GeoLearning Podcast Series

In the podcast “Getting Started with Extended Enterprise,” GeoLearning CEO and president, Frank Russell, discusses GeoLearning’s solution to reaching influential people outside of your internal organization. From non-traditional, contract or part-time employees to independent selling agents, channel partners and even your own customers, reaching your extended enterprise is key to achieving the business results you desire, Russell says.

In the podcast “The Seven Cs of Social Learning,” GeoLearning’s Ron Ateshian, senior product specialist, discusses how GeoLearning’s enterprise social technologies can meet the challenges that many businesses face today. Ateshian explains the different aspects of the “Seven Cs,” which refer to content, consumption, contribution, conversation, collaboration, connection and control.

In the podcast “Knowledge Network User & Partner Conference,” GeoLearning CEO and president, Frank Russell, provides a sneak peek into the highlights of the upcoming conference to be held November 1-4 in Dallas, Texas. World-renowned keynote speakers, case studies, panel discussions and product training sessions will highlight the event. According to Russell, there will be something for everybody – beginners, intermediates, experts in learning and performance management and those who may be interested in becoming GeoLearning customers.

GeoLearning's Manager of Client Learning Services, Dr. Matthew Casey, discusses his recommendations for organizations preparing virtual instructor-led training (VILT) content and curricula in the podcast "Your Successful Virtual Classroom: Best Practices for VILT." Casey cautions that VILT requires more interactivity (once every five minutes, he suggests) to work correctly than a typical instructor-led course. Repurposing an ILT PowerPoint as a VILT course doesn't allow the instructor to know if learners are following along and understanding the information, without being able to see their non-verbal feedback. Interactivity engages the audience and lets the instructor ask poll questions to find out if learners are on track.

GeoLearning's Senior Product Specialist, J.R. Wymer, discusses the new GeoLearning Mobility™ solution in the podcast "Trends in Mobile Learning." With tremendous growth and integration in the mobile device industry, a trend that Wymer says will keep increasing over time, GeoLearning's new mobility solution allows users to utilize these devices to complement their formal training and to train customers and channel partners in the extended enterprise. Although other trends are emerging, Wymer says these two are rising to the top.

In the podcast “No Login Required: Opening your LMS to an External Audience ,” GeoLearning’s Chris Lennon, senior product manager, discusses the new open site functionality in the GeoMaestro Learning Management System (LMS) and the value it brings to an organization. With open site, organizations can configure a secondary entrance to their LMS that allows audiences outside of the organization (extended enterprise customers, resellers, partners, etc.) to consume information before they login to the site. While you don’t have to have eCommerce in order to use Open Site, if you are an eCommerce user Lennon says it goes hand in hand.

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Senior Courseware Product Manager, Spencer Thornton, explains the importance of solid courseware offerings and partnerships to GeoLearning’s Software as a Service (SaaS) GeoMaestro™ Learning Management System (LMS) in the podcast “Courseware Integration: The Benefits of Seamless Selection and Service.” With more than 20 industry-leading providers offering 20,000 courseware titles, GeoLearning’s partnerships allow its customers to come to one source to implement their LMS and deploy content. This eliminates the hassles of having to meet with multiple vendors for LMS courseware.

In the podcast "Bridging the Gap of Organizational Strategy & Performance with Talent Management," J.R. Wymer, Senior Product Specialist, discusses the benefits of having GeoLearning's Software as a Service (SaaS) learning management system (LMS) integrated with SuccessFactors to help organizations align, develop, motivate and maintain their workforce. Having an e-learning system that is easy to use, understand and manage is key to getting companies where they want to be in the future with talent management.

Mike Yakiemchuk, Vice President of Extended Enterprise Solution & Professional Services, discusses the benefits of Geolearning’s Extended Enterprise solution and how it can help organizations improve their bottom line in the podcast “Reaching External Audiences to Grow Your Business.” According to Yakiemchuk, the Extended Enterprise solution not only has potential to create new revenue, but it can also increase brand loyalty, retain customers, expand footprint in certain market segments and better inform an audience to make them more vested in a product.

In the podcast "You Can’t Manage What You Can't Measure,” GeoLearning's Kim Lennon, Product Manager for Reporting and Analytics, discusses the impact and value of a learning management system (LMS) to an organization. With new reporting and dashboard functionality in the GeoMaestro LMS, it's now easier than ever to demonstrate the importance of measurement on a company's top and bottom line.