Totara 12 – the Latest Features You Don’t Want to Miss out On!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Totara is an open source talent and learning management system that extends upon the core structure of another LMS for corporate, healthcare and government environments. You can create the specific structures and relationships of job positions and different sections within your organisation. Totara Learn enables staff to complete their certifications online or even at home, saving … Read more

6 Vital Considerations When Setting Up an Education Assistance Program

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By: Amos Biggers It’s a sobering fact that college debt is second only behind mortgage debt. The average college debt is $37,000 or more according to Forbes. It’s no wonder that people are looking for alternate ways to fund their higher education, or won’t even consider it, instead of being saddled with debt. Employers are … Read more

5 Ways to Transform the New Year with Totara

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By: Jessica Arenz New Years is my favorite time of year. There’s a collective optimistic energy and shared agreement on new beginnings. It’s a reflective time where we all acknowledge the events of the past year and identify our goals for the year to be. The impending change, promise of improved quality of life and … Read more

Webanywhere and JetBlue Awarded Gold Brandon Hall Technology Excellence Award

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By: Jessica Arenz We are honored to announce that Brandon Hall Group, the leading independent research and analyst organization focused on human capital management practices, has awarded Webanywhere the Gold Award for Best Advance in Unique Learning Technology as part of their Technology Excellence Awards Program in Learning & Development. Our submission titled ‘Reforming Higher … Read more

Why You Should Consider Social Learning for Retail

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Retailers are currently moving away from traditional learning management systems (LMSs) and are considering newer “experience” platforms to complement them, which focus on personalized, social learning experiences — a.k.a. social learning platforms. Now that millennials are the largest generation in the workforce, especially in retail, they demand new modes of delivery for their learning and value … Read more

Calculating the Total Cost of Ownership for Totara vs. a Proprietary LMS

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We have been looking into Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) recently in our consulting division, it’s interested to see that this is often discussed by organizations looking to compare Learning Management System (LMS) offerings. Here’s a few things to consider when calculating the TCO: Licensing costs Hosting costs Setup/implementation and consulting fees Integration costs … Read more

Knowledge Sharing – eLearning User Groups

Knowledge Sharing - eLearning User Groups

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over the last few years, much emphasis has been placed on knowledge sharing within an organization’s own elearning program. Easily accessible, bite size knowledge has applications for: Sales / marketing – get up to speed on new products and services Customer service – refresh correct responses to different scenarios Compliance – find the protocol … Read more

Totara Recipes: How to Choose the Best LMS

Totara Recipes: How to Choose the Best LMS

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Choosing a Learning Management System (LMS) in a market of over 600 can be a daunting task. So, where do you start? To help you choose the best LMS, we have prepared a recipe with everything you should keep in the mix. Ingredients Goals, expectations and needs A list of ‘must-have’ features Request For … Read more

Totara 10 is out, here’s why it’s perfect timing…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under the new brand ‘Totara Learn’ the popular corporate learning platform is coming of age. In the elearning market there has been a wave of discussions about ‘experience learning’ environments, Totara have quickly adopted their roadmap to address this. The modern corporate learner want a much better learning experience, in line with the tools they … Read more

Challenges and measuring training impacts in the FMCG sector

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) market is one of the largest in terms of spending per head in both training and elearning. This spend can be linked to concerns with: falling sales the apprenticeship levy competition Retail Sales Index: showing the slump in sales According to the Retail Sales Index, sales are declining. We saw … Read more