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Maximise your L&D efforts with Moodle Workplace.

The planning and implementation of Learning and Development (L&D) in the workplace is a big task. The responsibilities of L&D Managers are many and varied. Can the right choice of workplace LMS help?
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Do you have all the right tools to deliver better student experience?

Recent survey results by QILT indicate that Learner Engagement and Student Support are still struggling areas when it comes to Student Experience ratings. Education technologies can help universities and colleges improve their teaching and learning experience. It does, however, take a handful of tools that can integrate seamlessly...
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Technological implications to organisational silos.

Does technology help break down organisational silos or can it make matters worse? There are plenty of arguments to both scenarios and specific examples to prove them. Here are some of the things we recommend based on our experiences working with various public and private companies over the years.
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Take your e-learning efforts to the next level: gather the right team.

In the complex hybrid world that we live in, where technological advancements continue to pick up pace, not many organisations can keep up with recruiting, upskilling and utilising internal talent in ways that will serve their digital needs efficiently. In most cases, you will have to have a partner, or a few. Here's what you need to look for...
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Cloud Hosting Providers: what you need to know.

This blog is not about selling any of the big cloud providers, as many of us only have a small number of options when considering the required feature set, locality (data sovereignty laws) and capability of an internal team or contracted provider. Rather, this blog aims to provide some pointers – things to consider - when making high level decisions such as moving to cloud and choosing (or changing) a cloud provider.
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What is Cloud Automation and Orchestration?

One great thing about hosting in the cloud is that there are many more automation and management tools available for your sites and applications. Most layers of a cloud solution technology stack have automation workflows built-in and infrastructure teams do take advantage of these functions for a more streamlined, consistent and systematic operation. Here is how it works.
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EdTech (e-learning) Trends 2024 You Should Not Ignore.

As each new year begins, education providers are hit with more data and articles on ‘the very latest’ trends and things they must consider. Prioritising the steps in your organisation’s road map to success is becoming more and more difficult, so what do you do? Let's look at the not so new but continuing trends we believe you should keep up with.
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Student Privacy in Moodle: how can you make students’ personal information invisible to other students?

"What are the options in Moodle for hiding students’ personal information from other users?” is the question we get asked a lot. In this blog, we provide you with some “how to” tips, as well as explain Moodle contexts which exist within Moodle sites and are important to differentiate when addressing this.
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Common Challenges in Enterprise Software Development and How to Overcome Them.

Custom enterprise software solutions definitely offer more flexibility than off-the shelf products. They are, however, laborious projects that need to tick many boxes. While there will always be some factors that are not in your control, there are definitely measures you can take to reduce some of the common pains including time and budgetary over-runs as well as your team’s stress levels.

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