Whether you’re delivering online learning at a private school, a university, a healthcare institution, or a small business, you’ll want a flexible eLearning solution that has the flexibility (and scalability) to meets your business needs, and cuts unnecessary costs. In addition to being the world’s leading open source platform, with over 1 million registered users worldwide, Moodle offers a solution that fits your budget. This presentation will identify the features and functions of Moodle LMS that will help you save money, and even make money!
Attend the live webinar to learn:
- Common pains and needs of the LMS market, when it comes to costs and investments
- The features and functions of Moodle that will alleviate these pains, by reducing the cost of your LMS ownership
- The cost-benefits associated with the Open Source platform of Moodle
- The business problems you’ll be able to solve with these identified features
- Tips for avoiding other unnecessary costs.
Whether you’re new to Moodle, or an experienced user, knowing which plugins to choose and how to best implement them can be a challenge. Our Moodle experts regularly review plugins and advise and help our clients select the best plugins based on their learning and training needs. In this live demonstration, you will see in depth, the top 5 plugin choices which help with tracking learning engagement, reporting, and overall user experience.
Watch the presentation to learn which Moodle Plugins will allow you to:
- Enhance learner productivity and improve performance
- Reduce employee turnover, and increase learner engagement
- Improve training and learning processes, and see consistently better learning results
Do you know your LMS inside out? If you’re responsible for your learning management system, hopefully the answer is yes!
However, even if you’re an LMS expert, you still need to ensure other users in your organization are properly trained on everything they need to know in order to be effective in their roles — as administrators, course developers, trainers or instructors.
Whether you’re the person in charge of e-learning or training, or you need to showcase its importance, attend this webinar for an in-depth look at how to approach “Training the Trainers” of your LMS environment in order to improve your overall online learning programs, and measure and manage ongoing improvements.
Watch this presentation to learn:
- The value of training for LMS stakeholders
- Training vs. Set-up vs. Support — A breakdown
- How LMS training can increase learner engagement and reduce internal costs
- What LMS training should consist of, and best practices
- Reporting – the value of data analysis and connecting learning & KPIs
Consistent theming, design, and branding in your learning management system help create a seamless user experience, enhance learner engagement, and make your user’s comfortable. Think about that – your brand alone has the power to improve the user experience.
Properly branding your LMS allows your company’s message and values to be the underlying theme throughout the learning experience, helps shape and enforce your company culture, inspire learners, and drive innovation.
View the presentation to learn:
- Tips, tricks, and best practices for building your brand in your LMS
- How your LMS theme has the power to increase user experience & learning performance
- Which LMS features will best support your branding process (Along with a live demo of how these tools work!)
In our 15 years of experience in the LMS market, we have found that many underestimate the time and resources required to successfully deploy an LMS. Watch this webinar to discover some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, maximize user adoption and avoid hidden costs.
You will learn:
- The top 7 hidden costs of deploying an LMS
- Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
- Workarounds to ensure hidden LMS costs are avoided
- Action to take for maximized user adoption
The Learning Management System is evolving at a rapid pace. With over 500 options in the market today, it is difficult to decipher which features are needed for leading eLearning in Higher Education. In this webinar, we will walk you through the LMS features that will make sure your university or college’s online learning is cutting edge.
You will learn about:
- The top 7 LMS features for higher education
- The features that increase student engagement, retention, participation, and success
- How LMS reporting and analytics can take your eLearning to the next level
Top 5 Moodle Plugins for Productivity by Lambda SolutionsLambda Solutions
Whether you are new to Moodle or an experienced user, knowing which plugins to choose and how to best implement them can be a challenge. So which ones should you choose and why?
Our Moodle experts regularly review plugins and advise and help our clients select the best plugins based on their learning/training needs. As an official Moodle Partner, we’re able to test and rectify all new standard plugins to make sure we can troubleshoot any potential errors.
In this must-see webinar presented by James Nicolson, Product Manager at Lambda Solutions, you will see a demonstration of his top 5 plugin choices which help with tracking learning engagement, reporting, and overall user experience.
Watch our webinar to discover:
- Best practices around choosing and installing Moodle plugins
- Plugins for Learning Engagement
- Best Moodle plugins for user experience
- How to track and report on user engagement
- Answers to your Moodle plugin questions
Do you know your LMS inside out? If you’re responsible for your learning management system, hopefully the answer is yes!
However, even if you’re an LMS expert, you still need to ensure other users in your organization are properly trained on everything they need to know in order to be effective in their roles — as administrators, course developers, trainers or instructors.
Whether you’re the person in charge of e-learning or training, or you need to showcase its importance, attend this webinar for an in-depth look at how to approach “Training the Trainers” of your LMS environment in order to improve your overall online learning programs, and measure and manage ongoing improvements.
Watch the presentation to learn:
- Measurable outcomes from training
- Training vs. Set-up vs. Support — A breakdown
- How LMS training can increase learner engagement and reduce internal costs
- What LMS training should consist of, and best practices
The Learning Management System (LMS) landscape is changing quickly. Whether you are entering the market now as a first time user, or looking for a new one; there are many new features and functionalities to consider when looking for an LMS that will allow you to grow revenue through training, talent development and continued education. Save your seat today to learn about the top 7 must have features in a modern LMS.
The webinar will teach you:
- The top 7 must have LMS features in a modern LMS
- Ways to save LMS costs and how to get more for less
- The best strategies for finding an LMS that will grow as your organization does
- How to grow revenue with effective training
Whether you’re new to Moodle, or an experienced user, knowing which plugins to choose and how to best implement them can be a challenge. Our Moodle experts regularly review plugins and advise and help our clients select the best plugins based on their learning and training needs. In this live demonstration, you will see in depth, the top 5 plugin choices which help with tracking learning engagement, reporting, and overall user experience.
Watch the presentation to learn which Moodle Plugins will allow you to:
- Enhance learner productivity and improve performance
- Reduce employee turnover, and increase learner engagement
- Improve training and learning processes, and see consistently better learning results
Do you know your LMS inside out? If you’re responsible for your learning management system, hopefully the answer is yes!
However, even if you’re an LMS expert, you still need to ensure other users in your organization are properly trained on everything they need to know in order to be effective in their roles — as administrators, course developers, trainers or instructors.
Whether you’re the person in charge of e-learning or training, or you need to showcase its importance, attend this webinar for an in-depth look at how to approach “Training the Trainers” of your LMS environment in order to improve your overall online learning programs, and measure and manage ongoing improvements.
Watch this presentation to learn:
- The value of training for LMS stakeholders
- Training vs. Set-up vs. Support — A breakdown
- How LMS training can increase learner engagement and reduce internal costs
- What LMS training should consist of, and best practices
- Reporting – the value of data analysis and connecting learning & KPIs
Consistent theming, design, and branding in your learning management system help create a seamless user experience, enhance learner engagement, and make your user’s comfortable. Think about that – your brand alone has the power to improve the user experience.
Properly branding your LMS allows your company’s message and values to be the underlying theme throughout the learning experience, helps shape and enforce your company culture, inspire learners, and drive innovation.
View the presentation to learn:
- Tips, tricks, and best practices for building your brand in your LMS
- How your LMS theme has the power to increase user experience & learning performance
- Which LMS features will best support your branding process (Along with a live demo of how these tools work!)
In our 15 years of experience in the LMS market, we have found that many underestimate the time and resources required to successfully deploy an LMS. Watch this webinar to discover some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, maximize user adoption and avoid hidden costs.
You will learn:
- The top 7 hidden costs of deploying an LMS
- Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
- Workarounds to ensure hidden LMS costs are avoided
- Action to take for maximized user adoption
The Learning Management System is evolving at a rapid pace. With over 500 options in the market today, it is difficult to decipher which features are needed for leading eLearning in Higher Education. In this webinar, we will walk you through the LMS features that will make sure your university or college’s online learning is cutting edge.
You will learn about:
- The top 7 LMS features for higher education
- The features that increase student engagement, retention, participation, and success
- How LMS reporting and analytics can take your eLearning to the next level
Top 5 Moodle Plugins for Productivity by Lambda SolutionsLambda Solutions
Whether you are new to Moodle or an experienced user, knowing which plugins to choose and how to best implement them can be a challenge. So which ones should you choose and why?
Our Moodle experts regularly review plugins and advise and help our clients select the best plugins based on their learning/training needs. As an official Moodle Partner, we’re able to test and rectify all new standard plugins to make sure we can troubleshoot any potential errors.
In this must-see webinar presented by James Nicolson, Product Manager at Lambda Solutions, you will see a demonstration of his top 5 plugin choices which help with tracking learning engagement, reporting, and overall user experience.
Watch our webinar to discover:
- Best practices around choosing and installing Moodle plugins
- Plugins for Learning Engagement
- Best Moodle plugins for user experience
- How to track and report on user engagement
- Answers to your Moodle plugin questions
Do you know your LMS inside out? If you’re responsible for your learning management system, hopefully the answer is yes!
However, even if you’re an LMS expert, you still need to ensure other users in your organization are properly trained on everything they need to know in order to be effective in their roles — as administrators, course developers, trainers or instructors.
Whether you’re the person in charge of e-learning or training, or you need to showcase its importance, attend this webinar for an in-depth look at how to approach “Training the Trainers” of your LMS environment in order to improve your overall online learning programs, and measure and manage ongoing improvements.
Watch the presentation to learn:
- Measurable outcomes from training
- Training vs. Set-up vs. Support — A breakdown
- How LMS training can increase learner engagement and reduce internal costs
- What LMS training should consist of, and best practices
The Learning Management System (LMS) landscape is changing quickly. Whether you are entering the market now as a first time user, or looking for a new one; there are many new features and functionalities to consider when looking for an LMS that will allow you to grow revenue through training, talent development and continued education. Save your seat today to learn about the top 7 must have features in a modern LMS.
The webinar will teach you:
- The top 7 must have LMS features in a modern LMS
- Ways to save LMS costs and how to get more for less
- The best strategies for finding an LMS that will grow as your organization does
- How to grow revenue with effective training
Lambda Solutions Webinar - Top 8 Features in an LMSLambda Solutions
The learning management system is quickly changing. Whether you’re in the market as a first-time user, or you’re looking to switch over to a new platform, there are a plethora of new features and functionalities to consider when looking for a modern LMS that will allow you to grow revenue through training, talent development, and continued education. Save your seat to learn about the 8 features a modern LMS should have.
You will learn about:
- The LMS market landscape today
- The top 8 must have LMS features in a modern LMS
- Ways to save LMS costs and how to get more for less
- The best strategies for finding an LMS that will grow with you
If you haven’t heard, Moodle 3.0 was released on November 16th! Development of the latest version has been influenced by feedback from the Moodle community, to ensure user suggestions for improvement are implemented. Moodle 3.0 offers an improved Moodle experience, as it comes equipped with exciting new enhancements to maximize user experience and ensure learners remain engaged through course and learning outcomes. Every release will undoubtedly bring up questions; Join us on December 3rd so we can answer them for you!
Watch the webinar to learn
- The new features, updates, and improvements in Moodle 3.0
- How Moodle 3.0 will simplify the learning process, making it more efficient for both students and admin
SAM to the Rescue - Course Technology Computing ConferenceCengage Learning
SAM to the Rescue - Course Technology Computing Conference
Presenter: Leslie Martin & Teresa Worthy, Gaston College
Want to provide online students with immediate feedback to ensure they are learning skills? Want to know the students have grasped the knowledge and skills needed for the workplace? Want to see Student Outcome Success? Want to prepare students to take the Microsoft Office Certification exams? If you answer yes to any of these questions, this session is for you. Gaston College is utilizing SAM in the Online and Seated Office Software Applications course to accomplish all of these. We will discuss and show how we set up the course using the Blackboard System and incorporate SAM as a vital component for our virtual or seated classroom success. We utilize SAM to ensure that our students know the material that is necessary for success on the final exam. We will discuss how we use the trainings, skills test, projects and reader in SAM to help students succeed. This course is one of our measurement courses for our Medical Office, Legal Office and Office Administration programs for our SACS and ACBSP accreditation. The goals for the session are: Discuss “Why use SAM?”; Show attendees how you can verify that students are learning material; Show how students can receive immediate feedback and know what they need to remediate; Discuss how our students use SAM to prepare for the Microsoft Office Certification Exams. Attendees will walk away with the knowledge of how to utilize SAM in their course to help their students be successful using the Microsoft Office products.
Learning Management System (LMS) for Corporates for Online Learning and Train...Kavya Sehgal
A quick account of Learning Management System (LMS) and its immediate usage. This slide talks about business benefits of LMS. Also touches upon benefits to trainees as well as trainers.
Creating a Future-Proof Training Hub in Moodle LMSLambda Solutions
A learning management system is a significant investment for any business, which makes finding an LMS that will enable your business to achieve your training goals and corporate objectives a critical piece of the puzzle.
But how do you do this?
The key is to select a system that is flexible and robust enough to meet your requirements, and adaptable enough to meet your needs as your requirements change and your business grows. The needs of every business are unique, so a one-size fits all LMS may quickly limit your organization’s ability to evolve and innovate. That’s why having an LMS solution that offers the flexibility, scalability and features/functionality your business needs—now, and in the future—is critical for both your short-term and long term success.
This presentation will demonstrate how Moodle, the world’s leading open source LMS platform, gives businesses the flexibility and capabilities they need to:
- Design and build the most effective learning environment for learners
- Deliver a range of online training courses from employee onboarding, workshop courses, ongoing training
- Enhance learner engagement and productivity to drive real behavioral impact
- Meet content compliance standards requirements like SCORM, AICC, xAPI (Tin Can)
- Continuously improve the performance and outcomes of your training programs to deliver maximum business impact
Waymaker Introduction to Business Overview Lumen Learning
Waymaker courses are designed using open educational resources. They provide powerful, next-generation personalized learning experiences with low cost, day one access. This deck provides an overview of Lumen’s new Introduction to Business course. It teaches foundational principles of business using engaging content (text, video, simulations, etc.) and application of business concepts and skills in the workplace.
LMS Success: Steps to Implement and Administer Your Learning Management SystemKatrina Baker
Originally shown at TechKnowledge 2014, this slideshow summarizes the main points of book LMS Success, a step-by-step guide to learning management systems for trainers and administrators. Technical knowledge is optional! Basic concepts and easy-to-use tips are presented along with activities to help you develop your LMS, e-learning courses, and corporate training program. LMS Success was written by a trainer and LMS administrator, with the help of many learning management aficionados.
Discover:
The functions of an LMS.
Stories and advice from experienced system administrators.
Training and development resources that save you time and money.
Activities to help you develop your system.
Learn How to:
Select and implement an LMS.
Introduce the system to employees and leadership.
Assemble and manage a system administrator team.
Develop effective e-learning course content and deliver virtual classes.
Handle technical issues, support, and system maintenance.
Use your learning management system to the fullest extent.
Here are some specific topics discussed in LMS Success:
Select the best LMS software provider by setting goals for e-learning, asking the right questions, and considering your company’s budget and needs.
Determine a plan for system implementation. Market your plan to leadership and employees. Build enthusiasm for your learning management system!
Discover innovative ways to deliver e-learning and present virtual classes. Create interactive courses using simple audio and video production.
Build an administrator team that has excellent communication and project management skills.
Involve all company departments in developing course content. Create excitement for training through inter-department competition.
Purchase e-learning software and discover free training and development resources. (Short reviews are included.)
Understand basic terms and concepts associated with learning management system administration, including SCORM, AICC, Tin Can API, and more.
Set goals for technical support. Manage system outages and anticipate common technical issues.
Discover easy methods to make the LMS more user-friendly and appealing to employees. Motivate managers and employees to spend more time training.
Use learning management system tools to make administrative tasks, such as data entry, faster and easier.
Encourage a positive training culture by communicating the system’s successes and developing an innovative, well-structured training program.
Keep E-Learning Affordable for Your Corporate Training ProgramKatrina Baker
Got budget problems? Most training managers are right there with you! In this session, learn how to maximize your e-learning budget. Get quick tips that will help you structure an efficient program, use technology to streamline training, and keep e-learning materials affordable.
Applications on the job include:
- Structure a cost-effective e-learning program by creating or acquiring affordable instructional materials
- Use technology to streamline your organization's overall training program
- Justify the cost of training to your organization's stakeholders
This session was originally delivered at ATD TechKnowledge 2016.
Tips for Selecting the Right Learning Management SystemLambda Solutions
Choosing a Learning Management System (LMS) can be a daunting task – the technology landscape is broad, making it very difficult for organizations to know where to begin when searching for the right solution. In this webinar, we’ll walk through key considerations to keep in mind when selecting an LMS, as well as top features to look for to ensure your LMS will enable you to achieve your learning objectives – now and in the future.
Whether you are entering the market as a first time buyer, or looking to upgrade your existing LMS, you’ll discover the information you need to assist you in your search to find the best LMS for your business.
Attend the live webinar to learn:
- Overview of today’s LMS technology landscape
- Key business considerations to keep top of mind when selecting an LMS
- The top LMS features to look for in a modern LMS
- Ways to decrease LMS costs
If you haven’t heard, Moodle 3.1 was released last month! Development of the latest version has been influenced by feedback from the Moodle community, to ensure user suggestions for improvement are implemented. Moodle 3.1 offers an improved Moodle experience, as it comes equipped with exciting new enhancements to improve how organizations facilitates their learning. Every release will undoubtedly bring up questions; Join us on June 16th so we can answer them for you!
Watch the recording to learn:
- The new features, updates, and improvements in Moodle 3.1
- How Moodle 3.1 will simplify the learning process, making it more efficient for both students and admin
Lambda Solutions Webinar - Top 8 Features in an LMSLambda Solutions
The learning management system is quickly changing. Whether you’re in the market as a first-time user, or you’re looking to switch over to a new platform, there are a plethora of new features and functionalities to consider when looking for a modern LMS that will allow you to grow revenue through training, talent development, and continued education. Save your seat to learn about the 8 features a modern LMS should have.
You will learn about:
- The LMS market landscape today
- The top 8 must have LMS features in a modern LMS
- Ways to save LMS costs and how to get more for less
- The best strategies for finding an LMS that will grow with you
If you haven’t heard, Moodle 3.0 was released on November 16th! Development of the latest version has been influenced by feedback from the Moodle community, to ensure user suggestions for improvement are implemented. Moodle 3.0 offers an improved Moodle experience, as it comes equipped with exciting new enhancements to maximize user experience and ensure learners remain engaged through course and learning outcomes. Every release will undoubtedly bring up questions; Join us on December 3rd so we can answer them for you!
Watch the webinar to learn
- The new features, updates, and improvements in Moodle 3.0
- How Moodle 3.0 will simplify the learning process, making it more efficient for both students and admin
SAM to the Rescue - Course Technology Computing ConferenceCengage Learning
SAM to the Rescue - Course Technology Computing Conference
Presenter: Leslie Martin & Teresa Worthy, Gaston College
Want to provide online students with immediate feedback to ensure they are learning skills? Want to know the students have grasped the knowledge and skills needed for the workplace? Want to see Student Outcome Success? Want to prepare students to take the Microsoft Office Certification exams? If you answer yes to any of these questions, this session is for you. Gaston College is utilizing SAM in the Online and Seated Office Software Applications course to accomplish all of these. We will discuss and show how we set up the course using the Blackboard System and incorporate SAM as a vital component for our virtual or seated classroom success. We utilize SAM to ensure that our students know the material that is necessary for success on the final exam. We will discuss how we use the trainings, skills test, projects and reader in SAM to help students succeed. This course is one of our measurement courses for our Medical Office, Legal Office and Office Administration programs for our SACS and ACBSP accreditation. The goals for the session are: Discuss “Why use SAM?”; Show attendees how you can verify that students are learning material; Show how students can receive immediate feedback and know what they need to remediate; Discuss how our students use SAM to prepare for the Microsoft Office Certification Exams. Attendees will walk away with the knowledge of how to utilize SAM in their course to help their students be successful using the Microsoft Office products.
Learning Management System (LMS) for Corporates for Online Learning and Train...Kavya Sehgal
A quick account of Learning Management System (LMS) and its immediate usage. This slide talks about business benefits of LMS. Also touches upon benefits to trainees as well as trainers.
Creating a Future-Proof Training Hub in Moodle LMSLambda Solutions
A learning management system is a significant investment for any business, which makes finding an LMS that will enable your business to achieve your training goals and corporate objectives a critical piece of the puzzle.
But how do you do this?
The key is to select a system that is flexible and robust enough to meet your requirements, and adaptable enough to meet your needs as your requirements change and your business grows. The needs of every business are unique, so a one-size fits all LMS may quickly limit your organization’s ability to evolve and innovate. That’s why having an LMS solution that offers the flexibility, scalability and features/functionality your business needs—now, and in the future—is critical for both your short-term and long term success.
This presentation will demonstrate how Moodle, the world’s leading open source LMS platform, gives businesses the flexibility and capabilities they need to:
- Design and build the most effective learning environment for learners
- Deliver a range of online training courses from employee onboarding, workshop courses, ongoing training
- Enhance learner engagement and productivity to drive real behavioral impact
- Meet content compliance standards requirements like SCORM, AICC, xAPI (Tin Can)
- Continuously improve the performance and outcomes of your training programs to deliver maximum business impact
Waymaker Introduction to Business Overview Lumen Learning
Waymaker courses are designed using open educational resources. They provide powerful, next-generation personalized learning experiences with low cost, day one access. This deck provides an overview of Lumen’s new Introduction to Business course. It teaches foundational principles of business using engaging content (text, video, simulations, etc.) and application of business concepts and skills in the workplace.
LMS Success: Steps to Implement and Administer Your Learning Management SystemKatrina Baker
Originally shown at TechKnowledge 2014, this slideshow summarizes the main points of book LMS Success, a step-by-step guide to learning management systems for trainers and administrators. Technical knowledge is optional! Basic concepts and easy-to-use tips are presented along with activities to help you develop your LMS, e-learning courses, and corporate training program. LMS Success was written by a trainer and LMS administrator, with the help of many learning management aficionados.
Discover:
The functions of an LMS.
Stories and advice from experienced system administrators.
Training and development resources that save you time and money.
Activities to help you develop your system.
Learn How to:
Select and implement an LMS.
Introduce the system to employees and leadership.
Assemble and manage a system administrator team.
Develop effective e-learning course content and deliver virtual classes.
Handle technical issues, support, and system maintenance.
Use your learning management system to the fullest extent.
Here are some specific topics discussed in LMS Success:
Select the best LMS software provider by setting goals for e-learning, asking the right questions, and considering your company’s budget and needs.
Determine a plan for system implementation. Market your plan to leadership and employees. Build enthusiasm for your learning management system!
Discover innovative ways to deliver e-learning and present virtual classes. Create interactive courses using simple audio and video production.
Build an administrator team that has excellent communication and project management skills.
Involve all company departments in developing course content. Create excitement for training through inter-department competition.
Purchase e-learning software and discover free training and development resources. (Short reviews are included.)
Understand basic terms and concepts associated with learning management system administration, including SCORM, AICC, Tin Can API, and more.
Set goals for technical support. Manage system outages and anticipate common technical issues.
Discover easy methods to make the LMS more user-friendly and appealing to employees. Motivate managers and employees to spend more time training.
Use learning management system tools to make administrative tasks, such as data entry, faster and easier.
Encourage a positive training culture by communicating the system’s successes and developing an innovative, well-structured training program.
Keep E-Learning Affordable for Your Corporate Training ProgramKatrina Baker
Got budget problems? Most training managers are right there with you! In this session, learn how to maximize your e-learning budget. Get quick tips that will help you structure an efficient program, use technology to streamline training, and keep e-learning materials affordable.
Applications on the job include:
- Structure a cost-effective e-learning program by creating or acquiring affordable instructional materials
- Use technology to streamline your organization's overall training program
- Justify the cost of training to your organization's stakeholders
This session was originally delivered at ATD TechKnowledge 2016.
Tips for Selecting the Right Learning Management SystemLambda Solutions
Choosing a Learning Management System (LMS) can be a daunting task – the technology landscape is broad, making it very difficult for organizations to know where to begin when searching for the right solution. In this webinar, we’ll walk through key considerations to keep in mind when selecting an LMS, as well as top features to look for to ensure your LMS will enable you to achieve your learning objectives – now and in the future.
Whether you are entering the market as a first time buyer, or looking to upgrade your existing LMS, you’ll discover the information you need to assist you in your search to find the best LMS for your business.
Attend the live webinar to learn:
- Overview of today’s LMS technology landscape
- Key business considerations to keep top of mind when selecting an LMS
- The top LMS features to look for in a modern LMS
- Ways to decrease LMS costs
If you haven’t heard, Moodle 3.1 was released last month! Development of the latest version has been influenced by feedback from the Moodle community, to ensure user suggestions for improvement are implemented. Moodle 3.1 offers an improved Moodle experience, as it comes equipped with exciting new enhancements to improve how organizations facilitates their learning. Every release will undoubtedly bring up questions; Join us on June 16th so we can answer them for you!
Watch the recording to learn:
- The new features, updates, and improvements in Moodle 3.1
- How Moodle 3.1 will simplify the learning process, making it more efficient for both students and admin
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Online Learning & Training ProgramsNimritta Parmar
The ability to measure the effectiveness of your organization’s training and development programs is critical to ensure your learning strategy is aligned to your desired business outcomes. However, having a system in place to accurately measure the impact of your learning programs can often be a complex challenge — One that organizations struggle with the most.
Join this webinar to discover how to enhance employee performance and prove the value of your learning investments, by implementing simple and effective strategies for measuring the impact of your online training programs.
Watch the presentation to learn:
- Common issues and challenges with measuring learning outcomes
- How to align learning outcomes to business objectives
- Best practices for evaluating the effectiveness of your training programs
- How to analyze and interpret learning data to understand the impact of individual learning, and performance
- How to leverage these insights to improve training programs, and enable the organization to make better informed decisions about learning
Read about a few of the new features in the latest version of the very popular learning management system, Moodle 3. This SlideShare presentation will introduce you to some of the features for teachers that Moodle didn't previously have.
Presentation delivered by Paula Philpott, Head of Learning Academy at South Eastern Regional College (SERC) at a meeting of the Scottish Learning Technology Network held on 10/03/17.
A presentation from the NJEDge.Net Faculty Best Practices Showcase in March 2007 on NJIT's pilot program using Moodle as a learning management system and examining the open source and "free" aspects of Moodle and the support needed to implement it on a campus.
An attempt to explain Moodle to our staff or anyone else by using an analogy with modular Lego bricks.
Background details and accompanying video clip available at: http://tomazlasic.net
Free to use, translate and share for non-commercial purposes.
Enjoy
Tomaz Lasic
http://tomazlasic.net
Twitter @lasic
This presentation describes what a learning management system is, how can it help corporates and institutions to host and manage learnings and training followed by the features and modules
In our 15 years of experience in the LMS market, we have found that many underestimate the time and resources required to successfully deploy an LMS. Watch this webinar, to discover some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and maximize user adoption.
Watch this webinar to learn about:
The top 7 hidden costs of deploying an LMS
Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
Workarounds to ensure hidden LMS costs are avoided
Action to take for maximized user adoption
When you purchase a cloud-based learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? How does the value compare to that of ‘closed’, proprietary systems – subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration … the costs vary, and it can be hard to compare.
In this presentation, we unpack this seemingly sensitive topic, and try to lay the facts open for all to see. With 15 years of experience implementing LMS solutions – much of it in the open source world, including Moodle and Totara LMS – we know all the behind-the-scenes factors that keep your LMS running seamlessly, meeting your e-learning requirements, and ultimately require investment of one kind or another.
From set-up to data migration to training, join us and discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS.
Leveraging Your LMS to Meet Organizational GoalsLambda Solutions
Learning management systems (LMS) help users and learners accelerate learning performance, but you may not be aware of the LMS features that can also serve your entire organization, and accelerate corporate performance. The key is knowing which features in your LMS align with corporate processes, and how to leverage them. Join this live webinar to learn how a modern LMS can increase user performance, improve learning programs, measure the impact of learning and training, and generate more efficiencies and income for your business.
Watch the presentation to learn about the LMS features you can use to help you reach your goals, including:
- LMS Reporting & Analytics
- Configurable, Branded Theme
- Course Shopping Cart & Checkout
- Digital Media Library
When you purchase a learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? With subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration, the costs can be hard to track.
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When you purchase a learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? With subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration, the costs can be hard to track.
Join Lambda Solutions' Product Manager, James Nicolson to unpack this topic. From set-up to data migration to training, discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS, as well as some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and avoid any hidden costs.
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http://www.lambdasolutions.net/resources/webinars/costs-associated-open-source-lms-2/
Have you been tasked to write a LMS RFP for your organization? Are you also looking specifically at Moodle or Totara for your LMS of choice? Creating an LMS RFP can be a time-consuming task, especially when you don’t have a template to work from. Join James Nicolson, LMS Solutions Engineer, for a live webinar that will cover the need-to-know tips for writing an LMS RFP specifically for Moodle.
You will learn about:
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- Compatibility and standard requirements for the most popular Moodle plugins
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- Frequently asked questions from leading companies who have deployed Moodle LMS
- Implementation tips from leading organizations including: YMCA, Kodak Alaris & Rutgers University
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In this session, you will learn why open-source Learning Management Systems set the bar in the corporate sector and how your organization may be able to take advantage of these cost effective solutions. We will highlight different open-source options, including the most widely used LMS in the world, Moodle, and discuss trends in platform adoption. We will also discuss best practices for using open-source software as a training tool, such as how to create an efficient onboarding process, use analytics to track employee training and improve outcomes and skillsets, and how to incorporate eCommerce functionality such as a shopping cart to share/sell courses.
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The request-for-proposal (RFP) process can be time-consuming, but can also yield meaningful results. In your search for the Moodle LMS, a targeted RFP can identify the candidates that best address your organization’s exact needs and wants—if the questions and structure are correctly tailored to solicit the right information. This webinar will cover the need-to-know tips for writing a Moodle LMS RFP, and provide templated elements from which to work from.
Register for this webinar to learn more about the following key elements to a successful Moodle RFP:
- Designing an LMS RFP to meet your technical project requirements
- Compatibility and standards requirements for the most popular Moodle plugins
- Hosting requirements for a secure cloud hosting environment
- Implementation tips from leading organizations including: YMCA, Kodak Alaris & Rutgers University
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The case study discusses how Tarams Technologies helped a leading micro-finance organization increase sales, by providing a cloud based Learning Management System for their training requirements.
The user experience of your learning management system directly affects learner engagement. Often, LMS branding efforts prove detrimental to the usability of the entire system, and even slow down learner progress and overall learning and training success.
Branding your LMS is more than just consistent theming—it is also the application of intuitive and functional design principles that work to both make your users comfortable throughout their learning experience, while shaping and enforcing your organization’s culture. Inspire your learners, drive your instructors and trainers to innovate, and ensure a user experience like no other.
Register for this webinar to learn about:
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- Tips and best practices for branding an LMS
- Which LMS features will best support your branding process
- How to use these features (in a live demo!)
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5. Agenda
1. Common LMS Needs
2. Pains associated with running an LMS
3. Proprietary Solutions
4. Open Source Solutions
5. Introduction to Moodle and Totara LMS
6. Self-hosting an LMS
7. Expert Services
35. What is your current method of delivering online
learning and training?
• Self-hosted proprietary LMS
• Managed proprietary LMS
• Self-hosted open source LMS
• Managed open source LMS
Audience Question
37. Considerations
Proprietary Open Source
Moodle / Totara
Expert Service
Common LMS Needs
1. Tracking and reporting
2. Creation, storing, and
delivery of great content
3. Assessing Learners
4. Integration
38. Totara & Moodle
are 80% more cost
effective
Managed cloud
hosting reduces
your IT operating
costs by more than
40%
Over 12 years of
experience and
600 customer
implementations
We Accelerate Learning Performance
As the Director of Learning Solutions, Ben has extensive knowledge of Moodle. He spends a great deal of time working in Moodle, working within the Moodle community, and actively working to improve Moodle. There is no better person to deliver todays webinar.
Hello everyone,
Im Ben Young, Director of Learning Solutions at Lambda Solutions. I work closely with our clients and professional services team during implementation in addition to on going services.
From the slide deck you’ll see a few pictures of myself showcasing some of the interests I have outside work when I am not stuck behind a computer.
* Hitting the gym
* Interests in alternative means of transportation… as seen in the center picture
* and lastly I’ve been known to get out and enjoy some of the local mountains Vancouver has to offer
Consider your training and online learning program and what are the biggest challenges around that?
Is it…
Self-hosted
Third party vendor
Not on Moodle (yet)
You’ve listed some great examples there of (pull from chat).
From working with our clients and trends in the learning industry, Tracking and reporting have become highly important to organizations - keeping track of learning progress, being able to easily share reports with others, and get access to the data needed are of high importance to corporate and academic based learning programs.
Great Content - having the ability to create content or upload existing content already created outside of the LMS is a must have. This creates a better learning experience by offering content that engagement through the use of social learning and action based features (called activities), this can also include how content is delivery for example with rich media streaming to mobile devices.
Having an LMS that is compliant with industry standards such as SCORM and LTI allows for an organizations content to be re-usable with different LMS’s.
Assessment of Learning - a very common requirement is to be able to assess learning to prove competency and understanding of a topic
Common ways this is done is by exams and assignments requiring learner file submissions.
Integration - helps automate and save time with the creation of accounts and sharing of information between key systems
A common required capability for organization is the ability to assign a user a position and role within an organization then assign learning based on the position and organizational structure he or she is a member of.
There are other cost considerations to keep in mind. There are many different cost factors that can be associated with an LMS.
1. Fees for setup or installation of the software.
2. If maintenance fees are not included in the overall cost of your LMS, the additional costs can be roughly 20% of the initial costs of a LMS
3. In some situations a LMS vendor charges licensing fee’s that must be renewed periodically in order to continue using the LMS.
4. Is training your eLearning team on how to use the LMS system effectively included in the upfront / subscription fee’s or is it a separate cost.
5. Consider how big your professional development team needs to be and what type of professional are required such as an LMS administrator, instructional designer, and eLearning content managers, IT Professionals etc
Dependency - customers of commercial software companies are more or less at the whim of where their software suppliers want to take them. There is usually reduced influence unless you are a larger client
Cannot update - proprietary software, you cannot make changes to a program, you have to wait for the developers of the solutions provider to issue updates
Development of new features is not possible casing integration with other platforms to be costly or not possible at all.
Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.
Open Source Pro’s
Offers a flexible solution - it's possible for organizations to develop new features and plugins
Continuous improvements - there is a community fixing bugs and making improvements
Large Global Community - with one of the largest open-source teams worldwide, you benefit from a global Community of developers who consistently update Moodle and Totara LMS. Experience an LMS that is updated fast.
Open Source License - it’s possible for organizations to run things in-house if they have the skill or move to different service providers. Because of this license anyone can use the software.
Open source provides organizations flexibility to run the application in house, with different partners and also extend the functionality.
This flexibility sets open source apart making it possible to integrate with other business solutions helping reduce the time around business processes.
We would like to take the opportunity to talk about Moodle a little bit as Moodle,
with 85 million users across the globe is the most-widely used learning management system by organizations of all types. Moodle is a user-friendly, highly-configurable, and a feature rich LMS that enables organizations to achieve their learning goals. Moodle provides the system for organizations to build or upload content, assess learning, collaborate with others, and manage user accounts.
Because of Moodle’s large community of followers and its rich features, it is one of the LMS’s Lambda uses for our clients.
To help extend the reporting of Moodle, Lambda has developed a reporting and analytics platform called Zoola which complements the reporting capabilities of Moodle.
If you require a little bit more, if you’re not in education - there is Totara - which extends off of Moodle, Totara provides the functionalities of user management and organizational structure. This allows for learners to be marked with metadata such as a position and then sent down a path of learning. Because of manager and learner relationships that can be set, Totara also offers the ability to for managers to track and follow a learner's process easily.
Hidden costs - there is no licensing costs; however, it is important to factor in the cost of deploying and integrating the software, hosting; in addition to ongoing maintenance such as upgrades.
Expertise - do you have the internal expertise to work effectively with the chosen open source product? Can you get support on the phone, do developers and IT staff know how to implement and run the software
Risk of abandonment - If the software is not widely used or if key programmers lose interest or no longer have time the software could be abandoned. The take away here is to choose open source software that has a large community behind it such as Moodle for learning and wordpress and Drupal as examples in other industries.
The other risk of abandonment comes internally when/if staff leave and take knowledge and expertise with them.
In-house development of new features can be costly with developers requiring ramp-up time to understand how features work and how integrated can be achieved.
Poll question
Hosting – Expert’s how have worked with an application understand and know how best to run it. Often this is not just a static tasks as when the software evolves and how people use it can impact how best to run it. Having an expert provide hosting can help an organization save a lot of time and energy over the long run, freeing up internal IT staff for other projects.
Upgrades – upgrading to the latest version can be a complex involving updates to the hosting platform, leap frogging from one newer version to the next, and trouble shooting issues. Upgrades are critical for keeping software secure and safe to use as well as having the newest features so getting expert advice is key to success.
Expertise – Get staff up to speed quickly with training and setup and configuration sessions from the experts, in addition to support can help get an organization up and running quickly and correctly from the start.
Abandonment is a risk for any organization, what if the champion for your organization leaves… Experts can help lighten the load and get new staff up to speed quickly.
Develop and Extend – a powerful option for open source is the ability to add new features and extend the capabilities. Every application has its own framework and best practices which experts have spent time learning how to utilize.
Make sure that when acquiring an LMS, it meets your needs, we covered some of the most commonly used features that are generally required by an organization.
There is a lot of great software out there and you have the approach of proprietary or open source, we like open source as it provides the power to extend the software capabilities and offer a flexible solution. If a solution is able to be enhanced or configured for your organizations needs it can save time and money over the long run. Lambda prefers Moodle and Totara as open source software's because of the large number of capabilities it offers and flexibility, in addition to having a large community of supporters.
Organizations can go with self-service approaches; however, keep in mind the expertise needed and the hidden costs of hosting, upgrades, software development, training or learning the software and the risk of skilled staff leaving an organization.
Getting expert services to support the LMS by hosting it on a tuned environment, installing updates and upgrades as well as training staff can help organizations quickly reach learning goals and get setup correctly from the start.
What does Lambda do?
We specialize in cloud-based hosting of the learning management systems Moodle and Totara. With these two LMS, clients benefit from powerful, flexible and open source solutions that are feature rich with mobile and social applications. Totara and Moodle are 80% more cost effective and match leading competitors feature for feature.
Our agile service team implements scalable deployments to reduce your IT operational costs by more than 40%. Lambda’s cloud hosting is unparalleled for security and reliability with our 99.99% uptime commitment
Your set-up time to use your LMS is days, not weeks, with 12 years of experience and over 600 customer implementations.
Our highly responsive customer HelpDesk saves you time and money.
Our Moodle experts provide support, training, integration and custom development..
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One company that we’d like to highlight is Rutgers University. Rutgers uses a Lambda hosted instance of Moodle to deliver learning for their Biomedical and Health Services programs.
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Well-known organizations like Google, Safeway and Four Seasons use open source learning management. Here are just a few of the companies that use our technology.
One company that we’d like to highlight is Rutgers University. Rutgers uses a Lambda hosted instance of Moodle to deliver learning for their Biomedical and Health Services programs.
Three things that Rutgers were looking for in an LMS were flexibility, cost savings, and speed and reliability.
Using Moodle Rutgers was able to benefit from full control of their Moodle site, with ability to build in features and functionalities that were unique to their student needs.
Rutgers also experienced both time and cost savings, compared to what they invested in their previous hosting provider