Promote sustainability! Go green! When a business wants to take steps to become more sustainable, where do they turn? Most companies understand the benefits of ‘going green’ – both for their bottom line, and the welfare of their employees and the environment. But where can companies go to receive high-quality sustainability information that they can… Read more »
Thousands of courses, instantly Employee Development Regulation Compliance Business Growth Microsoft Word 2010 Level 1, Lesson 1 by Sonic Performance Support Get employees up to speed with Microsoft Word 2010 Help employees use essential software Reduce downtime spent with tech support Make sure your documents look professional Starting at $3.48 Top desktop applications courses… Read more »
OpenSesame is excited to announce our panel of expert course reviewers. In April, we began our search for elearning experts to help analyze our catalog and give us their expert opinions on the libraries of courses in the OpenSesame marketplace. The team we selected reflects experienced perspectives on elearning, from content creation to instructor development.… Read more »
The Christmas lights have been put away for a while and we’re opening the windows instead of turning up the heat, but the summer is no time to ignore fire hazards in the workplace. Some of the most common reasons fires start in the summer are: Cooking indoors Grilling outside 4th of July fireworks Air… Read more »
Does your business operate in California? Do you have more than 50 employees? Yes? Then you are subject to California AB 1825, which requires you to provide sexual harassment prevention training to your employees. AB 1825 in California states that companies with more than 50 employees must provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training for managers… Read more »
Thousands of courses, instantly Employee Development Regulation Compliance Business Growth Focusing on Your Key Priorities by Cegos Help employees prioritize their work Help employees evaluate competing tasks against organizational goals Enable employees to use time effectively Available in 11 languages Starting at $39.20 Top business courses Mastering Coaching Conflict Resolution Presentation Skills Top free… Read more »
Between safeguarding employees’ well-being, protecting workplace morale, minimizing insurance risks and complying with federal regulations, providing employees with safety training is essential. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal regulatory agency responsible for establishing and enforcing guidelines for workplace safety. OSHA promulgates regulations to protect employee safety, including 10-hour and 30-hour… Read more »
Earlier this week, we discussed tips from Vado, Inc. co-founders Kim Egan and Cindy Pascale on eliminating ‘scrap learning’ in an organization. The HR veterans presented valuable insights about setting measurable goals, understanding employee expectations and making elearning desirable to employees. By making sure elearning is broken down into implementable chunks, the amount of time… Read more »
Introducing Vado, Inc. OpenSesame is excited to announce the addition of Vado Inc. courses to our elearning marketplace. Vado, Inc. co-founders Kim Egan and Cindy Pascale have arrived at unique conclusions about how to translate an organization’s desire to enable employees to improve their skills into real results. Both Kim and Cindy come from an… Read more »
Yesterday, we partnered up with Dawn Kohler of The Inside Coach to co-host a webinar on increasing utilization of elearning courses within an organization. Dawn spoke to viewers about the benefits of elearning – and the pitfalls. While surveys prove that employees prefer on-line training and learn more from ecourses, businesses are still having a… Read more »
Free services and entertainment are two of the most important things Chinese people look for on the web and there is no Internet company that knows Chinese netizens better than Tencent.com. In the past 12 years, Tencent has developed China’s most popular instant messenger, built up China’s largest online game platform, and created China’s hottest… Read more »
Weibo has changed the world for Chinese netizens. As a top social network in China (the name literally means “Microblog”), Sina Weibo, known as the Chinese Twitter, affects Chinese people’s experience of political events, current events and interactions with celebrities. Since Sina Weibo has a simple and user-friendly interface, it’s widely used by both the… Read more »
We are proud to announce a great new addition to the OpenSesame training marketplace: eLearning courses from Cegos, the leading global provider of management, finance, marketing, sales and operations content localized into 13 languages, including French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Chinese and Arabic. For many of our customers, finding learning resources for international staff members is a… Read more »
On Wednesday, OpenSesame co-founder Josh Blank participated in a roundtable discussion led by United States Senator Jeff Merkley among entrepreneurs and tech leaders on The Crowdfund Act – new legislation designed to make raising capital easier for new businesses. As a new startup, OpenSesame has worked hard to build our business, develop our customer base and raise the… Read more »
We’re proud to announce a great opportunity for the OpenSesame community: Dawn Kohler, CEO of the Inside Coach, will offer a webinar May 30th focused on increasing the utilization and usefulness of your online learning content. Dawn is an expert business coach and elearning developer, with years of experience in working with businesses of all… Read more »
This month I’ve been thrilled to write a series of posts on creating measurement and analytics models on the American Society for Training & Development’s blog. It has been my goal to address this complex topic with specific recommendations and models you can implement in your organization. This series doesn’t shy away from specifics. It… Read more »
OpenSesame is proud to announce that co-founders Josh Blank and Tom Turnbull will appear next week on the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network “Life in an Incubator” webinar series, sharing our experience working and growing in the Portland State University Business Accelerator. As a startup technology company, OpenSesame depends on our network of experienced entrepreneurs and technologists… Read more »
OpenSesame is building the world’s marketplace for online learning content, with a comprehensive selection of courses from sellers covering everything from communication and sales skills to website development and Cisco server administration. It’s our goal to connect the ecommerce experience you’re used to on Amazon to elearning, with flexible purchasing, transparent pricing and of course,… Read more »
While many U.S. industrial facilities still use time-consuming classroom training for repetitive site-specific orientations, more progressive manufacturers are turning to online training to reduce injuries, lower costs, and make better use of valuable classroom training time. Here are five important reasons why. Make better use of valuable classroom time. There is often unwarranted contention between… Read more »
Social networks are transforming the ways people communicate, from meeting new friends and staying in touch with family to building professional networks and creating learning communities. While Chinese social networkers don’t have access to Facebook and Twitter, they use a variety of Chinese applications to make the most of the opportunities provided by online social… Read more »
