At last week’s SXSW interactive conference, blogger Betsy Corcoran of EdSurge convened a panel discussion among venture capitalists on the future of education technology: “Classroom 2020: VCs and the Education Revolution”. Participants included Mitch Kapor of Kapor Capital, Phillip Bronner of Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Rob Hutter of LearnCapital. Education startups are “hot” right… Read more »
I’ve recently been reading quite a few articles, tweets and blog posts about whether learning styles exist. Most I read make their arguments against, but there are still others who are holding onto their belief in the various models and theories. Both sides are blogging, tweeting and retweeting in defense of their positions. Frankly, I… Read more »
The great folks at OnlineSchools.com do an excellent job gathering and curating resources for adult and child online education, and we love their blog! So we were thrilled when they recently interviewed our co-founder Tom Turnbull for a blog post. Check out this great interview, with Tom’s insights on the future of learning technology and how OpenSesame… Read more »
Continued education and training is a key component in any organization, but it can be a costly and time consuming process. This doesn’t need to be the case. With online software training, you provide your organization the flexibility of learning what they need, when they need it. You’re not tied into specific dates or classes.… Read more »
OpenSesame is more than just a marketplace for English-language training content – our Global Team is focusing on developing a worldwide network of buyers and sellers who create and share content in any language. Tera Wu, our International Business Development Manager, was recently interviewed for Online-Edu, a Chinese language blog covering educational technology in the… Read more »
Editor’s Note: Gary Wise of Myca Multimedia, a new seller in the marketplace, graciously allowed us to share this excerpt of a longer essay on the evolving role of training in the workplace. For Gary’s complete post, visit his blog. And don’t forget to check out Myca Multimedia’s excellent compliance and diversity courses. A colleague… Read more »
If you’re a seller in the OpenSesame elearning marketplace, your course pages are a key opportunity to make an impression on potential buyers. Here are the five essential steps to creating a great OpenSesame course page: Add an interesting selection of images. Customers’ eyes are captured by images – so upload several beautiful screenshots of your… Read more »
Wednesday, February 21, 2012 Mastering Management: Coaching $95/seat Mastering Management: Coaching By Enspire Learning Coaching skills often determine the success or failure of a manager’s relationship with his or her employees. Yet, many new-and experienced-managers lack basic coaching techniques and the confidence to provide effective feedback. Mastering Management: Coaching… Read more »
If you’re a seller in the OpenSesame elearning marketplace, your profile is more than just a quick stop on your way to to selling training courses – it’s your opportunity to help customers find your courses and to feel confident about them. Here’s five essential steps to creating a great OpenSesame seller profile: Add an… Read more »
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Microsoft Excel 2010 $7.50 & up Volume Discount Price 1-30 0% $30.00 31-199 25% $22.50 200-499 50% $15.00 500+ 75% $7.50 Microsoft Excel 2010 by TutorPro TutorPro builds short and targeted courses to enable learners to use Microsoft Office tools more effectively and productively.… Read more »
As elearning continues to comprise a growing portion of the overall mix of corporate training and learning initiatives, elearning developers are eager to position themselves ahead of the curve. What courses are in demand? Where can they differentiate their services? Based on data from our own marketplace and industry-leading analysts, here’s our Top Ten eLearning… Read more »
For managers, training is often a short term project – providing employees with the skills they need in the short term to accomplish new projects and improve productivity. But investing in training and development is not just a way to improve employee performance – it’s a great way to boost employee engagement, satisfaction and retention.… Read more »
As elearning developers, training coordinators and instructional designers, we create great courses, programs and materials. But that’s only half the battle. How can we make sure we get wide adoption and engagement in the assets and resources populating our learning management systems? On this blog, Kelly Meeker’s Dec 7 article provided some sage advice on how… Read more »
For all of you subject matter experts, trainers and performance consultants of every background, this one’s for you. Here’s eLearning 101: a guide to the tools of the trade to get you started building courses. Understanding SCORM Before we begin with the tools, you need to learn one quick, key term: SCORM. The sharable content… Read more »
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Projecting Inventory Buys (Course & Calculator) $119 & up Volume Discount Price 1-5 0% $149.00 5-49 10% $134.10 50-99 15% $126.65 100+ 20% $119.20 Projecting Inventory Buys (Course & Calculator) By Retail Owners Institute Most retailers have heard of the inventory managing tool “Open-to-Buy”. But too often,… Read more »
We are proud to announce we have been awarded a Brandon-Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Silver Award in the Content Authoring and Content Management Technology category for our patent-pending SCORM video player. It’s our goal to unlock elearning with new technology, better ways to purchase content and great service, and this award demonstrates that we’re… Read more »
We’re proud to share our first article in eLearn Magazine: A Curator’s Tools & To Do List, an exploration of using curation techniques to manage information in the enterprise environment. Are you using curation techniques in your organization? Tell us about it in the comments!
In today’s world, from the biggest companies to the mom-and-pop shops down the street, finding employees with basic financial skills is a challenge. At OpenSesame, we’re pleased to feature a new set of elearning courses from the Retail Owners Institute that meets this need with humor and creative instruction. ROI owners and retail experts Pat… Read more »
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Mastering Your Image in the Workplace $9 & up Volume Discount Price 1-9 0% $15.00 10-49 3% $14.55 50-99 7% $13.95 100-499 14% $12.90 500-999 20% $12.00 1000+ 40% $9.00 Mastering Your Image in the Workplace By Seattle Image Consulting The question is: “How do you want your company… Read more »
There is not just one reason why enterprises make the elearning leap. Some companies are looking for a way to train remote employees, others need a way to accommodate scheduling conflicts. Others still are just fed up with the old way of doing things and are looking for a more efficient, transparent way to share… Read more »
