tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post7265049101855287368..comments2024-03-29T00:45:37.176-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: eLearning Startup OpportunitiesTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-69947009311403862532011-03-14T08:00:04.505-07:002011-03-14T08:00:04.505-07:00Eric - good question. I'm not sure what the f...Eric - good question. I'm not sure what the franchisor would really offer the consultant (franchisee). One of the reasons that training / eLearning has remained so fragmented is that it's very easy to start up a consulting company.<br /><br />But maybe I'm not getting what you are thinking?Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-91272499247775702192011-03-10T20:59:10.041-08:002011-03-10T20:59:10.041-08:00Hi Tony -
It's Eric Matas from eLearningWeekl...Hi Tony -<br /><br />It's Eric Matas from eLearningWeekly.com and I keep wondering if an elearning consulting company could franchise. Then an elearning professional could tap into an existing company instead of starting their own completely from scratch. Part of the problem, I think, is that elearning can be provided from a distance, so we may not need a local store. What do you think? Is anyone trying this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-23661904657966570402011-02-17T14:47:57.892-08:002011-02-17T14:47:57.892-08:00Tony,
I currently work as Military Enrollment Adv...Tony, <br />I currently work as Military Enrollment Advisor at Post University in Connecticut. I am also working on a Masters Degree in Education at the same University. Post is a small private, school with a lineage dating back to 1890. Threatened by closing on numerous occasions, the hierarchy here at Post was able to see the big picture, technology. In the late 90’s early 2000’s Post started offering online degree plans. Since that time, the program has grown to over 3,000 students all over the world taking classes online. A big part of that number is our military population.<br /><br />I see on a daily basis how the world’s educational system is dramatically affected by technology. I am in constant contact with members of the military all over the world. Having a student sitting on campus taking the same course as a SGT in the Army stationed in Iraq, is a prime example of how “distance is dead”. All branches of service offer GI Bill and or Tuition assistance to it's members. With the new world of elearning, these students will be able to take advantage of these benefits more and more. <br /><br />The ARMY in particular offers a portal to digitally track exactly how their soldiers are receiving an education. It tracks what schools they have attended, what courses they took, their course of study, their GPA, their available funds for tuition assistance, any academic holds they may have that will prevent them from having tuition assistance, their current level of education and personal information. <br /><br />With all of the money and time that the government puts into education for its armed services, it is safe to say that elearning will be the overwhelming leader in military education. <br />Thank you for your time. I really enjoy your blog.<br /><br />Ryan Tiscia<br />Post UniversityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-21341838344692955702011-02-15T06:51:45.544-08:002011-02-15T06:51:45.544-08:00@Daniel and @Kelly - nice to connect with each of ...@Daniel and @Kelly - nice to connect with each of you. Are we connected on LinkedIn? If not, please drop me an invite.<br /><br />Both of your startups sound very interesting and are good representatives of what's happening out there. Thanks for dropping the comment.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-54562679199015416462011-02-14T12:51:14.782-08:002011-02-14T12:51:14.782-08:00Tony,
I work for www.OpenSesame.com, which is an ...Tony,<br /><br />I work for www.OpenSesame.com, which is an elearning ecommerce marketplace. We are a startup in the aggregation space that you mention!<br /><br />We enable any content author to post their courses for sale in our marketplace, and our platform technology connects SCORM or AICC courses to any LMS. Buyers come to us to find diverse courses from multiple authors in one place. Buyers can purchase only as many seats as they need for each course and mix and match content from different authors.<br /><br />We have a ratings and review system that enables the social signals and curation you mention as well. We're also connecting with elearning professionals to ask them to serve as "expert reviewers" to provide even more information to buyers. I encourage you to visit our site and take a look around! <br /><br />Please don't hesitate to let me know if I can provide any further information.<br /><br />Kelly Meeker<br />@OpenSesameNowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-41272186190604584942011-02-14T07:21:57.677-08:002011-02-14T07:21:57.677-08:00Hi Tony.
I follow your blog all the way in Far E...Hi Tony. <br /><br />I follow your blog all the way in Far East and your recent entry in E-learning startup caught my eye. I am a PhD Student in E-Learning (Lancaster) as well as a 20 year ICT veteran,(eg. a head programmer at a mobile data setup using Motorola MDI Datatac in 90's and I was trained in Ohio and launched CompuServe in HK in 93). I co-found a startup in HK being incubated by the HK Cyberport and recently launched its services called ClassBooking ; we are basically buidling a SaaS based tuition, class and activities management system for activity providers (much like OpenTable for F&B) ; the model is multi-sided and is based on a research framework I had published with a professor in KM. Different from traditional LMS which is mostly homogeneously deployed within a school, faculty or university. Our model is heterogeneous allowing smaller learning activities providers to benefit from the scale of using ICT.<br /><br />Furthermore, this ecosystem is envisioned to play an important role in distribution of micro or mobile learning objects.<br /><br />I hope this interests you, I have no expectations but thought that I shared with you some of the work-in-progress as startup in the orient.<br /><br />I enjoyed your blogs and writing. <br /><br />Thank you for your time and contribution.<br /><br />Best regards<br />Daniel Chun<br />Co-Founder<br />ClassBooking.com<br />@Art Group LimitedDaniel Chunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547903833152646942noreply@blogger.com