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Moodlemoot 2011

Thomas T — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:56:05 +0000

This year webqem is teaming up with one of our partners, Adobe, to exhibit at Moodlemoot in Sydney from July 17 till to July 20.

It is a great event that we’ve attended since 2009. It has over 500 attendees and is a great opportunity to learn, collaborate and network with others within the Moodle community.

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.

You can follow the progress of Moodlemoot 2011 via twitter with #mootau11 or you can sign up and attend the event.

iMoot 2011 an Online Success

Thomas T — Thu, 05 May 2011 03:01:14 +0000

webqem recently helped run a 4 day online event, i-Moot.

iMoot is an annual web-based event where the Moodle community of over 32 million users are provided the opportunity to join together on a global scale. The event engages a global audience of Moodle practitioners, administrators and decision makers.

The goal of iMoot is to ignite the sense of community and sharing for which Open Source, and in particular Moodle, is famous for. It’s a meeting of minds that enables the sharing of the best in each of us.

This years iMoot did just that. It saw 65 presenters from 6 continents deliver a staggering 110 presentations, 24 hours a day. The site blossomed from 0 to 544 accounts with a daily peak of 744 logins in a 24 hour period. There were over 500 tweets and dozens of blog posts.

Have a look at some of the great conversations that spawned from the event and join the community.

Melbourne Connect Breakfast Seminar 15th July 2010

Thomas T — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:45:16 +0000

webqem is running a seminar on Adobe Connect focusing on driving down travel costs in your organization.

This event will include topics that will allow you to dramatically reduce training and travel costs while securely staying connected to people from all over the globe. We will show you how to create secure online meeting rooms within seconds, allowing you to communicate with greater frequency and quality and boost your audience attendance and participation. E-Learning, tracking and rapid content creation will also be covered.

The event will be running on the 15th May from 8am to 9:30am. It is to be held at the Westin Hotel, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000 . If you would like to attend please email Thomast@webqem.com or register online.

webqem at moodlemoot

Thomas T — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:07:50 +0000

Moodle Learning management system.

We are pleased to have John Treloar, Director of Education at Adobe, presenting a paper on how educational institutions are communicating and collaborating with their students in the 21st Century with Adobe Connect.

We will also be demonstrating the newly released api plugin that integrates Adobe Connect with Moodle.

Join Larry Adler on Rapid E-Learning in Education with Adobe Connect Professional

Thomas T — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:23:50 +0000

Join Larry Adler as he takes you through online web conferencing and self paced online learning. You’ll get all the tips and best practices in driving efficient and effective communication online.

Larry will also show you how Adobe Connect Professional can work within your organisation to cover the spectrum of communications tasks:
Live meetings, seminars and instructor led training on

- On-demand presentations

- E-Learning and tracking

-Rapid content creation

This event will take place on the 10th of June from 12:00pm-1:00pm AEST. If you wish to attend this event, register online, select Rapid E-Learning in Education with Adobe Connect Professional. There are many other eSeminars for you to take part in and help you refine your skills.

Simplify, streamline and increase operational productivity

Thomas T — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:45:39 +0000

In times like these, organizations need to do more than talk to their custom ers — they need to engage them. Join the webqem team for a FREE E-Seminar on how your organization can create outward-facing applications that overcome common customer challenges — like complex forms and security fears — to provide easy-to-use and impactful experiences that truly engage.

We’ll explore how Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite can help you:

Improve your customers experience, simplify processes,and provide better service
Connect easily to your back-end systems to automate the end-to-end process
Work seamlessly with applications that your customers already have, like Adobe Reader and the Adobe Flash Platform

The event will be running on the 2nd of June from 12:00pm-1:00m. It is to be held in the comfort of you own chair via a Adobe Connect meeting room. If you would like to attend please email Thomast@webqem.com or register online.

webqem at the AHRI 2010 convention

Thomas T — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:05:38 +0000

Webqem attended the AHRI National Convention in Melbourne on the 10^th and 11^th May. It is the biggest HR and people management event in the Asia Pacific region. We had the opportunity to share new ideas and converse with HR professionals from all over the world.

At the exhibition we demonstrated Adobe Connect and of the shelf training with Adobe eLearning suite. Many delegates from the event were very interested in how they could cut down travel costs with Adobe Connect and create eLearning experiences that engage audiences with interactivity, video, audio, and powerful visuals. These products have been proven successful, especially in the current economic climate.

webqem would like to thank AHRI for inviting us and allowing us to share our opinions and expertise. We look forward to attending next year.

Brisbane Connect Breakfast Seminar 15th June 2010

Thomas T — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:54:12 +0000

webqem is running a seminar on Adobe Connect focusing on driving down travel costs in your organization.

The event will be running on the 15th June from 8am to 9:30am. It is to be held at Novotel, 200 Creek St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, AUS. If you would like to attend please email Thomast@webqem.com or register online.

Perth Connect Breakfast Seminar 18th May 2010

Thomas T — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:10:20 +0000

webqem is running a seminar on Adobe Connect focusing on driving down travel costs in your organization.

The event will be running on the 18th May from 8am to 9:30am. It is to be held at the Duxton Hotel, 1 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000 Au. If you would like to attend please email Thomast@webqem.com or register online.

webqem maxoom launch in Hong Kong

Nicholas B — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:02:35 +0000

webqem is launching maxoom in Hong Kong this November with a free seminar showcasing maxoom. Operations Director, Larry, will be flying to Hong Kong to join webqem Asia Business Development Manager, Daniel Ong, who will be presenting for this launch seminar. The seminar will demonstrate the key functionality of maxoom with some excellent examples, such as the ability to instantly create multiple images sizes from the single master image.

The seminar will be running on Tuesday 21st Nov, from 10am to 11.30am. It is being held at: 33/F, 9 Queens Road Central, Hong Kong. If you would like to attend, please reserve your place by calling us on +852 8199 0531 or send an email to danielo@webqem.com.

webqem trainer makes an appearance Adobe Refresh TV

Nicholas B — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:48:13 +0000

webqem‘s ColdFusion and Flex trainer – Andrew Muller (sitting second from left), has made a guest appearance on the first episode of Adobe Refresh TV. In the episode, Andrew, and the panel, discussed the recently released public beta’s of Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder 4 and ColdFusion 9. And talked about the impact of these tools on the designer-developer workflow and discuss the improved Flex Framework and ColdFusion 9 languages. They also showcased local sites and applications built for the Australian market.

You can watch the recording here. Adobe Refresh TV will be screening on a regular basis covering news, reviews & tutorials.

ACUGA October: Audio Best Practices for Connect

Nicholas B — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:31:42 +0000

For the October ACUGA meeting Ryan Monger – Adobe Connect Pro Technician, gave an excellent presentation on the audio best practices for using Connect Pro. Ryan looked at all aspects of a users’ audio when using Connect Pro such as the setup process, combining VoIP & Teleconferencing, best settings, and much more. Ryan also gave all attendees a plethora of great resources for audio best practices for Connect Pro.

If you happened to miss the event, a recording is available online with all of the links to the resources still available. Make sure you register on connectusers.com for the upcoming November meeting.

October ACUGA Meeting

Nicholas B — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:08:53 +0000

Come join the webqem team at this month’s ACUGA meeting. For the October ACUGA meeting we will be joined by Adobe Connect Pro Technician, Ryan Monger. Ryan will be taking us through the audio best practices for Connect Pro Meetings. Some of the topics we are covering are:

Tips and Tricks for creating a great VoIP experience
Deciding between Integrated Teleconferencing and VoIP
How to create a blended environment using both teleconferencing and VoIP
Audio considerations for meeting recordings
And more…

The online meeting is being held on Tuesday 27th October at 11.00am Sydney time. Make sure you register and we hope to see you there – and don’t forget to join the ACUGA user group.

ACUGA is short for the Adobe Connect Users Group Asia-Pacific

maxoom launch in Malaysia

Nicholas B — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:51:44 +0000

webqem is launching maxoom in Malaysia this October with a free seminar showcasing maxoom. Operations Director, Larry, will be flying to Kuala Lumpur to join webqem Asia Business Development Manager, Daniel Ong, who will be presenting for this launch seminar. The seminar will demonstrate the key functionality of maxoom with some excellent examples, such as the ability to instantly create multiple images sizes from the single master image.

The seminar will be running next week on Wednesday 28th Oct, from 10am to 11.30am. It is being held at: The Royale Bintang Kuala Lumpur, 17-21 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 855100 Kuala Lumpur. If you would like to attend, please reserve your place by calling us on +65 9179 9527 or send an email to danielo@webqem.com. This seminar is coinciding with the connect pro seminar which is running the day before, so why not come to both.

webqem & Adobe host a Connect Pro seminar in Hong Kong

Nicholas B — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:22:51 +0000

webqem & Adobe teamed up to host a 90 minute seminar on shortening sales cycles and lowering selling costs via Adobe Connect Pro. Larry was the primary speaker at this free seminar and took sales and marketing people through the many ways that Connect Pro can benefit an organisation. Some of these benefits were: dramatically reducing sales and marketing costs, how to qualifying prospects quicker, and speeding up the sales process through frequent meetings.

Like the other seminar held by webqem that week, this one was successful and webqem is likely to be holding more seminars like this one in Hong Kong. Keep eye out on this blog for upcoming seminars.

webqem & Asiasoft host a Connect Pro seminar in Hong Kong

Nicholas B — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:11:09 +0000

In Hong Kong last week, webqem and Asiasoft hosted a free seminar on Adobe Connect Pro . IT directors from companies in Hong Kong were invited to join webqem Operations Director, Larry, for a 90 minute seminar on driving down costs in eLearning and conference using Adobe’s Acrobat Connect Pro. All attendees were shown how they can securely stay connected to people from all over the globe, as well as communicate with greater frequency and higher quality.

The seminar was very successful and webqem is likely to run similar seminars next year, so be sure to keep an eye out.

maxoom online seminar sept 29th

Nicholas B — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:45:49 +0000

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first many maxoom online seminars. We were overwhelmed by the number of people that attended and by the amount of interest generated.

For those of you that were unable to attend, you missed out on a quality presentation by our operations director, Larry Adler. Larry used a Connect Pro Meeting room to show off the capabilities of the maxoom software, along with useful demonstration videos.

Thankfully we were able to record the meeting, so if you did miss it, we have a recording available now. Enjoy.

webqem @ the MTAA 2009 Conference

Nicholas B — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:38:18 +0000

webqem had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) 2009 conference at Star City Casino. We were situated next to the windows and had a picturesque view of the Sydney’s Darling Harbour. At the exhibition, we showed off some of our cooler technologies such as Connect Pro and maxoom, in particular the 3D spin & zoom. webqem was privaleged to be assigned by the MTAA to prepare 3D spins of some of their award winning medical technology. The final presentation was outstanding.

webqem’s operation director, Larry Adler, had the privilege of speaking at one of the MTAA’s workshops, where he spoke on the topic of ‘Delivering professional initiatives to build workforce capacity’. Larry’s input was speaking about about how the MTAA use Connect Pro to their advantage.

Thank you to the MTAA for inviting Larry to speak and webqem to exhibit at their 2009 conference.

maxoom online seminar

Nicholas B — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:10:43 +0000

Come join the webqem team at an online seminar about our new dynamic imaging software – maxoom. The online seminar goes for only 60 minutes, and will be hosted by our Operations Director, Larry Adler. For the online seminar we will be using a Connect meeting room, so all you need is an internet browser with Flash installed.

During this online seminar Larry will show you how maxoom can:

Instantly create multiple image sizes from the single master image
Update images across your website instantly
Create interactive online catalogues directly from your print materials
Enhance your customer’s online experience with 3D spin & detail zoom
Store and distribute assets with your own hosted solution, creating a new revenue stream

If you would like to attend, all you need to do is go to the registration page and fill out the form. We look forward to seeing you all online.

October Design for Beginners eSeminars

Nicholas B — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:56:21 +0000

We have some great eSeminars in October for beginner designers. Software that will be covered during these eSeminars include: Dreamweaver, Flash and Illustrator. We encourage you to register for these free eSeminars, even if your skill level is beyond a beginner, it is always useful to get back to basics. Check out the topics that will be covered.

October eSeminars Design for Beginners topics:

Getting started with CSS 1st Oct

How to create tabbed menus and AJAX controls in Dreamweaver 8th Oct

Flash for Beginners 22nd Oct

Getting started with Illustrator 29th Oct