Collaboration Tool for Informal Learning

Challenge

• Company wants a unified model where various learning activities can be hosted without need for proprietary software
• Company wants its users to collaborate by participating in activities such as polls, defining most common search terms and debates
• Company wants the tool to be easily embeddable on the web portal as a component

Harbinger Solution

• A web-based interface that enables users to collaborate and contribute while staying on a web page
• An Adobe Flash software requiring no installation running on a browser
• Various activities provided “on demand” within one application, eliminating the need for multiple widgets or tools
• Real-time polling & updates provide enhanced interactivity for all the activities such as poll, presentation-sharing and discussions

• Adobe Flash, XML and JavaScript (for web client)
• Microsoft ASP.NET, ADO.NET (for server side programming)
• MS SQL Server 2005
• Microsoft Windows Services

Benefits

• Users able to comment, contribute and collaborate without leaving the training web page
• Multiple activities provided in one application making configuration and maintenance simpler and economical