Back to School with Web 2.0 - Part 2

Jeffrey Roth — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:27:39 +0100

Wow! All if you must be really excited to be back at school or getting ready to go; my last blog was a big hit, not because I am a great writer but because you all like resources. I too like resources and when I come across a great resource or deal I like to share them.

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<h1>TOPYX Topics Social eLearning Newsletter August 2010</h1>
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Time to Upgrade Those Smelly, Old, Expensive and Polluting LMSs

Alfred R. Novas — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:37:21 +0100

We know you are out there. Over 40% of those surveyed by ELearning! magazine recently intend to drop their current LMSs. Moreover, larger companies are looking to spend over $780,000 on the replacement.

In the movie The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman’s character was prov...

Back to School with Web2.0 - List of Resources

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:30:35 +0100

I don't think it matters how old we get there is something about a new school year starting that makes many of us think of new pencils, crayons and paper. And while school looks very different from when many of us went to school there is still that excitement about starting fresh and learning new things. So for the start of this new school year I went in search of new technology tools for students and teachers.

The increase of teachers using bl...

mLearning: eReaders

Jeffrey Roth — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:16:23 +0100

I know that there are quite a few out there right now going HUH?? What about the smart phone, I mean they have been pitching the smart phone. Yeah, I am well aware of it. But while the smart phone will be involved and be utilized in the mobile learning scene, IMO the eReader will become more of a beneficial partner with mLearning because it offers soooo many more capabilities than the smartphone. Case in point:

One P...

Vote for TOPYX eLearning Software for the Best of Elearning! 2010 Awards

Jeffrey Roth — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0100

It's that time of year again. Elearning! magazine has opened the nominations for the Best of Elearning! 2010 awards. Elearning! magazine asks the market to weigh in on the best eLearning solution available and want to hear from you.

The balloting period has officially opened and runs through Se...

50% Off Coupon for TOPYXolc eLearning Content

Jeffrey Roth — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:28:38 +0100

Looking for affordable, professional educational and training materials online?

Can you benefit from online learning in a social environment leveraging modern, infor...

Emerging Technology: APIs and Mashups and eLearning

Jeffrey Roth — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:57:53 +0100

If you want to take a peek into the future, then you should look no further than APIs and what they bring to the table. Unfortunately, too many vendors in the eLearning space have failed to see the power and potential of this capability, and have decided to ignore them. It is too bad, because what they can do far exceeds what is available today, and enables YOU the end user to have the power and control to unlock possibilities for your learners – regardless if they are your employees, c...

TOPYX Topics Newsletter July 2010

Jeffrey Roth — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:35:05 +0100

www.interactyx.com information@interactyx.com US: +1.888.575.2266 UK: +44.(0)20.7084.6244 Fax: +1.239.236.1710

I have been at a lot of events recently and have heard many people speak about social media and social learning, and there is usually a very wide range of experiences with social media amongst the participants - from those who know absolutely nothing to those who have been using a wide ...

Why is TOPYX being recognized by the industry leaders in eLearning?

Jeffrey Roth — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:24:19 +0100

It's time to see what an award-winning social LMS & eLearning software can do for you!

There are a lot of people talking about the social eLearning software solution, TOPYX®. TOPYX is a fully hosted, affordable social LMS that is like having your very own secure, branded Facebook®....

Top 10 LMS Trends (part 1 of 2)

Jeffrey Roth — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:00:45 +0100

Here are the top 10 trends (1 -5, part 1 of 2) that I have seen taking place in the industry, as well as a few forecasts. They are in no particular order. The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors.

1. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charg...

eLearning Software, TOPYX, Named as a Finalist for the 2010 EducationInvestor Awards

Jeffrey Roth — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:16:44 +0100

Interactyx's eLearning software solution, TOPYX, is being recognized by EducationInvestor magazine as a 2010 award finalist for the 'Use of Educational Technology' category for the outstanding eLearning solution with integrated social learning resources TOPYX offer's international educational institutions and businesses of all sizes.

Educat...

Marketing Your LMS Internally

Jeffrey Roth — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:46:05 +0100

Many people believe that once they have implemented their LMS/LCMS that everyone will come running to use the system. Nothing could be farther than the truth.

Worse they assume that if it is “mandatory” everyone is going to access it because it is required. Thus creating a marketing strategy while you are working on/implementing your LMS is essential to build an audience and expand for future growth.

TOPYX Topics - June Newsletter:

We hope you enjoy these monthly newsletters highlighting the recent (and exciting) activities taking place with Interactyx Limited regarding TOPYX® - our affordable social eLearning software as a service (SaaS) solution.

In June, we have added a number of new partners, clients, friends and impressive accolades from leaders in the eLearning industry.

When organizations can’t or won’t spend money on a comprehensive training capability, they often adopt a “trickle-down” approach to employee development. They provide rudimentary train-the-trainer instruction to supervisors, and give them training materials to use with their teams.

Management is usually pleased with this approach, but the reality is that it doesn’t work. Training is a profession, and supervisors aren’t educator...

Social Learning & Social Media - Brothers in Arms

Jeffrey Roth — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:46:54 +0100

Is it me or does it seem that most vendors in the LMS/LCMS market still believe that with some smoke and mirrors, you won’t realize that social media actually must be integrated into social learning for it to exist? Or do they just drop the word, “social media”, and rather say, “social learning and web 2.0″? Or, how about "social LMS"?

After all, many have a blog, wiki, RSS feed, a Facebook like page, with profile, inc. an image, friends can connect and see comments – sort of like a Tw...

Social eLearning Software with Embedded Content Authoring Tool

Jeffrey Roth — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:53:56 +0100

We are proud to announce that Interactyx Limited has partnered with Udutu Online Learning Systems Inc. in order to combine two award winning services into one great social eLearning software offering. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning software as a service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality; fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for any size business, academic institution, or associatio...

'Social' LMS Comes to iPad

Jeffrey Roth — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:46:02 +0100

Ed tech developer Interactyx has brought its learning management platform, TOPYX, to Apple's iPad.

TOPYX, which was first released a little more than a year ago, is a fully hosted SaaS learning management system that combines traditional LMS functionality with Web 2.0 and social networking tools (audio and video chat, blogs, whiteboards, forums...

It’s a techno generation

Jeffrey Roth — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:11:17 +0100

I’m an old fogey. As a kid, my parents used to come into my room while I was studying and yell at me to turn off that horrible rock and roll on my transistor radio. Now kids are writing a term paper, listening to their docked iPod with a phone bud in their ear, following four IM sessions and keeping up on email. And it works for them.

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<h1>Social Learning for Associations and Non Profits</h1>
<p>Jeffrey Roth — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:48:20 +0100</p>
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Most associations and many non profits are highly distributed in terms of their membership and volunteers. In many ways this has added challenges in terms of member and volunteer training.

Over the years, eLearning has helped many organisations overcome some of the challenges by allowing widely distributed members and volunteers to attend classes through various online tools. This has been progress in many respects as it overco...

Write a blog and you could win an iPad

Jeffrey Roth — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:26:43 +0100

Are you a blogger? You can enter to win an iPad.

We are looking for help in spreading the word about TOPYX!

TOPYX is an easy-to-use, affordable eLearning software as a service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning, and eCommerce! We've co...

TOPYX Chosen as eLearning Solution for Morton Salt

Jeffrey Roth — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:17:35 +0100

Interactyx Limited is proud to announce today that TOPYX®, an eLearning software solution with integrated social learning technologies, has been chosen by Morton International, Inc., Morton Salt, to provide the delivery platform for Morton Salt’s in-house online corporate training center, Morton University. The TOPYX eLearning solution is bundled with eLearning content from Interactyx’s growing catalog of up-to-date course materials relevant to today’s modern bus...

Interactyx is Proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the 2010 ASTD Int'l Conference & Expo 5/16 - 5/19

Jeffrey Roth — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:10:53 +0100

Interactyx Limited is pleased to announce that we are a proud bronze sponsor of the American Society for Training & Development's (ASTD) 2010 International Conference and Exposition being held May 16-19, 2010 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. You can meet executives of Interactyx, participate in demonstrations of TOPYX and enter to win an iPad™ at our booth no. 733.

Popin_ASTD2010_1 The last day to get your free TOPYX Test Drive is May 6th. Get in while you can: http://www.interactyx.com/eLearning/Request-Information.html

TOPYX is an affordable, fully-hosted social learning management system (social LMS) eLearning software...

TOPYX Topics Newsletter April 2010

Jeffrey Roth — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

We hope you enjoy these monthly newsletters highlighting the recent (and exciting) activities taking place with Interactyx Limited regarding TOPYX - our affordable social eLearning software as a service (SaaS) solution.

Victor Restrepo, a technical sales professional at Sun Microsystems, completes sales training during his 90-minute commute each day...

Why eLearning is Important for Earth Day

Jeffrey Roth — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

We have all heard about the dangers of our over-polluting cars, over-consumption and general over-disregard of nature. But, a simple solution to help us all be a little more green (and save a little green) is easily available with modern eLearning software.

Interactyx Limited is a global eLearning company providing engaging and interactive learning experiences to learners and organizations whenever and wherever they want it.

Since...

Social Networking Quizzes - interesting and fun?

Jodi Harrison — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Have you noticed that every social networking site has quizzing? What is the draw to quizzing and sharing your results with the whole world? There once was a general disdain for anything academic related when not in school. Now, in the world of social networking, many people are enjoying the greatness and ease of taking quizzes online. They aren't necessarily complicated, or aimed towards getting a grade or anything along those lines, they are rela...

Stop Inefficient Corporate eLearning & Training Efforts!

Bob Brogan — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

The ultimate objective for corporate training professionals is to provide learners with a continuous learning experience to increase proficiency and expertise to achieve desired business results. No small task for small and medium sized businesses, as well as larger corporations. Most companies have been constrained by their existing systems...

iPad for Education

Bob Brogan — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

iPad Revisited

It's been a few weeks since we offered our First Look at iPad for eLearning.

Now that the iPad has been successfully launched it's probably an appropriate time to revisit it as a tool for education in either a live classroom setting, a blended program or a fully online eLearning program.

Academic eLearning Connects, Engages Learners More than Ever Before

Jeffrey Roth — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

TOPYX Academic eLearning software promotes involvement and collaboration in any academic setting

Now, more than ever, students are looking for a more engaging, more interactive experience in the courses and tools offered by academic institutions. And, it’s not just traditional students who desire a collaborative learning environment; adult learners, distance learning student...

Facebook Apps for eLearning

Bob Brogan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Facebook has been making many inroads into education over the last few years. Many institutions are using Facebook sites to pub...

First Look at the iPad for eLearning

Bob Brogan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

At Interactyx, we're always looking to enhance eLearning software and mobile learning (mLearning). So, today I thought would be an appropriate time to review the newly announced iPad to see if we think it will become a significant tool in the corporate and academic eLearning world.

The iPad upon first blush certainly appears to be ...

Collaborative Learning in a Virtual Workplace

Jodi Harrison — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

We all know what constitutes formal education and we have all been hearing about "informal" education or collaboration, but what is it really? Recently, CLO magazine (www.clomedia.com) had an article on just this topic.

Most office workers are quite familiar with the variety of online communications tools available, from e-mail to instant messaging to social networks. Over the last decade, the mergin...

Internal Collaboration, Communication & Knowledge-Sharing Works at Lockheed Martin – Make ...

Bob Brogan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Below is an excellent article on the success of internal collaboration at Lockheed Martin. By utilizing affordable Software-as-a Service (SaaS) solutions, middle market companies can “leapfrog” competitors, improve overall performance of the brand and deliver service in line with customer expectations is a critical ingredient in their success.

At Lockheed Martin, Social Networking Fills Key Workforce N...

Are All Franchisee Training Programs Alike?

Bob Brogan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Below is an excellent article on from Michael H. Seid & Associates. Of particular importance is the ability to facilitate on-going collaboration and learning throughout an entire franchise system. Successful franchises make a concerted effort to provide affordable, accessible role-based training for individuals on an ongoing basis. By utilizing an Software-as-a Service (SaaS) solution, the ability for franchisors and franchisees to “leapfrog” competitors, improve overall performance of the ...

How to Save Time and Expense on a Moodle Implementation

Patrick Batty — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Over the last year, many people have asked me why we used components of Moodle to build a distinct eLearning product / service rather than just using Moodle in its native mode and offering a hosting and implementation service.

It’s a fair question, as Moodle offers a great deal of facility for those that have the ability, time, and / or funds to build out the platform to its fullest, to create a true social learning environment for their use. We rea...

How can your learning organization become more competitive in today’s marketplace?

Alfred R. Novas — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Each quarter, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) publishes the Learning Executive Confidence Index reflects a “modest sense of optimism among learning organizations” in Q4 2009.

Do you want to increase employee and company capability while also being strategically positioned for future success?

The three MUST DO's for 2010 include:

1. Developing leaders as teachers,

2. Driving company profitability through learning excellence; and

3. Evolving ...

Sell Content Online 24/7 with the TOPYX Online Learning Center For Free – Start today!

Jodi Harrison — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

You are invited to make your content available for sale on the TOPYX® Online Learning Center (the "OLC") free of charge. TOPYX is known for the social eLearning software solutions for businesses, academic institutions, associations and for eCommerce opportunities. Now, we are making the same great tools available for anyone to participate and reap the benefits of our software... with no capital outlay, no programming, and no long wait to get started.

Current valuation estimates of the company are in the order of $1 billion, and users are expected to reach 250 million over the next few years.

As an eLearning provider, on a daily basis, we are talking to schools that looking at using it both for themselves as well as possibly having their s...

Extending Moodle with Social Learning

Patrick Batty — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Moodle has been a tremendous boon for schools and associations looking to pull away from the grips of enterprise LMS vendors over the last few years.

It’s also been a nice entry point for those wishing to dabble in elearning for the first time.

While it has both is fans as well as its detractors, it clearly has its place.

That said, we feel there is significant room for improvement in a number of a...

Anytime, Anywhere – Informal learning spurred on by technology

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The web is spoiling us when it comes to learning. If we want to know the exact words to an obscure song or quote a search engine will deliver the answer in seconds. There are video tutorials on YouTube for just about anything you can dream or think up. And if you have question that can’t be answered through search, you can dro...

How Much Moodle Really Costs...

Patrick Batty — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Moodle has gained many users over the last few years as universities, colleges, departments and institutions look at trimming their budgets. Clearly many schools simply are saying NO to the high fees charged by Blackboard or other traditional learning management systems.

Moodle is a highly capable product and is available as open source software, the...

The True Cost of Open Source

Patrick Batty — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Have you ever calculated the true cost of an “Open Source” project?

At our company, we’ve reviewed a few open source components for our own products, including some aspects of Moodle and Boonex. In certain areas, the integratio...

Engage Channels and Deliver Success

Bob Brogan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The highly dispersed nature of any company's sales organization is a fact of life for every business. Whether you sell direct, via manufacturer's reps, wholesalers, distributors or retail, the ability to engage these channels is the second leading issue facing business executives today (see table below). Sales leadership in many corporations are hiding behind the economic doldrums excuse (with some legitimacy), but "best-in-class" Sales Executives are delivering results in spite of these re...

Training for the Ages

Jodi Harrison — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Many of us have a workforce filled with a mix of baby Boomers, Traditionalists and Generation X & Y and this means Training Departments need to tailor technology in training and delivery very carefully. Seeking input on how workers view your training resources is important. Have you ever asked your employees to evaluate ...

Leapfrog Your Competition: Four Strategies to Help SMBs Leverage eLearning

Bob Brogan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Below is a terrific article from Elearning! Magazine for SMB and Franchise O...

Social Networking around the Classroom... Good or Bad?

Patrick Batty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Over the last few months I’ve had input from hundreds of people about how they were using Twitter and Facebook as social networking tools around their various academic programs.

In some cases it became quite a contentious issue whether tools such as Twitter wer...

Are you ready for all the new employees you will soon hire?

Alfred R. Novas — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

I imagine we all are looking forward to the end of this recession and grow the top line again.

The National Association for BusinessEconomics (NABE) reported yesterday that hiring and capital spending will increase over the next six months.

Franchise 2.0: Overcoming the Top 5 Training Mistakes

Bob Brogan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Below are excerpts from Luc K. Richard’s article “Top 5 Franchise Training Mistakes” published in Ezine Articles. The particular issues can easily be overcome by providing an on-line, collaborative Franchise 2.0 university. Successful franchise businesses avoid these issues by offering an eLearning and knowledge sharing platform. By utilizing an affordable Software-as-a Service (SaaS) solution, the ability for franchisors and franchisees to “leapfrog” competitors and improve overall perf...

Informal Learning 2.0

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Network connections are replacing rigidity with flexibility, penetrating internal boundaries and silos and knocking down the walls that have separated businesses from their customers. Networks are ushering in new ways of doing business. Corporate approaches to learning have to change as well.

Some cutting-edge corporations are adopting a new bundle of practices ...

Facebook Apps for Education

Patrick Batty — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Facebook has been making many inroads into education over the last few years. Many institutions are using Facebook sites to publicize events on campus, as well as to aid in their recruiting.

As well, many students, instructors and administrators are using a number of ...

Learning Tools in Tough Economic Times

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Has your organization cut back on training?

Has your training business come to a stand still?

In tough economic times, finding money for professional development of your staff can be a challenge. But it doesn’t have to be, given the proliferation of inexpensive or free web applications for personal and workplace learning.

It’s sometimes assumed that learning tools means tools specifically dedicated to learning and often we overlook the value in ordinary tools. This ...

Franchise 2.0: Turn traditional learning on its head

Bob Brogan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Below is a reprint of Jim Sullivan’s insightful article “Training 2.0: Turn Traditional Learning on its Head” from National Restaurant News issue dated August 3, 2009. At Interactyx, we have extended this type of learning to the entire franchising industry an...

The Times Higher Education World Rankings: Harvard Ranked #1, Cambridge #2

Patrick Batty — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The Times Higher Education rankings have been released today, and we’re very excited to see a client of ours, University of Cambridge, has moved up to the #2 ranking globally.

Harvard maintains its #1 ranking and Yale comes in at #3.

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/Rankings2009-Top200.html

It’...

Affordably Boost Revenue with a Real-Time Collaborative Sales University

Bob Brogan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Traditional sales orientation for new and experienced representatives provide your revenue producers with periodic “core dumps” of key messaging, market positioning and updated best practices to effectively sell to customers. The time between these meetings is focused on managing the progression of tactical activities to attain reven...

Job Posting Requires Twitter

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Human Resource® Executive magazine (http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/index.jsp) recently had an article about Best Buy Co. posting a job listing for a senior manager in emerging media marketing. Now this in and of itself is not an unusual activity but it did garner plenty of attention – some of course from job seekers, but plenty more from people fascinated by the job’s “...

Eliminating the Distance in Distance Learning

Patrick Batty — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Recently, I initiated some discussions on Linkedin discussing the applicability of Twitter in educational environments.

It prompted some very lively debates with comments ranging from “no *bleeping* way” for a variety of reasons to “absolutely” and again listing many different cases of appropriate utilisation.

I wondered specifically how an...

Do you really need an Enterprise LMS? Maybe not…

Jodi Harrison — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

This title of a webinar hosted by CLO Magazine caught my attention and I thought I would throw it out to you for your opinions. I think both directions have great value, just different drivers and potential benefits. So, do you really need an Enterprise LMS?

How do you know what LMS is best for your organization?

They tossed out some startling statistics large corporations (10K employees and up) have 5 or more LMS in many cases. So there must be some value to having depar...

Why are Web 2.0 technologies still bleeding edge in corporate training functions?

Alfred R. Novas — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0100

A recent report of 700 learning professionals conducted by the American Society for Training & Development entitled Transforming Learning with Web 2.0 Technologies found that Web 2.0 technologies is still “bleeding edge” when used within corporate training functions. Only 9% of companies use Web 2.0 technologies in a major way within their learning function.

Does Twitter have a place in Education?

Patrick Batty — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Clearly this has been a tremendous year of growth for Twitter.

Current valuation estimates of the company are in the order of $1 billion, and users are expected to reach 250 million over the next few years.

A an eLearning provider, on a daily basis, we are talking to schools that looking at using it both for themselves as well as possibly having their st...

Does eLearning need to have a ROI that’s more than just money?

Jodi Harrison — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Does eLearning need to have a ROI that’s more than just money?

The Adobe Captivate Blog earlier this month reported on a Higher Ed blog - http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/

“Around 70% of faculty believe that the learning outcomes of online learning are inferior to F2F.”

This got me thinking about business eLearning -

I have seen all sorts of content classified as eLearning and as an educator I have to ask –

Is it important to have learning outcomes a...

Franchise Training Fails Customers and Franchisees

Bob Brogan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

With my nearly 20 years of professional experience within the franchising business arena, it is safe to say that the traditional and existing franchisor training has failed its two most important constituents: 1) Customers and 2) Franchisees. The central tenet for franchisors to provide immersive training around key events is flawed and the manual-based operations courses are outdated methods to deliver daily success.

The inability to provide a consistent customer experience, delive...

Colleges are Failing

Patrick Batty — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

David Leonhardt of the New York Times recently wrote an eye opening article entitled "Colleges are Failing in Graduation Rates." The full article can be found online at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/business/economy/09leonhardt.html?_r=1&ref=education.

He mentions that at the University of Massachusetts, only 33% of fres...

Are non-verbal cues all that important?

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Last week the Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com - Mark Bauerlein) had an article about Gen Y not being able to "read" each other. Which got me thinking "Is non-verbal communication" all that important? Is the sound of a person voice or the smile on their face needed? Nielsen Mobile reported late last year that teenagers on average sent and received 2,272 texts ...

Collaboratories: How can you compete with the most innovative companies in the world?

Alfred R. Novas — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

eIn this week's Business Week magazine, its main article entitled Big Blue's Global Lab discusses how companies such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Proctor & Gamble and Eli Lilly are collaborating all over the world with their geographically disbursed offices, universities, governments and even other companies in their R&D efforts. IBM actually calls theirs...

Associations Need to Evolve

Patrick Batty — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The world is full of associations and associations are full of members. It would be valuable for both associations and members to have comprehensive, complete and easy dialogue of information around the organisation.

Yet, many association websites are purely one way. The association puts up pages or material or news, and members see it, if they hap...

Shaking Up Blended Learning

Patrick Batty — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Blended Learning as a concept is widely used in the academic, corporate and non profit sectors throughout the world. We're seeing a great deal of change in it's utilization, and in my blog today, I'll try to highlight some of the changes.

Historically, as Margaret Driscoll pointed out in her paper for IBM Global Services "Blended Learning: Let's Get Beyond the Hype" when institutions c...

Online Education Beats the Classroom

Alfred R. Novas — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

On Wednesday, August 19, the New York Times published an article based on a 12 year study comprehensive study on online education at all levels (K-12, college and adult continuing education programs of all kinds) was recently published. The study encompassed 99 quantitative studies comparing online and instructor lead courses.

Conclusion - online education ...

Finding Nirvana for the Small and Mid-Market HR Executive: Addressing the 8 Hidden E’s

Bob Brogan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Small and mid-market HR Executives face a daunting challenge in providing transformational leadership with limited/reduced budgets and resources. These executives must perform superhuman feats to address their organization's key needs to achieve business objectives by addressing 8 hidden E's:

Engage different employees and constituent groups,
Enable distributed employees in an economic and eff...

Using Social Networking to Build, Train and Engage Association and Non Profit Members

Patrick Batty — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Over the last number of months, as well as working with many higher education institutions and corporations that were looking for new tools to assist them with their students / staff, we have also met many associations and non profit organisations that are looking for solutions to build and retain membership, train members and volunteers, and generally keep members connected with the organisation.

What tools are prestigious schools incorporating into their eLearning programs?

Alfred R. Novas — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School implemented a state of the art virtual learning environment (VLE) with Interactyx Limited’s TOPYX® VLE platform. Beginning this term, the candidates of its Executive MBA program will use the TOPYX platform.

Judge Business School is built on an ethos of collaboration. Accordingly, it searched fo...

Sales Leadership: Stop Making Excuses, Engage Your Channels and Deliver Success

Bob Brogan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

What if Textbooks Disappeared?

Patrick Batty — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

As reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education many states are implementing budget cuts of 5% -15%.

http://chronicle.com/article/Further-State-Budget-Cuts-Loom/47448/

Clearly, the entire issue is a complex one. Tax revenue to the states and municipalities has decreased based on both lower ...

Six weeks of blogging rules that also apply to Twitter - Week 4

Jodi Harrison — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

For the next few weeks I am providing tips for your blogging, which also benefit the Twitter users that want to drive more traffic back to their websites.

Tip 4 – Make Your Blog Unique

There are a lot of things you can do to make your blog stand out:

Have a unique designWrite long detailed posts in a niche that writers write short informative ones ...

Cash for LMS clunkers - Why are corporations dumping their legacy learning management systems ...

Alfred R. Novas — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

In the current edition of Chief Learning Officer magazine, Josh Bersin, the well respected founder of Bersin & Associatesindicates that of those large corporations that have learning manage...

Understanding the Benefits of eLearning 2.0

Jeffrey Roth — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

What is eLearning 2.0? How can I incorporate social networking and mobile learning tools? How easy is it to get started with eLearning software? These are very important questions that people face when looking into available eLearning solutions. Trying to communicate all of the benefits of what TOPYX has to offer is no easy task. When we say "eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service solution with integrated social networking, content management, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality" many p...

Six weeks of blogging rules that also apply to Twitter - Week 3

Jodi Harrison — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100

For the next few weeks I am providing tips for your blogging, which also benefit the Twitter users that want to drive more traffic back to their websites.
Tip 3 – Take Part in the Conversation
Blogging is not just about you and it’s actually not even just about your readers. It also includes the conversation that goes on between your blog and others in the same industry. Read the blog of others and leave comments to let them know what you think about their sites.
Link out to othe...

How Does an Institution Continue to Thrive for 800 Years?

Patrick Batty — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

800 years! It’s hard to imagine that there are organisations that have existed 800 years or more.

For a North American, such as myself, I’m certain it’s even more difficult to imagine, than for those that reside in continents steeped in ancient history.

The facts are starting to impressively pile up for Talent Management professionals to adopt Web 2.0 tools across the Talent Management Lifecycle. Any HR executive looking to crack the code on positively impacting their organization’s productivity at an affordable cost using Web 2.0 needs to take a serious look at TOPYX from Interactyx. Wow, how can someone be so confident that their solution can enable a best in class transformation in a matter of mont...

The Cost of eLearning 2.0

Alfred R. Novas — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

In a recent article by Howard Schechter, eLearning consultant for eLearn Magazine, Mr. Schechter details the cost of implementing the traditional learning management systems. Here is what he says:

Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Moodle

Patrick Batty — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Until recently, the creation of a Corporate University has been out of reach for the vast majority of companies due to the costs of establishing the environment. With the advent of affordable technologies such as Web 2.0, the creation of an interactive university that...

Attention eLearning / Training Resellers and Content Providers!

Jodi Harrison — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Interactyx is looking partners.

Interactyx provides an affordable eLearning platform with integrated social networking technologies and eCommerce designed to meet today's eLearning 2.0 needs called TOPYX. TOPYX creates eLearning environments and provides conte...

US$72,000? I thought Moodle was free!

Patrick Batty — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Networked Learning for Corporations – Be a Game Changer

Bob Brogan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

As the haze begins to clear from the horizon of today’s business headlines, companies that only provide formal learning to employees have and will continue to limit their ability to adapt to changes and opportunities in the market place. Successful companies have begun a transformation to networked learning models where employer...

Is Your Company Anti-Social?

Jodi Harrison — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Is your company anti-social? You can’t protect your company’s reputation if you don’t know what’s being said about it on social media sites. Why is social networking so important?

69% of US adults who use the internet also use social media—from blogs and discussion forums to podcasts and video...

Social Networking in Education - A Primer Part 2

Patrick Batty — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Let’s start up where we left off last week. Basically, we ended at the point that if a learning management system wasn't using some social networking t...

Social Networking in Education - A Primer

Patrick Batty — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100

It's interesting to consider the reasons elements of social networking are important tools to enhance the student experience in online education. To do so, first, let's consider a live classroom scenario. In a live classroom, whether K-12 or higher-ed there are a few core elements. Instruction or lectures, questions, discussions, presentations, and assignments. Generally most people find, the more interaction the...

Better Deliver PMBOK Fourth Edition with TOPYX

Patrick Batty — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:00:00 +0100

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has recently released their Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Fourth Edition. This guide will prepare individuals for the upcoming Project Management Professional (PMP) Fourth Edition exam, which will be avai...

Social networking is exploding – is it part of your learning scheme?

Jeffrey Roth — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:00:00 +0100

In a recent survey by Nielsen NetView, Americans are spending 83% more time on social networking sites vs. last year at home and at work. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the use of social networking is becoming part of the fabric of everyday life. I can go and find the same type of stats on the growth in usage on smartphones. So, if we can stipulate that social networking AND smartphones...

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Does eLearning need to have a ROI that’s more than just money?

Franchise Training Fails Customers and Franchisees

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Six weeks of blogging rules that also apply to Twitter - Week 4

Cash for LMS clunkers - Why are corporations dumping their legacy learning management systems ...

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How Does an Institution Continue to Thrive for 800 Years?

The Cost of eLearning 2.0

Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Moodle

Attention eLearning / Training Resellers and Content Providers!

US$72,000? I thought Moodle was free!

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