We are happy to introduce the new English version of Foxize Cloud, which includes a renovated website and an English demo of our LMS. The new website in English includes all the sections and the same functionalities as the website in Spanish, which means you can now access the section about prices, partners and more. …
We live in the age of information. We are fortunate to have access to an immense amount of knowledge for free thanks to the internet. So why are people still interested in paying for online courses? Each person is different, but we give you 4 reasons why online courses are purchased. 1- Organized information…
It is always advisable to accompany online courses with exercises that students can perform, since it allows them to consolidate the knowledge of that module, while the teacher can evaluate their progress and reinforce the content in if necessary. Many times, we find statements of long and complex exercises in a PDF, but we cannot…
Until now, a maximum of 750MB could be uploaded per video, but recently we have upgraded the upload MB to 1.5GB per e-learning video. Obviously, this upgrade will allow you to upload videos of higher quality and longer duration, although we always recommend optimizing the weight of the files to the maximum, for reasons of…
Online courses have a lot of potential. An initial investment (large or small, depending on your budget) can pay off big in the long run, whether it’s to create a training-based business or to increase the productivity of your employees. Throughout several articles we have taught you how to create an online course, from its…
Since the beginning of coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, business and schools have had to search for alternatives to continue with teaching and training activities. Many of them have moved to online training and elearning. ¿But what about those live courses that rely heavily on teacher-student interaction? In some courses, feedback and interaction are essential. Webinars…
About BJ Adaptations BJ Adaptaciones is a leading company in its sector specialized in technology for people with disabilities. Committed to the challenges of its users, at BJ Adaptaciones they work to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of these people, their autonomy, their communication possibilities and their access to work and…
Diagnostic tests are a great tool to find out what your users’ level of knowledge is regarding a topic, and to be able to automatically recommend courses to help them develop the knowledge they need to reinforce. In addition, the diagnostic tests allow your users to compare their level with the level of their sector…
Your training platform must be a complete ecosystem where your users can develop their skills, even beyond online and live-classes courses. The motivation to learn is usually intrinsic, it comes from within, but extrinsic motivation (such as rewards) is also often necessary for the user to continue attending courses. Next, we leave you a series…
E-learning videos can have quite different formats depending on the needs of the course, the message, or the brand image. Sometimes, in e-learning videos, the teacher figure has more presence, other times, a presentation, or the computer screen does. Format can vary for technical reasons too: not having access to a recording space or studio,…
Sometimes we want to create a tutorial where it is not necessary for the teacher to appear, we want to make a podcast, or we simply do not have a camera of sufficient quality to record ourselves. There are many reasons to only record a voice-over. The teacher’s voice is one of the main pillars…
For the past month we have been working to incorporate S3 and CloudFront services from Amazon Web Services to improve the performance of Foxize Cloud. Thanks to this new implementation, we have managed to prepare the platform to be more flexible and scalable based on future needs. At Foxize Cloud we work every day to…
Can you imagine that your face-to-face courses are not tied to a fixed space? Where people around the world can participate in your sessions? Are you looking for your online courses to be more interactive and participatory? Webinars are the solution you are looking for. As its name suggests, a webinar is a web seminar…
A lead magnet is content that you offer to your users for free, in exchange for their email address. This way, you can increase your database and contact new potential leads (customers) by offering them relevant information through email marketing. To create a good lead magnet we must take into account the profile of our…
In a previous post we explained the importance of the performance of our website for the retention and subsequent conversion of users. Performance can be affected by a number of factors, one of which (and most important) is content load. As you already know, in your Foxize Cloud platform you can personalize your school with…
How many times have you come across a website that takes too long to load and you decide to leave it and look for another alternative? Can you imagine this happening to a person who came across your training platform? For some users with fast connections, this charging problem will not be an issue, but…
What is not measured, does not improve. As trainers, we want to make the training experience as comprehensive and effective as possible, and for this it is very important to measure the impact they cause. Every course we take without collecting data is a lost opportunity for improvement. Although no measurement system is perfect, and…
Do you want to start your own training school? Are you looking for teachers to star in your online or face-to-face courses? Not all people are trained to teach, so we propose these 7 essential characteristics that a trainer must have. This way you will know what type of profile to look for or, if…
Video editing is one of the least known phases of the entire production process, but without a doubt one of the most important. One of the reasons why people turn to online courses is because of their easy access and the outlined treatment of the subject. Therefore, a good online course must have good video…
According to a study by Gyro: Madrid, for 73% of working Spaniards, training is one of the most important policies that the HR department must follow. And according to LinkedIn, 73% of talent development teams use external content to train their employees. Training is very important to develop our professional skills in a world in…
Knowing how to keep the attention of your students is as important as creating impeccable training content, but sometimes can be challenging. Whether you are more about online courses or face-to-face courses, we are giving you 10 tips to make your classes more effective. 1. Outline your course You need to organize your content…
Thanks to technological advances in recent years, it is no longer so difficult to find cameras and recording material at a good price and accessible to everyone. In fact, many of us have mobile phones in our pockets that incorporate cameras capable of recording in HD and even 4K. For this reason, there is no…
When we teach a face-to-face or online class, presentations have an important role, since they help students to better understand our explanations, so it is important to take care of every detail. Below we share with you 10 programs to create and edit your presentations according to your needs and those of your training. …
Have you ever attended a course in which the teacher goes around the bush and at the end of the session has only taught ⅓ of the content of that training? Can you imagine this happening in an online course? Users take online courses because they offer short capsules of content and can consume them…
To start promoting our online courses we must create a marketing plan, a document that details the necessary information, objectives, campaigns, and actions that will be carried out to promote your course. It usually encompasses a year with long and short term planning. It is important to have a marketing plan, not only so that…
Delivering training has evolved through the years, especially in this digital context. The training model is tending towards a more dynamic and digital aspect. For example, masterclasses are divided into 80% theory and 20% practical exercises, while workshops focus 100% on activities. In addition to these two examples, we can find many other ways to…
With the emergence and advancement of new technologies and job automation, business models are increasingly getting closer to the service economy. We speak of intangible assets as a distinctive value of companies, and one of these assets refers to talent. The growing demand for talent requires new tech knowledge and, above all, soft skills. Professional…
Quieres crear tu curso de formación. Has escogido la temática y ya has realizado el trabajo de sintetizar tus conocimientos y contenidos que impartirás, los has ordenado en diferentes bloques y has pensado en tu formato del curso (online, presencial o blended). Ya estás listo para crear tu guía docente. La guía docente es el…
We all know that the content of our training sessions is what matters the most to our students, but we can’t deny that everybody judges a book by its cover. Therefore we must take good care in presenting our videos. Nowadays, good cinematographic cameras are not necessary to produce a good result from your videos,…
Choosing what training you are going to offer is a very important step for every future student, but it is even more for the teacher. The debate repeats itself: Is face-to-face training better or online courses? Let’s not forget that each of the training has certain characteristics that the other lacks. Before deciding what type…
In 2012, we started working at Foxize with the evidence that training is an essential activity throughout our lives. The famous lifelong learning. With this premise our mission was clear: to change continuous learning and democratize it. For this to be possible, we felt that we should create a training proposal with face-to-face and online…
Have you thought about giving training but have not yet dared to take the first step? We give you 6 reasons to start your training school right now. 1. DEMAND Lifelong learning has become a life routine for many. The idea of dividing our professional life into two stages is now a thing from…
Due to digitization and the constant evolution of web technologies, the creation of a web infrastructure is increasingly complicated and, above all, complex. To be up-to-date (like complying with PSD2 regulations) it is necessary to add and combine applications from different providers, each with its own systems and programming languages. As you can imagine, the…
Online training has become an essential part of our professional growth process. And it is not just consuming this content, it is also creating it, as new business models are being generated based on teaching courses online. We know that you love to learn and share. Right now you probably have your own blog or…
What is the new European Payment Directive? As many of you already know, the new European payment directive (PSD2) was enacted on September 14 2018th, whose main objective is to improve security, reduce fraud and streamline transactions carried out over the Internet. This directive allows access to the data and systems of financial institutions to…
We live in a constantly changing technological and digital environment in which it is necessary (and also our responsibility) to update ourselves. We have taken advantage of the summer break to tackle these tasks, updating our core tools for the development of Foxize Cloud: PHP and Symfony. Update to PHP 7 Performance improvement by…
Foxize Cloud is a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). A type of solution that has been with us for a long time. Basically it is any web-based service where the software and data are hosted on the provider’s servers and accessed with a web browser over the Internet. There are numerous examples of everyday use of Saas such…
We are all aware that managing training on a regular and recurring basis is a complex task. We are faced with an endless list of details that make the difference between turning training into a strategic activity or a nightmare. Think about and implement how you capture and enroll students in courses, have a payment…
