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Cuba: Net Loss

Havana, Cuba. They huddle at night outside big hotels on their smart phones and laptops connecting to wifi hotspots. They are outside telecom buildings and in parks. Sitting on the ground or on a step, on their mobile phones punching away. What is going on? In a word, Etecsa, the state-run telecom that sells wireless internet time by the hour–when it’s working.

How Much Do You Know About Gamification?

The Elearning Guild has come out with a test where you can see how much you know about ways to succeed with gamification. Obviously the Pokémon Go people got it right. But what are the lessons that you can apply?

#CensusFail and Online Learning

Ok, so the Australian Census didn’t quite come off as planned. Spend a hundred years building the people’s trust, then lose that in one night with a failed system launch. Lots of finger pointing about who is to blame for the disastrous website crash on census night.  As of this writing, it was a denial-of-service attack that brought the system to its knees before it could ever really prove its worth.

Moodle Mobile 3.1

The Moodle Mobile app is handy to use on your tablet or phone. Simply browse course content (even offline), receive instant notifications, find and contact people in your courses, upload multimedia directly from your mobile device, view course grades and more…

Enterprise Social Network

Research shows that 70% of workplace learning takes place in real-life, on-the-job experiences, so you need clever systems that support informal and social learning activities.

Moodle 3.1

After a great deal of collaboration within the community, including developers, partners, testers and documenters, HQ recently announced Moodle 3.1.

iiNet responds to compliance requirements with Totara LMS

iiNet is Australia’s second largest DSL Internet Service Provider and the leading challenger in the telecommunications market. They chose to work with Totara Partner My Learning Space to help them move to a more modern way of delivering training.

New (financial) year resolution

As a new financial year kicks-off, now is the perfect time for a fresh approach in the workplace. Here’s a few simple ideas that may help improve happiness, well-being and productivity in your organisation.

Icons: Symbols for Success

Icons can make or break a learning experience with what they communicate and their design.