A Marketplace for User Generated Learning Content
AUSTIN, Texas and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoLearning(TM),
the peer-produced learning marketplace, launched today at DEMOfall '06, a
premier showcase for launching new, cutting edge technology products. The
event takes place in San Diego from September 25-27, 2006 and features the
most innovative new companies in the world.
Everybody has unique expertise to share, but not all subject matter
experts are computer experts. With basic computing skills anyone can create
NanoLearning(TM) for the marketplace that contains not just text and
images, but interactive activities and assessments. Without any
programming, people can create rich, interactive learning in minutes and
publish it in the marketplace where anybody can find it, review it, and
provide feedback on it. NanoLearning(TM) is always online and immediate, so
authors can incorporate feedback from learners to improve the quality of
their learning constantly. Enterprises are finding NanoLearning(TM) a great
way to provide performance support by hyperlinking learning to operational
systems and business process flowcharts.
Key features of NanoLearning(TM) include:
-- The ability to create learning content that is accessed via a standard
URL, without any programming
-- NanoLists to aggregate and publish learning collections
-- RSS feeds to notify authors and users upon updates or new comments
-- Change the skin (look, feel, and screen size) with one click
-- Go mobile instantly with no changes
Chris Shipley, executive producer of DEMOfall '06 handpicked
NanoLearning from a highly competitive field of companies. "Until today a
public marketplace for learning didn't exist, yet learning is something we
all do every day," she stated. "NanoLearning is empowering everyday people
to create, share, and aggregate interactive learning experiences."
Organizations are embracing rapid learning tools that empower users and
efficiently deliver small chunks of learning, according to Josh Bersin,
president of Bersin & Associates, a leading research firm specializing in
enterprise learning and talent management. "Our recent studies show that
over 50% of the training issues in enterprises are time-critical, and many
are dependent on information from subject matter experts," he said. "Speed
is essential in today's competitive business environment, fueling a 60%
growth in the market for tools such NanoLearning."
About DEMOfall
Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the semi-annual
DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are
hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The
DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying
tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events
for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping
them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships,
and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately
70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information, visit
http://www.demo.com.
About NanoLearning(TM)
NanoLearning(TM) is the marketplace for user-created learning. With
NanoLearning(TM) anybody who can access the web can create, share, and
aggregate interactive learning content. Bersin & Associates estimates the
market for rapid learning tools to be approximately $500 million, growing
at a compound annual growth rate of 60%. The company is privately held and
is headquartered in Austin, Texas. To learn more about NanoLearning(TM),
visit http://www.nanolearning.com.
SOURCE NanoLearning, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.nanolearning.com
http://www.demo.com
CONTACT:
Bryan Menell of NanoLearning, Inc.,
+1-512-853-8940, bryan@nanolearning.com
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