Monarch Media, Inc

Founded in

1997

Customers

Academic
Large Enterprises
Small/Medium Businesses

Specialization Areas

Customer Experience
Leadership Development
Performance Support
Process and Technical Training
Soft Skills Training

Industries

Government: State/Local
Higher Education
Hospital & Health Care
Nonprofit Organization Management
Publishing

Headquarters

877 Cedar St.

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Monarch Media is an industry leader in delivering web and mobile-based training, education, and information solutions for customers around the world. Since 1997, we’ve helped leading universities, government agencies, publishers, and nonprofits accomplish their goals by designing online courses, curriculum, training resources, and websites, developing learning and content management applications, and creating mobile solutions.

We provide online and digital solutions to leading publishers, including Cengage Learning, Wolters Kluwer, and Elsevier; universities, including Arizona State, University of Tennessee, Cal-Berkeley, and Stanford; nonprofits, such as PEPNet and ETR Associates; and government agencies, including the Boston Public Health Commission, the City of San Francisco, and the National Institutes of Health.

Our culture is one of collaboration and partnership. We function as an extension of your team and we take immense pride in truly understanding requirements, markets, and user personas which is a must when to designing innovative solutions that change people’s lives and open minds.

Our team includes 60 employees, associates, contractors, and partners, giving us the ability to scale up for complex projects. Our experience includes:

Product, platform, website, and portal development
Developing eLearning courses, training materials, and online resources
Learning and content management system implementation, customization, and hosting
Database and dynamic web application development
App development, eBooks, and other content for mobile devices
Game and simulation design

Our team includes individuals with degrees and work experience in the areas of:

E-Learning strategy
Product management and development
LMS and CMS customization and implementation
Project management
Web programming
Instructional design
Interface design and usability testing
Course and curriculum development
Application and solution development
Multimedia and mobile app programming
Video production
Graphic design

Programming languages and technologies we regularly use in developing solutions include:

Coding, Scripting and Programming Languages: HTML/XHTML, XML, XSLT Suite, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, jQuery, MySQL, PERL, JAVA, C, C++
Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Content Management Systems (CMS): Moodle, Canvas, Sakai, Blackboard, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal
Multimedia Programming: Unity, PlayCanvas, After Effects, and HTML5
App Publishing: Apple and Android
eLearning Specific Tools: Articulate Storyline, Articulate Presenter, Adobe Captivate
Standards: LTI, Common Cartridge, Caliper, xAPI, SCORM

Solutions

Discover how Monarch Media, Inc provides tailored eLearning solutions to enhance training and development. Explore their expertise in learning technologies.

Artificial Intelligence

Augmented Reality (AR)

Intelligent Intelligence / Machine Learning

Virtual Reality (VR)

Blended Learning

Instructor-Led (ILT)

Content Authoring

Content Customization

Defining Training Objectives

Training Needs Analysis

Content Curation

Cognitive Learning

Collaborative Learning

Competency-Based Training

Immersive Learning

Personalized Learning

Rapid eLearning Development

Scenario-Based Learning

Social Learning/ Digital & social learning strategy

Video-Based Learning

Content Design Development

Content Conversions (Flash to HTML5, PPT to SCORM)

Custom APP Development

Custom/Bespoke eLearning

Instructional Design / Storyboarding

MicroLearning

Training Needs Analysis / PM Services

Gamification

AR-VR Activities

Badges Design

Gamification Design

Leaderboard Design

Simulations

Graphic Design/Multimedia Development

Animation

Audio Recording/Editing

Graphic Design

Podcast Development

Simulations

Video Recording/Editing

LMS Training Portals

Customization Services (White Label LMS, Integrations, etc)

Learner Analytics and Reporting

Web Services (Hosting, Subscriptions, etc)

Localization Translation Services

Cultural Adaptation of Content

Dubbing

Geolocation

Subtitling

Translation

Voice Over

Mobile Learning

Multi-device/responsive eLearning

Performance Support Tools (PSTs)

Off-the Shelf Training/ Online Library

Synchronous Learning Services

Online Webinars

Online Workshops

Virtual Instructor-Led Τraining (VILT)

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Reviews

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High quality, professional, customer-focused organization

Dec 22, 2020

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What do you like best? I have been working with Monarch Media for almost two years now. We chose them to support our work on a multi-year project based on a staff-member's past experiences working with them and I've never regretted this decision. They are super responsive, customer-focused, efficient, great problem-solvers, and creative. They deliver their products on-time with clear documentation and communication of progress all along the way. They're a great partner in our work.

What do you dislike? Nothing comes to mind to dislike about Monarch Media. They have delivered on every request we've given them.

Working with Monarch Media was a seamless process!

Dec 21, 2020

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What do you like best? -Level of communication was exceptional. -The team we worked with had a keen eye for detail. -Deadlines were met! -Enjoyable to work with Monarch Media all-around!!

What do you dislike? I did not have any issues with Monarch Media - they were a great team to work with!

eLearning excellence made easy for projects large and small

Dec 19, 2020

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What do you like best? The team drives to optimize learning outcomes, substantiates its recommendations with evidence-based insights, is flexible and cost conscious, delivers by the deadline, and is fun to work with.

What do you dislike? There's nothing to dislike! The experience working with Monarch Media is so positive that we're doing it again.

They are creative, collaborative, and responsive, and flexible

Dec 17, 2020

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What do you like best? I provided most of the substantive content, which in an excellent iterative process, they transformed into attractive and educational media.

What do you dislike? At the start, it took some time for us to figure out who could most effectively provide content. But we quickly learned to collaborate effectively.

Professional and helpful--service above and beyond

Aug 25, 2020

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What do you like best? Claire, the consultant I worked with, was very open to hearing my ideas and concerns, and was very thorough with her feedback and suggestions.

What do you dislike? I really can't think of anything about the consulting experience that I wished was any different. Super grateful to work with Monarch Media!

Claire and Nandu at Monarch were great to work with!

May 11, 2020

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What do you like best? Timeliness, efficiency, cost effective, relevant, communication skills and more... highly recommend them!

What do you dislike? Nothing negative to offer about Monarch Media. I would highly recommend them to agencies needing learning development.

Monarch has been timely and responsive while delivering a high-quality product.

Apr 10, 2020

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What do you like best? I was assigned one point person of contact who then handles all our needs, issues, and corrections. This makes the process of reviewing and editing simpler and more efficient.

What do you dislike? Their process for our site launch could have been more carefully thought out in order to achieve better quality assurance checks before going live.

Best collaborator partner we have, they make us look great!

Dec 13, 2019

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What do you like best? We create content and they take this and make it into something better than we envisioned! Vanessa Cordeiro is amazing. She is SO patient with us even when she has to answer the same question more than once. They will always find a way to accomplish what I want or steer me in the right direction. They are a trusted partner and true professionals. You cannot go wrong using Monarch Media for your next project. BTW, I have already referred them on more than one occasion.

What do you dislike? Not a thing. Every interaction has exceeded our expectations. They always strive for quality. Their offshore development is not a problem; it allows me to ask Vanessa a question at the end of my day and have an resolution or an answer in the morning.

I am very pleased with the timliness and quality of the work perfomed by Monarch. 10+ year customer

Dec 11, 2019

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What do you like best? MM developed the public UI and the admin side of SafetyLit.org a free bibliographic database of technical literature on safety. The public interface had to be simple, intuitive and fast as most users are from areas in the U.S. and developing nations with very slow speeds. The true beauty of MM’s work is on the admin side where multiple script-driven utilities facilitate the importing and editing 800+ of journal article, technical report, and academic theses records to the database every week.

What do you dislike? NOTHING BAD. Further positive things: MM developed a fast & powerful query system to search the database using complex Boolean operators. MM developed a system that allows searches by all known synonyms of the words they enter (color/colour to more complex labels such as the 36 terms authors use to write about 'baby walkers'. MM developed a utility that recognizes ambiguous terms such as football (American football, Soccer, etc.) and offers a disambiguation screen (with term definitions).

Skilled partners who listen, problem solve, and deliver quality.

Dec 11, 2019

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What do you like best? Monarch is a great thought partner who knows what questions to ask to help me think through different options, implications, and steps. I really appreciated being able to brainstorm with them and get their informed insights and guidance about how to put structure to those ideas and then build them. Monarch has also always been there in my experience. They respond in a timely manner, show up to help problem solve, and inspired confidence in me.

What do you dislike? I am trying to think of something to say here and really can't. We did have to delay our launch and a lot of that was due to an over-ambitious deadline on our part and scope creep by the different stakeholders that we involved.