LearnDash

AUGUST 20, 2013

It’s amazing to see how far things have comes since we started the LearnDash project in March 2012 (originally dubbed “WPLMS” at the time), blogging about the WordPress LMS we were developing! After spending much of 2012 getting the project going and developed, we had our official launch in January.

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LearnDash

APRIL 16, 2015

If you could rewind the internet back to January 2012, you wouldn’t find much on WordPress learning management systems. Seeing nothing there, I started a blog in March 2012 (at the time called WPLMS). In fact, you wouldn’t find anything. It also marked the infancy of what has become LearnDash.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Mobile web usage increased from 11% (2012) to 17% (2013). We certainly live in exciting time for digital learning! 9 Surprising Mobile Learning Facts. 47% of organizations are now using mobile devices to support formal learning. In 2017, it is expected that tablets will outsell PCs and Laptops. Game based learning is expected to grow to $2.3

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Mobile Learning Mobile Simulations Corporate eLearning 208

LearnDash

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Reference: Bill Tucker “The Flipped Classroom”, Education Next, Winter 2012. Afterwards you can poll the students on their reaction to this method and expand from there as needed to other subjects. flipped classroom learning management system'

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Classroom LMS Learning Management System Poll 185

LearnDash

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

In 2012, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology start edX, another MOOC inspired program with a focus on tech subjects. In 2011, two professors at Stanford University start Coursera. The program features courses offered by the top universities in the U.S. and is a huge hit all over the world.

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LearnDash

JUNE 3, 2014

Their success led them to follow-up with a new version in 2013, as well as a proprietary offering in Articulate Storyline (originally launched in 2012). In 2009, Articulate Studio took-off as a Microsoft PowerPoint add-on for this very purpose.

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Microsoft Comparison eLearning Articulate 193

LearnDash

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Roughly 77% of American corporations were using some form of online learning in 2012. The term “elearning” first was coined in 1998. The elearning market has grown 900% since the year 2000. The current size of the elearning market is $56.2 billion (expected to double before 2015).

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Corporate eLearning eLearning Classes Predictions 191

LearnDash

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

I then used this collective experience when I started a simple blog in 2012 about learning management on WordPress — and well, here we are today. The blog I started in 2012… it looked awful. But I would have never gotten here had it not been for one thing: I stopped planning and started doing.

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LearnDash

MAY 9, 2013

million spent in 2012. This was a similar pattern found in the previous year’s report, and the data is backing it up as a reported $1.46 million was spent in 2011 compared to the $3.5 I’m going to make a guess that we’ll see somewhere in the realm of $4.1 million in 2013.

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Trends Compliance Training Instructional Design Distance Learning 179

LearnDash

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I find it quite fascinating that in 2012 (roughly two years after Apple introduced the iPad), one in five U.S. Essentially, because of mobile devices, learners can learn anywhere, anytime, about (almost) anything. Popular and Growing. As mobile device use increases, so does the interest in mobile learning strategies and techniques.

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Blended Learning iTunes Mobile Learning iPad 189

LearnDash

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In early 2012 I started a blog (the one you are on now) and wrote about the concept of a “WordPress LMS”, among other e-learning topics. New features can be added (or removed) with ease and the sheer volume of beautiful themes ensures that the program is visually appealing for the learner.

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LMS Learning Management System Network Budget 157

LearnDash

JANUARY 11, 2016

However, one that might not make your radar initially is a program that I’ve personally used since 2012. A quick search in Google will yield thousands of results for video recording software with varying price tags. The program is called Screencast-o-matic. Interesting name, yes, but it’s actually quite fantastic!

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LearnDash

JULY 7, 2013

According to the Bureau of Labor & Statistics (March 2012), an individual with a four-year college degree earned roughly $21,856 more in annual wages than an individual with just a high school diploma. Just 15 years later, that number jumped to 20.7 million… and the projected continued undergraduate growth leading up to 2019 is 16%.

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Statistics Education Classes Problem 183

LearnDash

OCTOBER 2, 2018

They were in many ways correct as back in 2012 this was still very much how people used WordPress. When I initially told someone the vision for LearnDash, the first question they asked was: “Isn’t WordPress for blogging?” ” I can’t help but laugh a little about this now.

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LearnDash

JULY 21, 2015

This is up from the reported 45% back in 2012. It’s because of facts like these that a large number (71%) of today’s top learning organizations are now adopting mobile learning. If you haven’t already, now is the time to start making the transition of your content.

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Mobile Trends Adobe Captivate Mobile Learning 100

LearnDash

DECEMBER 18, 2017

LearnDash the company started as a two-page blog in 2012. Secondly, they are soft-selling LearnDash & WordPress as a course creation platform – generating more leads for the business. For years I have preached the importance of content marketing with a particular preference for blogging. I know that the method works.

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YouTube Strategy Case Study Podcasts 102

LearnDash

APRIL 15, 2015

In 2012, Google conducted a study titled: The New Multi-Screen World: Understanding Cross-Platform Consumer Behavior. Today we are connected to all kinds of devices. As such, we find ourselves engaged in learning activities, both formal and informal, throughout various points in our day.

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eLearning Instructional Design Google Mobile Learning 100

LearnDash

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, there was some excellent news that a new elearning standard was going to replace the clunky SCORM protocol from years earlier. The somewhat perplexing part was that the entire initiative has had two names ever since (something that I have always pointed out as being an unnecessary burden ).

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

” I know this to be true as I asked the question back in 2012 to one of my colleagues while working on an elearning implementation. We were researching possible learning management systems and got onto the discussion of open-source options.

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LMS eLearning News Open Source 100

LearnDash

OCTOBER 22, 2013

But then there is WebCT rounding out third… funny thing is, since this survey was originally conducted (2012), WebCT has been bought out by Blackboard. I suspect that it will continue to evolve (it needs to) now that there are new APIs available and higher expectations from a user interface standpoint.

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Blackboard Survey Webct LMS 182

LearnDash

APRIL 21, 2017

For those of you who may not know the LearnDash story, we started from a humble blog back in 2012 long before a “WordPress LMS” was even consider a thing. James and his team have some serious talent. The WordPress LMS industry is growing up… Because of YOU!

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Website LMS Case Study Learning Management System 120

LearnDash

JANUARY 31, 2017

Since 2012 (when this blog first started) I have never included WordPress powered learning management systems in my yearly elearning predictions. Prediction #1: Increase Presence of WordPress LMS in Traditional Markets. Let me first address the elephant in the room: yes, LearnDash is a WordPress LMS. But let me also make something clear.

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LearnDash

AUGUST 21, 2013

In August 2012, students taking Coursera classes discovered and reported plagiarism incidents via peer grading. Technical difficulties with a participant’s computer or internet connection can also negatively impact the quality of learning. Finally, academic honesty is an issue. Quality Concerns.

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Diversity Training Player Quality Internet 194

LearnDash

JUNE 18, 2013

Coursera was launched in April 2012, and one year later boasts 3.2 I think many of us will look back on 2013 and call it the “year of the MOOCs” As with any viable industry, the MOOC landscape is being flooded with similar services as everyone tries to grab their piece of the pie. million users.

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LearnDash

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2012 when LearnDash was just an idea there were not many people willing to take it seriously. The WordPress ecosystem of developers, themes, plugins, and service providers has completely eliminated the barriers of learning management. With WordPress and LearnDash, your LMS molds to your online learning program and not the other way around.

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Performance LMS Blackboard Software 21

LearnDash

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

References: tint.com/2012/01/19/mazimizing-the-rpi-on-employee-training-with-mobile-learning/. If you have training documents collecting dust, consider transposing them to a mobile format that makes sense within your organization - your bottom line is sure to benefit. bloomfire.com. elearning mobile learning'

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Mobile Learning Mobile Benefits Statistics 189

LearnDash

JANUARY 20, 2013

© 2012 Capterra, Inc. I’m happy to see some other options rounding the top 20 that have just recently entered the market – good for them! To read more about this study and how the results were obtained, visit the Capterra website.

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LMS Learning Management System System Blackboard 237