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The Growing Market Size of e-Learning as Demand Grows My name is Kidaoka, and I am in charge of marketing. Online learning using e-learning systems has been attracting a great deal of attention as a means of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus. This is due to the fact that, in addition to measures to prevent coronavirus infection, the traditional methods of employee education, such as group training and on-the-job training, are becoming less and less effective. The research firm Yano Research Institute Ltd. (Nakano, Tokyo) has released a document that forecasts the domestic e-learning market to grow by 4.51 TP2T year-on-year to 246 billion yen in FY2020. According to the data, the demand for online learning is expected to continue even after the spread of the new coronavirus is under control, and the institute analyzed that the provision of learning services using the Internet, such as remote classes and online classes, will become more active at tutoring schools and other institutions where face-to-face classes are not available. In this article, we will introduce the background and reasons why e-learning learning is needed in the coming years. Click here for Table of Contents 1. the movement of the market size of e-learning in 2019 2. e-Learning is attracting attention as employee training 3. the usage scenarios of e-learning learning! 4. efficient human resource development using learningBOX 5. summary The movement of the market size of e-learning in 2019 Source: Yano Research Institute|from a survey on the domestic e-learning market In BtoB, the market will gain momentum from the revitalization of corporate investment in human resource development The size of the domestic e-learning market in FY2019 is expected to increase 7.7% year-on-year to 235.4 billion yen. The breakdown is 68.4 billion yen (+5.2% YoY) for the BtoB market for corporations (including individuals within companies and organizations) and 167 billion yen (+8.8% YoY) for the BtoC market for individuals, and both markets are expected to continue expanding. Source: Yano Research Institute|from a survey on the domestic e-learning market According to the article, this shows that the e-learning market is growing in size for both BtoB and BtoC. In the BtoB market, e-learning has penetrated more industries and companies than ever before due to the diversification of learning tools with the generalization of smartphones and tablet devices, the evolution of video content, and the ease of use of e-learning due to the development of cloud environments, combined with the revitalization of corporate human resource development needs. e-Learning has penetrated more industries and companies than ever before. What is BtoB? BtoB (Business to Business) refers to business-to-business transactions, in which a company provides goods or services to another company. Sales are also growing steadily in the BtoC market. In FY2020, the size of the domestic e-learning market is forecast to increase 4.5% over the previous year to 246 billion yen. In the current fiscal year, both BtoB and BtoC are expected to increase the number of e-learning users, as the impact of the new coronavirus infection will boost demand for distance learning. Source: Yano Research Institute|from a survey on the domestic e-learning market The BtoC market is expected to see a steady increase in the number of users and the generalization of e-learning as a form of personal learning, due to the penetration of learning styles utilizing smartphones, tablets, and SNS, the evolution of services provided by improved information communication technology, and the emergence of learning services using AI (Artificial Intelligence). The number of users is steadily increasing, and the environment is progressing to generalize e-learning as one of the forms of personal learning. Both the BtoB and BtoC markets are expected to continue to expand in the future. What is BtoC? BtoC (Business to Consumer) refers to transactions in which companies provide goods and services to individuals. For example, BtoC refers to companies that sell goods to general consumers, such as consumer electronics manufacturers, apparel companies, and department stores. Reference: In FY2019, the domestic e-learning market size will continue to expand due to a steady increase in the number of users and diversification of services offered. e-Learning is attracting attention as a means of employee training. Many companies are interested in using e-learning to provide learning and training for their employees. However, some of them may be unsure whether their company is the right environment for e-learning and whether it is effective. Why are companies paying attention to e-learning? Let us summarize the reasons. 1: Repetitive learning is possible at any time and any place, and can be adapted to employees' spare time. With the current diversification of work styles, there is a demand for a training style that can be implemented in accordance with employees' timing, regardless of location and time, rather than the traditional uniform employee training. With e-learning, you can simply replace the materials with the latest ones and have everyone take the most up-to-date course. 2: Minimize the amount of money and time spent on human resource development Companies that used to conduct group training often incur large costs for each training session, including venue, transportation, and lodging expenses. In addition, with group training, the education is conducted on an ad hoc basis, and when there are questions later on, the only thing that can be relied on is the minutes of the meeting. However, with e-learning, similar training can be delivered to people in remote locations via the Internet, and an increasing number of companies are using e-learning as a way to reduce costs. To summarize the problems with traditional training It is costly in terms of human and time costs: ・・・・・ Costs are incurred due to securing instructors, participants leaving their normal work duties, and scheduling. In addition, the size of the venue may limit the number of participants, and if more instructors are needed to accommodate the number of participants, the cost may increase accordingly. It takes time to implement the training: ・・・・・ For a training program with a large number of participants, it takes a certain number of days to select a location, adjust the schedule, and plan the content of the training program in order to make the training meaningful. Advantages of e-Learning Easier management of student learning ・Running costs can be reduced. Less time and effort required for advance preparation Unify the quality of education Here are some of the many ways e-learning learning is being used! E-learning is an Internet-based learning method. Learning content, such as videos stored on a server (learning management system), is delivered to students, who take courses using Internet-enabled PCs, tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices. Therefore, as long as there is an e-learning environment, each student can study at his or her own time and place. E-learning has many advantages, but it may be difficult to determine whether it can be used effectively and whether it is suitable for your company. So, how is e-Learning actually used in companies? Here are some examples of how it is used. Use in corporate training for new employees Many companies are introducing e-learning for the purpose of training new employees. The use of e-learning reduces the time and cost required for the training of new employees, and it can also be used to measure the progress of the trainees' learning and achievements, which can be used to make decisions regarding their subsequent assignment to a new company. Use as an internal information sharing tool Some companies introduce e-Learning for the purpose of sharing materials and questionnaires. E-learning is a very useful tool for simultaneously sending and collecting tests and questionnaires for employees. Another important feature of e-Learning is that it can be used according to the level of the organization, department, or individual in the company to provide education tailored to each individual. Efficient human resource development using learningBOX learningBOX is an e-learning system that makes it easy for anyone to start e-learning. The concept is an e-learning learning system focused on "ease of use" and "low cost. Detailed settings can be made to suit each user, such as course settings for teaching materials, learner group management, and a function to distribute teaching materials to each group. LearningBOX is available for as little as ¥33,000 per year for 100 accounts, and up to 10 accounts can be used free of charge for an unlimited period of time, so please register for learningBOX to see how easy it is to use and try out what it can do! Please refer to the case studies here for actual learningBOX results and effects, such as the elimination of ____ and improvement of ____, after implementing learningBOX. ➡ Click here for learningBOX case studies Conclusion In this article, we introduced the scale of the e-learning market, which is likely to grow in demand in the future, and the reasons behind this growth. However, there may be some companies that are still unsure if their environment is suitable for e-learning and if it is effective. LearningBOX is free for up to 10 accounts. It takes less than five minutes to create an account. If you are interested in using e-learning, or are considering introducing e-learning, please contact us! Please try learningBOX for free. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

This is Nishimura from the development team. We have been using an instance of AWS (Amazon Web Services) for the development of learningBOX, but we are about to switch to development on our in-house server because of some inconveniences. Click here for the table of contents. 1. inconvenient truth about aws 2. considered commercial PCs... 3. assembled it 4. installing ProxmoxVE 5. steps to speed up the drive on Proxmox 6. moving an instance from an existing proxmox environment 7. so, did it get faster? 8. future plan Inconvenient truth about aws Convenient aws for operation, but not for development environment... Actually, it's not very fast. We mainly used T3 instances for development, but to be honest, T3 instances are not very fast, are they? If you use C5 series or Z1d, you can accelerate up to 4GHz, but honestly speaking, it is expensive. If you want to use multiple cores, the cost will be several times higher. Large instances are expensive. In fact, it may not be very fast, but using an instance with a large memory and fast CPU will cost you several tens of thousands of yen per month. There are no instances that are just right. If the memory required for development is 2.1 GB, you need an instance with 4 GB of memory. Isn't this wasteful? You may be able to get around this by using virtual memory or something, but the moment it no longer fits in the real memory, the processing capacity will drop by an order of magnitude. I want to use an instance of just the right size. I considered a commercial PC, but... I thought about buying a commercial PC and virtualizing it, but I just didn't have the right one. I don't need Windows. I don't need it. I can't remove it, or even if I do, it's not nearly as cheap. I don't need a GPU. Most PCs with fast CPUs have a high-performance GPU. You don't need one. (It may be necessary if desktop virtualization is installed, but this has not been tested.) I don't need a mouse or keyboard. I don't need it. I put it together. If you don't have just the right one, build it! So I assembled a PC for the first time in a year. The parts I used are as follows. All parts are shown except the case. For some reason, the case of a ping-pong racket is shown, but it has nothing to do with the case. Description of main parts Motherboard No particular preference CPU Core i9 10900 I chose this CPU for its single-threaded performance. I considered 10900K, but I thought 0.1GHz was not worth the 20,000 yen difference in price, so I decided to go with 10900. DRAM I installed 32GB of DRAM which is reasonably fast. I will add more if it is not enough. SSD I installed 1TB of a reasonably fast SSD (3GB/s). Power supply I chose a good power supply, as I was told by God that I should buy a good one. GPU Not included for now. Install ProxmoxVE Using an entire PC may be the fastest way, but that is not an effective use of equipment, so we built a virtual environment with ProxmoxVE. On the virtual environment, we are running Amazon Linux 2. The procedure for running Amazon Linux 2 will be introduced in another article. I thought the installation would be a piece of cake, but I wasted a lot of time because of a defective block on the USB flash drive I created for the installation. It would be better to make a habit of checking for bad blocks when making installation media. Steps to speed up the drive on Proxmox This is the one that good kids should not imitate, but you can improve disk IO on a virtual environment by enabling disk caching as much as possible. It will probably be faster than reading/writing directly without the virtual environment. However, good kids should not imitate this procedure, because if the power goes down before the write is completed, it will break. Moving an instance from an existing proxmox environment I got into a lot of trouble, but I won't go into it here because it would take too long to explain. If you read the error messages carefully, you will be able to manage most of the problems. If you don't understand what is wrong even after reading the error messages, you can usually figure it out by reading the source code. Do your best. Migration is not possible if the VM is linked to other VMs. You can't migrate if you are using a physical drive or mounting a device for CloudInit. Remove the device. If you haven't already created a Cluster in your company, create one in your existing Proxmox environment and add a new virtual environment to it. Frankly, I'm not very good at infrastructure, so we're looking for engineers who can manage this area for us! (Working at the head office in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture) So, did it get faster? We compared the time taken to test our learningBOX (automated backend testing with PHPUnit). Comparison results AWS environment (t2.small): 2.63 minutes Old Proxmox environment (Core i5 9600K): 1.22 minutes New Proxmox environment (Core i9 10900): 1.1 minutes The difference between the two environments below is not big, but the difference between the aws environment and the Proxmox environment is obvious. c5 and others improve a little more, but the difference between the Proxmox environment and the aws environment is still big. Operating frequency during auto-test When there is no load, it is stable at 2.8GHz, but when a load is applied, it instantly rises to around 5GHz. Faster auto-testing directly affects work efficiency. Whether or not strict TDD is performed, automated testing is indispensable for development above a certain scale. If a test results in an error, or if a new test is created, you cannot proceed to the next task until the automated testing process is complete. On a typical day, we may run a test 20 or 30 times per day, and if we can save a minute per test, we can save that much time to develop new features or improve code quality. Future Policies With the construction of the Proxmox environment, we now have two hardware units to support the virtual environment, and we have also achieved migration between virtual environments. However, three servers are required to build a HA (High Availability) environment, and we intend to build a third environment to realize a stable private cloud, even when the Zen3 generation of Ryzen is released.

How to Use Materials Created with Google Slides as e-Learning Materials My name is Kidaoka, and I am in charge of marketing. Google Slides is one of the business tools provided by Google, and it is a convenient service that allows you to create slides for free. Google Slides is a business tool provided by Google. Our e-learning system allows you to register materials created with Google Slides as a single learning content. ➡Slide materials can be used as e-Learning learning materials for each member or group. Click here for the table of contents 1. what is Google Slides? 2. using slide materials in e-learning 3. how to embed Google Slides in learningBOX 4. how to use slides and quizzes together in a course 5. summary What is Google Slides? Google Slides is an online presentation application that allows you to create presentations with a variety of templates, formats, and fonts, as well as embed videos and add animations easily. Google Slides is an online presentation application that can be edited collaboratively with other users, making it a very useful application for communicating your thoughts and ideas more clearly. Differences between Google Slides and PowerPoint When creating slide materials, many people use Microsoft's PowerPoint to create documents. Here is a brief introduction to the differences between Google Slides and PowerPoint. The screen structure of Google Slides is very similar to PowerPoint, with the necessary functions displayed around the center slide. The main difference is that the functions available in Google Slides are limited and narrowed down to those necessary to create a slide. PowerPoint is full of features, but there are many features that are not used, and it can be difficult to locate the features you want to use. Google Slides is designed to keep features simple so that you can concentrate on creating your presentation. Google Slides' strength is its simplicity and high design, while PowerPoint's strength is its rich feature set. To sum up the features of Google Slides! Smooth, simultaneous editing by multiple people, in real time A wide variety of themes can be used free of charge Integration with Google applications is possible. Free images on the web can be searched and inserted as is Data is saved automatically While PowerPoint requires installation to create slides, Google Slides can be used from a browser without installation. How to start Google Slides To use Google Slides, you must have a registered Google account. If you do not have an account, first get one. After creating an account, open Google Slides. You can set up a Google account by clicking here. ➡ Create a Google Account Using slide materials in e-learning Tatsuno Information System uses Google Slides to create materials for new employee training and in-house training. The convenient point is that the created materials can be immediately used as e-learning materials by simply registering them in the learningBOX. The registration process is designed to be as easy as a few clicks with the mouse, so anyone can register easily. Click here for an example of use at Tatsuno Information Systems. When using learningBOX for e-learning, the learner clicks on the "Learn" button on the sidebar to start the training. learningBOX contents (learning materials) are managed in a single folder. The learner selects the material in the folder and proceeds with the training. Here is a capture of the actual learner screen. Create company overview documents with Google Slides ⇒ Use them in e-learning! How to embed Google Slides in learningBOX To register Google Slides as learning materials, you need to configure the Google Slides side and register it in learningBOX. Since this is an exercise, we will use a manual on how to use learningBOX created with Google Slides as an example. How to set up the Google Slide side Please refer to this video. Step 1. Click on File in the upper left corner and go to [Publish to Web]. Step 2. Click Embed and set the slide size and automatic display. Step 3. After completing the settings, click the Publish button. Step 4: The embed code will be displayed. The embed code you copied will be used later when you register it in learningBOX! How to set up learningBOX Please watch this video. Step 1: Log in to learningBOX. From the My Page screen, click on Content Management. Step 2. Click the Plus button and go to Other Materials >> Iframe Materials. Step 3. Fill in the title name and paste the embed code you have just copied. Step 4. When you have finished pasting the embed code, click the Save button. This completes the registration for Google Slides. Let's take a look at the slide materials on the learner's screen. ▼ Please watch this video. Click 【Learn】 on the sidebar. When the content you created is opened, it will reflect the content of the Google Slides you have just set up. When all slides have been viewed, the learner's status will change to 【Learning Completed】, and the grades will be saved. Click on "View Grades" and click on the "Details" button to see the detailed grade data for the course material. Course Learning with Slide Presentation and Quiz Functions Among the content functions of learningBOX, there is a quiz function that is recommended to support learners' memorization and learning. Using this quiz function, learners can check the content of the slides by taking a numerical test, and the quiz function automatically grades "pass/fail" according to their performance on the test. Please refer to this article for more information on learningBOX's quiz function. For more information about the quiz function of learningBOX, please refer to this article. ➡Creating questions ➡About the test mode setting function Conclusion In this article, we introduced how to register Google Slides, which is useful for creating training materials and presentation materials, in learningBOX. Our e-learning system can register materials created with Google Slides as a single learning content. The concept of learningBOX is an e-learning system that is easy to start using in terms of both cost and operation. learningBOX is free for up to 10 users. If you want to start e-learning but are having a hard time taking the first step, we are here to help! It takes less than 5 minutes to register an account. This is a great opportunity to try our e-learning service for free!

How to Use IP Restrictions to Enhance Online Learning Security This is Kidaoka, Marketing Manager. This paper introduces basic knowledge about IP addresses - how to set IP restrictions. eLearning-based online learning, online classes, and in-house education are very convenient as cloud services that can be used from anywhere. However, the ability to access from anywhere also increases the risk of unauthorized access and the risk of personal information leakage. One solution to this problem is IP restrictions, which prevent users from logging into their accounts unless they use a specified IP address. Our learningBOX is an e-learning system that can be configured with IP restrictions to ensure security. Click here for Table of Contents 1. what is an IP address? 2. connection restriction by IP address 3. setting IP restrictions on learningBOX 4. summary What is an IP address? An IP address is simply a "number" assigned to a computer or communication device connected to the Internet. When using the Internet to browse websites or send and receive e-mail, it is necessary to identify the other party with whom you are communicating. The IP address plays a role in this process. Every terminal connected to the network has an IP address, which is assigned to identify devices on the network such as computers, smartphones, and tablets, and serves as an address on the Internet. Basic Knowledge of IP Addresses Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia IP addresses are represented using decimal numbers. The IP address is represented by a decimal number, and is called a "domain" when it is replaced by letters to make it easier for humans to understand. The Internet has a vast number of users coming and going. Who is viewing or accessing a website and where? The global IP address indicates the unique IP address of the user. This global IP address is unique and cannot be duplicated anywhere in the world. This is the same mechanism that prevents duplicate phone numbers and addresses! What is a decimal number? A decimal number is a way of writing numbers (notation) in which the base number is 10. It expresses numbers using all numbers from "0" to "9". ➡ 【0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 】 Connection Restriction by IP Address LearningBOX can be restricted so that only certain IP addresses can view it. It is important to note, however, that "IP restriction" here refers to settings for global IP addresses. Keep in mind that it is the global IP address that is relevant to IP restrictions! Setting IP restrictions on learningBOX Starting from learningBOX Ver. 2.11, it is possible to set IP restrictions for the access source. How to set IP restrictions Please log in to learningBOX and go to Member Management > IP Restrictions in the side menu. Click IP Restrictions, and the screen will switch to "Login IP Restrictions". Restrict IP This function can be configured for each group. Click "Add IP Restrictions" to display a pop-up configuration window, where you can select a group and enter its IP address, then click the "Add" button to add it. Select the members of the group, enter the IP addresses that can log in, and click the Add button. IP restrictions are now set. Conclusion In this article, we have briefly introduced the basics of IP addresses and how to set up IP restrictions to prevent unauthorized access and information leaks related to the protection of members' personal information. Since it is very easy to set up IP restrictions on learningBOX, please refer to this article and try using IP restrictions according to your own purposes.

Let's use the permission settings of learningBOX! Part 2: School Use Hello! This is ⛄ Shinokura from the Quality Control Department. The rainy season has started, and the days are getting dreary and rainy. During the rainy season, it is easy to get sick due to the difference in weather and temperature, so please be careful. Now, in this article, continuing from the previous article, I would like to introduce how to use the authorization settings, assuming an example of use in a school. In the previous article, we introduced how to use Authorization Settings to give groups and members only the necessary privileges, rather than uniformly giving them the same privileges. In this article, we would like to explain how to make detailed settings for learning management, grade management, and assignment of teaching materials for each teacher's subject and class. If you find it difficult to use the authority settings, please take a look at this article. Click here for an article about authority settings. What are authority settings in learningBOX? Let's use the permission settings of learningBOX! School Use Click here for the table of contents Let's take a Japanese teacher as an example to set up privileges. 2. set up the classes you are in charge of using Group Management Authority (3) Specify the contents using the "Content Management Authority". (4) Use the Grade Management Authority to allow only the homeroom teacher to view and grade the grades. 5. summary Let's take a Japanese teacher as an example to set up the privileges. In this example, we will set up the following permissions for the homeroom teacher of the 1st grade. As the homeroom teacher of Class 1, she can check the grades of the students in her homeroom class. As a Japanese teacher, he/she can manage the teaching materials and contents for each grade (1-3) and check the grades of the students in his/her class. ▼Basic Information Mr. Tatsuo Tatsuno Subject : Japanese Class in charge of : 1st year class 1 ◆Procedure 1 Log in as "Plenipotentiary administrator (vice principal)" or "Owner account (principal)" of Administration General. ◆Work procedure ②. Click the Contents Management screen and create a folder from [Plus button]. Prepare folders for each hierarchy and set them up so that when you open a student's folder, you can open it in the order of >> Grade >> Subject. ◆Working Procedure (3) Return to "Documents" in Contents Management and set up the assignment of teaching materials. Assign the student's folder to the group "Students". Set up the classes to be assigned using the group admin rights Once you have assigned teaching materials, set up your groups. ◆Procedure 4 From the Member Management screen, set the group management privileges and set the class that Tatsuo Tatsuno-sensei will be in charge of. Set the class you are in charge of and click the Save button at the end, and the icon will change to red. Specify the content using the teaching material management authority ◆Procedure 5. From the Member Management screen, click the "Teaching material management authority" privilege. Use this authority to set the Japanese language of the grade for which Tatsuo Tatsuno-sensei is in charge. Save the file as "Student>>1Year>>Japanese, Student>>2Year>>Japanese, Student>>3Year>>Japanese". Set up the system so that only the teacher in charge can view and grade the grades using grade management privileges. Step 6. From the Member Management screen, click "Grade Control Authority". Specify the group name and the folder for teaching materials as shown below, and finally click the Save button. ◆Procedure 7. Set up the assignment of teaching materials. Specify the classes you are in charge of and the folders related to them, and click the Save button. This completes the setup of administrative privileges for Tatsuo Tatsuno-sensei. Please follow this procedure to give the same privileges to each teacher's account and save them. Once the authorization settings are complete, each teacher can create contents in the subject (folder) for which he/she is in charge. Only the teacher in charge of the subject can view and grade the student's answers. Let's check what you can do by logging in with Tatsuo Tatsuno-sensei! ◆Member Management Members under Student>1Year>1Group are displayed, and you can create, edit, delete, etc. members under Student>1Year>1Group. ◆Contents Management It is possible to create, edit, delete, and assign materials under Student>1 year>Japanese language. Similarly, it is possible to create, edit, delete, and assign materials under Student > 2 years > and Student > 3 years > Japanese. ◆Member grade management Tatsuo Tatsuno-sensei is able to view, grade, output CSV, and send grade control notification emails below. Grades of "Student>1Year" for members belonging to the group "Student>1Year>1" (-> because he is the homeroom teacher of the class 1Year1) Grades of "Students > 1 year > Japanese" for members belonging to the group "Students > 1 year" (→ because they are in charge of Japanese) Grades of the members of the group "Students > 2 years" in "Students > 2 years > Japanese" (→ because they are in charge of Japanese) The results of "Student > 3 years > Japanese" of the members of the group "Student > 3 years > Japanese" (→ for being in charge of Japanese) Conclusion In this paper, we have discussed how to set the authority of teachers for each subject, assuming a school setting. Using these methods, it is possible to flexibly combine them, such as sometimes being in charge of all grades and sometimes only one class, without uniformly giving the same authority. Many schools may be introducing or considering e-learning systems as online teaching advances in the wake of the coronavirus. learningBOX is a learning management system that even first-time users can intuitively touch and learn its functions without difficulty in operation and settings. Each teacher working in a school has many roles. I think they manage various roles and organizations, such as being in charge of a grade, a class, or a subject they teach. Please try to set up the authorization taking into consideration the authorization that each individual teacher should have, without giving unnecessary authorization.

Thank you for your continued support of learningBOX. We are pleased to report the results of the survey we conducted with your cooperation in April. We would like to thank the many people who provided valuable feedback on the survey. We will use your opinions and impressions to inform our future development policy for learningBOX, as well as features that should be developed, in order to ensure customer satisfaction. We will use your answers only as materials for our future activities to improve the quality of our services. Click here for table of contents 1. survey contents 2. report of the survey results 3. summary Content of the Questionnaire We have asked five questions in this survey. Thank you very much for taking the time to complete our survey. Here are the survey items Question 1. Do you use the paid version? Question 2. Please tell us how you use learningBOX. Q3. How satisfied are you with our company? Q4. Please tell us about any other products that you have compared with ours or that you have used before. Q5. What do you want to achieve with learningBOX, and what additional functions would you like to see added? Report on the results of the survey Q1. Are you using the paid version? Q2. What do you use learningBOX for (multiple choice)? Q3. How satisfied are you with our company? Thank you very much for your high evaluation. We are not satisfied with the results of this survey, but will take your concerns and feedback seriously and strive to improve our functions in the future. Q4: Please tell us about any other products that you compared with ours or that you have used before. We did not compare our product with any other company's product. We focused on price when we introduced the system. We have monthly training sessions, and we have to manage and report the results of about 100 people within the company, so "ease of creating teaching materials" and "ease of grade management and notification" were major points in choosing your e-learning system. The learningBOX system was visually familiar and easy to operate. It was also easy to implement in terms of cost. I think that the system is still as user-friendly for both administrators and students as it was at first. Q5. Is there anything you would like to achieve with learningBOX or any additional functions you would like to see added? About ▼Quiz I would like to make a quiz in which the correct answers are given in any order. I would like to make questions in which the order of the choices are randomized and questions in which they are not. I would like to have an auto-save function. There were many times when I jumped to another page without saving my changes. The sensitivity of the sorting questions seems to be a bit poor when using a smartphone or iPhone. It would be useful if there was an option to set a passing score, so that the last question answered would count as a pass or completion. About the memorization cards It would be nice if audio was available for memorization cards. It would be better if the cards could be read out loud. About the email notifications There are many times when I want to send a reminder e-mail to someone who has not finished studying the material. In such cases, it would be very helpful to be able to send a reminder e-mail to those who have not yet studied the material and those who are still studying. Currently, we have to send the e-mails individually. Questionnaire function Regarding the layout, some users said that the questions are difficult to read on the left side of the screen. We would appreciate it if you could edit the layout or reconsider it. Others It would be great if Powerpoint animations could be used instead of iSpring. We would like to conduct online classes for the purpose of preventing new coronavirus infection. (Online class) We would like to have a reservation function for uploading and a notification function when uploading is completed. (I would like to select multiple contents and upload them in order.) We would like to add a memo to the name of teaching materials for internal use. (A function to inform other administrators of comments such as "This is for XXX" that can only be seen by administrators.) I want a batch setting function for the management function. (When giving grade management privileges to multiple people, I would like to set them all up at once.) (When we give multiple people the authority to manage grades, we would like to set them all up at once. I would like to create, edit, and manage video training programs in chapter format using learningBOX. We would like to have a chat function. Students can easily ask questions, give explanations to each other in the same group, and share their problems. For customers who want to conduct online classes (online classes) Please refer to the article "Using a live streaming tool to conduct online classes on learningBOX" for details on how to set up a live video streaming service using learningBOX and the video sharing site Vimeo. For customers who wish to upload large files If you have been unable to upload videos due to their large size, please check out our article on how to compress videos to make them smaller. The article provides detailed instructions on how to compress videos to reduce the size of the file. For customers who wish to use chat The learningBOX message box makes it easy to exchange conversations between members of a group, just like a chat room. For more information on how to use and set up the message box, please refer to the article on the message box function that can be used for online learning. SUMMARY We have asked five questions in this survey. Thank you very much for taking the time to complete our survey. We appreciate the valuable feedback we received from so many people. We will always strive to satisfy our customers with the opinions and impressions you have given us, including our future development policy for learningBOX and features that should be developed.

In this article, we will show you how to use our e-learning learning management system, learningBOX, to take advantage of online examinations and online examinations. LearningBOX has been used in all types of industries and fields for its certification and testing functions, and has all the features required for online certification and testing. For those who are unable to conduct tests and examinations at schools and cram schools due to home study. Companies or associations that are having trouble conducting scheduled examinations or certification tests due to the coronavirus? Our learningBOX may be able to solve your problems. We hope that you will consider using our LearningBOX as a reference. learningBOX has all the functions required for certification and examinations learningBOX is an LMS (Learning Management System) developed through QuizGenerator, a quiz creation service. As an example of our e-learning applications, we recommend using it for new employee training and in-house training, as well as for so-called "e-learning learning" functions such as human resource development and in-house education, but it also has a very full range of functions required for "online examinations and online examinations. The functions required for "online examinations and online examinations" are also very well-developed. About learningBOX's Functions ◆Easy to create exams and tests ⇒Even those who are not familiar with computer operation or IT knowledge can easily create questions. ◆A wide variety of question types => LearningBOX offers more than 12 types of questions including multiple choice, multiple choice, short answer, sorting, and fill-in-the-blank questions. Examinee management is also available ⇒ The progress status of each examinee can be monitored, including who is studying, when, and to what extent. It is also possible to send individual notifications by e-mail depending on the learning status and performance of each examinee. PC, smartphone, and tablet compatibility => All Internet-connected devices can be used to take the test without stress. learningBOX is, You can also set up questions with automatic sound, images, videos, YouTube videos, etc. Question creators can also set the system to automatically shuffle the questions to be solved by test takers each time. Time limits, score distribution, and not telling test takers the answers to their questions can also be easily set. You can also limit the number of times a student can take the course. Detailed instructions on how to use the learningBOX can be found here. You can try the actual quiz here National Nurse Examination Challenge Quiz civil service examination Challenge Quiz drone certification Take the quiz Back to Table of Contents Once you have created an online certification test with learningBOX, we invite you to conduct a CBT! If you need a venue for a computer-based certification/examination but cannot secure a venue in-house, we recommend that you conduct your certification/examination at a venue-based test center that supports CBT (Computer Based Testing). What is CBT? CBT stands for Computer Based Testing. It refers to computer-based testing. By taking tests by computer, instead of using paper question papers or mark sheets, the time and cost required for scoring, scoring, and notification of results can be greatly reduced. In addition, since the test is taken by computer, questions with audio and video can be used. Features of CBT CBT examinations are more convenient than paper-based examinations, and the results are available immediately after the examination is completed. There is no anxiety or time lag in waiting for the results. ▼Examiners and accredited organizations can set up questions and answer methods that are unique to web-based examinations! It is also possible to set questions that are difficult to realize in paper-based examinations, such as audio and video. The collection, judgment, and notification of results can be done automatically, reducing the time and cost of printing and distributing materials compared to paper-based examinations. Coverage of Nationwide Examination Sites The system supports 150 examination sites in 109 districts in 47 prefectures nationwide (as of June 2020), making it effective for companies with offices spread across the country that need to conduct examinations for promotion or when there are examinees throughout the country at the site. Back to Table of Contents The "Qualification and Certification Examination Market" is Growing Ever Larger *From ReseMom.Biz (Education Industry Market, 2,679.4 billion yen in FY 2018...market to expand) According to this article, demand for educational services is expanding, and of the 15 major fields in the overall education industry market, the "certification and certification examination market" is one of the 9 fields that have expanded in market size compared to the previous year, indicating that the market is expanding. In today's era of high employment mobility, qualifications are a great weapon to objectively demonstrate one's level of knowledge as they are useful in finding employment and in the workplace. It seems that more and more companies are making qualifications a condition of employment and treatment. Back to Table of Contents SUMMARY In this article, we introduced how to use our e-learning learning management system, learningBOX, for online examinations and online examinations. LearningBOX is used in all types of industries and fields, and has all the features required for online examinations and tests. If you are interested in learning more about "Web-based Online Certifications and Examinations," please feel free to contact us. In addition, sample web-based exam questions are available on learningBOX. For more information, please register as a new administrator, and you can start using the sample materials. ▼ We also recommend that you click here! Also read Back to Table of Contents

Hello, my name is Kuroda from the Quality Control Department. Do you know all the types of content you can create with our e-learning system? LearningBOX has contents, functions, and learning environment that even beginners can easily start online classes. In this article, we would like to tell you about "how to choose learningBOX content," a topic we have received many inquiries about recently. It is not easy to get used to writing, but I will do my best, and I hope you will enjoy this article as well. Click here for the Table of Contents 1. types of learningBOX materials 2. how to choose learning materials 3. examples of use 4. summary Types of learning materials available on learningBOX There are currently a total of 15 types of functions available for our e-learning system! However, the abundance of learning materials is one of the strengths of learningBOX and the secret of its popularity! By utilizing these 15 types of materials, we are able to support all kinds of companies, schools, and cram schools, such as "online learning, newcomers, in-house training, and remote training"! How to Select Learning Materials With such a large number of learning materials, it is hard to think of learning materials from scratch. Is it possible to create the teaching materials you have imagined? Many people wonder how to combine the contents they have created. For such customers, we would like to briefly introduce the contents function of learningBOX. If you are not sure how to create teaching materials, please take a look at these contents. Quiz / Test The quiz function allows you to create and grade paper-based exam questions on the web, such as school tests, mock tests, and quizzes. The quiz function allows users to create questions in more than 12 different formats, including multiple choice, multiple choice, essay, and fill-in-the-blanks. The quiz function allows you to create questions in two modes: master mode, which is suitable for preparation and review, and normal mode, which is suitable for exam questions. We highly recommend this quiz function if you want to encourage learners to consolidate their understanding and memory. There is also a setting that does not tell (hide) the results to the learner. ➡Here is how to use the test mode setting function. Memorization card I am sure that many of our customers have seen or used memorization cards at least once in their lives. I also often used them to prepare for exams during my high school years and up until I was a working adult. These memorization cards are the same as actual word cards, and you cannot look back at them randomly. But instead, you can visualize what percentage you have memorized by checking "☑ memorized". Why not use it as an aid for studying for a test or for content you want learners to remember for sure? Unlike conventional memorization cards, these memorization cards can be prepped and reviewed as many times as you want with just one smartphone. Video/YouTube Video Besides uploading videos created by customers, learningBOX also makes it easy to set up YouTube videos. Simply copy the embed code and paste it into place. By using videos and YouTube videos as teaching aids, "you can keep track of who watched it, when, and for how long, right on your results screen." The advantage of videos is that they can be watched over and over again, making them very useful for university lectures, experiments, and other content that cannot be memorized in a single session. *Please be careful to use the copyright of the videos. WEB page This function allows you to easily create an explanatory page. You can also add pages, so you can use it like a textbook. Not only simple text like a notepad, but also font size and text color can be changed. Worm-eaten notebook MUSHIBUKI Notebook allows you to easily create memorization questions in the form of sentences. It is used to memorize words that often appear on exams by hiding the words you want to remember with a marker. I also have fond memories of memorizing world history textbooks in high school by drawing green markers and covering them with red sheets. As with the memorization cards, the key point here is that you can visualize what percentage you have memorized as the number of hidden parts increases. Please use it for memorization materials before exams, etc. Questionnaire Collect multiple responses to a question. The administrator can download a CSV of the total responses from the question-specific tab of the Results Management screen. Reports Both text entry and file submission are supported, and administrators can grade the reports with comments. Learners can easily see the grading details on the grade details screen or in the "Submitted Reports List" in the side menu. PDF file PDF files can be viewed and distributed to learners. Printing and downloading of PDFs can be prohibited. Attachment Used when you want to give data or files to users. You can use the data by itself or compress multiple data into a zip file for attachment teaching materials. Using this function, you can have learners download a variety of files as educational materials. SCORM teaching materials You can upload your own content or materials that have been used on other companies' LMSs. Two of our engineers have created SCORM materials in the past and introduced them to you. Click here to read the article about SCORM teaching materials. How to create and add SCORM materials using TensorFlow.js How to rewrite your own programs into SCORM materials and use them in learningBOX Typing materials Teaching materials for typing practice. You can set the font size, time limit, passing score, order of questions, and level of grading, and wrong letters are displayed in bold red letters on the score details screen. iSpring Teaching Materials iSpring is available as an add-on to PowerPoint. iSpring allows you to shoot lecture videos based on PowerPoint materials you already have on hand for teaching purposes. This authoring tool is recommended for those who are considering in-house production of video presentations. iframe teaching materials If you specify "embed tags" to be used in HTML notation, you can register them as educational materials. If the embedded content is a quiz from our QuizGenerator, the score is not saved, but the history of the opened material can be checked on the grade management screen. In addition to our quizzes, you can also embed word cards and Google Maps. Certificates From stylish to cute designs, we can create certificates that give learners a special feeling. You can set the issue date and expiration date, and print, save as a PDF, or save as an image. You can easily check the certificates you have already obtained on the certificate list screen. Here are some examples of use The teaching material I came up with this time is a vocabulary book to memorize prefectural capitals using memorization cards! The letters are centered and larger, and ruby settings have been added. Even adults can learn enough. Using Mnemonic Cards as a Self-Study Auxiliary Tool Combine the contents and use it as a course study. Use the quiz function to test the content learned on the memorization cards and distribute certificates after passing the test! Watch the video to see the series of steps. ▼If you have difficulty seeing the video, please view it in full screen. Conclusion In this article, we introduced how to select learningBOX content, a topic we have received many inquiries about recently. Appropriate selection of learning materials will help you learn more effectively. For more detailed information on how to use learningBOX, please refer to the LearningBOX Content Management page. If we come up with more good ideas, or if you have any examples of our customers' use of learningBOX, we would like to share them with you as soon as possible!

In this article, we will discuss how to conduct online classes using learningBOX and the video sharing site Vimeo. Click here for the Table of Contents 1. what is Vimeo? 2. how to register and set up Vimeo 3. how to set up live streaming on learningBOX 4. summary What is Vimeo? Vimeo is a video sharing and viewing site similar to YouTube and Nico Nico Douga. Unlike YouTube, Vimeo does not display advertisements. ⇒ Vimeo's official page Features of Vimeo With Vimeo you can You can set a public scope for your videos. You can set a password and play videos within a specific domain. ➡You can limit video viewing to only those who can use a specific domain or know the password! How to register and set up Vimeo If you would like to set up online classes using Vimeo, you can sign up for the Premium plan here. This Premium plan is a prerequisite for setting up live video. The Plus, Pro, and Business plans do not support live video streaming. Please note this when signing up for a paid plan. *Vimeo's paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee to get started. If it does not fit your usability, they can offer a refund for up to 30 days of use. (At the time of writing: information as of June 1, 2020. Please visit Vimeo's website for more information). How to set up Vimeo When you sign up for the Premium plan and log in to Vimeo, you will see this screen. To set up a live stream, click on Live Events in the side menu bar. ◆STEP: 1 Please go to Live Event >> Create Live Event. ◆STEP: 2 By setting up your video viewing preferences, you can set the video distribution date and publication restrictions here. When you have completed the settings, finally click on 【Next】. STEP：3 From this screen, configure specific domain settings STEP:4 Embedding >> Specific Domain STEP：5 After setting up the domain, click the + button at the end. STEP: 6 Open the [Embedding] tab and copy the embed code of the video. How to set up live streaming on learningBOX Once the Vimeo settings have been set up, proceed to ◆STEP:3 ⇒ ④, the next step is to set up the video to be streamed on learningBOX. Please log in to learningBOX and go to Content Management >> ⊕ button >> Other materials >> iframe materials. Enter the title and ◆STEP: 3 ⇒ Enter the embed code you copied in ④ into the embed code field of [iframe teaching materials] and finally click the Save button. After setting up the learningBOX, return to the Vimeo settings screen and click [Start Live Streaming]. You can find more information on how to use Vimeo's live video streaming service here. Conclusion In this article, we introduced how to set up an online class using learningBOX and the video sharing site Vimeo. By using Vimeo, you can not only distinguish between public and private videos (password-protected or open only to those you wish), but you can also set detailed privacy settings for each video. The domain name of the video can also be specified, which is useful for making videos available only on the company's own website or on closed member sites.

About this upgrade Thank you for using learningBOX, our e-learning creation system. Today, learningBOX has been upgraded from Ver. 2.9 to Ver. 2.11. In this article, we will provide details about Ver. 2.11 (released on May 19, 2020), to which various new features have been added. List of New Functions and Functional Improvements ☑Certification ☑ English Support ☑ "B to B Sales in EC" ☑ "B to B Sales in EC" ☑ "Renewal of Order Screen ☑ "Renewal of Order Screen As of Ver. 2.11, English support for learningBOX has been added as a function, which has been requested by many customers with foreign employees. In addition, the certification has been further improved. Many other features have been added, including improvements to existing functions. We will now introduce the 2.11 series version upgrade in detail. Certificate Prepare a certificate that gives your learners a special feeling, from a stylish design to a cute design. Starting with Ver. 2.11, you can now customize the design and layout of your certificate to your liking. Previously, certificates were created according to a predetermined format, but now they can be customized freely. In addition, once a certificate is created, it can be saved as a template and edited. English Support The functions of the learningBOX can be displayed and operated in English without any modification! The functions of the Japanese version of learningBOX are now available in English, making it possible for more people to use it. English website also opened! English versions of the manual site and service introduction site are also available. ▼learningBOX ▼QuizGenerator B-to-B sales of EC functions The EC function of learningBOX now supports BtoB sales! Until now, we have specialized in BtoC and have been used to build new sales businesses on the Web, but now you can purchase learning content on a company or group basis. Renewal of the order screen The order screen has been renewed starting with Ver. 2.11. We have made it easier for you to select a plan and check the options available. Due to the renewal, some plans cannot be renewed on the web at this time. 　In such cases, the "Upgrade" and "Apply" buttons are not displayed. 　We apologize for the inconvenience, but please contact us via the inquiry form or phone call to let us know that you wish to continue your subscription. Other Please contact our CS sales team if you have any questions or need more information. Inquiry Form We will continue to listen to our customers' voices and improve our functions to make your use of our products even more comfortable. Thank you for your continued support of LearningBOX/QuizGenerator.