MetaMedia Training International, Inc.

MetaMedia Announces Move To I-270 Technology Corridor

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:55:58 +0000

Modern Facilities Will Support Business Mission and Accommodate Future Growth

FREDERICK, MD, October 26, 2011 —MetaMedia Training International, Inc., an innovative designer and producer of engaging interactive custom web-based and mobile training programs, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Frederick, Maryland. The brand new facility, located at 5100 Buckeystown Pike in the hub [...]

IPad Kiosks by BeyondKiosks

ogagliardi — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:30:41 +0000

From museum exhibits, trade shows to shopping malls and visitor centers, multimedia kiosks can be very expensive to implement and maintain. Fortunately, there is a new solution available that utilizes an iPad, a cleverly designed kiosk enclosure and accompanying software. This new solution substantially lowers the cost of the Multimedia Kiosk by reducing the number [...]

MM Publishing To Demo Building Engineer Online Curriculum at 2011 NFMT EXPO

admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:47:51 +0000

GERMANTOWN, MD, March 11, 2011— MetaMedia Publishing (MMP) will feature its Building Engineer online training courses at the 2011 National Facilities Management & Technology (NFMT) Conference & Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center on March 15-17. MMP’s exhibit booth number is 1045.

MMP’s booth will be open from 12-4 pm on Tuesday, March 15; 11 am-3 [...]

MM and OPCMIA Partner to Win OSHA Capacity Building Developmental Grant

admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:43:17 +0000

GERMANTOWN, MD, March 2, 2011 — MetaMedia Training International, Inc. (MetaMedia) and The Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association of the U.S. and Canada (OPCMIA) partnered to win the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Capacity Building developmental grant to provide OPCMIA with a “New Foundation” curricula to create occupational [...]

MetaMedia Wraps up Production on OSHA 30 Hour Refresher Training for SMOHIT

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:24:58 +0000

GERMANTOWN, MD— February 9, 2011 – MetaMedia Training International, Inc. continues to turn out state-of-the-art multimedia training programs as part of its ongoing work with the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), the leader in sheet metal safety. MetaMedia is wrapping up production on two new training programs, OSHA 30 Hour Refresher Training Program [...]

Meeting The Test

gdevitis — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:06:38 +0000

As an instructional designer, I find that one of the most challenging parts of my job is not conducting research, finding resources, or developing a structured curriculum, but rather writing effective questions that truly measure knowledge, assess skills, and reinforce the learning experience.

Creating test questions takes time and practice, whether you are writing for the [...]

Connecting with the Learner

mgrose — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:50:24 +0000

Back in graduate school (when thunder lizards roamed the earth and training videos were delivered on U-matic tape cassettes) we were taught that an instructional designer employs video in training only when the task being trained involves observing a modeled human behavior or some complex procedure. That’s still true—sort of. And while I’m not one [...]

Boris Red and Adobe After Effects

dzimmerman — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:30:10 +0000

As a video editor I am commonly asked to create motion graphics for projects that I am working on. There are several tools out there that I rely on including Boris Red and Adobe After Effects. Although the programs are similar with their advanced key framing, effect plugins, camera, lights, layering and masking; [...]

MetaMedia Featured in T+D Magazine

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:25:47 +0000

Germantown, MD — December 1, 2010 — MetaMedia Training International is pleased to be featured in the December issue of ASTD’s Training & Development Magazine (T+D Magazine). The article, located prominently in the Technology section, showcases MetaMedia’s highly successful large scale mobile learning implementation for Marriott’s SpringHill Suites hotels. In affiliation with a strategic partnership [...]

Secret Handshake

dogden — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:00:34 +0000

Anyone in production will understand when I say (camera) model numbers are the secret handshake of our industry. When I entered the workforce, a conversation between professionals consisted of PD170, DVX100 and, unfortunately, Beta cam. Those were simpler times. Since the advent of high definition and tapeless recording, we have gone through model numbers [...]