Voxy’s Needs Analysis brings personalized learning to every learner and paints a clearer picture of a user’s current English language proficiency and goals by drawing upon machine learning to provide targeted recommendations from over 20,000+ pieces of instructional content and live instruction.
Language learning works best when learners practice with materials that are interesting to them and relevant to their goals. That’s why Voxy’s patented technology takes authentic pieces of media (articles, video transcripts, images, tweets, etc.) and turns them into English lessons quickly.
Video conferencing software has made enormous strides in the last few years, and most people probably have encountered multiple applications that can easily facilitate virtual, face-to-face conversations with friends, family, and colleagues from phones or computers. In the “olden days”–that is, even just three or four years ago–tools like Skype or Google Hangouts would crash, […]
Existem provas de que, em geral, a tecnologia pode levar oportunidades educacionais a pessoas que de outra forma não teriam acesso a elas, o que pode ter um impacto enorme nas vidas de milhões de cidadãos no mundo todo. No entanto, os cursos online disponíveis atualmente ainda tendem a ser cópias de suas versões presenciais e, quando o assunto é design educacional, continuamos carecendo de muita inovação. Talvez parte do problema seja que não estamos aproveitando tudo o que a educação impulsionada pela tecnologia tem para oferecer à ciência do aprendizado.
We are excited to report that Voxy has recently released a user-friendly administrative and reporting dashboard—the Command Center—that lets our clients easily and quickly generate, sort, filter, and analyze the data produced by their students. Learn how this tool offers insight into what learners are doing to improve both immediate outcomes and future decisions and how it helps harness the potential of technology to change the way we think about language learning.
We know from copious amounts of research that instruction works best when it is personal. Yet daunted at the prospect of sorting this out, many language programs revert to the outdated approach of just assigning everyone the same thing. However, maybe incorporating individualized instruction into a group curriculum isn’t as hard as it might seem.
Are you searching for the best way to provide English instruction to employees? If so, then you’re probably considering two options: self-study online courses or teacher-led live classes. But did you consider a mixture of both?
Learning and development is only one of the many competing priorities that Human Resources (HR) managers face. Fortunately, though, there are some easy-to-follow guidelines that can help HR professionals assess the quality of their current English training programs and, if necessary, bring in more effective, efficient, and innovative tools to help their employees develop their language skills.
A demanda global por trabalhadores marítimos cresceu 45% desde 2005. Com essa demanda crescente, os profissionais de recursos humanos têm enfrentado grandes desafios de contratação, especialmente para os postos em que a comunicação a bordo se torna um fator crítico. Ao todo, 40% dos acidentes marítimos são causados por falhas de comunicação. Isso significa que […]
O Departamento de Educação dos Estados Unidos publicou um dos mais abrangentes relatórios sobre a eficiência dos resultados de aprendizagem em ambientes presencial e online. A análise revelou que os alunos em condições online de aprendizagem tendem a ter um melhor desempenho que aqueles que aprendem em sala de aula. Embora seja um ponto a […]
A implantação de um programa de capacitação de inglês para sua equipe pode ser um pesadelo, especialmente se a implantação precisar ser feita em escala para uma empresa de grande porte. Com tantas questões logísticas a serem consideradas, acompanhadas em geral de ousadas metas de KPI, pode ser difícil entender por onde começar. Com a […]
Did you know that even though 97% of global hospitality employees report that English skills are required or important for their jobs, only 7% say their current English level is sufficient to do their jobs? We’ve been keeping a close watch on workforce trends and compiled a list of 10 stats for hospitality HR and […]







