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VenU Connect™ v7 and VenU Connect NOW™ Today, VenU eLearning Solutions announced it's development of the next generation in eLearning solutions – VenU Connect™ v7 and VenU Connect NOW™. Based on the latest web app technologies, VenU plans a beta release this year with feature enhancements launching in early 2020. “The idea for VenU has always been to solve critical business problems with technology and to wrap them with professional services to ensure they are executed successfully,” said VenU President and CEO, Tom Doty VenU Connect NOW™ is a synchronous communication platform, enabling companies to communicate and deliver timely information to [...]

Traditional Conversion One of the most frequent questions clients and prospective clients ask is - how do I convert traditional training to online training with a reasonable budget? Whether the business objective at hand is to streamline the onboarding process for HR, document the completion of mandatory compliance training, track classroom training or update legacy SCORMS – below are some tricks of the trade from our headquarters to yours: Breakout the whiteboard For many organizations bringing all onboarding or traditional training online can be a daunting process. We recommend first addressing the business problem at hand and exploring how it can [...]

Collaborative Learning Through Online Training From social networking to constant mobile connectivity, digital communication dominates every aspect of personal and professional life. Our clients are leveraging the latest version of our LMS, VenU Connect™, to empower learners to collaborate - even within the confines of individual eLearning modules. This type of collaboration provides a human element to online training - even when trainers are not able to meet face-to-face. Our new course feeds allow learners the opportunity to gain insight from communal knowledge and shared experiences within a moderated group setting in the course itself. And here’s how: Similar to threads [...]

Due to its global client-base, VenU eLearning Solutions has elected to join the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Program. The program represents a joint effort on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide both U.S. and European-based companies with an opportunity to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States or vice versa. A relatively new initiative, the European Commission confirmed on July 12 that the Data Privacy Framework Program Policy was adequate to enable data transfers under EU law. “Ensuring the security of our clients’ information [...]

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 [...]