Academy of Mine

MAY 16, 2019

One buying tool we recommend when shopping around for a new eLearning platform is the Request for Proposal (RFP), which can be utilized to streamline and simplify the purchase process. By using an RFP you can: Organize and prioritize your business needs and desired solutions. Leverage your current platform.

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Mitch Moldofsky

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Some agencies must issue RFPs as a formality. So, make sure you do some research on the company issuing the RFP to see what type of track record they have in place. And that's from the author! In other words, they've already chosen a contractor.

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eLearningMind

APRIL 19, 2022

Without it and other similar products, authors, writers, and publishers would struggle to produce high-grade content. The same is true for eLearning content authors. Without the right authoring tools, eLearning content would be that much harder to create. What exactly are authoring tools? How do authoring tools work?

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CommLab India

JUNE 11, 2017

Before you begin formulating the e-learning vendor selection criteria for your organization, work on the all-important step of writing a request for proposal (RFP). An RFP helps you list your requirements clearly so that you elicit responses from the right e-learning solution providers who match your needs, expectations, and budget.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 29, 2008

Based on my post LMS RFP , I've been asked several times if I knew where you could find samples of Request for Proposals (RFPs) for custom eLearning development, performance support tools, learning content management systems (LCMS), elearning authoring tools , etc. Today the question was for Microsoft Project.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 12, 2023

Let’s face it – RFI/RFP documents sent over to learning system vendors are massive tomes that confuse, challenge and even baffle some vendors. Then you have RFP/RFIs that lack substance. The fact of the matter is nobody loves creating RFP/RFIs. They can be 25 pages. 50 pages, even 100 pages or more.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Make sure you’ve submitted an RFP (request for proposal) to a few LMS providers that offer the features your specific association or organization needs. If your LMS does not come with built in course creator tools or you’d like advanced features for designing courses, you might need a content authoring tool such as Storyline.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2013

5 Rapid Authoring Tools To Publish Courses For Your iPads. 10 Effective LMS RFP Guidelines. And for us, it’s a time to relook at the posts that trended on twitter and other social channels, and were loved by our readers. Mobile Learning. The Future Of Mobile Learning. Top 7 Myths Of Mobile Learning. Learning Management System.

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Absorb LMS

APRIL 4, 2016

Fresh out of university, I worked as a content developer and designed and authored hundreds of hours of online courses. As an analyst a decade later, I wrote industry reports about learning management systems, authoring tools, and other technologies. So what features should you look for in your LMS?

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Paradiso

APRIL 7, 2017

Draft a good RFP (Request for Proposal). Next, download an RFP template! Yes, there is a proper format for an RFP! A team that has a sound technical expertise in eLearning (for example – authoring tools) will be able to cater to your training requirements in a much better way.

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Training Orchestra

JANUARY 31, 2024

Well, not necessarily – especially when we consider how many organizations are looking to grow their training programs in 2024.

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Frooxl

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Your first step will be to submit an RFP (Request for Proposal). One of the unseen benefits of an RFP is that it can also show you if any of your requirements or expectations are unrealistic or impossible. Do you have a preferred authoring tool? What is the desired duration of the course?

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Think Orion

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Authority – is the information correct? Here are some essential design tips for higher education website evaluation: Purpose – is the objective of the website clear? Currency – is the information up to date? Relevance – is the information relevant to the target audience? Accuracy – is the data shared accurate?

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Authoring Tools. Do I need an authoring tool if I have a LMS? Do I need to get an authoring tool that is SCORM or can it just be proprietary? It’s a product whose core focus is an authoring tool (proprietary based), but offers the ability to add users, provides a few analytics and a few reports. Web conferencing.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

Authoring tools. And it should be part of the internal process of checks and balances, before that RFP goes out. Web Conferencing solutions. LCMS (Rip, albeit a few are back, like zombies). Learning tools – now referred to as learning technology. The last part is huge.

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ICS Learning

AUGUST 26, 2013

The development of the SCORM specification is essentially what has allowed the e-Learning industry to make a clean division between LMS solutions and content/authoring solutions. New SCORM compliant content authoring tools. This inaccuracy or vagueness must be avoided in your RFP if you want good competitive bids.

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Breakthrough eLearning

JUNE 5, 2007

Two weeks ago, in a moment of weakness, I almost submitted a response to a request for proposals (RFP). However, I remembered an earlier vow that I had made to myself never to put myself and my colleagues through "RFP hell" again, was resolute, and I ignored the invitation. Here's my list of RFP pet peeves (in no particular order).

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2014

You know that car you have in your driveway, the microwave oven you have in your kitchen, the golf club or basketball that you own, the authoring tool you are using, the cookies you are eating? Unless this is a LMS and that is an authoring tool and you need both, then they are on to something. If not, try it. it is good.

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Petra Mayer

JULY 3, 2019

Typically, this is done through a “Request-for-Information” (RFI) process or through a “Request-for-Proposal” (RFP). This includes your trainers or curriculum designers or course authors as well as your other uses. According to the author, the key is to determine a realistic budget for your LMS. Undisclosed licensing fees.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 28, 2012

The “Dirty Little Secret” About RFPs. Often, organizations choose a vendor by sending out a Request for Proposal (RFP). When the vendors receive this RFP, they are expected to “check the box” to indicate if their system provides that feature or not. Here are tips on managing a successful LMS switch. Vendor Selection. Live Demos.

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eFront

DECEMBER 8, 2016

If we feel we are suitable to the client, we will work towards submitting an RFP. The intrinsic nature of the RFP varies with each client. Of primary importance is fulfilling the requirements and complying with the RFP. This is obviously a sensitive yet vital component of the RFP, and therefore must be thought out carefully.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Confusing content authoring selection and LMS selection. Confusing an RFI and an RFP. Putting the wrong requirements in an RFP. Making an RFP that will make vendors hate you. Writing an RFP that won't help you differentiate between vendors. Missing a few critical questions in the RFP or selection process.

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Association eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2013

Committees draft the RFP and select the options, but the CEO and staff are responsible for selection and follow through.”. “Being on the Board should be viewed as a learning and growing opportunity, not a position.”. The CEO should simply be a mentor to the Board President.”. Pin this to Pinterest. Stumble upon something good? Send via Email.

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Cloudshare

JANUARY 8, 2020

Chris White, author of The Six Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers , defines the role as, “Engineers and technical experts within a software company that give product demonstrations in the context of a sales opportunity.”. Ability to contribute to the RFP process. Job descriptions vary too. Vertical industry knowledge.

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 24, 2017

Authoring Tools going everywhere but nowhere. SaaS authoring tool vendors continue to include analytical data as an option in their platform. Rather than focusing on adding feature sets to make them a better authoring tool, as in authoring tool components, they focus on the other. See PowerPoint as an authoring tool.

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Trajectory IQ

DECEMBER 5, 2017

They’ll insist that they are under the same rigid procurement or Request For Proposal (RFP) process as any small/medium IT company in Canada. Unfortunately when it comes to proposals and RFP’s, most small Canadian IT companies like mine might have one or two people responding to RFP’s. It’s hilarious. The only difference?

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Learning Pool

MARCH 16, 2022

Most systems will tick many of the boxes on an RFP document, however, how they do it will differ depending on their primary focus. Your job as a buyer is to find the one that most closely fits your needs without it being more feature-rich, flexible, or complex than you require at your stage of maturity.

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Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

In the following eight minute interview, I caught up with the retired association education director turned author while she as RVing on the West Coast. Tips to assist you in writing a more precise RFP. When it comes to a highly interactive product, should you do it yourself (inexpensive option) or outsource to a vendor?

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learnWorlds

JUNE 12, 2023

Unlock the power of your organization’s learning potential with our cutting-edge LMS RFP Template. With its meticulously crafted sections and insightful questions, our template transforms the tedious RFP journey into an exhilarating quest for innovation and excellence.

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Talented Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Independent advice from our analysts and expert guest authors: 1) Top learning systems trends: 2019 extended enterprise market guide. Digital transformation consultant Daniel Newman weighs in… 11) Should you use an RFP when choosing an LMS? When to issue an RFP (or not). BLOG POSTS. Some love them. Others hate them.

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Trajectory IQ

DECEMBER 5, 2017

They’ll insist that they are under the same rigid procurement or Request For Proposal (RFP) process as any small/medium IT company in Canada. Unfortunately when it comes to proposals and RFP’s, most small Canadian IT companies like mine might have one or two people responding to RFP’s. It’s hilarious. The only difference?

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

either via PowerPoint – ugh, or a built-in authoring tool or 3rd party authoring tool)? If you are using a 3rd party authoring tool, could someone figure out how to use it without any instructions or knowledge? If no, who is your point of contact at the authoring tool vendor? Authoring tool? If yes, add them.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Content authoring selection vs. LMS selection. Difference between an RFI and an RFP. What requirements to put in an RFP. How to balance making an RFP response useful to you and not too hard for a vendor. How much should you lead a vendor in the RFP requirments. And the starter LMS. When do an RFI?

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eLearning Brothers

JULY 27, 2017

Most LMS companies nowadays will offer you a trial version or “sandbox” so you can upload courses and see what the experience is like from the Learner, Author/Instructor, and Administrator points of view. Don’t just go with the one who answers your RFP or is the cheapest, the most flashy, or the most persistent.

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Training Industry

JUNE 18, 2014

Recently a gamification RFP landed on my desk that started me thinking, “How can branding, applied to a ‘gamified’ solution, help enhance emotional engagement with learners?” A game map gives players freedom to explore, see their progress, and see how each piece of the customer service model applies to the bigger picture.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

LMS RFP The Nature of Online Collaboration Connectivism and the modern learner Nursing Simulation in Second Life eLearning Course or Online Demo - which is better? My Top 25 blogs for 2008 Blogging as Reflective Practice The Elearning Apprentice Part 2: A four-level framework for evaluating social network ROI.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

Course Authoring Tool . A friend of mine, got a RFP template from a LMS vendor’s web site. I am not a fan of grabbing RFP templates off of vendor’s web sites, only because if you read them in detail you will start to realize that for some of the questions, it is really geared toward that vendor’s product.

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