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JANUARY 24, 2019

Who in the Top 50 to 30 appeared in past rankings for 2018, 2017, 2016? Blackboard (2018, 2017, 2016). Tessello (2018, 2017, 2016). Persona Learning Management (2018, 2017 – 2016 under their other name). Accord LMS (2018, 2017, 2016). eXact LCMS (2018, 2017, 2016). Agylia (2018, 2017, 2016).

Learning System 56

Learning System System LCMS Compliance Training 56

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

It is true and expect to see more of it in 2016. Service Rocket is one vendor who comes to mind, and BTW is in my Top 50 LMSs for 2016. What do you see as the “verticals” for 2016? What will be the big thing or things in 2016? Expect to say, there will be no blog next week, and I’ll see you in 2016.

Association LMS 48

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS vendor 48

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MARCH 30, 2015

Razer OSVR – Open Source VR – Not ready for prime time, projected delivery 2016. While no firm date has been announced, many VR sites place OR for consumers in the 2016 window. Sony Project Morpheus – Projected release date early 2016. Or for your school 2016. Avegant Glyph - Expected Fall 2015.

Google 40

Google Apple Virtual World Open Source 40

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AUGUST 16, 2016

For native apps though your system should have it no later than mid 2017, actually ideally by end of 2016. . As for any vendor who says no one needs it – let me tell you, there is a reason that there are over two Million apps (June 2016) in the iTunes app store. And isn’t because no one needs them. .

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vendor Learning LMS Plateau 40

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Ecosystems for authoring tools – I’m not talking about it in the same scope of the LMS space (which I foresaw and which is occurring), rather think of it as a one stop shop for all your needs – I see this coming more by 2016, but there are already vendors doing it. Seems easy, never is. Anyway, this leads to.

News 78

News vendor LMS Learning 78

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

And I’m confident that you will see others in 2016. . Well, in that case, collaboration with mobile and video slowly arrives in 2016 and by 2020 it is in full stride – I am expecting some future tech to push it to a whole new experience. Already one vendor has a VR app or capability (can’t remember which one).

LMS 40

LMS vendor Metrics System 40

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

For the whole whammy of LMSs, the list has been out for nearly 12 months (for 2016). You can still buy the 2016 Top 50 LMS Report (BTW). It’s that time of the year, when research firms, industry firms, Fred your mailman and Judy the person who nags you each day you come into your office, announces their best of the best awards.

Report 62

Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 62

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JUNE 23, 2017

VR smartphone headsets, are being led by Google Daydream with 24% content development in 2017, up from 16% in 2016. (BI). AR development is led by Microsoft Halolens with 16% content development in 2017, an increase of 7% from 2016. (BI). According to BI, 56% of developers in 2017 are building content for HTC Vive.

Virtual World 55

Virtual World Learning Camera Google 55

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MAY 16, 2016

Welcome to 2016. While it has finally lifted itself up from there – here in 2016- I’m waiting to see the big ticket items that showcases the product once again. My giveaways include one of my Top 50 LMSs for 2016 report, one hour consulting call. For those playing at home I still have the product in my top ten.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Industry 69

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JULY 29, 2015

Q: Who do you see as LMS vendors to watch this coming year (2015-16) and secondly, will there be new vendors in your top 50 for 2016 report? A: Let me answer the second question first. – YES. With more vendors comes more to explore and see who is going the right way and who isn’t.

Cornerstone OnDemand 40

Cornerstone OnDemand vendor OnDemand Enterprise 40

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Second, I’m still building the off-blog page site for buyers of the 2016 Top 50 LMS Report. If you are looking for an LMS or considering an LMS, my 2016 Top 50 LMSs report will give you the insight you will need to make an informed decision. The recent change is due to an increase in travel around this wonderful world of ours.

Compliance Training 40

Compliance Training Course vendor Metrics 40

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JUNE 29, 2020

Classification of Learning Styles in Virtual Learning Environment using Data Mining: A Basis for Adaptive Course Design, July 1, 2016, [link]. International Journal of research in Educational Sciences 2 (2), (April, 2019). Gulbahar, Y.,; Learning Preferences and Learning Styles of Online Adult Learners, January 2011, [link]. Collins, S.;

Learning Styles 137

Learning Styles Simulations Journal Learning 137

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APRIL 13, 2016

At this time it is not yet self-contained, however come back to me by late 2016 and I think you will see that those that dive into this new technological end will go that route. You bet – but not from a fee standpoint, rather an added value to the mobile options itself. E-Commerce app – Already in play. The biggest one?

Learning 40

Learning Games vendor Reference 40

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APRIL 13, 2016

At this time it is not yet self-contained, however come back to me by late 2016 and I think you will see that those that dive into this new technological end will go that route. You bet – but not from a fee standpoint, rather an added value to the mobile options itself. E-Commerce app – Already in play. The biggest one?

Learning 40

Learning Games vendor Reference 40

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

For the whole whammy of LMSs, the list has been out for nearly 12 months (for 2016). You can still buy the 2016 Top 50 LMS Report (BTW). It’s that time of the year, when research firms, industry firms, Fred your mailman and Judy the person who nags you each day you come into your office, announces their best of the best awards.

Report 40

Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 40

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

If you are wondering does this mean, each of these systems are in my top 50 for 2016 report – the answer is “no comment”, because the rankings are still being put together along with all those lovely bits of data tied to multiple set of criteria.

Compliance Training 40

Compliance Training vendor LMS Gamification 40

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MAY 24, 2019

No surprise here, but gee-whiz how many content providers do you need that offer business leadership or Office 2016? It is a very successful propaganda technique, “just like you and me”, if I see that 1500 people like and rate high, Outlook 2016, I’m more than likely to go in and check it out. Similar content.

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vendor Propaganda LMS Standards 72

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JULY 9, 2020

I attended a VR show in London in 2016, and walked away seeing the potential for L&D/Training. . Raise your hand if you recall that it was sanitized before you put it on, and if not, be thrilled you did not become patient zero for pink eye.

Compliance Training 75

Compliance Training Support Metrics Adoption 75

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JANUARY 27, 2017

There are a few newbies in this year’s top 10 – including one that is really a newbie as in debuting in 2016. . In the Top 10 alone: United States, United Kingdom, Italy and Canada. Finally, I never include a vendor’s retention rate or support rate, number of users or clients they have – as factors in my rankings.

Courseware 48

Courseware vendor Grovo LMS 48

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MARCH 18, 2019

A Gallup Poll in 2016 found only 18% of managers demonstrated an aptitude for effectively managing. I know, you are going to say, that placing folks on the leadership development plan can only exist with leadership content. Well, look at the leaders at your company. How did that turn out?

Skills 54

Skills Lotus Leadership Digital 54

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The features and functionality continue to impress and let’s face it, any vendor who had over 90 updates (enhancements) in 2016 alone, tells you something about them. Please be aware that the report available on my site today is the 2016 Top 50 LMS Report and NOT the 2017 Top 50 Report. Not anymore. In a good way.

Compliance Training 40

Compliance Training Docebo vendor Report 40

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The book is still on track to be published in Spring of 2016. And I believe that by the end of 2016, you will see more vendors who have it. Fear not, the products I had of interest, will still be reviewed and one of them, a product review soon after. A lot of folks have asked about the status of my “How to Guide” for LMSs.

Mobile 40

Mobile Video xapi vendor 40

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APRIL 25, 2013

Billion dollars by 2016 (M2 Research). I admit that I tell myself that I am only going to spend an hour on my iPad playing Plague and then realize that three hours have gone by and I still haven’t decimated the planet with my new disease. By the Numbers.

Gamification 95

Gamification LMS Pipes e-learning vendor 95

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JANUARY 21, 2016

I will note that there were quite a few of the Top 50 LMSs for 2016 in attendance at the show. Including #1 for 2016 (ExpertusOne). . A couple of notes before hitting this week’s post. One is promotional, but hey, better than placing it within the post.

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vendor Compliance Training LMS Report 24

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

And yet, here we are in 2015, about to roll into 2016 and our various social activities, learning activities online are all about re-active experiences (for the most part). For example with the usage of wikis, they found the same folks who were committed to the blog, supported the wiki.

Compliance Training 40

Compliance Training Online Learning Online ILT 40

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Or will it be Thought Industries – the 22-23 winner, going for a repeat – which would place them in rare air (only two others achieved it, and the last was 2016). And Thought Industries (FAL) (Customer Training) The first two-time winner since, eLogic did it back in like 2016 or so.  Yes, with on/off synch!! Thank

Learning System 69

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 69

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

I reviewed the numbers from 2016 for predications for 2017, and despite a couple of hiccups, still crossed over the 90% percentile once again. As I recall, it was 92-93%.

LMS 83

LMS vendor Micro-Learning Mobile 83

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

IMC-AG makes the Clix Learning System and recently launched IMC Teach (which is free for everyone), the Learning System though is in my Top 50 for 2016 LMS. Unicorn Training is in my Top 50 for 2016 LMS. The other cool game based custom built course came from Unicorn Training who make SkillsServe. Bottom Line.

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LMS Server Blackboard Hosting 32

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

According to a source, SumTotal is coming out with a new revamped version – including UI in 2016. Meridian is coming out with a new version targeted later this year, but I sense it will be around by the end of Q2 2016. What I heard and saw. Lots to report – okay some items to report. SumTotal by Skillsoft.

Analysis 40

Analysis SharePoint SumTotal SkillSoft 40

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JUNE 11, 2021

“Rethinking Situated Learning: Participation and Communities of Practice in the UK Fire and Rescue Service.” Work, Employment and Society, vol. 1045–1061, doi:10.1177/0950017020913225. Kasemsap, Kijpokin. Utilizing Communities of Practice to Facilitate Knowledge Sharing in the Digital Age. 10.4018/978-1-5225-0013-1.ch011.

Knowledge 66

Knowledge Skills Communities of Practice Develop 66

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JANUARY 27, 2017

There are a few newbies in this year’s top 10 – including one that is really a newbie as in debuting in 2016. . In the Top 10 alone: United States, United Kingdom, Italy and Canada. Finally, I never include a vendor’s retention rate or support rate, number of users or clients they have – as factors in my rankings.

Courseware 40

Courseware vendor Compliance Training LMS 40

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The features and functionality continue to impress and let’s face it, any vendor who had over 90 updates (enhancements) in 2016 alone, tells you something about them. Not anymore. The UI has improved dramatically. In a good way. I love this system. Who knows I might give them a Valentine, just in time for the greeting card holiday.

Compliance Training 67

Compliance Training Docebo vendor Report 67

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Whether they are brand new for 2019, or been around since 2016, not a factor. To be in the rankings the vendors were not required to be in FindAnLMS, nor did they pay any fee or anything like that. The rankings is based on analysis. Who they have as clients, not a factor.

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vendor Site Standards Web 105

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JULY 19, 2016

Full VR usage won’t be in 2016, nor do I see it as everyone is using it in 2017. Technological advances: Virtual Reality is coming, well in a sense for some places in higher education and even corporate (lucky folks who get to have it), it is either here or on its way in just a few months.

Digital 40

Digital Offline ILT vendor 40

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Global tablet sales will exceed 450 million units by 2016 (Business Insider). Tablets to enterprises around the world are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48% (Goldman Sachs, Infinite Research, 2012). Healthcare, Pharmaceutical are just an example of two verticals that usage is high with tablets.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 105

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Compliance Training LMS vendor 105

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Well, okay, then it is not the days of self-service as you remember in the mid-2000’s – up to say 2016 or so, rather they still want to talk to you – the usual self-service was bounced into a trial, then if you want to buy, you can and zing, you are live. Trend Line 2 – Get it quick, get it now.

Learning System 85

Learning System System vendor Metrics 85

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MAY 8, 2016

On the book itself will be published in Q4 2016. . Well, I figured, that any time is as good as a time – and with so many people on the hunt for finding the right LMS, this except will help you or them out. Here is the “Excerpt” on the LMS Discovery Call: Discovery call.

LMS 40

LMS vendor RFP Oracle 40