Blended Learning: unlocking the potential

The art of blended learning combines face-to face teaching with computer-mediated instruction, not only improving the efficiency of classroom use and cutting down on-campus traffic, but also increasing student learning outcomes and reducing instructional delivery costs as a whole.  Its structure allows it to retain all of the elements of live instruction, making it- in the opinion of many- a combination of “the best of both worlds” when it comes to teaching. Although it remains fairly novel in respects to its use in higher education, it has the potential to combine and apply science or IT activities with the assistance of educational te.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Taking Higher Education to the Next Level with Technology

Online education has provided some of the most reputable institutions in the world the ability to enlighten students with flexibility and convenience, but interestingly enough, its use and applied tactic has remained fairly conventional since its inception. As if its sole purpose was to ease the burden of travel, eliminate overcrowded classrooms and absolve professors of their mounds of would be paper work, it has failed to evolve and deliver where it counts the most –  to the students. Supplying learners with computer access to documents, slide shows and videos while supporting their progression with text chat is no longer enough. It�.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

eLearning and Environmental Sustainability

Solutions directed at energy saving are demanded more and more by all types of companies and organizations worldwide, solutions that play a decisive role in achieving environmental sustainability. This December the long awaited Summit of the Climate of Copenhagen will take place, in hopes of moving toward a new plan to replace the Kyoto protocol which expires in 2013. 12 years have passed since Kyoto’s global agreement changed our way of life and we’ve only partially fulfilled its intentions and objectives, proving that creating structural changes in global economic activities is a great challenge. Moving forward in that pursuit, th.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Implementing eLearning into an Enterprise

To reap the advantages that eLearning can bring to a company or organization, large steps must be taken in determining a proper implementation strategy. Experts say that corporations increasingly find that online learning is a key tool for effective training, but the secret is knowing how to deploy it properly in order to achieve optimal results. There are many eLearning solutions on the market, but few are able to offer the necessary features required by certain companies to implement an online training system effectively. Studies are performed annually in the eLearning sector showing that in large companies’, eLearning has become.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

The Freedom and Flexibility of verxact LMS

Selecting a Learning Management System (LMS) is critical, and if done incorrectly, can serve as a detriment to the synergy of your business or institution. Proper analysis is a must and a great deal of importance must be placed upon certain attributes before coming to a decision.  A good LMS should be flexible, adaptable, practical, easy to use and extensively scalable. It’s critical to have a capacity for integration that is standardized, allowing for the smooth exchange of content developed on other platforms and in multiple formats. It’s also imperative that the platform defines user roles, controlling and customizing access privileg.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

CAE verxact LMS

In the fast-paced computer-dependent society we live in today, it’s more important than ever to equip your business with software that can boost production. Many companies and institutions are beginning to offer online courses to their employee’s and students because of their flexibility, engaging content and innovative tactics which help learners absorb the material their being presented. Let’s face it, the fact is, quality training and education is vital to growth. The problem is figuring out how to implement and manage these multimedia-rich courses and programs without all the headaches that threaten to come attached at the hip. At .......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

The Advantages of eLearning – getting the big picture.

The true value and aptitude of eLearning is often under estimated by corporations and organizations. Although its flexibility and functionality is undeniable, they fail to grasp what it truly brings to the table – innovative learning, accountability and multidimensional application. In other words, they don’t get the “BIG” picture. The fact is, eLearning not only provides you with stability when it comes to your training program, it also offers high quality instruction capabilities that make a world of a difference to the people who make your company move – employees. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="343" caption="CAE's Vo.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE

Learning Content Management System

Verxact is the new name of the learning content management system developed by CAE. The term "learning content management system" (or "learning management system") refers to a platform that organizes and hosts online courses. Functionality and ease of use can vary greatly from one LCMS to another.  With any good learning platform, the ability to easily assign courses to students and to create permission groups allow a robust lms platform to decrease administrative costs and work. Verxact learning content management system enables corporations and institutions to quickly create a login site for the users that matches their brand, and the.......................... READ FULL ARTICLE