Blog Articles

Moodle’s main update for 2020, Moodle 3.9 has landed. This is a community focused release with improvements requested by Moodle users.

In this blog we’ll introduce the new activity chooser and H5P integration. It’s about giving you the ideas and know-how to give your learners their best ever experience of Hubken’s Moodle solution.

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed the way many people use online learning tools, and the Hubken Totara Learn solution is no exception. One of the most significant shifts has been towards social learning. After all, we’re social animals so collaboration, sharing and personal interaction are central to enjoyable learning and our physical remoteness has made that more apparent than ever.

It's a phrase we're hearing a lot at the moment but what might 'the new normal' mean for training teams? Changes in where and how we work are inevitable so we take a look at some ways to smooth the transition.

Organisations that thrive in the new normal will be those that adapt best.

If you’re using a Moodle Learning Management System (LMS), or you plan to, where it’s hosted isn’t something you can ignore. If you were building a new training centre you’d start with firm foundations, your LMS needs the same with its hosting.

In recent years many organisations have focused on environmental sustainability in an effort demonstrate corporate social responsibility. However, some have been accused of greenwashing with claims their policies might be more about creative marketing rather than any real effort to save the planet! 

When you think about talent management, what springs to mind first? For many people, any talk of talent starts and ends with the hiring process. But what happens to that talent after recruitment?

Organisations today need to put people at the heart of their strategies to ensure employees across the business embody the values and goals of the company.

The healthcare sector has never been under more pressure to adapt to a rapidly changing world.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put strain on healthcare workers globally, forcing doctors, nurses, cleaners, receptionists, manufacturers of medical equipment, pharmacists and more to change their working practices at a moment’s notice, and right now, there is no business as usual.

While working from home has been on the rise for years, thanks to the technologies that enable it, few could have imagined that there would be a mass move to it as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Perhaps this might see an even bigger move to homeworking when the crisis is over.

It’s vital for any organisation to have an effective training strategy to upskill and motivate employees. Blended learning offers a flexible and highly effective solution.

It combines the best of online learning with more traditional face-to-face, or in classroom, learning.