We are pleased to announce that our friend and colleague RJ Jacquez (@rjacquez) will be guest hosting our weekly #TalkTech chat this Thursday, May 17th at 3 pm EST. RJ is a former Senior Evangelist for Adobe who now spends his time as a Mobile Learning Analyst and consultant. MORE

What is SAAS and why is hosted better than having it on your own servers. The bottom line without getting technical or overly detailed, the solution is hosted on your vendor’s servers and not hosted on your internal servers. Hosting does offer very tight and safe security, and access is via the internet, even if you go through your VPN (Virtual Private Network). Hosted solutions are the way to go in this day and age, for numerous reasons. MORE

Adding to this dilemma is another level of decision making – whether to go for an OnDemand / SaaS / Hosted LMS service, or for a behind-the-firewall LMS deployment. In case your organization’s policy is flexible, then of course OnDemand / hosted services are feasible options to start with. MORE

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RJ describes his experience hosting #TalkTech in the audio clip below. In the past, we would have needed to reserve a conference room or host a call… now we can just gather on Twitter. MORE

Edublogs just announced they are hosting 100,000 Edublogs. In fact we've currently got more like 103,000 blogs, separated over four sites (63K on edublogs.org and 39K spread across the student sites). In September at edublogs.org alone we racked up 268,638 unique visitors, who dropped by 904,053 times enjoying 13,701,840 page views while sucking up almost 500Gig bandwidth. And that's just that one site's blogs. MORE

It means software that is hosted on the provider’s servers instead of servers in-house. SaaS stands for Software as a Service. So, when an LMS provider say they have a SaaS LMS, they’re really saying we offer a cloud LMS. MORE

They don't really have a tech team, so going with a hosted solution that would live at a subdomain would be best, i.e., subscribers would go to: learn.company.com in order to sign up, pay, and get access to webinars, content, etc. I was talking with a startup that has an existing audience and now want to provide a monthly subscription for access to training to this audience. They will only convert a portion of the audience to the new service. MORE

The very nature of LearnDash means that we are often helping people across a variety of hosting platforms. Keeping up with all of the various host offerings is a bit daunting. There are generic, shared hosts. WordPress specific hosts. It is easy to get overwhelmed in this industry, and sometimes the hosts with the biggest advertising budgets end up with the most business… Enter LightningBase. MORE

Web Hosting. If you have a dedicated IT department that can work to provide tireless 24/7 support and backup, self-hosting is for you. Whichever hosting method you choose, your LMS must be easy to integrate with third party applications. MORE

Hosting courses developed using e-learning authoring tools on a Learning Management System (LMS) is the most preferred option, because you can: Track learning progress. You have developed a fantastic e-learning. You are now looking for several to deliver it to your learners, right? MORE

In addition, the corporate training facility could only handle a set number of attendees making it impossible to host large groups. What Do You Need to Host an Online Meeting/Training Event? These days, the technology you need to begin hosting virtual sessions is minimal. It doesn't matter if you're a PC user or a Macintosh die-hard, both platforms can be used to host virtual spaces. There are many companies that allow you to host online meetings. MORE

” I’ve got some good news: You only need to care about those extra files if you’re hosting your video on your own website and you want the video to play in our Smart Player. (If Questions about hosting the Smart Player? MORE

With today’s trend of SaaS, it can be easy to forget the benefits of hosting your own LMS. Here are the top 3 reasons why you should host your own LMS: 1. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) can be great, but it certainly isn’t the best solution for everyone. MORE

Intended for teachers who are looking to implement online learning to 50 users or less, MoodleCloud provides a free Moodle Hosting site for those who are working with no budget. Moodle hostingCalling all educators! MORE

First, it’s important to realize that including video content in your courses is a matter of solving two problems: Where is your video being hosted? The hosting question may seem simple: just upload to YouTube, right? MORE

Choosing between a cloud LMS and self-hosted solution is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make. With a self-hosted solution, you’ll need to decide how major applications, like servers, databases and load balancers, will be resourced and budgeted. The post Self-hosted or cloud LMS? MORE

Well, have we got an answer for you: host a CoffeeEDU ! Check out CoffeeEDU and learn how to host your own! So, you’re ready to host your own now, right? The post Hosting a CoffeeEDU appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. MORE

We are pleased to announce Defence Housing Australia (DHA)with B Online Learning have won the PLATINUM LearnX Impact Award 2015 for Best New Technology Implementation – Deployment of a Hosted LMS. DHA has more than 650 employees throughout Australia with 16 regional offices and four call centres. Prior to 2012 training was decentralised with minimal record […]. MORE

A problem I ran into when I was teaching a basic web design course was that I didn’t have a good way to host or display student websites. A little detail about Google is that you can now host web pages using folders in your Google Drive account. Host with Google Drive. MORE

Did you know that a hosted LMS promotes online learning in corporate settings? Because they aren’t sure what a hosted LMS is, and their understanding of online learning is fuzzy. What is a Hosted LMS? To start with, let’s clarify the meaning of “hosted LMS.” MORE

In the article The Top 5 Benefits of Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems , a hosted LMS is defined as “a web-based platform that companies can use to deliver, track and report on online courses assigned to their employees to complete. Hosted LMSs Save Companies Money. MORE

Using various social signals we came up with the following as being the hot items during February 2009 via eLearning Learning. You can find a bit more on this capability in the post Hot List. Enjoy. Top Posts and other Items The ‘Least Assistance’ Principle eLearning is not the answer Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template Informal learning - what is it? What Goes in the LMS? MORE

Blending different training delivery methods gives your employees a chance to learn and work at the same time. As a matter of fact, a paper by Charles D. Dziuban indicates that Blended Learning ranks high in terms of satisfaction among both instructors and learners. MORE

Our friends at Tin Can API will be hosting this week’s TalkTech chat… and we will be talking Tin Can for the full 30 minutes. #TalkTech is a Twitter chat on learning and technology that happens every Thursday from 3 – 3:30 ET. MORE

There are many sites you can host your corporate videos on – for free. You can even host your corporate training videos on them. If you host them on public sites, there are chances of unauthorized usage. Some More Reasons to Host Training Videos on an LMS. MORE

cloud hosting TotaraTotara recently announced the launch of Totara Cloud, which will become available later this month. If you are a small business or proprietorship who needs a corporate learning management system for a handful of people, then TotaraCloud is for you. MORE

One of the biggest challenges for anyone who is implementing a learning management system is finding a hosting provider that is both reliable and scale-able. The trouble is, sometimes the hosting provider with the best marketing isn’t necessarily the best provider. MORE

Hosting a digital detox hour will give you an opportunity to connect with fellow employees, and ultimately increase productivity work Being a small business or a startup, it is challenging to provide a productive and stress-free work environment for your employees. MORE

Did you know that a hosted LMS promotes online learning in corporate settings? Because they aren’t sure what a hosted LMS is. They might be unsure about the meaning of “hosted LMS” and “online learning.” Do you have a limited understanding of what a hosted LMS is? MORE

13 Deloitte hosted more than 60 first-year female MBAs from the country''s top business schools Jan. More than 60 first-year MBAs attend event at Deloitte University. New York — Jan. 10-12 at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas, for the Deloitte Women''s Leadership Launch. During the three-day event, the students engaged in interactive modules focused on preparing them to own, lead and live their careers and lives. MORE

Jeff Cobb has recently added webinars and C-level breakfasts to round out his consultation offerings to the Association space. His upcoming webinar, entitled “ Essentials of LMS Selection: Getting It Right the First Time ,” is slated for March 17 th. MORE

Moodle hostingThe idea behind online learning and eLearning, is to utilize technology to engage learners with course material in a dynamic and interactive way. MORE

A cloud course management system is for the organizations who are hellbent on getting learning content out quickly and don’t have time for the hosting and RFPs (or cost) associated with implementing an LMS. Blog cloud ELL hosting and distribution MORE

The challenge comes when you want to host a training session online, to deliver it to a global audience. The huge file size of videos may create problems while hosting them online on a normal server. So it’s better to host your training videos on a Learning Management System (LMS). MORE

One of the major decisions organizations have to make when implementing an LMS is whether to go with DIY (do-it-yourself), or outsourced hosting. cloud hosting MORE

Going to hackathons or even hosting them can give you premier access to the best and most intelligent minds. We have been seeing the growing popularity of hackathons all around the world. MORE

We are pleased to announce that our friend and colleague RJ Jacquez (@rjacquez) will be guest hosting our weekly #TalkTech chat this Thursday, May 17th at 3 pm EST. RJ is a former Senior Evangelist for Adobe who now spends his time as a Mobile Learning Analyst and consultant. MORE

Videos are an integral part of e-Learning businesses. The quality of content and the level of interactivity determine how engaged students are in your course. Most Learning Management Systems, including JoomlaLMS, support embedding videos in their online courses. Blog articles MORE

Here are some of the additional ways we have gotten involved with Dayspring in past years: Painted rooms in the shelter and hosted a concert/party for the residents. We hosted and led multiple gameplay sessions, including a huge one at the 2012 Spirit and Place Festival. MORE