC – Today TM NewMedia Inc. shares the stage with the Natural Step Canada in launching Sustainability: Step by Natural Step, an educational experience on sustainability, for our client, The Natural Step Canada.  This self-paced eLearning course provides practical sustainability education to a broad base of organizations that are serious about moving toward a healthier future for their operations.

The course uses interactive case studies, scenarios, and materials, to help people access, understand and apply sustainability concepts within the context of their own organizations, their own departments and their own daily decisions. It also provides a rich, interactive overview of sustainability and of The Natural Step Framework, a practical, science-based approach used by organizations and communities everywhere to help them move towards a sustainable future.

A presentation of the course will be made in Canmore, Alberta by TM NewMedia’s owner and President Tim Mock, Executive Director of The Natural Step Canada, Kelly Hawke Baxter, and Jacques LeCavalier, instructional designer. The launch of the course is part of the Sustaining Canmore forum, a day-long event promoting sustainability in Canmore, featuring Dr. David Suzuki and Natural Step founder Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt.

For more information on the Sustainability: Step by Natural Step, go to: http://www.naturalstep.ca/elearning/