Webanywhere Supports International Women’s Day

Webanywhere Supports International Women’s Day

Here at Webanywhere, we uphold our motto “stretch beyond” in everything we do. We believe in the power of enriching individuals with lifelong learning and growth to help them realize their potential and achieve their goals. For International Women’s Day, we’re stretching beyond to accelerate gender parity. How Webanywhere is Bold for Change In recognition … Read more

Gamification and Game-based Learning: What’s the Difference?

Gamification and Game-based Learning: What's the Difference?

If you haven’t tried gamification or games-based learning yet – and if you aren’t aware of what the differences are between the two, here’s the definition according to teachthought: Gamification Gamification is the application of game-like mechanics to non-game entities to encourage a specific behavior. Game-based learning Game-based learning is learning through games. How they work … Read more

Open Source vs Proprietary LMS – Quick Guide

Open Source vs Proprietary LMS - Quick Guide

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Choosing the right LMS for your organization can be a bit of a nightmare as there are so many out there. On top of that, deciding between an open source or proprietary platform can be really confusing. What does open source even mean? Because we look at LMSs with the end-user in mind, we tend to … Read more

Guide to Successful Onboarding of Sales Staff

Guide to Successful Onboarding of Sales Staff

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Successfully onboarding new sales staff will help make your company more agile in times when you need to quickly ramp up sales efforts. Poor onboarding on the other hand can increase turnover and cost your organisation a significant amount of money in the long term. Below you will find a short guide on how to … Read more

Corporate Learning Trends for 2015

Corporate Learning Trends for 2015

This significant growth can be attributed to the fact that more and more organizations have become aware of the many benefits eLearning has over other types of learning. These include lower costs, higher efficiency and better effectiveness of learning. Using eLearning, organizations no longer have to send employees to expensive training and conferences that involve … Read more

5 Ways to Make Compliance Training Easy and Engaging

5 Ways to Make Compliance Training Easy and Engaging

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nobody wants to be the one who brings the yawns, so here are 5 ways to make compliance training easy and engaging within your organization. 1. Start with your leaders While it shouldn’t necessarily be the case, managers are often the ones with the most and / or the most conflicting demands placed on their … Read more

Successful Onboarding with eLearning

Successful Onboarding with eLearning

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] They illustrated the deployment of the Totara learning management system (LMS) which the UCLH is using for onboarding. First, Rob outlined what the issues with their previous LMS learning management system were and how it was failing to meet the needs of a large organization such as UCLH. Their switch to an open source … Read more

Virtual Classroom Platforms – a Comparison

Virtual Classroom Platforms - a Comparison

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The benefits of using virtual classrooms are:   No travel required – Learners do not need to travel anywhere which saves costs and time   Interactivity – Due to the distance and virtual interaction options, virtual classroom training is often more interactive as opposed to traditional       classroom training   Flexibility – Access to course materials, anytime, anywhere … Read more

Talent Management Enhanced with Totara LMS Enterprise

Talent Management Enhanced with Totara LMS Enterprise

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Totara LMS is freely available as open source e-learning software, while the Enterprise edition comes with additional features on a subscription basis. Version 2.6 of the Enterprise edition was launched this week, making available a range of enhancements to existing features, more customizable navigation, and the ability to switch off or hide features that are not currently … Read more