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New! Subscribe for TrainEasy in your local currency!

We are pleased to announce that we have upgraded our payment system to support several local currencies. This means that customers in the following countries can now pay for their TrainEasy subscriptions using their local cards and bank accounts. ...

5 Benefits Of The Blended Learning Approach

Before understanding why it works and which its benefits are, we first need to give a solid blended learning definition. So, what is blended learning?Â It is a trainingÂ approach that combines different learning techniques. In the standa...

How to Effectively Use Humor in eLearning

Many professionals will tell you to avoid humor when designing your eLearning course, as it is a delicate matter: What a learner may find hilarious, another might find upsetting or even deeply offensive. However, there are so many proven benefit...

New! Create certificates with homework requirements

We have added a new feature to our certificate generation module. Previously, you could only set mandatory classes and tests as prerequisites for certificate issuance to students. However, we have now added homework as a requirement that instructors ...

Tips for minimizing cheating in online exams

Online examinations or tests are a great solution for the modern trainer. It saves time and money as well as improving accuracy in grading. It also makes it possible for people from different places to take exams at the same time. However, one chall...

New Feature! Statement of result downloads

We have just created a feature that enables students download their statement of results. Students can download statements for all sessions and courses they are enrolled into. The generated PDF will look similar to this: It includes your c...

New! Advanced reports now available on TrainEasy

Gaining insights into the performance and activities of students on your LMS (Learning management system) or TMS (training management system) is very important in measuring the effectiveness of your training programs. This is why we decided it was cr...

E-learning mistakes to avoid (part 1)

In this short series, we'll be examining some common e-learning mistakes and how to avoid them.Mistake 1: Skipping the Vital First StepsDon’t rush in, open your LMS, and immediately start to build training without giving it some thought. Picture an...

How To Market Your Online Course

The day has finally arrivedâ¦ youâve finished creating your online course! It took several weeks (maybe even several months) to create it, but thatâs okay. The important thing is that it is done, and after many long days and night...

Enhancing elearning with Audio

eLearning audio comes in three forms. You can either add music, sound effects, or include a voiceover. • Music can be added to certain pages to help reinforce the feeling or idea of the content • Sounds effects can add intere...

New! Student Forums now available

We are please to announce the availability of a brand new feature on TrainEasy: Student Forums. Since inception, TrainEasy has had a 'Discussion' feature which enables Students and Admins/Instructors to hold private discussions. However, we have been...

Images & your online course

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Images can greatly enhance the learning experience of your online course. However, as with all powerful tools, knowing when and how to use them is an important skill every course designer mus...

NEW: Get paid for your courses with Payfast & Payu

We have completed the addition of two payment gateways on TrainEasy: PayFast and PayU. Now your students can enroll for your online courses or training sessions using either of these payment gateways.PayFastPayFast enables South African businesses of...

Using Colors while designing your online course

Color is both a strong trigger and a simple way to bring a course together. Because different colors convey different feelings, you can easily sway the learner into a particular mood about the training. Keep in mind that color differentiation sho...

Add audio narrations to your online courses!

We have added a great new feature to TrainEasy: Audio Narrations. This feature allows an instructor to embed an audio narration (or any type of audio) to their lectures. Students can easily listen to your audio directly from their browsers. This is a...

Introducting the new TrainEasy lecture quiz feature!

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new feature on TrainEasy: Lecture Quizzes! A learning experience is only worthwhile if it gives learners tools and skills they can use in the real world. The best way to check to see the progress of le...

New Feature! Create online courses from PowerPoint/ODP files

We have had many requests for a feature that allows Admins/Instructors to be able to create online course classes directly from PowerPoint files. We are excited to announce that this is now possible. We realized that this feature was an important one...

How to recieve payment for enrollment via Paystack on TrainEasy

TrainEasy ships with multiple payment methods for receiving payment for session/course enrollment. One of these methods we support is Paystack. Paystack is a very robust Nigerian payment gateway that is widely used by many major companies in the cou...

New Feature! Create online courses directly from PDF files

We are excited to announce an important new feature on TrainEasy. Based on feedback, we have created an easy way to import your existing PDF training resources when creating online courses. Hiterto, the only way to use PDF files in your online course...

TrainEasy Feature Requests!

At TrainEasy, we love to have feedback. In truth, most new features are the result of feedback from our users. In order to make things easy for users, we decided to streamline our feedback logging process, Thus we have created a new option in back-en...

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