Digital Learning Infrastructure
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The wilkon Toolbox
for digital learning
wilkon.academy offers a comprehensive toolbox to support digital learning in a business context in the best possible way. Together with wilkon Systems GmbH & Co. KG and other project partners, even complex projects can be brought to life. Wherever possible, we opt for powerful and well-established OpenSource tools. When selecting specific tools, we consider not only educational value, but also compliance with data protection regulations, a solid technological platform, and easy customization depending on the specific project requirements.
ILIAS - OpenSource LMS
Supports web-based learning for more than 25 years
ILIAS was first developed in 1998 and is now used by a broad community in a wide range of educational areas as a learning, knowledge and collaboration platform: ILIAS installations can be found in higher education, in associations, chambers, public administration and companies of various sizes. A broad developer community brings the open source idea to life and contributes to the continuous and transparent development. The core system can be enhanced by numerous plug-ins. Therefore, today ILIAS is characterized by its wide range of features, its versatile application scenarios, manifold APIs and, last but not least, a high level of security and compliance.
Installation & License
- OpenSource, royalty free
- Installation on Premises
- flexible customization, expandability & scalability
- Excellent integration with the existing infrastructure
- Large community representing a wide range of educational areas
- Large developer community with a transparent roadmap
Use cases
- Complementary to classroom teaching or as a pure e-learning platform
- Equally suitable for open learning beyond classic 'courses'
- Qualifications, mandatory instruction and onboarding
- Competence Management
- Online exams and surveys
- and much more
Management Tools
- Powerful course management
- Flexible procedures for course enrollment
- Automated assignment of learning resources
- Extensive export options
- Portfolios, badges and certificates documenting acquired skills and competencies
- and much more
Compliance
- Granular management of privileges/roles
- Hassle-free operation compliant with GDPR
- Certified by NATO in 2008 for use on the protected intranet
- Representation of even complex organizational structures
- Documented user consents, persistent certificates, and more
More Features
- Integrated authoring tools
- Powerful SCORM player
- Various media types can be embedded
- Manifold communication tools
- Accessible and responsive user interface
- Mobile Learning
- and much more
Our Services
Successful introduction and efficient use of ILIAS
Advisory
- Specifying project requirements
- Streamline processes (e.g. assignment of learning content, reporting, automated course creation, etc.)
- Optimized solutions for onboarding, mandatory training, online exams, competency management, etc.
- Technological aspects (system requirements, connectivity to 3rd party systems, etc.)
- Privacy / Compliance
- and much more
Coaching Packages
- For teaching staff and the administration
- Structure courses, provide learning materials
- Using communication tools perfectly
- Using authoring tools in ILIAS
- Prepare tests and surveys
- Create learning sequences & study programs
- and much more
Support packages
- Installation on your on-premise servers
- Updates, migration, backup, monitoring
- Connect to directory services (AD / LDAP)
- Create course templates, tests, certificates
- Embed media and other educational content (e.g. videos, SCORM modules, etc.)
- Integration of ILIAS LMS and BigBlueButton
- and much more
BigBlueButton
Powerful OpenSource Virtual Classroom
BigBlueButton is a well-proven, very modern tool for webinars, online trainings or online conferences. It offers a whole range of educational features that make the life of online trainers and presenters easier and enable them to host sophisticated and entertaining events. Nevertheless, the tool is characterized by its very simple and clearly structured user interface.
Installation & License
- OpenSource, royalty free
- Installation on Premises
- Flexible customization
- Use as a stand-alone system or together with LMS
- Modest system requirements, very scalable
- Large developer community with a transparent roadmap
User experience
- Can be used directly in the browser without any additional software
- Background elimination of the webcam (with custom background images)
- Can also be used on iOS and Android
- Optional telephone dial-in
Tools
- Public chat
- Private chats to moderators (optionally also to other learners)
- Shared whiteboard
- Shared notes
- Desktop sharing
- Shared video playback
eModeration
- Status icons for participants / raise / lower hand
- Flexible surveys, optionally anonymous
- Powerful breakout rooms for work in smaller groups
- Team teaching with multiple moderators
- Learning Analytics Dashboard
Privacy
- Encrypted data transmission
- System-side log data is automatically deleted after seven days at the latest.
- Moderators can share the participant list, the public / private chat and the participant webcams flexibly
- Runs on own servers
- Hosting at a German server site available via the wilkon.academy
StreamingCube
- The wilkon.StreamingCube has been optimized for use with BigBlueButton
- We have developed configurations for BigBlueButton to ensure optimized streaming quality
Our Services
Successful introduction and efficient use of BigBlueButton
Advisory
- Specifying project requirements
- Hardware requirements (sizing, bandwidth, etc.)
- Upgrade training venue equipment to host hybrid events
- Training needs for teaching staff and administration
- and much more
Inhouse training
- For teachers, eTutors, back office staff
- Shape live online events to success
- Professionally design the participant onboarding
- Tools for activating the participants
- Peer learning using breakout rooms
- Deployment scenarios for advanced users
- and much more
Support packages
- Setup on your on-premise servers
- Setting up additional tools (Greenlight, TURN)
- Setting up the telephone dial-up
- Updates, monitoring, troubleshooting
- Design customizations
- Integration with your existing LMS
- and much more
Remote PC Lab
Hands-on software training in a live-online format
Our solution has been optimized for trainings covering complex, graphics-intensive and hardware-related applications, such as networks, home automation, smart home, video surveillance, and much more. Learners connect easily via browser or a remote desktop client to full-fledged workstation PCs on which the applications to be trained are hosted. If required, these workstations can be integrated into a network together with other components, such as sensors, machines to be controlled by software, etc. This allows the simulation of real-life scenarios, even for specialized applications. Automated procedures ensure that all systems will be restored to a defined initial state before the training starts. Hybrid training courses, in which some participants attend in person, can also be implemented easily.
Features and Service
Successful introduction and efficient use of the Remote PC Lab
Features
- Individual workspace for all learners
- Remote access to training workstations via browser (standard) or via free remote desktop client for Windows, Linux, macOS (for applications with higher demands on graphics)
- Simplified desktop sharing for time-saving support of learners during trainings
- Integration of hardware components located off-site to the training setup via site-to-site VPN and coupling on layer2 level
- Automated software deployment / automated update routines for smooth operation even with a busy training calendar
- Perfectly suited for our virtual classroom and the wilkon.StreamingCube
Central infrastructure
- High availability virtualization cluster for the provision of the software to be trained
- Data center location Nuremberg
- Internet connection: 1Gbit (10 Gbit optional)
- Co-location of complementary hardware components
- and much more