It is the virtual platform of the school and my virtual classroom. I post the tasks and the lessons for the class through Zoom.
Teacher at San Antonio De Padua Catholic
Enables us to track students on a competency basis through a mastery grid and understand student progress
Pros and Cons
- "We also use the platform for automation and adaptive learning purposes. The ability to set trigger rules that show or hide specific class sections or assignments is as optimal as possible. Because it is intuitive, it is easy to create content for students in a personalized way. And it is very intuitive for the students."
- "The system should help us more in the area of evaluation. I don't think CYPHER Learning has exploited this topic enough. I can upload rubrics for evaluation, but there are no additional information sources or other instruments for student evaluation."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
CYPHER Learning has helped us a lot with the situation where, because of health issues, students cannot attend school. Because we have this platform, students have the day-to-day lesson program available to them everywhere. If they are sick they can connect to the class from home via Zoom. They can access everything the teacher works on via the platform. It is no longer like it used to be that when a student missed school they had to copy all the content they had missed in class.
In terms of administrative work, it has reduced the time spent on that by quite a lot. For example, it used to take us time to call names and see who was present at the beginning of a class. Now, we can do it more directly through CYPHER Learning. It has a more agile way of checking attendance. As a platform in general, it has helped us to simplify our procedures.
It has definitely also helped in reducing the costs of physical materials because we don't print as many copies anymore. We exploit the platform quite a lot in this sense. If a textbook costs 150 soles, multiplied by four books for different subjects, that cost parents 600 soles. You can imagine the amount that parents save when CYPHER Learning is used instead of books.
What is most valuable?
Some of the most valuable features are the
- real-time online assignments that don't limit you to working from one place only
- comment forums
- assignments.
Teachers upload jobs to the platform and students upload all their answers to the platform and CYPHER Learning makes it easy for us to view them immediately.
We also use the platform for automation and adaptive learning purposes. The ability to set trigger rules that show or hide specific class sections or assignments is as optimal as possible. Because it is intuitive, it is easy to create content for students in a personalized way. And it is very intuitive for the students. They only need to enter the platform and they see their particular courses on the home screen.
And the competency-based learning is very visual and easy to use. The labeling is quite simple. It is very important because, beyond the content, we focus on the teaching of skills and these are embedded in the competencies. It is important that we have this tool to do evaluations as it helps us better know what the real status of a student is. The ability to track student progress on a competency basis through a mastery grid is very important for the school because we can see what the student's progress is, the time it takes, and the time he spends on the platform.
Also, with the direct message tray, students can notify you of things, and it's very simple. That feature is excellent because it helps a lot with communication among teachers, parents, and students. As a teacher, I can also leave a comment on an assignment to give feedback.
The types of activities the system has, help engage students and develop their independence and higher-order thinking skills. For example, the forums are used a lot because they help students with the ability to form arguments and express their own opinions. Thanks to CYPHER Learning, we can provide diverse activities. It has made the students perform better because they are no longer always doing the same routine tasks.
And the solution’s gamified learning environment is quite interesting because it is a much more personalized way to communicate with the student. There are teachers who have obtained more knowledge through the use of CYPHER Learning than the rest of us and they can help us with this. Many times, these teachers find different aspects and activities and, as they use them, they share the process with their colleagues.
Because it's the space where we upload materials, colleagues can share their knowledge with you. For example, I really like the library that the system has. It allows me to pull activities that are archived or a card that I can adapt as I want and then send it to a student who is having problems and needs guidance. This can help that student get to the same level as the rest of the class.
What needs improvement?
The system should help us more in the area of evaluation. I don't think CYPHER Learning has exploited this topic enough. I can upload rubrics for evaluation, but there are no additional information sources or other instruments for student evaluation.
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For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using CYPHER LEARNING since the pandemic began, so approximately three and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In all the time we have used the platform, we have only had one network outage message. They told us that the system was going to be updated and that we wouldn't be able to use it during that period of time. It was only half a day and after that, we had no more problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a platform that is constantly updated and constantly growing.
We have almost 140 teachers, and we also have users who are students, directors, families, and our technical team.
We are counting on continuing to use the platform, and part of our plans for the future is to increase the usage of it.
How are customer service and support?
The one time I had a problem with syncing CYPHER Learning with a Zoom meeting, I contacted their support team and they dealt with it as if it were an urgent matter. They responded and solved my issue quite quickly.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Google Classroom but it's not close to CYPHER Learning. The latter definitely offers many more possibilities. Google Classroom has improved a lot but, by then, we had acquired CYPHER Learning, so we haven't used Google Classroom anymore.
How was the initial setup?
Our systems team gave us training and tutorials. It was a period of about four weeks from the time CYPHER Learning arrived at the school until we started using it.
What was our ROI?
The peace of mind and satisfaction that I have from having a space where students and their families can find everything are invaluable.
We have young students who sometimes don't entirely copy what they see in class. Now, parents can enter the system to find out what topics their children have seen and be more aware of what is happening with their children.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend CYPHER Learning. It's so intuitive that anyone can handle it. You don't need much training. In our school, we use it from the initial grades with young children. For parents and students, the platform is very intuitive.
I give it a nine out of 10. There are some additional features that I would like it to have, but it is a platform that meets the standards. We are very satisfied with our work in CYPHER Learning. It has streamlined our work with students.
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¿Cuál es nuestro caso de uso principal?
Es la plataforma virtual del colegio y mi aula virtual. Publico las tareas y las lecciones para la clase a través de Zoom.
¿Cómo ha ayudado a mi organización?
CYPHER Learning nos ha ayudado mucho con la situación en la que, por problemas de salud, los estudiantes no pueden asistir a la escuela. Debido a que tenemos esta plataforma, los estudiantes tienen el programa de lecciones del día a día disponible en todas partes. Si están enfermos, pueden conectarse a la clase desde casa a través de Zoom. Pueden acceder a todo lo que el profesor trabaja a través de la plataforma. Ya no es como antes, cuando un estudiante faltaba a la escuela tenía que copiar todo el contenido que había perdido en clase.
En términos de trabajo administrativo, ha reducido bastante el tiempo dedicado a eso. Por ejemplo, solía llevarnos tiempo decir nombres y ver quién estaba presente al comienzo de una clase. Ahora, podemos hacerlo de forma más directa a través de CYPHER Learning. Tiene una forma más ágil de controlar la asistencia. Como plataforma en general, nos ha ayudado a simplificar nuestros trámites.
Definitivamente también ha ayudado a reducir los costos de los materiales físicos porque ya no imprimimos tantas copias. Explotamos bastante la plataforma en este sentido. Si un libro de texto cuesta 150 soles, multiplicado por cuatro libros de diferentes materias, eso le cuesta a los padres 600 soles. Puede imaginar la cantidad que los padres ahorran cuando se usa CYPHER Learning en lugar de libros.
¿Qué es lo más valioso?
Algunas de las características más valiosas son
- tareas en línea en tiempo real que no lo limitan a trabajar desde un solo lugar
- foros de comentarios
- Los maestros suben trabajos a la plataforma y los estudiantes suben todas sus respuestas a la plataforma y CYPHER Learning nos facilita verlos de inmediato.
También utilizamos la plataforma con fines de automatización y aprendizaje adaptativo. La capacidad de establecer reglas de activación que muestran u ocultan secciones o tareas de clase específicas es lo más óptima posible. Debido a que es intuitivo, es fácil crear contenido para los estudiantes de forma personalizada. Y es muy intuitivo para los estudiantes. Con solo ingresar a la plataforma ya ven sus cursos particulares en la pantalla de inicio.
El aprendizaje basado en competencias es muy visual y fácil de usar. El etiquetado es bastante simple. Es muy importante porque, más allá de los contenidos, nos enfocamos en la enseñanza de habilidades y estas están integradas en las competencias. Es importante que tengamos esta herramienta para hacer evaluaciones ya que nos ayuda a conocer mejor cuál es el estado real de un alumno. La capacidad de realizar un seguimiento del progreso de los estudiantes en función de las competencias a través de una cuadrícula de dominio es muy importante para la escuela porque podemos ver cuál es el progreso del estudiante, el tiempo que tarda y el tiempo que pasa en la plataforma.
Además, con la bandeja de mensajes directos, los alumnos pueden avisarte de cosas, y es muy sencillo. Esa característica es excelente porque ayuda mucho con la comunicación entre maestros, padres y estudiantes. Como profesor, también puedo dejar un comentario en una tarea para dar retroalimentación.
Los tipos de actividades que tiene el sistema ayudan a involucrar a los estudiantes y a desarrollar su independencia y habilidades de pensamiento de orden superior. Por ejemplo, los foros se usan mucho porque ayudan a los estudiantes con la capacidad de formar argumentos y expresar sus propias opiniones. Gracias a CYPHER Learning, podemos ofrecer diversas actividades. Ha hecho que los estudiantes se desempeñen mejor porque ya no están siempre haciendo las mismas tareas rutinarias.
Y el entorno de aprendizaje gamificado de la solución es bastante interesante porque es una forma mucho más personalizada de comunicarse con el alumno. Hay profesores que han obtenido más conocimientos mediante el uso de CYPHER Learning que el resto de nosotros y nos pueden ayudar con esto. Muchas veces, estos docentes encuentran diferentes aspectos y actividades y, a medida que las utilizan, comparten el proceso con sus compañeros.
Debido a que es el espacio donde subimos materiales, los compañeros pueden compartir sus conocimientos contigo. Por ejemplo, me gusta mucho la biblioteca que tiene el sistema. Me permite sacar actividades que están archivadas o una ficha que puedo adaptar a mi gusto y luego enviársela a un alumno que está teniendo problemas y necesita orientación. Esto puede ayudar a que el estudiante alcance el mismo nivel que el resto de la clase.
¿Qué necesita mejorar?
El sistema debería ayudarnos más en el área de evaluación. No creo que CYPHER Learning haya explotado lo suficiente este tema. Puedo subir rúbricas para la evaluación, pero no hay fuentes de información adicionales u otros instrumentos para la evaluación de los estudiantes.
¿Por cuánto tiempo he usado la solución?
Hemos estado usando CYPHER LEARNING desde que comenzó la pandemia, aproximadamente hace tres años y medio.
¿Qué pienso sobre la estabilidad de la solución?
En todo el tiempo que hemos usado la plataforma, solo hemos tenido un mensaje de corte de red. Nos dijeron que iban a actualizar el sistema y que no lo podríamos usar durante ese tiempo. Fue solo medio día y después de eso, no tuvimos más problemas.
¿Qué opino de la escalabilidad de la solución?
Es una plataforma en constante actualización y en constante crecimiento.
Tenemos casi 140 docentes, y también tenemos usuarios que son estudiantes, directores, familias y nuestro equipo técnico.
Contamos con seguir usando la plataforma, y parte de nuestros planes para el futuro es aumentar el uso de la misma.
¿Cómo son el servicio de atención al cliente y el soporte?
La única vez que tuve un problema fue con la sincronización de CYPHER Learning con una reunión de Zoom, contacté a su equipo de soporte y lo trataron como si fuera un asunto urgente. Respondieron y resolvieron mi problema bastante rápido.
¿Cómo calificaría el servicio y soporte al cliente?
Positivo
¿Qué solución usé anteriormente y por qué cambié?
Usé Google Classroom pero no está cerca de CYPHER Learning ya que este definitivamente ofrece muchas más posibilidades. Google Classroom ha mejorado mucho pero, para entonces, habíamos adquirido CYPHER Learning, por lo que ya no usamos Google Classroom.
¿Cómo fue la configuración inicial?
Nuestro equipo de sistemas nos brindó capacitación y tutoriales. Fue un período de aproximadamente cuatro semanas desde que CYPHER Learning llegó a la escuela hasta que comenzamos a usarlo.
¿Cuál fue nuestro Retorno de Inversión?
La tranquilidad y satisfacción que tengo de tener un espacio donde los estudiantes y sus familias pueden encontrar de todo son invaluables.
Tenemos jóvenes estudiantes que a veces no copian del todo lo que ven en clase. Ahora, los padres pueden ingresar al sistema para saber qué temas han visto sus hijos y estar más al tanto de lo que sucede con sus hijos.
¿Qué otro consejo tengo?
Recomendaría CYPHER Learning. Es tan intuitivo que cualquiera puede manejarlo. No necesitas mucho entrenamiento. En nuestra escuela lo usamos desde los grados iniciales con niños pequeños. Para padres y alumnos, la plataforma es muy intuitiva.
Le doy un nueve sobre 10. Hay algunas características adicionales que me gustaría que tuviera, pero es una plataforma que cumple con los estándares. Estamos muy satisfechos con nuestro trabajo en CYPHER Learning. Ha agilizado nuestro trabajo con los estudiantes.
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LMS Coordinator at University of Batangas
Easy to create personalized classes, responsive support, integrates well with third-party applications
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the ability for us to create personalized lessons. This is better suited to our students and learners than offering content or a subject that is already built into the system."
- "The list of students needs to be organized according to gender. The list of students in the product contains both male and female students, whereas, in our grading system, we list the male students followed by the female students."
How has it helped my organization?
CYPHER Learning was especially helpful during the pandemic. All of the features were useful including creating and evaluating assignments, creating classes, creating child classes, badges, gamification, and more.
We are always doing training sessions, and whenever we think to use different features, such as the Portfolio, we include them in our training sessions. For instance, we do a training session for teachers before the school year starts. Then, if there are requests for retraining in the middle of the school year, we try to put those interested into the program.
We provide our users with content and basic tools through the CYPHER Learning Help Center. There is an icon in the system that leads to their help desk, and this is what we ask our teachers to use, especially during the training sessions. If they have issues or concerns about using any of the features that CYPHER Learning offers, we try to emphasize the use of the help icon to resolve them.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the ability for us to create personalized lessons. This is better suited to our students and learners than offering content or a subject that is already built into the system. This is one of the main things that I am looking for in an LMS.
When we create personalized classes, the concept of a child class is important. This is because we have our basic education but each course has several sections. In CYPHER Learning, a good feature is that we can create a child class based on a parent class. We don't need to create a new class and then upload new lessons or assignments.
When we create assignments and give them to the students, the system checks the answers based on the input made by the teachers.
The user interface makes the platform easy to use and manage.
What needs improvement?
We recently had a conversation with their team to discuss some of the changes that we wanted to see in the product.
There are some analytics issues that need to be resolved, including the item analysis.
We have had problems with synching some of the lessons.
The grading system itself is something that we discussed with them because it's not well-adapted in our use case. The list of students needs to be organized according to gender. The list of students in the product contains both male and female students, whereas, in our grading system, we list the male students followed by the female students.
The grade book needs to be improved because that is one of the most valuable features. It's how we assess our students.
The assessment tools should also be improved. It would be helpful if it could be set up in such a way that the students will be able to take an online exam. This will help to develop their higher-order thinking skills.
Perhaps they can integrate the course evaluations.
For how long have I used the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
CYPHER Learning is a stable platform. They provide their system maintenance notice ahead of time and for us, it means that we are able to announce it to the organization or to the institution ahead of time.
CYPHER Learning is committed to the stability of the system.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are deployed across multiple locations. This school year, we have basic education from kindergarten through grade 12. We also have two college campuses with different departments, and this is in two different cities.
We have a total of 719 faculty, which are composed of teachers and other employees. We have a total of 15,316 students that also use the solution.
In our organization, some of the faculty are also enrolled in postgraduate study. They are able to use an exemption in this case and use their teacher's account.
Another aspect of scalability is upgrading. Specifically, we are able to level up. We were originally just using the basic features but now we are upgrading our horizons. We are including features such as portfolio, assignment, and other assessment tools. We did not stop growing after the first year.
We were also able to integrate other applications, such as Google Meet. We would like to use Zoom but Google Meet is the most convenient for us.
We are working toward using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) next. Essentially, we didn't stop with what we had learned during the first two years. We are leveling up. Whatever products or features are being proposed or posted in the product news, we are trying to use them.
How are customer service and support?
Their support is available 24/5 and they are excellent. They're very responsive.
They also have a support tracking system that shows the progress with respect to resolving an issue.
Overall, I would rate the support a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did a simple evaluation but otherwise, we did not use another LMS solution.
How was the initial setup?
I was involved in the initial setup, but the majority of it was handled by our IT department. For the first year after our implementation, things were good. We did not experience challenges during the initial setup or immediately afterward.
Our implementation was done in stages, and training began with the core group. As a part of the core group, my training session was conducted by the CYPHER Learning team in the Philippines. After that, training was done for teachers in select groups. Not all of them were completed during the first year.
We selected different groups such as basic education from grade five to senior high, as well as selected courses in the colleges or in the bachelor's degree. Then, we also had postgraduate study. All of the teachers for these groups were trained during the first year.
During the first year, we also leveled up our training. We went from basic training to level two training, or perhaps intermediate training. The following year, we added courses and grade levels.
The next groups to be added were grades three and four. For the college courses, we added all of them. In fact, all of the higher education was added during the second year of our implementation.
From that point, our teachers have a training session before the school year starts, and we regularly upgrade the faculty members on the use of the system.
For our students, we create tutorial videos. These are particularly helpful for new students and transfers. We want them to be able to easily use the system.
Finally, as part of this process, we conduct training sessions specifically for newly hired teacher personnel. This is done in coordination with the HR department and with the approval of our vice president of academic affairs.
What about the implementation team?
We have our IT specialist, who is also part of the team.
We have a team of five people that are responsible for maintenance, each of whom has their own role. We create accounts for teachers and students. We are also involved in creating training sessions, reactivation of archived accounts, and technical support.
If it is not a serious issue, we handle the technical support. However, if it is required at a higher level, then teachers are referred to consult the help icon.
The members of the team have their own regions. There is one for each of the two cities and three for higher education. Our IT technician is in addition to these five that maintain it. As we expand the use of our system, we expect this to increase as well. Also, as we continue to build, we are expanding our horizons.
For example, we are tapping the teachers and faculty members that we know are well-versed in the use of CYPHER Learning. For each of the five of us in the team, we are tapping perhaps two or three more per organization. In my case, with basic education, I have two from the elementary department and two from senior high. Then, from other colleges, I think there are two or more included in our team.
What was our ROI?
As an LMS coordinator, I cannot guarantee that we have seen ROI. However, my feeling from using the system is that we are getting a return on our investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We currently have a two-year contract with the vendor.
We have compared pricing with different vendors and found that CYPHER Learning was the most reasonable. It is not the most expensive platform of its type but it has a lot of good features, which is the most valuable thing for me. It gives us what is most useful for online teaching.
There are no additional costs for CYPHER Learning itself. However, we had an extra product that was built into the platform, and there was an additional charge for this.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Some of us worked with Moodle to assess it, although it was not used for a large number of students. In my case, I used Moodle for three sections just to do a dry run. However, I was not able to get value from it because I didn't find it to be a user-friendly platform. That's why we had to move to another LMS.
Our administration regularly looks into other learning platforms, although we are currently locked into a two-year contract so I don't expect that we will change solutions.
What other advice do I have?
The first year after we implemented this solution was good. Our faculty members and students were excited to use the system. However, as the years have gone by, there have been problems or challenges that have arisen.
My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that they have a good design layout, and they have features such as course export, wherein we are allowed to export into different formats. This is something that is needed by the teachers. The e-portfolio is also good. Generally speaking, I recommend CYPHER Learning because there are components that have proven to be useful in managing activities, especially nowadays that we are in an online teaching, flexible learning delivery model.
Compared to other platforms, it is easy to use, manage, and navigate the interface. You do not necessarily need a tutor or training to learn to use it. It is convenient for the purpose of conducting assessments and using other tools. It helps to convey lessons and give information for both students and teachers, whether the sessions are synchronous or asynchronous.
The biggest lesson that I have learned from using this solution is that you should never stop learning. Don't stop exploring CYPHER Learning because otherwise, you'll depend on what has been taught during the training. You won't explore their new products and you will be left behind. If there are new products or features released, you should try them for yourself. If you find that they are productive and useful, then include them in future training sessions.
Most of our staff are grateful to have CYPHER Learning as our learning management system. There are still some features that we haven't used, including the portfolio and the grade book. We may look into the portfolio, as they have already enlightened us on how to use it to empower our work.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
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Professor of Theory of Knowledge and History at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
Helps supervisors follow up on teachers and helps teachers follow up on students, making us more organized
Pros and Cons
- "The feature I use the most is the rubrics tool. I have built all my rubrics in the platform and, using them, I can mark the scores that the students have and it provides transparency between the students and the teachers."
- "We have teachers of all ages and those who are a little older hardly interact with the platform. It needs greater accessibility and more detailed updates and information regarding all its tools."
What is our primary use case?
I am a professor of social sciences and I use it to organize the course. In this way, the students can enter the platform and see the content we are going to work with. They can also find their evaluations and classifications. All class dynamics are carried out via CYPHER Learning.
How has it helped my organization?
By using CYPHER Learning, our institute, as a team, is better organized. Supervisors and area advisers can follow up on each of their teachers and we, as teachers, can follow up on the students as well.
During the pandemic, CYPHER Learning was a very important tool. Thanks to the platform we were able to share content with students. In one way we were "forced" to learn a new system, but otherwise, we acquired a very good tool.
It has saved time on intervention strategies for students. Because I do give feedback, sitting down with each one of them is difficult. On the other hand, with CYPHER Learning, I can do it in a more agile way. It has saved me approximately one hour on the entire intervention topic. And when it comes to administrative work, it has saved me time, especially in terms of the use of paper and documents. Now, they are virtual. We upload everything to the platform and the procedures that were done before are not necessary. It hasn't saved that much time regarding administrative work, maybe half an hour.
We have also integrated Zoom with CYPHER Learning and thanks to that we scheduled Zoom sessions through the system. This was exactly what we needed: a single channel of communication with the students.
What is most valuable?
The feature I use the most is the rubrics tool. I have built all my rubrics in the platform and, using them, I can mark the scores that the students have and it provides transparency between the students and the teachers.
Another tool that I use is the ability to load multimedia files within the CYPHER Learning environment. I can send videos and images to students for them to download, if I want.
The solution's automation involving trigger rules that show or hide specific class sections or assignments is also quite agile. It allows me to show students certain sections that I want them to have access to. And there is even the ability to automatically see how long they spent reading a document, the percentage of tasks they have completed, or the sum of their scores they have received, which I can access through the rubrics.
Another feature that helps a lot is the adaptive learning for providing students with personalized content. It allows me to give them each personalized information without being in physical proximity to them. For example, if they want, they can submit their assignments online and I can put details in the comments. This helps their personal development. Everything is arranged chronologically so that they can review the content at home if they miss a class.
It's also very easy for educators to communicate with students. For example, if you send a direct message to them through the platform, or comment on a task they’re doing, when the student answers it often becomes a dialogue and, after that, it practically becomes a forum. Communication is very important and we always try to make clear and transparent communication a priority.
What needs improvement?
We have teachers of all ages and those who are a little older hardly interact with the platform. It needs greater accessibility and more detailed updates and information regarding all its tools.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using CYPHER Learning since 2020.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There was a network outage but that was in 2020. Since then, the system has not been down. The platform is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
CYPHER Learning has high capacity and our school wants to exploit it more. More training has been proposed so that we better understand the platform. The goal is that we continue to increase its use and the variety of strategies that we can use, as teachers, continue to grow.
We have about 500 users who are teachers, system administrators, and the team of supervisors who certify the teachers. In addition, we have about 1,000 students who use it. It is used at all levels, primary and secondary. We have plans for it to be used a lot more in our institution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not had the opportunity to contact their technical support, but I know that when a query has been made they have always responded.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use SieWeb as well but it is more for communicating with parents and sharing students' scores.
We understood that we needed CYPHER Learning because we needed a place where the entire weekly class content is organized. We wanted students to have a unique place for that information and a single channel of communication with the teacher.
How was the initial setup?
Our initial implementation was a bit slow because there was no training. Our technical systems area was responsible for helping with any problem that arose in general, but we did not receive specific training. It took us about two months to deploy.
There are three people, the general managers, who are in charge of managing the platform, but now each teacher manages their own class. The general managers only contact CYPHER LEARNING if there is an anomaly or systemic problem.
What other advice do I have?
Investigate CYPHER Learning to the maximum to become informed about it before the implementation, and to look into the potential of the platform, because it can be used for many things.
We recently received training on the use of automation in CYPHER Learning and I'm only just starting to understand how it works: How to send automated messages as feedback, how to schedule courses, and how to see students' achievements as they explore a course’s content. I'm discovering more and more features within CYPHER Learning. In the beginning, it was just for uploading material, but with the last training, we received we understood that there are many more possibilities within the system. I did not know that interactive things, videos or 360 views, could be uploaded.
In terms of getting students engaged with the platform, that has happened partially, but there are still many students who are used to face-to-face education, so not all of them make good use of CYPHER Learning. There are many functionalities in the platform that they still do not take advantage of. There are a few students who take the lead on being autonomous and use everything in CYPHER Learning to advance on their own. All these activities are very important for our institute. Because our school opts for a diploma program, it is one of our objectives, and requirements, that students develop autonomy and self-manage their time, as well as search for information and sources. NEO LMS, in part, gives them a route to follow.
CYPHER Learning is not so influential in terms of getting students to the same level or closing the learning gap. That's not necessarily because of the platform but because there are other problems, whether personal or social, that limit students in various ways. The platform helps me understand which students are falling behind, but I wouldn't say that it motivates them in any way.
I believe that CYPHER Learning provides important tools to develop student engagement in class. In physical classes, it is very difficult for everyone to participate, but through this system they have the option of responding in a more personalized way when it comes to their opinions and thoughts. And it has taught me to adapt to change.
Foreign Language:(Spanish)
¿Cuál es nuestro caso de uso principal?
Soy profesor de ciencias sociales y lo uso para organizar el curso. De esta forma, los alumnos pueden ingresar a la plataforma y ver el contenido que vamos a trabajar. También pueden encontrar sus valoraciones y clasificaciones. Todas las dinámicas de clase se realizan a través de CYPHER Learning.
¿Cómo ha ayudado a mi organización?
Al usar CYPHER Learning, nuestro instituto, como equipo, está mejor organizado. Los supervisores y asesores de área pueden dar seguimiento a cada uno de sus docentes y nosotros como docentes podemos dar seguimiento a los alumnos también.
Durante la pandemia, CYPHER Learning fue una herramienta muy importante. Gracias a la plataforma pudimos compartir contenido con los estudiantes. Por un lado, nos vimos "obligados" a aprender un nuevo sistema, pero por otro lado, adquirimos una muy buena herramienta.
Ha ahorrado tiempo en estrategias de intervención para los estudiantes. Debido a que doy retroalimentación, sentarse con cada uno de ellos es difícil. En cambio, con CYPHER Learning puedo hacerlo de una forma más ágil. Me he ahorrado aproximadamente una hora en todo el tema de la intervención. Y en lo que respecta al trabajo administrativo, me ha ahorrado tiempo, especialmente en términos de uso de papel y documentos. Ahora, son virtuales. Subimos todo a la plataforma y no son necesarios los trámites que se hacían antes. No ha ahorrado tanto tiempo en cuanto a trabajo administrativo, tal vez media hora.
También hemos integrado Zoom con CYPHER Learning y gracias a eso programamos sesiones de Zoom a través del sistema. Esto era exactamente lo que necesitábamos: un único canal de comunicación con los estudiantes.
¿Qué es lo más valioso?
La característica que más uso es la herramienta de rúbricas. He construido todas mis rúbricas en la plataforma y, al usarlas, puedo marcar los puntajes que tienen los estudiantes. De esta manera las rúbricas brindan transparencia entre los estudiantes y los maestros.
Otra herramienta que utilizo es la capacidad de cargar archivos multimedia dentro del entorno CYPHER Learning. Puedo enviar vídeos e imágenes a los estudiantes para que los descarguen, si quiero.
La automatización de la solución que involucra reglas de activación que muestran u ocultan secciones o tareas de clases específicas también es bastante ágil. Me permite mostrar a los estudiantes ciertas secciones a las que quiero que tengan acceso. E incluso existe la posibilidad de ver automáticamente cuánto tiempo pasaron leyendo un documento, el porcentaje de tareas que completaron o la suma de las puntuaciones que recibieron, a las que puedo acceder a través de las rúbricas.
Otra característica que ayuda mucho es el aprendizaje adaptativo para proporcionar a los estudiantes contenido personalizado. Me permite darles a cada uno información personalizada sin estar cerca físicamente de ellos. Por ejemplo, si quieren, pueden enviar sus tareas en línea y puedo poner detalles en los comentarios. Esto ayuda a su desarrollo personal. Todo está ordenado cronológicamente para que puedan revisar el contenido en casa si faltan a una clase.
También es muy fácil para los educadores comunicarse con los estudiantes. Por ejemplo, si le envías un mensaje directo a través de la plataforma, o comentas en una tarea que está haciendo, el alumno responde y muchas veces se convierte en un diálogo y, después, prácticamente se convierte en un foro. La comunicación es muy importante y siempre intentamos que la comunicación clara y transparente sea una prioridad.
¿Qué necesita mejorar?
Tenemos profesores de todas las edades y los que son un poco mayores apenas interactúan con la plataforma. Necesita mayor accesibilidad y actualizaciones e información más detallada de todas sus herramientas.
¿Por cuánto tiempo he usado la solución?
Usamos CYPHER Learning desde 2020.
¿Qué pienso sobre la estabilidad de la solución?
Hubo una interrupción de la red, pero eso fue en 2020. Desde entonces, el sistema no se ha caído. La plataforma es muy estable.
¿Qué opino de la escalabilidad de la solución?
EO LMS tiene una gran capacidad y nuestra escuela quiere explotarla más. Se ha propuesto más formación para que entendamos mejor la plataforma. El objetivo es que sigamos aumentando su uso y que la variedad de estrategias que podemos utilizar, como docentes, siga creciendo.
Tenemos alrededor de 500 usuarios que son docentes, administradores de sistemas y el equipo de supervisores que certifican a los docentes. Además, tenemos alrededor de 1.000 alumnos que lo utilizan. Se utiliza en todos los niveles, primaria y secundaria. Tenemos planes para que se use mucho más en nuestra institución.
¿Cómo son el servicio de atención al cliente y el soporte?
No he tenido la oportunidad de contactar con el soporte técnico, pero sé que cuando se ha hecho una consulta siempre han respondido.
¿Cómo calificaría el servicio y soporte al cliente?
Positivo
¿Qué solución usé anteriormente y por qué cambié?
También usamos SieWeb, pero es más para comunicarse con los padres y compartir las calificaciones de los estudiantes.
Entendimos que necesitábamos CYPHER Learning porque necesitábamos un lugar donde se organizara todo el contenido de la clase semanal. Queríamos que los alumnos tuvieran un lugar único para esa información y un único canal de comunicación con el profesor.
¿Cómo fue la configuración inicial?
Nuestra implementación inicial fue un poco lenta porque no hubo capacitación. Nuestra área técnica de sistemas se encargaba de ayudar con cualquier problema que surgiera en general, pero no recibimos capacitación específica. Nos tomó cerca de dos meses implementarlo.
Hay tres personas, los directores generales, que se encargan de gestionar la plataforma, pero ahora cada profesor gestiona su propia clase. Los gerentes generales solo contactan a CYPHER LEARNING si hay alguna anomalía o problema sistémico.
¿Qué otro consejo tengo?
Investigar al máximo CYPHER Learning para informarse antes de la implementación y ver el potencial de la plataforma, ya que se puede utilizar para muchas cosas.
Recientemente recibimos capacitación sobre el uso de la automatización en CYPHER Learning y recién estoy comenzando a entender cómo funciona: cómo enviar mensajes automatizados como comentarios, cómo programar cursos y cómo ver los logros de los estudiantes mientras exploran el contenido de un curso. Estoy descubriendo más y más características dentro de CYPHER Learning. Al principio era solo para subir material, pero con la última capacitación que recibimos entendimos que hay muchas más posibilidades dentro del sistema. No sabía que se podían subir cosas interactivas, videos o vistas 360.
En términos de involucrar a los estudiantes con la plataforma, eso ha sucedido parcialmente, pero todavía hay muchos estudiantes que están acostumbrados a la educación presencial, por lo que no todos hacen un buen uso de CYPHER Learning. Hay muchas funcionalidades en la plataforma que aún no se aprovechan. Hay algunos estudiantes que toman la iniciativa de ser autónomos y usan todo en CYPHER Learning para avanzar por su cuenta. Todas estas actividades son muy importantes para nuestro instituto. Debido a que nuestra escuela opta por un programa de diplomado, es uno de nuestros objetivos y requisitos que los estudiantes desarrollen autonomía y autogestión de su tiempo, así como la búsqueda de información y fuentes. NEO LMS, en parte, les da una ruta a seguir.
CYPHER Learning no es tan influyente en términos de llevar a los estudiantes al mismo nivel o cerrar la brecha de aprendizaje. Eso no se debe necesariamente a la plataforma, sino a que existen otros problemas, ya sean personales o sociales, que limitan a los estudiantes de varias maneras. La plataforma me ayuda a entender qué estudiantes se están quedando atrás, pero no diría que los motiva de ninguna manera.
Creo que CYPHER Learning proporciona herramientas importantes para desarrollar la participación de los estudiantes en clase. En las clases físicas es muy difícil que todos participen, pero a través de este sistema tienen la opción de expresar sus opiniones y pensamientos de manera más personalizada. CYPHER Learning me ha enseñado a adaptarme al cambio.
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Teacher at San Antonio De Padua Catholic
Helps me better organize classroom sessions and enables parents to participate in a child's progress
Pros and Cons
- "What CYPHER Learning has taught me is that parents are also part of the process of student progress. Thanks to the platform, they can participate. They are not outsiders and have become participants. They are aware of what their children are doing."
- "I would also like to see them improve accessibility for younger kids. Perhaps they could enable us to customize folders in a more playful way."
What is our primary use case?
I use CYPHER Learning to post classes and daily sections, organize my work sessions, and post work and weekly programs. We use it to help better organize our work.
How has it helped my organization?
Before CYPHER Learning, we used another platform that was not as complete. We understood that CYPHER Learning is one of the best options and it has helped us so much. We can better organize sessions and use the tools to upload videos, songs, links, and interactive games. It has made it easier for us to upload the information in a coordinated, organized way, and work with students' families, which I find to be a very good aspect.
It strengthens our institution's relationship with students and parents. It seems to me that children learn through play and didactic activities. Linking to games, which is a facility that the platform gives me, is great. By uploading links I can quickly provide students with interesting content, which helps reinforce what they are learning. When we were in the middle of the pandemic, many students got sick and this forced us to close classrooms and work in quarantine. CYPHER Learning made it easier for us to do classes through Zoom at home. I can also send personalized information to a student. If, for example, I want to give something directly to a student who needs more reinforcement, I can send notes or images that are personalized for them.
It allows me to work on personalized content. If I want to work with a child on the correct use of words, for example, I can send them extra content to explain things to them. It makes it easy to focus on what I want to work on with each child. I have saved time when I have had to send personalized messages to children who have not done a project or who are in the process of doing a project that they have to present.
The messaging functionality helps me send reinforcement messages to parents. The messages are very useful. If we had not had the platform during the pandemic, it would have been very difficult to communicate with parents regarding what we wanted to emphasize for the students. It would not have been as easy to organize our classes and we would have had to invest three times as much time to carry out our work.
CYPHER Learning provides an evaluation indicator through which we can see what a student's progress is like. Those who enter the platform are able to reinforce what they do in the classroom. My students are four-year-olds, so they depend a lot on their families' involvement. Through the system, we can see the progress of the family and how the family is supporting the progress of their child. If the child achieves all their skills, it is because the family is involved and working positively with the child.
The platform makes it easy for me to visualize this process. It also gives parents organized information where they can see what their children are learning. They are no longer oblivious to what their children are doing and are more aware of how they can support their children. CYPHER Learning has helped integrate us with the families and facilitate the work of the teacher.
Our entire institution uses CYPHER Learning for the same purpose, so that we can present classes in an organized way, as a team, and so that parents know what is being worked on. The ease of communication makes our work easier and helps us to create more ties with the parents.
During the pandemic, it also helped me by making grading easier. If I needed evidence of something that happened in class, I could go to CYPHER Learning to see what happened.
The platform has also reduced administrative work because I can quickly upload all the lesson plans to the system. Before CYPHER Learning, we had to use a physical portfolio that was full of material. Now everything is in the cloud. It's a seven on a scale of one to 10, where one means "didn't save on administrative work" and 10 means "saved a lot on administrative work." I also no longer need notebooks or sheets. Now, everything is in the system.
What is most valuable?
There are a number of valuable features, such as the fact that you can organize a class session well and upload videos or songs, enabling parents to have access to the platform.
It's great that parents can see the work we are doing in the classroom and how the students are performing, from home. Also, if a student misses class due to illness, parents can enter the platform and see what the rest of the class is studying. This way, it is almost as if the student did not miss that day of school.
Because I am a teacher of young children, being able to educate them safely requires teamwork between teachers and parents. I have sent recommendations to parents through the platform regarding reinforcement on topics seen in class. I also like that students and their parents can see a student's progress, what is being worked on and how it is being worked on.
In addition, it allows me to see which students are actually in class and the ones that are not entering. During the pandemic, it was also great the way the platform gave my students the ability to upload videos and images of their work in response to the activities that I gave them.
I was also able to give feedback thanks to this tool. These features were very important for us at that time.
What needs improvement?
I had families that told me they could not enter the platform. We looked for a solution to that with the technical support team at school. And while we have used CYPHER Learning to keep everyone informed about a child's progress, I have not seen a tool that enables united communication yet: communication between all students, directive communications, and general communications. The platform could be improved in these ways.
I would also like to see them improve accessibility for younger kids. Perhaps they could enable us to customize folders in a more playful way.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CYPHER Learning for three and a half to four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
On some occasions during the pandemic, CYPHER Learning was undergoing maintenance and it was not possible to access it, but that happened very few times; once or twice.
In general, I have had no problems with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a platform that is constantly growing and updating and one that will be used in the future for sure because it provides communication opportunities. Our entire school—pre-school, primary, and secondary levels—is using it.
There are about 1,200 users including students, teachers, the system administration team, directors, and coordinators who enter CYPHER Learning to supervise classes. Over time, it will be exploited more at the university level as well.
It seems to me that we will continue using the platform. It is a tool that helps us daily in the organization of classes and in communication with parents. Everything about it is positive. It enables us to use unique tools and gives us access to student progress. I think it's here to stay.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used SieWeb. CYPHER Learning is better organized and more comprehensive. There is more variety to work with and these are the things that made our institution switch to it.
How was the initial setup?
We received training and workshops because, at first, we did not understand CYPHER Learning very well. We had to adapt due to necessity. With practice, we improved.
The teachers who learned faster helped and advised others. There was a lot of mutual help. But at first, it was difficult. It was a process of a few weeks in length.
Our school's system administrators, a team of four or five people, were the ones who received training first and they were the ones who trained us. They also sent out tutorial videos to help us.
What was our ROI?
It has helped me to manage my time better and to organize myself better. Now, all the necessary procedures are done in a more effective way.
What other advice do I have?
Focusing on communication with students' families, sending them messages, suggestions, and recommendations so that they can understand how to organize themselves better, is very important. Through this tool, we have been able to communicate with parents better.
What CYPHER Learning has taught me is that parents are also part of the process of student progress. Thanks to the platform, they can participate. They are not outsiders and have become participants. They are aware of what their children are doing.
Overall, it is worthwhile. It allows you to use various resources to organize your classes and to organize yourself as a teacher as well.
Foreign Language: (Spanish)
¿Cuál es nuestro caso de uso principal?
Uso CYPHER Learning para publicar clases y secciones diarias, para organizar mis sesiones de trabajo y publicar programas de trabajo semanales. Lo usamos para ayudar a organizar mejor nuestro trabajo.
¿Cómo ha ayudado a mi organización?
Antes de CYPHER Learning, usábamos otra plataforma que no era tan completa. Entendimos que CYPHER Learning es una de las mejores opciones y nos ha ayudado mucho.
Podemos organizar mejor las sesiones y usar las herramientas para subir videos, canciones, enlaces y juegos interactivos. Nos ha facilitado subir la información de forma coordinada, organizada y trabajar con las familias de los alumnos, lo que me parece muy bueno. Fortalece la relación de nuestra institución con los estudiantes y padres de familia.
Me parece que los niños aprenden a través del juego y de actividades didácticas. La vinculación a juegos, que es una facilidad que me da la plataforma, es genial. Al cargar enlaces, puedo proporcionar rápidamente a los estudiantes contenido interesante, lo que ayuda a reforzar lo que están aprendiendo.
Cuando estábamos en medio de la pandemia, muchos estudiantes se enfermaron y esto nos obligó a cerrar las aulas y trabajar en cuarentena. CYPHER Learning nos facilitó hacer clases a través de Zoom en casa.
También puedo enviar información personalizada a un alumno. Si, por ejemplo, quiero regalar algo directamente a un alumno que necesita más refuerzo, puedo enviar notas o imágenes personalizadas para él. Me permite trabajar en contenido personalizado. Si quiero trabajar con un niño en el uso correcto de las palabras, por ejemplo, puedo enviarle contenido extra para explicarle cosas. Me facilita concentrarme en lo que quiero trabajar con cada niño.
Ahorró tiempo cuando tuvo que enviar mensajes personalizados a niños que no han hecho un proyecto o que están en proceso de hacer un proyecto que tienen que presentar. La funcionalidad de mensajería me ayuda a enviar mensajes de refuerzo a los padres. Los mensajes son muy utiles.
Si no hubiéramos tenido la plataforma durante la pandemia, hubiera sido muy difícil comunicarnos con los padres sobre lo que queríamos enfatizar para los estudiantes. No hubiera sido tan fácil organizar nuestras clases y hubiéramos tenido que invertir el triple de tiempo para realizar nuestro trabajo.
CYPHER Learning proporciona un indicador de evaluación a través del cual podemos ver cómo es el progreso de un estudiante. Quienes ingresan a la plataforma son capaces de reforzar lo que hacen en el salón de clases. Mis alumnos son niños de cuatro años, por lo que depende mucho de la participación de sus familias. A través del sistema, podemos ver el progreso de la familia y cómo la familia apoya el progreso de su hijo. Si el niño logra todas sus habilidades es porque la familia se involucra y trabaja positivamente con el niño. La plataforma me facilita visualizar este proceso.
También brinda a los padres información organizada donde pueden ver lo que están aprendiendo sus hijos. Ya no son ajenos a lo que hacen sus hijos y son más conscientes de cómo pueden apoyar a sus hijos. CYPHER Learning nos ha ayudado a integrarnos con las familias y facilitar el trabajo del profesor.
Toda nuestra institución utiliza CYPHER Learning con el mismo propósito, para que podamos presentar las clases de manera organizada, en equipo, y para que los padres sepan en qué se está trabajando. La facilidad de comunicación facilita nuestro trabajo y nos ayuda a crear más lazos con los padres.
Durante la pandemia, también me ayudó al facilitar la calificación. Si necesitaba evidencia de algo que sucedió en clase, podría ir a CYPHER Learning para ver qué sucedió.
La plataforma también ha reducido el trabajo administrativo porque puedo cargar rápidamente todos los planos de lecciones al sistema. Antes de CYPHER Learning, utilizó que usar un portafolio físico que estaba lleno de material. Ahora todo está en la nube. Es un siete en una escala del uno al 10, donde uno significa "no ahorré en trabajo administrativo" y 10 significa "ahorré mucho en trabajo administrativo".
Además ya no necesito cuadernos ni hojas. Ahora, todo está en el sistema.
¿Qué es lo más valioso?
Hay una serie de caracteristicas valiosas, como el hecho de que puede
- organiza bien una sesion de clase
- subir videos o canciones
- permitir que los padres tengan acceso a la plataforma.
Es genial que los padres puedan ver el trabajo que estamos haciendo en el salón de clases y cómo se están desempeñando los estudiantes, desde casa. Además, si un estudiante falta una clase por enfermedad, los padres pueden ingresar a la plataforma y ver qué está estudiando el resto de la clase. De esta manera, es casi como si el alumno no se hubiera perdido ese día de clases. Debido a que soy maestra de niños pequeños, poder educarlos de manera segura requiere un trabajo en equipo entre maestros y padres. He enviado recomendaciones a los padres a través de la plataforma en cuanto a reforzar los temas vistos en clase.
También me gusta que los estudiantes y sus padres puedan ver el progreso de un estudiante, en qué se está trabajando y cómo se está trabajando. Además, me permite ver qué alumnos están realmente en clase y no son adecuados.
Durante la pandemia, también fue excelente la forma en que la plataforma les dio a mis alumnos la posibilidad de cargar videos e imágenes de su trabajo en respuesta a las actividades que les di. También pude dar mi opinión gracias a esta herramienta. Estas características eran muy importantes para nosotros en ese momento.
¿Qué necesita mejorar?
Tuve familias que me dijeron que no pudieron entrar a la plataforma. Buscamos una solución a eso con el equipo de soporte técnico de la escuela.
Aunque hemos utilizado CYPHER Learning para mantener a todos informados sobre el progreso de un niño, todavía no se ha visto una herramienta que permita una comunicación unida: comunicación entre todos los estudiantes, comunicaciones directivas y comunicaciones generales. La plataforma podría mejorarse de esta manera.
También me gustaría verlos mejorar la accesibilidad para los niños más pequeños. Quizás podrían permitirnos personalizar las carpetas de una manera más divertida.
¿Por cuánto tiempo usó la solución?
Estuvo usando CYPHER Learning de CYPHER LEARNING durante tres años y medio o cuatro.
¿Qué pienso sobre la estabilidad de la solución?
En algunas ocasiones durante la pandemia, CYPHER Learning estuvo en mantenimiento y no fue posible acceder a él, pero eso sucedió muy pocas veces; una o dos veces.
En general, no ha tenido problemas con él.
¿Qué opina de la escalabilidad de la solución?
Es una plataforma que está en constante crecimiento y actualización y que seguramente se mantendrá en el futuro porque brinda oportunidades de comunicación.
Toda nuestra escuela, los niveles de preescolar, primaria y secundaria, lo están utilizando. Son alrededor de 1.200 usuarios entre estudiantes, docentes, equipo de administración del sistema, directores y coordinadores que ingresan a CYPHER Learning para supervisar clases.
Con el tiempo, también se explotará más a nivel universitario.
Me parece que vamos a seguir usando la plataforma. Es una herramienta que nos ayuda a diario en la organización de las clases y en la comunicación con los padres. Todo al respecto es positivo. Nos permite utilizar herramientas únicas y nos da acceso al progreso de los estudiantes. Pienso que llego para quedarse.
¿Qué solución usé anteriormente y por qué cambié?
Utilizamos SieWeb. CYPHER Learning está mejor organizado y es más completo. Hay más variedad con la que trabajar y estas son las cosas que hicieron que nuestra institución cambiara a ella.
¿Cómo fue la configuración inicial?
Recibimos capacitaciones y talleres porque, al principio, no entendíamos muy bien el uso de CYPHER Learning. Tuvimos que adaptarnos por necesidad. Con la práctica, mejoramos.
Los maestros que aprendieron más rápido ayudaron y aconsejaron a otros. Hubo mucha ayuda mutua. Pero al principio, fue difícil.
Fue un proceso de unas pocas semanas de duración. Los administradores de sistemas de nuestra escuela, un equipo de cuatro o cinco personas, fueron los que primero se capacitaron y ellos fueron los que nos capacitaron. También enviaron videos tutoriales para ayudarnos.
¿Cuál fue nuestro Retorno de Inversión?
Me ha ayudado a gestionar mejor mi tiempo y a organizarme mejor. Ahora, todos los trámites necesarios se realizan de una manera más efectiva.
¿Qué otro consejo tengo?
Es muy importante enfocarse en la comunicación con las familias de los estudiantes, enviándoles mensajes, sugerencias y recomendaciones para que puedan entender cómo organizarse mejor. A través de esta herramienta, hemos podido comunicarnos mejor con los padres.
Lo que CYPHER Learning me ha enseñado es que los padres también son parte del proceso de progreso de los estudiantes. Gracias a la plataforma, pueden participar. No son extraños y se han convertido en participantes. Son conscientes de lo que hacen sus hijos.
En general, vale la pena. Te permite utilizar varios recursos para organizar tus clases y también para organizarte como profesor.
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Trainer & Coach for Entrepreneurs, Leaders and their Teams at Learning Ecosystem
Great gamification, perfect for building competency systems, and has good grading capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "The lessons we offer in each course can be both in written format and in audio or video format. This dramatically helps participants to choose their best way of learning."
- "There needs to be greater granularity of user packages. We don't always have 100 users per month. However, we pay for 100."
What is our primary use case?
Our company is a training boutique dedicated to courses for adults. We are a team that varies between two to ten trainers and offers courses for 15 to 80 participants.
We use CYPHER Learning to deliver asynchronous remote online courses. The courses we offer are for adult training in the professional field or personal development.
The courses offered are based on a specific calendar or are courses that can be taken at your own pace.
We also use CYPHER Learning to generate the web page (portal) where we have the product catalog and through which we sell our online courses.
How has it helped my organization?
We were able to build a whole learning ecosystem.
The lessons we offer in each course can be both in written format and in audio or video format. This dramatically helps participants to choose their best way of learning.
In addition to the lessons provided, I developed various assignments. We also built a valuable relationship between trainers and participants through various features of the platform: rubrics, feedback, notes, mastery, and skills.
The platform allowed us several integrations with other systems. Also, translating menus into different languages helps our participants a lot.
What is most valuable?
There are many facilities offered by CYPHER Learning.
For us, the biggest feature of the platform is that we can build competency systems. Thus, through the courses, we can certify the different skills of our participants. Within the platform, these competencies are linked to each learning module and each assurance. This allows us very good control over the competencies demonstrated by the participants.
We use the grading system a lot, and that's why the platform's rubrics and automatic scoring systems are very useful. Together with the ability to customize each notification and set rules applicable to each assignment, we can provide immediate and consistent feedback to participants.
We also use gamification to generate motivation for learning through play.
What needs improvement?
There needs to be greater granularity of user packages. We don't always have 100 users per month. However, we pay for 100.
We need a better solution for controlling inactive users. For example, any active user who connects to the platform generates costs for us, even if he is no longer an active participant. This means that we cannot be in control of the monthly costs unless we deactivate the user. Except if we do it this way, he loses contact with us.
The platform proposes a report-building system; however, this system is cumbersome and not intuitive.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution since 2013.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used an alternative solution previously. I abandoned that solution since the platform had become a closed one that can no longer be used publicly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I recommend a good calculation of costs per user. They will need a different solution (CRM type) to maintain the relationship with the old users, otherwise, they will be charged every time the old users connect to the platform again.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have evaluated other platforms as well. At the moment, I don't remember them. It was nine years ago. That said, since then, I have not looked for another solution.
What other advice do I have?
CYPHER Learning is a solution that understands the needs of a trainer and those of a participant in different courses. These needs are covered by a wide and almost complete range of facilities and solutions.
Therefore, it is important to expect constant changes in features and interface. CYPHER Learning is constantly working on updates, and the change is done automatically, suddenly, and without much notice.
Customer service (if you don't have a dedicated one) is forum-based only, and responses can take anywhere from one hour to two days, depending on the time zone.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Highschool Teacher at SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA
Uploading of class content saves administrative work and makes it easily available to students
Pros and Cons
- "The way that CYPHER Learning tags classes and assignments with competencies helps me see what a student has done."
- "There are some tools that facilitate dialogue but not many that help produce continuous interaction. There is room for improvement in the area of interaction. I'd like to see more ways for the student to communicate with their classmates."
What is our primary use case?
I use it to organize the work that the students send in and I also upload all the class materials to it so that the students can see them at any time. In addition, I use CYPHER Learning to create activities.
How has it helped my organization?
Where CYPHER Learning has helped especially is in the organization of content. The students bring materials such as notebooks and books, but they are already aware that they must also have everything on their laptops or their mobiles. This helps them to be more responsible. The platform enables us to keep all the content of every class available and allows students to upload tasks or activities so that work can be accepted within a limited time.
During the pandemic, everything became virtual and CYPHER Learning helped us through the ability to upload any file to any section. Students could go in and download the files. Today, we still use the system for all the material it contains. That is the main benefit that it offers, the ability able to register everything within the platform.
We upload content according to the progress of the class. The most personalized aspect is the feedback. It gives a more personalized feeling in providing resources to the student.
The fact that communication is fluid is very important for our school. That communication is not only between teachers and students but also with parents. And with CYPHER Learning, we can help any student who cannot get to class. It helps us manage the virtual class schedule on the calendar so that students can track the entire class through the platform.
We generally use videos and create activities to do at home, according to the data that the system presents us with. Each activity that is uploaded gives the student an average or grade and, in this way, we know what recommendations to give in class, based on that data.
It is also important because, in a certain way, it also develops students' autonomy. For example, during the pandemic, each student was responsible for their work on each activity that was uploaded to the platform. They might be essays, interaction with the teacher, or commenting in the forum. It contributes a lot to the student's academic training.
Because I can upload classes, it has saved me time on administrative work. It gives you the option of duplicating classes for all the sections. I can access the classes through a link and create the content to teach different classes. It helps reduce management work but not the number of staff.
And more than anything, CYPHER Learning has helped a lot by saving costs on printed materials. There are web pages, videos, and other types of documents that replace books and notebooks. This year, physical books have hardly been used. Students have worked with PDFs and virtual books that are made available through CYPHER Learning so we have saved on costs. Students even have access to it on their cell phones, so they always have it close by.
What is most valuable?
The evaluation tool, and being able to get the marks through the rubrics and observe the work in the preview are valuable aspects of CYPHER Learning.
It is personalized and I can specifically evaluate any student. I also like the ability to comment on assignments. And it includes audio, which means I can communicate with the students in various ways. And students can submit videos, oral reflections, etc.
The platform also has an option for triggering sections of work. That is feasible because we upload complete classes.
When you upload a rubric to the CYPHER Learning library, you also indicate the competencies that you want students to acquire. In my case, as a communications teacher, there are three competencies, so the rubrics are in accordance with them. The system gives you a report to enable you to evaluate the competence or the results a student has achieved. You can adapt and edit according to what a student answers and a result is accumulated. The way that CYPHER Learning tags classes and assignments with competencies helps me see what a student has done.
There are several activities that can be used thanks to the platform. For example, there is dialogue between the students. Through these types of activities, they have the option to comment and generate opinions. These activities are important because we are trying to get students to develop critical thinking and personal opinions. CYPHER Learning has helped students develop these skills. Even within our institution we have debates, and the platform is a tool that helps with this.
What needs improvement?
It helps a lot in facilitating a student's learning process, but the didactic tools are a bit limited. When I use CYPHER Learning it is mostly for individual teaching purposes. There are some tools that facilitate dialogue but not many that help produce continuous interaction. There is room for improvement in the area of interaction. I'd like to see more ways for the student to communicate with their classmates.
In addition, I don't know if I still need to discover this, but I still haven't understood how to synchronize classes. I have to copy and duplicate them in other sessions.
Another thing that they could improve on is its ease of use on smartphones. Many times, the content is not easily downloaded to the student's smartphone, when they don't have their computer nearby.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using CYPHER Learning for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Since we started using CYPHER Learning, there have been three network outages where we have not been able to use it. Each of these three times, the platform failed for a full day, and the next day it returned to normal. But since we have been using it for four years, those connection failures are not something that has happened often at all.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 1,500 people using it, including teachers, students, systems managers, and administrators.
Our use of the system increased due to the pandemic. It became our means of communication, both to start classes and to qualify and evaluate. And we have not decreased usage ever since. Although we are in face-to-face classes again, we continue to use CYPHER Learning in the same way.
How are customer service and support?
The intermediary between our school and CYPHER LEARNING has always been our system admin area. But I would say that the technical support is very good because I haven't seen any difficulties and our system managers have found a solution to any problem. If something happens, it normally takes a maximum of one day to be resolved.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
It's simple now, but in the beginning we had to learn a lot about the platform through exploration. We had to learn the necessary management capabilities of the platform at first, and we had to make mistakes, but over time it has become much more familiar. Today, students, teachers, and even parents know the system better. Now, our teachers know how to use at least 70 to 80 percent of the platform.
Our deployment took four months. The systems management team was in charge of dealing with any errors that occurred and answering any questions we had at the beginning of the implementation. During those four months they were adjusting everything. The systems team was in continuous communication with CYPHER LEARNING, and through this process we were adapting to the platform.
There were four people in charge of the implementation in our organization, in the systems area. They monitor the system and take care of any teacher who needs help.
Our school maintains a structure that we must all follow within the platform. The school continuously supervises the automation of the platform. Each area of the school has a coordinator and a supervisor, and the supervisor is the one who monitors and makes sure that the classes are in accordance with what the school has decided. CYPHER Learning provides different ways for you to structure it and we can modify the class content to be standardized so that our system is the same in all the courses. Our school has also given us training to understand the features that the solution offers to help us be a more optimal organization
What was our ROI?
I don't know what the investment cost was, but it has made life easier for us as teachers. I feel that the objective was fulfilled. It is a good, functional system for the teacher, and that was especially true during the pandemic when it was the main source of communication with the students.
What other advice do I have?
If you're looking for a platform that works by relying on competencies, this is the one for you. It eases the interaction with students and has several tools that enable students to develop different skills. And teachers have the ability to monitor students through evaluations and feedback.
In terms of intervention strategies for students, it has helped to a certain extent because it has a record of those interventions, but it is not something that I have based my interventions on.
The platform is very useful and helps us a lot. If they could incorporate more updates and interaction tools it would be even better. It makes it quite easy for the teacher and the student to keep track of classes.
Foreign Language:(Spanish)
¿Cuál es nuestro caso de uso principal?
Lo uso para organizar el trabajo que envían los alumnos y también subo todos los materiales de clase para que los alumnos puedan verlos en cualquier momento. Además, uso CYPHER Learning para crear actividades.
¿Cómo ha ayudado a mi organización?
Donde CYPHER Learning ha ayudado especialmente es en la organización del contenido. Los alumnos traen materiales como cuadernos y libros, pero ya son conscientes de que también deben tenerlo todo en sus portátiles o en sus móviles. Esto les ayuda a ser más responsables. La plataforma nos permite mantener disponible todo el contenido de cada clase y permite que los estudiantes carguen tareas o actividades para que el trabajo sea aceptado en un tiempo limitado.
Durante la pandemia, todo se volvió virtual y CYPHER Learning nos ayudó con la capacidad de cargar cualquier archivo en cualquier sección. Los estudiantes podían entrar y descargar los archivos. Hoy en día, todavía usamos el sistema para todo el material que contiene. Ese es el principal beneficio que ofrece, la posibilidad de registrar todo dentro de la plataforma.
Subimos contenido de acuerdo al avance de la clase. El aspecto más personalizado es el feedback. Da una sensación más personalizada al proporcionar recursos al estudiante.
El hecho de que la comunicación sea fluida es muy importante para nuestro colegio. Que la comunicación no sea solo entre profesores y alumnos sino también con los padres. Y con CYPHER Learning podemos ayudar a cualquier alumno que no pueda llegar a clase. Nos ayuda a administrar el horario de clases virtuales en el calendario para que los estudiantes puedan realizar un seguimiento de toda la clase a través de la plataforma.
Generalmente usamos videos y creamos actividades para hacer en casa, de acuerdo a los datos que nos presenta el sistema. Cada actividad que se sube le da al alumno un promedio o calificación y, de esta forma, sabemos qué recomendaciones dar en clase, en base a ese dato.
También es importante porque, en cierto modo, también desarrolla la autonomía de los alumnos. Por ejemplo, durante la pandemia, cada alumno era responsable de su trabajo en cada actividad que se subía a la plataforma. Pueden ser ensayos, interacción con el profesor o comentarios en el foro. Aporta mucho a la formación académica del alumno.
Debido a que puedo cargar clases, me ha ahorrado tiempo en el trabajo administrativo. Te da la opción de duplicar clases para todas las secciones. Puedo acceder a las clases a través de un enlace y crear el contenido para impartir diferentes clases. Ayuda a reducir el trabajo de gestión, pero no la cantidad de personal.
Y más que nada, CYPHER Learning ha ayudado mucho al ahorrar costos en materiales impresos. Existen páginas web, videos y otro tipo de documentos que reemplazan a los libros y cuadernos. Este año no se han utilizado tantos libros físicos. Los estudiantes han trabajado con archivos PDF y libros virtuales que están disponibles a través de CYPHER Learning, por lo que hemos ahorrado costos. Los estudiantes incluso tienen acceso a él en sus teléfonos móviles, por lo que siempre lo tienen cerca.
¿Qué es lo más valioso?
La herramienta de evaluación, y poder sacar las notas a través de las rúbricas y observar el trabajo en la vista previa son aspectos valiosos de CYPHER Learning.
Es personalizado y puedo evaluar específicamente a cualquier alumno. También me gusta la posibilidad de comentar sobre las tareas e incluir audios, lo que significa que puedo comunicarme con los estudiantes de varias maneras. Y los estudiantes pueden enviar videos, reflexiones orales, etc.
La plataforma también tiene una opción para activar secciones de trabajo. Eso es factible porque subimos clases completas.
Cuando subo una rúbrica a la biblioteca CYPHER Learning, también puedo indicar las competencias que quiero que adquieran mis alumnos. En mi caso, como docente de comunicación, hay tres competencias, por lo que las rúbricas están de acuerdo con ellas. El sistema te da un informe para que puedas evaluar la competencia o los resultados que ha alcanzado un estudiante. Se puede adaptar y editar de acuerdo a lo que responde un alumno y se acumula un resultado. La forma en que CYPHER Learning etiqueta clases y tareas con competencias me ayuda a ver lo que ha hecho un estudiante.
Hay varias actividades que se pueden utilizar gracias a la plataforma. Por ejemplo, hay diálogo entre los estudiantes. A través de este tipo de actividades, tienen la opción de comentar y generar opiniones. Estas actividades son importantes porque estamos tratando de que los estudiantes desarrollen el pensamiento crítico y las opiniones personales. CYPHER Learning ha ayudado a los estudiantes a desarrollar estas habilidades. Incluso dentro de nuestra institución tenemos debates, y la plataforma es una herramienta que ayuda con esto.
¿Qué necesita mejorar?
Ayuda mucho a facilitar el proceso de aprendizaje de un estudiante, pero las herramientas didácticas son un poco limitadas. Cuando uso CYPHER Learning es principalmente para fines de enseñanza individual. Hay algunas herramientas que facilitan el diálogo pero no muchas que ayuden a producir una interacción continua. Hay lugar para mejorar en el área de interacción. Me gustaría ver más formas para que el estudiante se comunique con sus compañeros de clase.
Además, no sé si aún me falta descubrir esto, pero todavía no he entendido cómo sincronizar clases. Tengo que copiarlas y duplicarlas en otras sesiones.
Otra cosa que podrían mejorar es su facilidad de uso en smartphones. Muchas veces, el contenido no se descarga fácilmente al teléfono del estudiante, cuando no tiene su computadora cerca.
¿Por cuánto tiempo he usado la solución?
Hemos estado usando CYPHER Learning durante cuatro años aproximadamente.
¿Qué pienso sobre la estabilidad de la solución?
Desde que comenzamos a usar CYPHER Learning, han habido tres cortes de red en los que no hemos podido usarlo durante ese tiempo la plataforma falló durante un día completo y al día siguiente volvió a la normalidad. Llevamos cuatro años usando CYPHER Learning, asi que diría que no fueron muchas las fallas de conexión.
¿Qué opino de la escalabilidad de la solución?
Tenemos aproximadamente 1500 personas usándolo, incluidos profesores, estudiantes, gerentes de sistemas y administradores.
Nuestro uso del sistema aumentó debido a la pandemia. Se convirtió en nuestro medio de comunicación, tanto para iniciar clases como para calificar y evaluar. Y no hemos disminuido el uso desde entonces. Aunque volvemos a estar en clases presenciales, seguimos usando CYPHER Learning de la misma manera.
¿Cómo son el servicio de atención al cliente y el soporte?
El intermediario entre nuestra escuela y CYPHER LEARNING siempre ha sido nuestra área de administración del sistema. Pero yo diría que el soporte técnico es muy bueno porque no he visto ninguna dificultad y nuestros administradores de sistemas han encontrado una solución a cualquier problema. Si pasa algo, normalmente se tarda aproximadamente un día en solucionarlo.
¿Cómo calificaría el servicio y soporte al cliente?
Positivo
¿Cómo fue la configuración inicial?
Ahora es simple, pero al principio tuvimos que aprender mucho sobre la plataforma a través de la exploración. Tuvimos que aprender las capacidades de gestión necesarias de la plataforma al principio y tuvimos que cometer errores, pero con el tiempo se ha vuelto mucho más familiar. Hoy, los estudiantes, los maestros e incluso los padres conocen mejor el sistema. Ahora, nuestros maestros saben cómo usar al menos del 70 al 80 por ciento de la plataforma.
Nuestro despliegue tomó cuatro meses. El equipo de gestión de sistemas se encargó de solucionar los errores que se produjeran y resolver las dudas que teníamos al inicio de la implementación. Durante esos cuatro meses estuvieron ajustando todo. El equipo de sistemas estuvo en continua comunicación con CYPHER LEARNING, y a través de este proceso nos fuimos adaptando a la plataforma.
El área de sistemas estuvo a cargo de la implementación en nuestra organización.Ellos supervisan el sistema y se ocupan de cualquier maestro que necesite ayuda.
Nuestra escuela mantiene una estructura que todos debemos seguir dentro de la plataforma. La escuela supervisa continuamente la automatización de la plataforma. Cada área de la escuela tiene un coordinador y un supervisor, y el supervisor es quien supervisa y se asegura de que las clases estén de acuerdo con lo que la escuela ha decidido. CYPHER Learning te brinda diferentes formas de estructurarlo y podemos modificar el contenido de la clase para que sea estandarizado para que nuestro sistema sea el mismo en todos los cursos. Nuestra escuela también nos ha brindado capacitación para comprender las características que ofrece la solución para ayudarnos a ser una organización más óptima.
¿Cuál fue nuestro Retorno de Inversión?
No sé cuál fue el costo de la inversión, pero nos ha facilitado la vida a los docentes. Siento que se cumplió el objetivo. Es un sistema bueno y funcional para el docente, y eso fue especialmente cierto durante la pandemia cuando era la principal fuente de comunicación con los estudiantes.
¿Qué otro consejo tengo?
Si buscas una plataforma que funcione apoyándose en competencias, esta es la plataforma que buscas. Facilita la interacción con los estudiantes y cuenta con varias herramientas que permiten a los estudiantes desarrollar diferentes habilidades Y los maestros tienen la capacidad de monitorear a los estudiantes a través de evaluaciones y comentarios.
En cuanto a las estrategias de intervención para los estudiantes, ha ayudado en cierta medida porque tiene un registro de esas intervenciones, pero no es algo en lo que he basado mis intervenciones.
La plataforma es muy útil y nos ayuda mucho. Si pudieran incorporar más actualizaciones y herramientas de interacción sería aún mejor. Hace que sea muy fácil para el profesor y el alumno realizar un seguimiento de las clases.
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Docente de 1er grado at San Antonio De Padua Catholic
Students can review the classes before attending them and parents can access the resources
Pros and Cons
- "With class folders in place, it is possible to follow up on the children. I know when students have seen the material that has been uploaded to the platform and, thus, understand if they are following the classes."
- "There could be improvements in the dynamic and accessibility tools for the youngest students. For example, I create or attach links from other pages, and I use activities and games, such as roulettes, that encourage student participation."
What is our primary use case?
I use the platform to upload classes, provide a space for students so that they can also upload their projects, to comment on the work they deliver, and to give feedback while they progress in their assignments.
I am a first-grade teacher and there are certain parts of the solution that I still cannot use because of the young age of the students. My use is more basic.
How has it helped my organization?
Thanks to the folders that we upload to CYPHER Learning, the children can review the classes before coming to them and parents have the opportunity to access the resources being provided.
With tools for students to upload their work, and for teachers to calculate their achievement of skills, teachers can provide feedback to the parents so that they understand in which subjects their children need reinforcement. The platform also enables parents to witness their child's development in class. It gives us better communication with parents. More than anything, it has helped me save on communication.
The system also helps save administrative time because I can provide information directly to the parents, getting them more involved in the content that's being sent to students. Before CYPHER Learning, I had to explain things to each parent who had any questions. Now I can upload the data to the platform and it reaches all the parents in an equivalent way. That has helped reduce administrative work by 25 percent.
What is most valuable?
My favorite tools include
- those that enable students to send in files or assignments
- the comments section
- the organization of folders for uploading classes
- the option of attaching files and links, especially when uploading a lot of content information. CYPHER Learning allows you to upload heavy documents.
We are working on establishing an order of topics on the platform to help us manage an adequate path for students to achieve skills. With class folders in place, it is possible to follow up on the children. I know when students have seen the material that has been uploaded to the platform and, thus, understand if they are following the classes. It is important that students have an order to follow and something that creates a habit of reviewing the material that they receive through the platform.
More than anything, it has helped students with the organization part. The folders have links, activities, or videos that help the learning process. That's the way we can reinforce first graders through CYPHER Learning, by linking to outside resources or features.
Tracking student progress on a competency basis is very important as it helps us to do reinforcement and follow-up. It helps us know that the children are progressing according to our objectives, and we can follow up, with the help of the parents, and provide feedback.
What needs improvement?
There could be improvements in the dynamic and accessibility tools for the youngest students. For example, I create or attach links from other pages, and I use activities and games, such as roulettes, that encourage student participation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using CYPHER LEARNING three years ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
When the classes were only virtual, there were network drops. This year we have seen fewer issues as we returned to face-to-face classes. These were not continuous problems but, if they happened, we had to inform the parents that the platform was not working.
There were also bugs. For example, when we attached links, for some reason it was not possible to access them.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have three levels: initial, primary, and secondary and among them, we have 100 users. It is used by teachers, students, advisors, and system administrators.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is okay. When the network has gone down, it has been possible to resolve things without much inconvenience.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
This is our first virtual environment.
How was the initial setup?
Our three system administrators did all the implementation work. They simply installed CYPHER Learning for us, uploaded all the necessary data, and gave us training.
What was our ROI?
I believe the return on investment is imminent. It has helped teachers, students, and parents with better organization to follow the progress of the children and their achievement of skills.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Perhaps there was an evaluation, but it was not up to us teachers. But by choosing CYPHER Learning, they understood that it was perfect for what we needed.
What other advice do I have?
In first grade, we do work according to competencies, but we do not use CYPHER Learning as a means of tracking achievement of those standards. Still, in general, it is a tool that helps students a lot in demonstrating the skills they have and helps educators understand a student's level of understanding.
There is no gamification because we are talking about first graders. There isn't any functionality that helps in the dynamic or playful sense. Any additional material I include comes from other pages. Being able to attach content saves time, but that content itself is not from the platform.
Although the system has communication tools, in the case of my first-grade students, it is not easy to communicate using them because they are still learning to write. As a means of communication, it is more to send the work to parents. The parents then download the content and hand it to the students. Slowly, the students are also learning to use the platform more independently.
The biggest lesson I have learned from using the solution is that there is a better way to give feedback to students. Also, even first-grade students can become independent within a totally new platform for everyone. I now understand that younger students can undertake an unknown platform in an optimal way.
Foreign Language:(Spanish)
¿Cuál es nuestra razón de uso principal?
Utilizo la plataforma para subir clases, brindar un espacio para que los estudiantes también puedan subir sus proyectos, para comentar sobre los trabajos que entregan y para dar retroalimentación mientras avanzan en sus tareas.
Soy maestra de primer grado y hay ciertas partes de la solución que todavía no puedo usar debido a la corta edad de los estudiantes. Mi uso es más básico.
¿Cómo ha ayudado a mi organización?
Gracias a las carpetas que subimos a CYPHER Learning, los niños pueden revisar las clases antes de acudir a ellas y los padres tienen la oportunidad de acceder a los recursos que se les brindan.
Con herramientas para que los estudiantes carguen su trabajo y para que los maestros calculen el logro de sus habilidades, los maestros pueden brindar una retroalimentación a los padres para que comprendan en qué materias sus hijos necesitan refuerzo. La plataforma también permite a los padres presenciar el desarrollo de sus hijos en clase. Nos da una mejor comunicación con los padres. Más que nada, me ha ayudado a ahorrar en términos de comunicación.
El sistema también ayuda a ahorrar tiempo administrativo porque puedo proporcionar información directamente a los padres, lo que los involucra más en el contenido que se envía a los estudiantes. Antes de CYPHER Learning, tenía que explicar las cosas a cada padre que tenía alguna pregunta. Ahora puedo subir los datos a la plataforma y llega a todos los padres de manera equivalente. Eso ha ayudado a reducir el trabajo administrativo en un 25 por ciento.
¿Qué es lo más valioso?
Mis herramientas favoritas incluyen..
- aquellos que permiten a los estudiantes enviar archivos o tareas
- la sección de comentarios
- la organización de carpetas para subir clases
- La opción de adjuntar archivos y enlaces, especialmente cuando se sube mucha información de contenido. CYPHER Learning te permite subir documentos pesados.
Estamos trabajando en establecer un orden de temas en la plataforma que nos ayude a gestionar un camino adecuado para que los estudiantes adquieran habilidades. Con las carpetas de clase es posible hacer un seguimiento de los niños. Sé cuando los alumnos han visto el material que se ha subido a la plataforma y así saber si están siguiendo las clases. Es importante que los alumnos tengan un orden a seguir y algo que les genere el hábito de revisar el material que reciben a través de la plataforma.
Más que nada ha ayudado a los alumnos en la parte de organización. Las carpetas tienen enlaces, actividades o videos que ayudan al proceso de aprendizaje. Esa es la forma en que podemos reforzar a los alumnos de primer grado a través de CYPHER Learning, vinculándolos a recursos o funciones externas.
El seguimiento del progreso de los estudiantes por competencias es muy importante ya que nos ayuda a reforzar y hacer un seguimiento. Nos ayuda a saber que los niños van progresando de acuerdo a nuestros objetivos, podemos hacer un seguimiento, con la ayuda de los padres y de esta forma dar retroalimentación.
¿Qué necesita mejorar?
Podría haber mejoras en las herramientas de dinámica y accesibilidad para los más pequeños. Por ejemplo, yo creo o adjunto enlaces de otras páginas y uso actividades y juegos, como ruletas, que fomentan la participación de los estudiantes.
¿Por cuánto tiempo he usado la solución?
Empecé a usar CYPHER LEARNING hace tres años.
¿Qué pienso sobre la estabilidad de la solución?
Cuando las clases eran solo virtuales, había caídas de red. Este año hemos visto menos problemas ya que volvimos a las clases presenciales. Estos no eran problemas continuos pero, si ocurrían, teníamos que informar a los padres que la plataforma no estaba funcionando.
También hubo errores de accesibilidad. Por ejemplo, cuando adjuntamos enlaces, por alguna razón no era posible acceder a ellos.
¿Qué opino de la escalabilidad de la solución?
Tenemos tres niveles: inicial, primario y secundario y entre ellos tenemos 100 usuarios. Es utilizado por profesores, estudiantes, asesores y administradores de sistemas.
¿Y el servicio de atención al cliente y el soporte?
El soporte técnico está bien. Cuando la red se ha caído, se han podido solucionar las cosas sin mayores inconvenientes.
¿Cómo calificaría el servicio y soporte al cliente?
Positivo
¿Qué solución usé anteriormente y por qué cambié?
Este es nuestro primer entorno virtual.
¿Cómo fue la configuración inicial?
Nuestros tres administradores de sistemas hicieron todo el trabajo de implementación. Simplemente instalaron CYPHER Learning para nosotros, cargaron todos los datos necesarios y nos dieron capacitación.
¿Cuál fue nuestro Retorno de Inversión?
Creo que el retorno de la inversión es inminente. Ha ayudado a maestros, estudiantes y padres con una mejor organización para seguir el progreso de los niños y el logro de sus habilidades.
¿Qué otras soluciones evalué?
Tal vez hubo una evaluación, pero no nos correspondía a los docentes. Pero al elegir CYPHER Learning entendieron que era perfecto para lo que necesitábamos.
¿Qué otro consejo tengo?
En primer grado, trabajamos de acuerdo con las competencias, pero no usamos CYPHER Learning como un medio para rastrear el logro de esos estándares. Aún así, en general, es una herramienta que ayuda mucho a los estudiantes a demostrar las habilidades que tienen y ayuda a los educadores a comprender el nivel de comprensión de un estudiante.
No hay gamificación porque estamos hablando de niños de primer grado. No hay ninguna funcionalidad que ayude en el sentido dinámico o lúdico. Cualquier material adicional que adjunto proviene de otras páginas. Poder adjuntar contenido ahorra tiempo, pero ese contenido en sí no es de la plataforma.
Si bien el sistema cuenta con herramientas de comunicación, en el caso de mis alumnos de primer grado no es fácil comunicarse utilizándolas porque aún están aprendiendo a escribir. Como medio de comunicación, es más para enviar el trabajo a los padres. Luego, los padres descargan el contenido y se lo entregan a los estudiantes. Lentamente, los estudiantes también están aprendiendo a usar la plataforma de manera más independiente.
La lección más grande que aprendí al usar la solución es que hay una mejor manera de dar retroalimentación a los estudiantes. Además, incluso los estudiantes de primer grado pueden independizarse dentro de una plataforma totalmente nueva para todos. Ahora entiendo que los estudiantes más jóvenes pueden emprender una plataforma desconocida de manera óptima.
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Manager, Learn Program at Graphisoft, SE
Great for self-paced, online trainer-led, and online hybrid classes
Pros and Cons
- "The in-depth reporting feature of CYPHER Learning enables us to better understand the training needs of our customers and monitor the performance of our training services."
- "Due to the complexity of our business, we would welcome more options for access rights management."
What is our primary use case?
We use CYPHER Learning as the core of our online learning platform. We are using it not only to deliver training courses for our customers but also for our employees.
How has it helped my organization?
CYPHER Learning was the key enabler in transforming our traditional classroom-based training services to a fully digital online service providing more options to our customers and, at the same time, providing better insights to us.
With help of online training, we can directly access our customers worldwide and get instant feedback about our own performance as well.
MATRLIX LMS offers plenty of customization options, so we managed to brand it as our own storefront for training services. Via API connection, we managed to integrate it into our company business systems.
What is most valuable?
CYPHER Learning is capable of supporting the administration, delivery, and management of all kinds of training activities, including online self-paced, online trainer-led, online hybrid, and classroom trainer-led courses. We also use it to deliver certification exam tests and distribute e-books with great success.
The in-depth reporting feature of CYPHER Learning enables us to better understand the training needs of our customers and monitor the performance of our training services.
Gamification is a great tool for inspiring registered users to remain active and learn more.
What needs improvement?
We have a huge user base and a large number of courses in our catalog, so there is always room for improving catalog screen loading times.
Due to the complexity of our business, we would welcome more options for access rights management.
It could offer more configuration options for e-commerce and be more flexible in product portfolio presentations.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using CYPHER Learning as an online learning platform since 2020.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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