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The explosion of machine learning has opened up a path toward intelligent, responsive, flexible learning interfaces controlled by text or voice. The AI behind them is evolving rapidly so that they become better at teaching every day.
Would you like to learn about training & education technology straight from the CEO of an EdTech company? In three upcoming face-to-face workshops, Course Merchant CEO Richard Standen will talk attendees through the latest technology being used by training organizations, show them hands-on what it can do, and teach them ways of evaluating its use for their businesses.
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There’s an interesting interview coming up on November 30th on Learning Now TV, a live-streaming internet L&D TV channel. When it has aired it will be available 3 days later at learningnow.tv.
The program will feature Owen Ferguson, MD of GoodPractice, discussing his company’s research into learning tech at work and the extent to which managers have a negative view of it.
The program will feature Owen Ferguson, MD of GoodPractice, discussing his company’s research into learning tech at work and the extent to which managers have a negative view of it.
Moodle seems an obvious option for EdTech startups. It’s a mature system, early cost of ownership can be less than that of proprietary closed-source platforms, it has zillions of plugins coming out of a vibrant developer community, it works well. But is it always the best choice?
In a LinkedIn Pulse article, we suggest HE institutions should take a leaf from eCommerce’s book and make their offer much more accessible, intuitive and user-friendly, with calls to action, simple navigation and a straightforward eCommerce flow.
How do you create a sense of urgency in a way that is effective at generating more course sales, but is ethical? How do you legitimately boost sales by being honest with people and not sounding like a slimeball? Here are a few suggestions.
Your course description page is the main shop window for your course. When your carefully planned SEO has done its job and driven buyers to this crucial landing page, it needs to close the loop and convince them to act. To convince people to buy in one visit, it needs to tell a story in a series of steps that lead the buyer down the path to purchase.
Corporate training programs are too often hidden away on an LMS, with only the occasional deadline reminder email to help them see the light of day. One way of bringing a learning program to life is to visit the marketing department for a while and see the techniques they use to promote the company’s brand and products. Many of these can be applied to an internal training program to turn it into a learning campaign that increases awareness, engagement, participation and retention.
This article is intended to help the small subject matter expert entrepreneur take a set of slides or a collection of notes and turn them into a marketable eLearning product. Subject matter experts who sell their knowledge as online courses aren’t all trained instructional designers. If you are one, great! But for the rest of you, here are some tips for turning your raw enthusiasm for your subject into engaging, memorable online courses.
As a D2L partner, Course Merchant were asked to contribute to a post on D2L’s blog that explored how Higher Education can benefit from eCommerce. Course Merchant’s managing director Richard Standen was interviewed by D2L and outlined his vision of the future of eCommerce in Higher Ed.
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