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BeeWiser Frequently Asked Questions

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About BeeWiser

  • What is BeeWiser's mission?

    Encourage learning and knowledge sharing.

  • Why did you start BeeWiser?

    Through our long term experience designing eLearning, we have realized that many people are sharing and monetizing their knowledge, yet lack simple and accessible tools to do so:

    • The cost was prohibitive.
    • The programs were not intuitive enough.
    • The use of multimedia was very restricted.
    • A very limited user evaluation features.

    BeeWiser tries to tackle all these inconveniences with simple online accessible features.

  • Who is BeeWiser for?

    BeeWiser is for anyone who wants to learn or share his knowledge with others.

    This system is perfect for corporate trainers, software trainers, human resource managers, orientation trainers, curriculum designers, sales professionals, account managers, academics and government administrators and small businesses.

  • What can I do with BeeWiser?

    BeeWiser is specifically designed for knowledge sharing. Besides sharing documents BeeWiser lets your create interactive eLearning trainings or test.

    You can provide orientation training for new staff, brief managers on new product launches, create simulations for customers, provide customer or patient training, offer online learning opportunities for customers, or create preparation courses for face to face training, post training support resources, quick reference modules, etc.

  • How is BeeWiser different from other learning tools out there?

    Unlike with YouTube or other popular video servers, BeeWiser content can be compiled from a wide range of media - text or html, images, videos and most of all interactive components. Depending on the content BeeWiser can be used as training, certification or surveying tool. BeeWiser will analyse the results and generate thorough reports.

    What's more, BeeWiser is SEO optimized, and BeeWiser trainings are indexed by internet search engines and show up in search results, maximizing the impact radius.

  • Why would I want BeeWiser to build my training/test?

    It's a great way to share your ideas with others and to learn from other people.

  • What if I am already using an online learning system?

    BeeWiser provides SCORM 1.2 support, so you can easily migrate your content to or from BeeWiser.

    We can and are willing to find solutions to integrate Moodle and other technologies and software. Just contact us with some details of your needs and we'll get back to you with answers.

  • What do I need to run BeeWiser?

    BeeWiser runs in a standard modern browsers: Firefox 2+, Safari 3+, Google Chrome, Opera 9+ and Internet Explorer 7+.

    (NOTE: BeeWiser also requires a Adobe Flash plugin and enabled javascript, which in 99% comes packed with your system)

  • How is BeeWiser funded?

    Besides revenue from BeeWiser dedicated solutions, Beewiser is funded by controlling company StringData.

  • What business models BeeWiser supports?

    Our business model philosophy is to provide free service to users, who want to share their knowledge freely and charged service for those, who want to monetize their knowledge.

    • BeeWiser provides free public service for anyone who wants to share their knowledge freely
    • We are working on a public BeeWiser knowledge marketplace, where every can sell or buy knowledge, trainings or undertake certification.
    • BeeWiser provides a charged dedicated solution - private data and user space to share knowledge with selected users and groups.

    Besides our standard Dedicated Solution offer we provide a significant discounts for schools, hospitals or other public service institutions.

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Basic features in BeeWiser

  • How do I embed a training into my blog or website?

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  • How can I search for a particular BeeWiser user?

    Simply enter his name into the main search box located under main menu and press the Search button.

  • How can I bookmark somebody else's trainings to my bookmarks? What are favorites?

    When viewing a training within BeeWiser, you can see a small Bookmark icon on the right from the rating box beneath the training that enables you to bookmark this training.

  • How can I include my photo/avatar in my BeeWiser profile?

    Just upload an image you want to use as an avatar. Then click the image in the Data Manager and choose the Set As Avatar option in actions tab of the Metabar on the right hand side.

  • I have created a different (customized) image that I want to use as the thumbnail for my training/test presentation instead of first slide.

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  • Can I assign a default language in my account for viewing trainings?

    Yes. Use the Filter Languages panel located under the main Search bar and select your prefered languages.

    Besides this feature, all training are clearly marked by a language flag symbol.

  • Can I get the URL for a particular slide or training/test?

    In the Info bar on the right side of every training window, you can see several fields including URL and EMBED tags. Just click the field and copy the selected data.

  • Does BeeWiser support slide transitions or animations?

    coming soon...

  • Does BeeWiser offers development and integration APIs?

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Common problems

  • I signed up on BeeWiser but haven't received the confirmation email. What should I do?

    First let us appologize for the inconvenience. Please use the feedback form and describe your problem a we will activate your account manually.

  • I copied the embed code into my blog post but it does not seem to be working fine. What could be the reason?

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  • I uploaded my PPT file but it doesn't quite look right. Some images seem to have been replaced. What is the problem?

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  • I want to download the training from BeeWiser. Is it possible and how can I do this?

    Currently only Premium users can export BeeWiser trainings. Use our feedback form and contacts us about obtaining Premium account.

  • I want to remove (delete) a training/test from my account. How can I do this?

    Simply open Data Manager and find you training. Click the icon and the right Metabar will update showing all allowed actions. Just choose delete and confirm the delete dialog.

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Preparing and uploading your training/test into BeeWiser

  • Can I upload my own screen templates?

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  • What types of media can I import ?

    BeeWiser lets you import a wide range of multimedia

    • Image - PNG, GIF, JPG
    • Videos - FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG - BeeWiser lets you convert all the formats to FLV, that can be embeded in BeeWiser training
    • SWF animations
    • SVG Images
    • MS PowerPoint presentation - with the possibility to convert the presentation to BeeWiser training.
    • HTML documents - with fulltext indexing support
    • PDF documents - with fulltext indexing support
    • MS Word Documents - with fulltext indexing support
    • MS Excel Documents
    • OpenOffice Documents
    • XML Files
    • TXT Files
    • ZIP Files - with the possibility to have its contents unziped
  • How long does it take to create a training/test?

    This depends on how much course material you have. For small courses it could take as little as 2 hours. Larger distance learning courses or corporate training curriculums can take 3-4 weeks. Best thing about it is that you can begin creating the courses the minute you sign up to use it now for free. No waiting times for an IT department to implement the system.

  • Does BeeWiser offers interactivity?

    BeeWiser provides unique interactivity capabilites that allow you to create complex scenarios, simulations, and remedial learning situations. It is a robust multimedia platform for a corporate training and development program. It supports all major types of graphic, sound, and video formats, and will automatically optimize any multimedia for the web without third party applications.

  • I have all my training material in PPT. Can I integrate it into your web-based learning environment?

    Yes, you can easily import and convert your existing PowerPoint presentations into BeeWiser. It’s very simple and it will only take a few minutes. See details in BW tutorial "Enhanced features".

    BeeWiser supports importing powerpoint on two ways:

    • Import 1:1 without maintaing editability of slide elements
    • Import with editability of text, images and basic shapes. Experimental and less precise

    Animations and embeded Excel sheets and other MS Office objects are currently not supported. :(

  • We are using a SCORM learning management system. Does it integrate with BeeWiser?

    Yes, BeeWiser is built to be 100% SCORM compliant. It integrates seamlessly with any SCORM compliant Learning Management System.

  • I am going to upload my first PPT to BeeWiser. Are there any do's and don'ts for this?

    BeeWiser tries to maintain editability of you Powerpoint. Where other service simply create screenshots of your slides, BeeWiser converts each object individually, so you can edit them in BeeWiser.

    The conversion features are still under heavy development and you may encounter a few inconsistencies, that may require your attention. These can easily be fixed with our Slide Editor.

    Objects that are currently NOT supported:

    • Embeded office objects such as Excel sheets or graphs
    • Powerpoint animations
  • I want to upload a PPT/media/audio/video that is more than 10 MB. How can I do this? What is the maximum for individual upload?

    We feel 100 MB is a reasonable size for most eLearning trainings . However if your file size exceeds 100MB, try one of the following .If the float in your presentation file is due to high resolution images or photographs, you can reduce the size or resolution of those images and the file size will get reduced. If nothing else is possible try contacting BeeWiser staff with our feedback form and we will consider increasing your account storage space and upload limits.

  • What quality of images or photographs can I put in my training? Can I use high resolution images?

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  • Can I use BeeWiser media library for free?

    Yes, go ahead. The Media Library is compiled from Public Domain media.

  • Is it possible to upload more than one file at once?

    Yes and No. You can upload one file at a time, but you can also upload a ZIP file and have its contents unzip - thus uploading all files at once.

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Privacy Options

  • Is BeeWiser secure?

    Yes, we dedicated special focus to BeeWiser security - providing secure environment for your data and monitored interface for user evaluation and certification.

  • How can I share trainings/tests?

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  • I work in a company/institution. Can I use BeeWiser to share files and trainings inside my intranet?

    Yes, you can choose one of our dedicated solutions models providing private user and data space for your company or institution.

  • I want to temporarily give access to a training/test privately. How can I do this?

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