Docety Explained

Docety
Language:Italian
Owner:
  • Nicola Palmieri
  • Mario Palladino
  • Michele Forlante
Url:https://www.docety.com/
Commercial:Yes
Registration:Optional
Launch Date:3 December 2018

Docety is an Italian e-learning and distance education platform. The platform allows you to take advantage of 1 to 1 consultancy, participate in seminars, manage a calendar of face-to-face private lessons and consult video courses.[1]

History

Docety was launched in October 2018 by Nicola Palmieri, Mario Palladino (known on YouTube as Redez and Synergo of the Quei Due Sul Server channel, lit. "Those Two Guys On the Server") and Michele Forlante.[2] The launch was preceded by a video presentation of the project on YouTube, written by co-founders Nicola and Mario on their channel,[3] which heralded the equity crowdfunding campaign on Mamacrowd, to finance the project.[4]

The campaign allowed Docety to raise around €540,000 from around 360 members, exceeding the maximum target of €500,000 and reaching an overfunding of + 680% compared to the minimum target of €80,000.[5]

In 2020, the launch of Docety Journal, a free online semester directed by Francesco Toniolo, Antonello Fabio Caterino, Nicola Palmieri and Maria Virginia Matteo, is announced. The magazine offers news regarding the world of distance learning, academic digitization and new trends in the Internet subculture.[6] [7]

Courses

Docety provides courses including several categories: electronics, business, marketing, photography, filmmaking, music, Foreign languages. The courses are organized in: video courses, private lessons, bookable by consulting the coaches' calendars; seminars, with a maximum number of members of 50 people, in which participants can interact with the teacher and users in real time. The courses are accessible through credits, which can be purchased in packages, directly on the platform.[8]

The coaches are selected and provide certifications, through the consultancy of the European research center Lo Stilo di Fileta, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.[9]

Initiatives

With the declaration of a state of emergency in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Docety announced free availability, upon request, of its services for public and private entities involved in the emergency. The targets identified were administrative bodies and rescue services, for the provision of seminars dedicated to the management of the pandemic, as well as universities, laboratories and research centers, to provide training courses and online video lessons, with the possibility of stipulating between institution and company memoranda of understanding for the provider of training credits (ECTS).[10]

In October 2020, Docety announced the launch of MyDocety, an initiative through which a package of services of the white-label platform is made available for sale, which can be purchased by companies and enterprises to internally deliver the same Docety services, specific for the business. or the dissemination initiative.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Casalini . David . 5 March 2020 . Le 8 migliori startup italiane nella formazione digitale . The 8 best Italian startups in digital training . live . 11 September 2021 . StartupItalia . it. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119061057/https://startupitalia.eu/122590-20200305-le-10-migliori-startup-italiane-nella-formazione-digitale . 19 January 2021 .
  2. News: 28 June 2019 . Da Youtuber a insegnanti: la formazione online è la nuova gallina d'oro degli influencer . it . From Youtuber to teachers: online training is the new golden hen of influencers . . 11 September 2021.
  3. 22 September 2018 . DOCETY: SVELIAMO IL SEGRETO . DOCETY: Let's Reveal the Secret . it . 24 March 2022 . Quei Due Sul Server.
  4. Web site: Docety Equity Crowdfunding . live . 26 September 2021 . MamaCrowd. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807085636/https://mamacrowd.com/project/docety . 7 August 2020 .
  5. Web site: La piattaforma di e-learning Docety, incubata da Nana Bianca, raccoglie oltre 540 mila euro su Mamacrowd, pari a oltre 6 volte il target minimo . The Docety e-learning platform, incubated by Nana Bianca, collects over 540 thousand euros on Mamacrowd, equal to over 6 times the minimum target . 13 September 2021 . BeBeez . August 2019 . it.
  6. Web site: Pangia . Arnaldo . 11 May 2020 . Docety Journal – rivista di coaching . live . 27 September 2021 . Docety Blog . it. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921000235/https://blog.docety.com/docety-journal-la-rivista-scientifica-di-coaching-e-public-history/ . 21 September 2020 .
  7. Web site: Docety Journal semestrale di coaching e digital culture . live . 27 September 2021 . rivista.docety.com . it. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928172240/https://rivista.docety.com/ . 28 September 2020 .
  8. Web site: 25 April 2019 . Un trio geniale: nasce Docety, tutto il sapere faccia a faccia . A brilliant trio: Docety is born, all knowledge face to face . live . 27 September 2021 . Termolionline.it . it. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425110706/https://www.termolionline.it/news/lavoro-ed-economia/806450/un-trio-geniale-nasce-docety-tutto-il-sapere-faccia-a-faccia . 25 April 2019 .
  9. Web site: Puggioni . Francesco . 14 October 2020 . Nasce MyDocety, la tecnologia dell'e-learning al servizio delle imprese . MyDocety is born, the e-learning technology at businesses' service . live . 26 September 2021 . startupitalia.eu. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927004051/https://startupitalia.eu/education-main/lavoro/67559-20201013-nasce-mydocety-servizio-imprese/ . 27 September 2021 .
  10. Web site: 25 February 2020 . Docety offre accesso gratuito alla piattaforma per gestire l'emergenza Coronavirus . Docety offers free access to the platform to manage the Coronavirus emergency . live . 26 September 2021 . Sanità Digitale . it. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927004051/https://www.sanita-digitale.com/in-evidenza/docety-offre-accesso-gratuito-alla-piattaforma-per-gestire-lemergenza-coronavirus/ . 27 September 2021 .

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