About Us...

ProLearn University features eLearning content developed by three national-leading industry experts; ECI (financial analysis and decisioning software experts), AgFirst FCB (a leading agricultural credit granting institution) and AgriVisions, LLC, featuring internationally acclaimed ag finance industry expert, Dr. David Kohl.

While the inaugural offering of eLearning content here at ProLearn University is agricultural finance-specific content, future offerings of ProLearn University will encompass eLearning for a variety of professional industry segments and topics.

Right Now...

The content here is delivered to two specific areas of the agricultural lending marketplace...

Those that use ECI software...

• Over 12,500 users in over 5,000 lending locations throughout North America
• And those in the agricultural lending industry that want to advance their careers or help prepare for the impending lending workforce gap (coming in 7-10 years)

Those interested in ECI software training need to click here for more information.

Those interested in our premier ag lending curriculums need to click here for more information.

Background on Premier Ag Lending Curriculums...

Dr. Kohl is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech and a leading instructor of the Graduate Schools of Banking at Colorado and LSU. Kohl conveys his 28 years of experience to trainees through interactive online applications and real world case studies along with “war stories” that bring life to the program.

ProLearn University is presented in an online format, developed by ECI, AgFirst FCB and AgriVisions, LLC.  The content is delivered in a mixture of face-to-face sessions with other trainees and personal interaction between the trainee and mentor provides a well-rounded educational experience. Class exercises are not just busy work, but provide solutions to local institutions’ problems and add new energy to the organization, building on institutional memory and experiences that will soon be lost due to retirements. Mentors are trained as trainers, sharing experiences of other successful mentors.

Each ProLearn University eLearning Module consists of five components:

• An interactive Flash presentation utilizing audio and visual components with interactive exercises, like short quizzes, throughout to reinforce the content and improve retention of the material.
  
  
• Each module also includes an online objective test with instant feedback to the trainee and mentor. The test helps ensure comprehension of the content and measured results.
  
  
• Trainees are encouraged to interact with classmates through the ProLearn University Forum, an online discussion board, which is used to discuss topics relating to each eLearning module.
  
  
• Application exercises are then completed by each trainee, which helps them apply what they have learned to their own situation on a local level.
  
  
• Trainees complete an online rating of the module to help ProLearn University staff gauge the effectiveness of the content and delivery. Results are available instantly to mentors and supervisors online to monitor the trainee’s progress and compare performance to others in the class.
  
  
• All content accessed is electronic, thus several common technologies must be in place in order to participate in the eLearning courses available here.
  • Click here to learn all about the functionality and technology behind ProLearn University...

Featuring
Dr. David Kohl