To say that L&D runs lean is an understatement. With limited time, budget, and resources, L&D teams like yours are relying more on their trusted content partner for curation to save time, learn about hot training topics, and prepare the organization for the future. This is where OpenSesame and our team of curation experts can help. ... [more]
The common accommodations considered for a workplace environment are physical and in an office environment, such as elevators and wheelchair ramps. But what about the barriers that make the online world difficult to access? What accommodations should be considered for your business? ... [more]
One reason companies choose OpenSesame remains the integration with a growing list of Learning Management System (LMS) partners. These partners have embedded the OpenSesame catalog of over 20,000 courses into their system for you to easily browse, purchase, and sync courses directly to your own LMS. Finding the embedded catalog in your LMS How customers accesses the embedded course catalog differs for each of our LMS partners. ... [more]
Did you find an OpenSesame course and purchase it online for yourself? If you purchased a course online with OpenSesame, you can start viewing your course immediately afterwards. You can also return to the website to watch the course at a later date or pause halfway through to resume later. Let’s walk through how easy it is to access your course again after you have purchased it. First, make sure you are logged into your OpenSesame account. After logging in, you will see “Hello ‘Your Name’” in the top right hand corner of the window (see below). ... [more]
With more than 20,000 courses in the OpenSesame catalog, we have made it even easier for you to find the courses you need. On March 6, we released an update that included improvements to OpenSesame search. Here are some quick tips to get the most of out of OpenSesame search: Different ways to search Under Courses in the main navigation on the OpenSesame website, click on Browse all Courses in the upper right to search the entire catalog. ... [more]
Today’s eLearning environment sometimes reminds me of one of my favorite movies… Austin Powers. In Austin Powers, a quirky British secret agent from the 1960s is cryogenically frozen and brought back 30 years later to a world that is very different from the one he left. Hilarity ensues. Likewise, many of the eLearning courses that are available today seem to be cryogenically frozen from the early days of web-based training. ... [more]
Are you blending your teaching methods in a logical and dynamic way to reach the different types of learners in your company? Those who learn best by listening, reading, watching, or through visual cues need to be able to understand the knowledge you’re trying to impart. Read why utilizing visuals in elearning can help ensure that what you’re trying to teach isn’t just heard or seen, its understood. ... [more]
Have you ever played a video game and found yourself running into the same obstacle over and over again and struggling to overcome it? Maybe you were playing a shoot-em-up game and you always die in the same dark spot. Or maybe Tetris kicks your butt once it gets into high speed without fail. On the other hand there might be a puzzle you can beat in record time every single time you play. ... [more]
Technology has exponentially increased the number of avenues one can use in their personal career growth—including access to online professional development courses. And with the availability of data regarding utilization, it is even easier to determine the most in-demand skills. If you are looking to create a personal career plan, consider adding these top 25 professional development courses to your learning goals. ... [more]
Doesn’t this time of year seem to move faster than other months? One minute you’re handing out candy to costumed kids in your neighborhood and the next you’re ringing in the new year. In the meantime, you’re adding more things to your “To Do” list then subtracting. With less than 30 working days left before the new year, quick and simple solutions are even more valuable to helping you keep that “To Do” list manageable. And if those solutions ensure your training budget remains intact for the new year, all the better! ... [more]
