Much progress has been made in recent years to support those that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) in our social consciousness, including in the workplace. Non-discriminatory workplaces are on the rise as ethnic and gender diverse workforces are proven to have financial returns above their industry mean. The definition of a diverse… Read more »
If you work in an LMS role or content creation or curation, we know the pressure of continuously supplying relevant and quality courses can be a point of stress. It can feel like you must keep working at breakneck speeds to meet your organization’s short-term needs, leaving you with little time to create new courses… Read more »
Following California, Maine, and several other states, New York signed new legislature in April 2018 that will enforce more stringent sexual harassment prevention measures, many of which center around effective prevention training. With a nationwide push to respond to the #MeToo movement and increased discourse around sexual harassment in the workplace, state and local governments… Read more »
We often hear that companies like yours value the breadth and depth of the OpenSesame catalog from which to choose courses. With over 20,000 courses from the world’s top publishers, we have the courses you need in the formats and languages you want. But, while it’s great to have so many options for your elearning… Read more »
The use of portable hand-held devices is gaining traction in the field of training and education. With wireless networks and large data plans enabling mobility, this allows both trainers and learners to go beyond the traditional classroom and expand the wingspan of their knowledge. We’ve rounded up the top reasons why mobile learning will determine… Read more »
Is your company jumping on the unconscious bias bandwagon? If so, great! However, did you know that some studies indicate that implementing this training may actually cause more harm than good? How do you know what training methods will be most effective for your learners and what is the research behind it? Outdated training has… Read more »
With the amount of courses available to L&D professionals, the manual process of evaluating elearning content can be challenging. In a recent OpenSesame webinar, Spencer Thornton, VP of Content Curation at OpenSesame, presented research that shows course utilization increases 50% when relevant courses are presented to learners. But, how do you evaluate courses and, more… Read more »
Curating content and creating an engaging training program for your organization is no easy feat. You have to sort through large amounts of elearning courses, find the right ones for a variety of initiatives, departments, and learners, and then create impactful learning plans. On top of that, you often have to collect course feedback from… Read more »
The world of learning is progressing at a rapid pace. There are constant changes across a wide array of industries, many of which are not covered by formal education. In order for a company and its employees to move forward, it is essential to invest in e-learning and education, which helps employees achieve self-growth by… Read more »
OpenSesame offers you over 20,000 elearning courses from more than 150 different course publishers directly within our course catalog. Occasionally, you may launch a course that doesn’t load as expected. First, check that your pop-up blockers are off and Flash is enabled. If you still experience problems loading the course, check your browser’s Trusted Sites. What are Trusted Sites?… Read more »
As an L&D professional, we know you have a lot on your plate. From increasing employee engagement and keeping employees compliant with regulations to ensuring training programs align with business objectives, it’s more important than ever that your elearning library is robust, engaging, and up-to-date. To meet these goals and to ensure continued growth and… Read more »
If you or your employees are planning to schedule your Project Management Professional (PMP) exam on 26 March or later this year, you will be taking a revised version of the exam that references the September 2017 release of PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, instead of PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition. Be sure you are… Read more »
To create compelling elearning programs and meet the needs of a diverse workforce, you work with hundreds, if not thousands, of OpenSesame courses. Keeping them organized, sharing with the key stakeholders in your organization, and collecting feedback becomes increasingly important as your organization grows—and as you manage more courses. Lists are a great way to… Read more »
To create compelling training programs and meet the needs of a diverse workforce, you work with hundreds, if not thousands, of OpenSesame elearning courses. Keeping them organized, sharing with the key stakeholders in your organization, and collecting feedback becomes increasingly important as your organization grows—and as you manage more courses. Lists are a great way… Read more »
In the early 2000s, Flash became the dominant platform for online videos, interactive sites, and games. If you’ve watched anything on YouTube or any other video streaming provider, it’s guaranteed that you’ve used Flash to view it. The Adobe honeymoon period started to end in 2010 when Apple famously refused to allow Flash on iPhones… Read more »
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by the European Union (EU) Parliament and will be effective 25 May 2018, at which time those organizations in non-compliance will face heavy fines. What is the GDPR and why is it important? GDPR is designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, protect and empower all… Read more »
Humans are creatures of habit, especially habits that make our lives and daily tasks easier. But habits and technology are often at odds with each other. For example, in the 1980’s, business executives were reluctant to trade their paper rolodexes for computerized contact databases. Every advance in technology, from color monitors, to email, to cloud-based… Read more »
The talent shortage has arrived. In recent research of the Global 2000 by The Conference Board, companies are facing more talent competition than ever in a growingly tight labor market, with US companies increasing their spending in this area by over 7%. With the future workforce looking more diverse, connected, globalized and technologically advanced than… Read more »
We are experiencing an employee engagement crisis: only 13 percent of employees globally are engaged at work, while the rest are either neutral or, worse, actively disengaged. Despite an overall increase in budget toward improving this, many organizations are still having limited success in increasing employee engagement. With a troubling overall lack of engagement and… Read more »
In September, OpenSesame held its inaugural User Conference in Portland, Oregon. In addition to attending sessions by OpenSesame and current OpenSesame customers, conference attendees participated in two roundtable discussions led by our product development team to provide feedback and identify key challenges and solutions with the OpenSesame team. Below are the three core themes we… Read more »
