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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were first introduced to the eLearning industry in 2008, and became quite popular in 2012. At its core the MOOC was designed to allow open, interactive participation to course materials on the web. Forums provided an opportunity for learners and instructors alike to discuss topics addressed in the online course – allowing peer-to-peer and peer-to-instructor dialogue within what was, at the time, less interactive eLearning. We’ve seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of collaborative learning amongst our clients at VenU eLearning Solutions recently. Below are some of the benefits we’ve discovered from the implementation [...]

Whether your goal is increasing your channel’s product knowledge or ensuring better compliance of your suppliers to regulations and policies, developing an effective eLearning campaign is a critical component of administrating a successful learning management system. With decades of vast experience in providing and managing effective elearning solutions, VenU’s Business Development and Project Management team share some of their insight below: Invest in effective training. While arguably the most expensive component of the process, developing elearning courseware and updating dated training materials will most certainly affect the success of your initiative. Content development is a time-consuming process, so it’s important to [...]

VenU eLearning Solutions is pleased to welcome eLearning industry leader Max Herrell to the VenU team. Herrell will be working closely with VenU on client services and business development initiatives. "Max will be a tremendous asset to our team," said Tom Doty, CEO of VenU eLearning Solutions. "With more than 20 years of experience, he is poised to make an immediate impact on our business - offering expert insight to VenU clients on the development of their eLearning initiatives, while focusing on new account acquisition.” Herrell is an expert in the conceptualization of dynamic eLearning projects and training initiatives –which earned [...]

Whether you’re focused on compliance, professional development, sales or operations - “Big Data” is the current buzzword taking the eLearning industry by storm. Big Data goes beyond basic pass/fail reporting and provides eLearning professionals with insight into the learner’s behavior while consuming a particular module or training.  At VenU, we’ve always understood that the success of your learning initiative is contingent upon your ability to drive that success with information collected throughout the platform. Below are a list of ways we continue to make big data work for our clients in the latest release of our enhanced report system: Have training [...]

VenU Connect™'s robust suite of communication tools have been developed to streamline communication, increase engagement, and foster a sense of community. Read below to find out how to these features can be used within the Learning Management System to connect learners with training and with each other. Creating communities within your user base is only limited by your imagination... Drive traffic to your site, grow your user base, and increase engagement. Integrations with LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook enable LMS login with any of these sites. Combined with built-in knowledge sharing and communication tools, creating communities and social networks within your user-base [...]

VenU eLearning Solutions, a pioneer in the field of innovative eLearning solutions, released today a dynamic collection of gamification features as part of VenU Connect™ – the company’s latest version of its Learning Management System (LMS). Recent studies have shown that the addition of an incentive into the learning process increases knowledge retention, thus improving application. This update underpins the company’s commitment to deliver an enterprise-class learning solution that continues to evolve with the cutting edge of technology. “It was important for us to offer to our clients a gamification feature to make the training experience more interactive and engaging for [...]

VenU’s product development team is pleased to announce the addition of “eLearning in Your Inbox” to the VenU Connect™ LMS.  When our clients’ needs evolve, so do we.  With that in mind, VenU was asked by a major client to make it as simple as possible for users to access their assigned courses – we listened and innovated. “eLearning in Your Inbox” is a comprehensive new feature that consolidates processes and streamlines communication for both the administrator and the end user – with just a single click of the mouse, a user will be logged into the LMS and taken directly to [...]

The innovative new VenU Flex™ program allows VenU clients to host high volume learning events, such as an upcoming course deadline or mandatory company-wide training, with no loss of performance, speed or support. With 48 hours’ notice, VenU will reallocate cloud infrastructure to support an anticipated influx of user activity. Unlike many other LMS providers whose services tend to slow down when higher than normal usage is occurring – through network load balancing and our scalable architecture, we can dynamically expand necessary resources to ensure optimal performance throughout the entire event. But we take it one step further, we’ll also allot additional [...]

VenU’s Business Development Department stumbled across an alarming statistic this week. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 13% of employees world-wide are “actively engaged” at work – meaning 87% of employees are either “not engaged” or, worse, “actively disengaged”. According to the study, the term "not engaged," identifies employees who lack motivation and are less likely to invest discretionary effort in organizational goals or outcomes. "Actively disengaged," indicates those who are unhappy and unproductive at work and liable to spread negativity to coworkers. Unengaged employees at any level are toxic to an organization’s overall health, however, nowhere are they more [...]

VenU, LLC, is proud to announce that it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 27001 Certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS) from American Global Standards. VenU is fully aware that the data contained within your learning management system is among your organization’s most vital assets. Ensuring the security of our clients’ information has been one of our primary focuses for over 11 years, and it is our hope that pursuing ISO/IEC 27001 Certification will demonstrate to you our commitment to ongoing development and maintenance of a robust ISMS- which will be regularly [...]