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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NovoEd

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ANovoEd offers their eponymous online learning platform.N/A

    SmarterU.com

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ASmarterU.com is a corporate-focused learning management software solution offered by Neovation Corporation.N/A
    Pricing
    NovoEdSmarterU.com
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NovoEdSmarterU.com
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    NovoEdSmarterU.com
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of NovoEd and SmarterU.com
    Feature
    NovoEd
    -
    Ratings
    SmarterU.com
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    NovoEdSmarterU.com
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NovoEdSmarterU.com
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NovoEdSmarterU.com
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NovoEd
    NovoEd is well suited for synchronous and asynchronous training. Best suited if you want to leverage social components, discussions, assignments and peer-to-peer learning. We run global cohorts to take advantage of the diversity and create community. That works great. I think that when you need to leverage other design options, in an example, add features to display content in other ways, other types of design even in page layout, then you have limited options (but I haven't found any other better than Novoed in this space). Reports are useful, but more options would be appreciated
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    Neovation
    I think that SmarterU can be implemented in any organization in any industry. Especially in industries with more complex training requirements. The administration of the system is simple and the usability of the system to end users is even more simple
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    NovoEd
    • Easy to upload content and videos and easy to edit and modify. Allows to program when a module or section can be launched and to schedule specific communication messages to audience. Assignments can be approved to review the quality of deliverables.
    • The peer-to-peer learning features in NovoEd are great. Discussions allow to connect with the author of the discussion and also with peers. Peers can see other peer’s comments and submissions and comment and learn from those.
    • User friendly, easy to navigate and structure easy to understand
    • Leaderboard so participants can see how they are doing compared to others
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    Neovation
    • Software works on multiple devices: computer, iPad, iPhone, Chromebook, etc.
    • Easy to navigate
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    Cons
    NovoEd
    • The options to design a page are limited: page width, navigation, margins, headers, etc. Design feels limited
    • Does not allow for a lot of customization. All pages flow in the same way so after a few courses, feels repetitive
    • I am not a technical expert, so I do not know how to embed html content to create other options to display content, in an example: sections that open when you click, etc.
    • To have different languages, you have to clone the course and translate and create a separate course.
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    Neovation
    • Reporting System can be improved.
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    Support Rating
    NovoEd
    No answers on this topic
    Neovation
    Really good support initially, now support is OK but we have fewer needs.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NovoEd
    Much more user-friendly, easy to use. The LMS (Saba and cornerstone) are not user-friendly, tons of more clicks are needed to arrive at a course. We decided on Novoed because of the user experience for end users. LMS very focused on compliance and tracking and not in user experience. Fuse was much more social than our strategy, there every user can upload content. We wanted still to have the discipline of having instructional design, goals, etc, so Fuse was not an option.
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    Neovation
    Most online LMS systems work really well to track and manage training that the system is delivering. However, most systems are not very good at managing training requirements which are delivered outside of the system. For example, First Aid training, or license requirements are accomplished through third party. SmarterU was the only system we evaluation that was able to track these items with the ability to monitor the renew dates properly.
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    Return on Investment
    NovoEd
    • Very high participants engagement & participation (completion)
    • Social components allows to avoid an isolated experience
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    Neovation
    • It has helped us to make sure our training is consistent across multiple locations and trainers and ensured less drift.
    • The course tracking and certification allows us to manage new hires and make sure they complete all required training to later achieve an RBT certification.
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