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Free webinar series launches Friday 18th May

By George Donovan on May 9, 2012 in , , ,

For training companies wishing to get started with e-learning, we’ll be hosting a series of free webinars each Friday starting 18th May 2012.

Starting at 11am GMT each Friday, each 30 minute webinar into the world of learning platform technologies will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A, is free and is open to the first 200 people who register using the webform on this page.

Some of the topics that will be discussed include:
  • How you can use an LMS to save training costs.
  • How you can commercialise your training content using an LMS to generate new revenues.
If you wish to join the next webinar, fill out the registration form and we’ll be in touch within the next business day with full login details.

Register for our next Webinar: How to Get Started with a Learning Management System

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New Whitepaper – Top 10 Tips for Implementing an LMS

By George Donovan on May 4, 2012 in

We’ve just released a new whitepaper entitled “Top Ten Tips for Implementing a Learning Management System” which is now available to download by clicking here.

The whitepaper provides business managers in the field of workplace training and development with free advice to help identify and overcome some of the common pitfalls when considering a migration to, or new development of, an online learning platform. The whitepaper is freely available for download by all professionals involved in corporate training and development.

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Limited tickets remaining for our free Google Business Breakfast in Sheffield

By George Donovan on April 23, 2012 in , , , ,

Webanywhere, in partnership with Google, Learning Light and Creative Sheffield, invite all HR, L&D and training professionals with an interest in web based collaboration and social learning to a free business breakfast to be held next week in Sheffield City Centre.

Eventbrite - Sheffield Breakfast, May 4 2012: Transform business performance and collaboration with Google Apps, social learning and the cloud

Attendees will hear how Google and other e-learning experts can help your organisation to boost productivity and workplace performance with social learning tools that can:-

  • Give your team an extremely powerful way to collaborate more effeciently
  • Deliver key improvements in the way you work and share learning
  • Positively impact your working relationships with your customers.
Social based learning models are already a tangible reality for thousands of companies and millions of users across the world.  Migrating to cloud-based applications such as Google Apps can provide your employees and customers with the latest available ‘anywhere, anytime’ technology, improving communication and social collaboration at all levels, while greatly reducing costs.
The event is intended to be a wide-ranging and joined up debate around the fast-emerging topic of workplace learning and real time collaboration enabled by the latest cloud technologies. The agenda will include presentations from industry experts who will share their experiences of their own journey to the Cloud. You’ll hear how applications such as Google Apps can help organisations to reduce costs and start to innovate.
This could be the start of an exciting journey for your organisation to engage with social learning applications and to identify your priorities. We hope that you will be able to attend the event, which is open to all qualifying organisations based in the South Yorkshire area.
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About Corporate Social Networks

By George Donovan on April 13, 2012 in , ,

Managers responsible for workplace learning and development may have noted an increasing buzz around the potential of using web technologies for corporate social learning.

Social tools enable increased employee interaction and collaboration, which provides a mechanism for retaining and accelerating knowledge within workplace walls.

As well as enabling companies to create advantage through developing agility and knowledge retention, social learning can also be used to generate new revenue streams. Web portals can be developed for specific market sectors, acting as ‘information hubs’ with news articles and links to further resources.

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A day in the life at Webanywhere

By George Donovan on March 16, 2012 in

A blog post by Jonathan Smith, work experience student

My name’s Jonathan Smith and I’m a student on work experience here at Webanywhere. I decided to come here for my placement because I’m currently considering a future in IT sales and as a company with a great reputation for learning and development, it was recommended that I completed my work placement with them Continue reading “A day in the life at Webanywhere” »

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Webanywhere announces Google Partnership

By George Donovan on March 14, 2012 in ,

Cloud-based Google Apps offer exciting potential for improving collaboration and increasing knowledge sharing efficiencies throughout organisations.

Webanywhere is pleased to announce that we are now an authorised Google Partner. We’re working on some exciting projects that will help our customers to free up their learning technology budgets, and enable better communication, collaboration and learning…Watch this space!!

Google Apps for Enterprise is the new generation of web based office tools – email, documents, calendar and more – for business.

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Moving to a social ‘pull’ learning model

By George Donovan on March 14, 2012 in ,

Following our presentation at Learning Tech 2012, London Olympia, we’ve seen a real demand recently for social ‘pull’ learning.

We’ve just completed an exciting project with a client based in the executive marketing education sector, with its customers’ learners based in global advertising and creative agencies.

For this client,we’ve created a social ‘pull’ learning platform built on the open source platform, Drupal. This allows learners to see the latest thinking on current digital marketing topics. If a learner then wishes to learn more about a particular topic, they can access a Totara Learning Management System to receive ‘traditional push’ type learning about that topic (via online courses, video content etc). The platform is also compatible with mobile browsers, making it possible to access learning on the move.

Click here to learn more or request a demo

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Learning Technologies Success

By George Donovan on January 27, 2012 in ,

We’ve just exhibited at the 2012 Learning Technologies conference and exhibition at London Olympia.

The event proved to be a major success for Webanywhere, drawing over 5,000 HR and workplace learning professionals with more learning technology exhibitors than ever before.

Webanywhere showcased a number of workplace learning solutions at Learning Technologies including case studies on Moodle from British Safety Council and Webanywhere’s latest work on TotaraLMS based learning portals for MKM Building Supplies and Mediapharm.

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Totara LMS, One Year On

By George Donovan on January 10, 2012 in , , ,

The chairman of Totara Learning Solutions reflects on a busy year in which a “disruptive technology” strategy has made a big impact on the LMS market.

“Totara LMS was launched at Learning Technologies in 2011. As we come to the end of 2011 there are over 80 organisations using Totara and a community of over 30 partners globally selling, supporting and developing Totara. Clients of Totara range from some of the largest corporate organisations including Tesco, Vodafone Ireland, Michelin, Cable&Wireless, Logica and Guys and St. Thomas NHS Trust.

So how did we get here?

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How learning is changing…

By Conor Gilligan on January 5, 2012 in ,

Click here to view a SlideShare version of this blog article

In recent years we’ve witnessed the introduction of web 2.0 tools which are now incorporated in our daily lives.

Many people are now accessing learning ‘on the go‘ through the use of tablets and smart phones, which has led to the creation of new platforms that are not just for workplace learning but also for real time communication with others. This foundation has been built on the successes of social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Wikipedia and Twitter. Given the easy accessibility of such platforms, employees are now on the hunt for ever-quicker methods of learning.

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Lowering procurement costs with Open Source

By George Donovan on December 19, 2011 in ,

While the uptake of open source software is undoubtedly growing, there remain significant barriers to adoption due to procurement practices tending to favour, albeit not always intentionally, the typical proprietary software business model.

The purpose of this new article is to explore the reasons why, and recommend how prospective customers can act to ensure they receive all the potential benefits of looking at commercial open source options.

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Key HRD Trends of 2011

By Conor Gilligan on November 28, 2011 in

This short video provides a summary of some of the HRD trends we saw emerging during 2011. These themes are explored further in the White Paper “Transformation of the Workplace Training Department” (see next article).

HRD trends 2011
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Transforming the Workplace Learning function

By George Donovan on November 28, 2011 in , , , ,

As business organisations seek news ways to create competitive advantage in the digital age, executives are increasingly looking to the HR and L&D functions to grow beyond everyday tasks and provide leadership to ensure broader people management and development objectives are achieved.

The emergence of new learning systems in recent years offers the HR function new opportunities to take up this challenge. Our latest white paper introduces HR professionals to several key areas of consideration:

- The Emergence of Talent Management Strategies
- Increasing Complexity of the Workplace Trainer Role
- The Increasing Relevance of Social Networks in HR
- The Evolution of Learning Technologies

You can download the paper by clicking here.

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Totara – NEW distribution of Moodle for business

By Conor Gilligan on November 24, 2011 in

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You CAN achieve more with your technology budget…

By Conor Gilligan on November 14, 2011 in , ,

The lifetime cost of an enterprise-strength LMS is not limited to the implementation of the software and related infrastructure. Related activities such as e-Learning content authoring, change management, professional support and business transformation can all incur significant (and ongoing) costs.

With a limited budget and much to achieve (in a short space of time) …What do you do?

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HR Transformation – why is it relevant?

By George Donovan on November 14, 2011 in , , ,

As companies strive to create competitive advantage, executives are increasingly looking to the HR function to grow beyond everyday tasks and provide leadership to ensure broader people management and development objectives are achieved.

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Moodle Implementation – Build or Buy?

By George Donovan on November 14, 2011 in , ,


Some advice for business training professionals wanting to get a Moodle LMS project off the ground

Introduction
As business organisations look to save costs by considering more affordable open source Learning Management Systems, Moodle invariably presents itself as a great solution option for induction or compliance led e-learning programmes due to its flexibility, lack of licence / vendor lock-in, ‘customisability’ and product longevity (the open source code can never be taken away, unlike proprietary software, which is licensed for a fixed period and is expensive to modify).

Having done your research you probably already know that Moodle is hugely popular with a global user community including some of the world’s biggest business and not-for-profit brands. So – having made the decision to move to Moodle and open source, what’s the best way to strike the best balance between maximising your ongoing value from your LMS / minimising your total cost of ownership (TCO)?

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Totara LMS – Top Ten Tips

By Conor Gilligan on November 9, 2011 in ,


This article provides 10 useful tips for making the most of Totara LMS – the distribution of Moodle designed for business e-learning

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Create Engaging Presentations with your LMS

By Conor Gilligan on November 4, 2011 in , ,

Most readers will know that there are plenty of web tools and apps which are freely available to download. But while there are ever-increasing numbers of free resources, how many are actually of any use in making our lives easier, more productive or more efficient?

The irony is that while the supply of free resources is accelerating, the demand for these also seems to be growing in response to the need for more flexible, cheaper and on-demand applications. The problem is that even after hours of trawling the internet and reading numerous  blog entries (like this one!),  willing users may be no nearer to finding the right software tool for them.

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Redeveloping Britsafe.org for British Safety Council

By George Donovan on October 31, 2011 in


Webanywhere Redevelops British Safety Council Website (britsafe.org) with full Salesforce CRM and eCommerce Integration

With the objective of driving new commercial and training services to new and existing members, the British Safety Council has turned to Webanywhere to undertake its complex web development project.

The British Safety Council is a global health, safety and environmental charity. They work with businesses to improve their health, safety and environmental management. With an international trading operation generating £9m per annum in revenues – including an OfQual recognised awarding body – it uses these surpluses and its reserves to support a range of non-revenue generating activities to further its vision that no one should be killed, injured or made ill by their work.

Matt Sharp, British Safety Council’s interim head of e-solutions, said, “The new website has been launched. Besides providing an online store for the purchase of memberships, subscriptions and tangible goods, it also lays the foundations for our online community-building project. The new-look website gives visitors a more vibrant portrayal of the British Safety Council’s brand and organises information around how our customers wish to view it, rather than how we are organised as a company.”

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