Ziksana Learning Solutions - Developing Ideas and Concepts on the Semantics of Learning
The learning landscape has been completely altered in the past 5 years. The learning industry is awash in evolving new learning technology features like micro and adaptive learning, gamification, augmented and virtual reality, xAPI, big data, social, content curation, user experience, video, integration Adaptive learning etc. The companies who don’t adopt these features will stay a step behind. However, Ziksana Learning Solutions, headquartered in Netherlands has pioneered this field with techniques like Flipped classroom, Crowdsourcing trainers, Gamified content, Learning Analytics and Adaptive learning. The company aims to continuously evolve with technology and sees potential for key technology blocks like 3D printing, Augmented Reality, Wearable technologies, Simulators, Geo-location technology to be integrated with learning environments to provide a highly enriching anywhere, anytime personalized learning experience.
Ziksana caters to three principal markets - corporates, educational institutions and government and public networks through different products. The company also provides an all-in-one adaptive platform that enable companies to drive measurable outcomes in learning and people initiatives. Ziksana has 2 teams in Chicago and a delivery team in Bangalore. The teams in Chicago are engaged in developing breakthrough ideas and concepts on the semantics of learning and doing test cases with large user groups. The delivery team in Bangalore undertakes and assists in large-scale implementation, stabilization and supporting customers.
Ziksana assists large and diversified organizations to create vertical-specific learning programs for their workforce through zEngage. “zEngage provides a scientific tool in mapping the knowledge gap of each employee to the requisite courses that need to be built.
It allows utilization of internal experts in building elearning solutions. Deep analytics also helps HR to understand which areas an employee is good at so that they can decide on where/when/how the employee needs to be deployed,” elaborates Kaushik Ray, MD - India at Ziksana Learning Solutions.
Conventional LMS has two major flaws, overdependence on location centric educators and overdependence on location centric educators and dispensing learning by outdated methods. In order to democratize education, Ziksana’s platform zLearn connects a diverse base of learners to experts which can help overcome time constraints.
Ziksana helps individual educators through zChannel. “Ziksana plays a catalytic role in organizing a confluence of market forces and subject matter experts. For example- on one hand there is a global fatigue against lifestyle diseases and prescription drugs. Hence, we have brought together global experts to create a channel for “natural and holistic well-being” that caters to regional habits and lifestyles,” opines Kaushik.
Ziksana follows a unique approach for providing LMS solutions. It separates structure, content and presentation. Each layer can be interchanged by the author to make content re-usable, targeting the same content to multiple layers of students (e.g. Advanced, intermediate, basic), making learning programs highly personalized and enabling collaboration between peers. Ziksana aims to see a million ex-learners of Ziksana transforming into Educators on the Ziksana marketplace, carrying forward their expertise in providing enlightenment in micro niches of learning needs in five years.
Ziksana Learning Solutions has pioneered this field with techniques like Flipped classroom, Crowdsourcing trainers, Gamified content, Learning Analytics and Adaptive learning
Conventional LMS has two major flaws, overdependence on location centric educators and overdependence on location centric educators and dispensing learning by outdated methods. In order to democratize education, Ziksana’s platform zLearn connects a diverse base of learners to experts which can help overcome time constraints.
Ziksana helps individual educators through zChannel. “Ziksana plays a catalytic role in organizing a confluence of market forces and subject matter experts. For example- on one hand there is a global fatigue against lifestyle diseases and prescription drugs. Hence, we have brought together global experts to create a channel for “natural and holistic well-being” that caters to regional habits and lifestyles,” opines Kaushik.
Ziksana follows a unique approach for providing LMS solutions. It separates structure, content and presentation. Each layer can be interchanged by the author to make content re-usable, targeting the same content to multiple layers of students (e.g. Advanced, intermediate, basic), making learning programs highly personalized and enabling collaboration between peers. Ziksana aims to see a million ex-learners of Ziksana transforming into Educators on the Ziksana marketplace, carrying forward their expertise in providing enlightenment in micro niches of learning needs in five years.
