eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

The RCAT (rapid content authoring tool) market continues to be healthy with nothing to slow it down – uh, except maybe one thing (more on that later). I am still surprised on how vendors who are offering assessment only tools are staying in the game. The data is in, the results are interesting and the competition is growing.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

2010 E-Learning 24/7 Awards (No official icon logo handed out to winners, rather just a “WHOO-HOO&# – uh, you can make that sound to yourself.thank you). Sure, other vendors will say you can do that too, but you have to open each object file to get it. Social Learning Content Authoring Tool.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

JULY 20, 2011

As the rapid content authoring market continues to grow, new features and capabilities are equally growing. You work online via the servers of your vendor. I had thought that this trend would be dying out, but it is amazing at the number of vendors who are entering the space and still focused on the desktop approach.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

No surprise that some vendors are also waiting to see what happens. M-Learning with a native app – slowly trucking along, but I am hearing quite a few vendors who are either in development or getting going in 2014. Mini bytes of learning content. After all this is “chunk” content.

Trends 77

Trends vendor Wiki e-learning vendor 77

eLearning 24-7

MAY 2, 2011

What always stuns me are vendors who state they know what their learners want, but in reality have no clue, because they themselves do not see the technology and its usage among the masses. The growing number of businesses leaving Microsoft Outlook to Internet e-mail is amazing. Online Storage i.e online hard drives.

Open Source 76

Open Source e-learning vendor VOIP vendor 76

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

This is a one year subscription to one of the premier content authoring tools out on the market. Below are the PDF versions of some of the articles, with more to come soon. Social Learning – Collection. Covers Social Learning & LMSs, Social Learning and Social Media (685.3kb). E-Learning 24/7.

Rapid Intake 63

Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion News Unison 63

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans.

Authoring 104

Authoring Tools Brainshark PPT 104

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 26, 2011

EasyGenerator is a SaaS based content authoring tool that is like a piece of fine sculpture, with some cracks, but beauty that is hidden within. Vendor can create a component so you can push directly into your LMS, without having to upload it directly (extra cost). Offers ability to create a TOC (Table of Contents). Bottom Line.

Easygenerator 68

Easygenerator Authoring Productivity Product 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MAY 27, 2015

That said, there were some hiccups and from an entire vendor wise (expo here) angle, some unique and some, uh. Okay, before jumping in, I want to thank all those who attended my session, E-Learning 2020. . This year, I estimated a 55/60% e-learning, including some ILT vendors offering some type of e-learning component. .

Conference 40

Conference Metrics SumTotal SkillSoft 40

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

elearning maker - another product form e-doceo; screenwriting, storyboards, media inserts, selection and moving of elements plus more; a beginner could use some of the features, but a developer has some additional capabilities and flexibilities. Offer linear and non-linear design, plus table of contents. It’s free. Bottom Line.

eLearning Tools 85

eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. That said, why is this happening: A significant (over 90%) of vendors are holding off this year and at least part of next year from optimizing their solution to the iPad. But with LMS vendors jumping into the mobile learning sector, at least in some cases, it may be a tad misleading.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There is a growing list of vendors, including small/mid size that are adding talent management components that match the Big Dog systems. A couple of vendors have added HRIS modules. It is interesting to note, that many of the vendors are targeting the SMB space, especially the small size (less than 500 employees) market.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Why are some vendors making it impossible? Why are some vendors treating you as a spy or something sinister when you just want to try out the product? You would think that with over 140 authoring tools on the market, vendors would want you to try out their product before dropping any type of cash. Trial by Fire. Cobent CoAuthor.

Authoring 68

Authoring SCATE Tools Assima 68

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Long has tools such as Studio and Captivate been on the higher side, the same can be said for vendors such as Rapid Intake and dominKnow. Because other vendors are getting into the act as well. Platte Canyon – Toolbook 11 (full version) $2,795 per license. one vendor debuts PowerPoint the entire market adds PowerPoint.

CD-ROM 83

CD-ROM Authoring Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion 83

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2011

So that a more constant date is set each week for this blog, the topic “Latest Content Authoring Tools Trends&# will be posted Tuesday morning, July 19th. E-Learning 24/7 and E-Learning TV presents: Rapid Course Authoring Tool Shootout. The software is the full versions and not limited in any such manner.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News CertPoint vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 29, 2010

No Table of Contents. While this makes sense if the archive is an older version and you are updating it, it seems an extra step, if you pulled the course because of whatever reason and it wasn’t because there is a new version online. No Table of Contents. TOC – Table of Contents exists. Graph reporting.

Version 40

Version Productivity Product ILT 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I suspected that the expo would feature a large quantity of rapid content authoring tools. From products that ranged from the latest versions of RCATs to new vendors in the space, including text to speech. . Back in 2000, the knock on rapid content authoring tools were they “pre-template” driven solutions.

DevLearn 72

DevLearn Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 72

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans. 7 eLogic Learning.

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

As social learning continues to grow, LMS/LCMS vendors are taking various approaches. While some view themselves as “social learning&# savvy, incorporating various components, others seem to see themselves as just sitting on the sidelines. Time for these vendors to wake up, or see your audience share disappear.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 10, 2011

With all these vendors talking about their solution and its capabilities on mobile devices, it should be easy to find an app for that. Regardless if the vendor is m-learning specific, content authoring tool, LMS, web conferencing or a hybrid. Thus they can advertise they offer mobile learning. Simple, right?

iPad 77

iPad iPhone vendor iTunes 77

eLearning 24-7

MAY 3, 2010

Can download your SCORM courses from the “cloud&# to go into your LMS/LCMS (open source/vendor or proprietary – hosted on your own server – behind your firewall, on your vendor’s server or on any server on the net or wherever). Can test your course content to verify that it is SCORM 2004 compliant (TEST).

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

Unfortunately, too many vendors in the e-learning space have failed to see the power and potential of this capability, and have decided to ignore them. However there are vendors who sell their API solution wrapped in a piece of software. Hunch is designed so that every time it’s used, it learns something new.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2012

Nice selection of vendors – in general. More vendors showing off their products then in the past – still a couple believe that a poster board will do the trick. Wi-Fi worked a lot better, but vendors and end users still had issues inside the expo hall. I heard this happen to two vendors.

TechKnowledge 71

TechKnowledge Assessment PPT vendor 71

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

ABOUT MIKE RUSTICI (President, Rustici Software): In 2002, Mike Rustici founded Rustici Software to help Learning Management Systems and e-learning content creators work well with each other using the SCORM standard. version of the Tin Can API. How do you look at this experience?

ADL 100

ADL SCORM Compliance Training Standards 100

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

ABOUT MIKE RUSTICI (President, Rustici Software): In 2002, Mike Rustici founded Rustici Software to help Learning Management Systems and e-learning content creators work well with each other using the SCORM standard. version of the Tin Can API. How do you look at this experience?

ADL 100

ADL SCORM Compliance Training Standards 100

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For those of uninitiated, Online Educa Berlin, is an e-learning conference geared towards higher education and with some corporate. If you are an e-learning vendor in the higher education space and doing or planning on doing business in Europe, this is the place to be. And yes, yes it was. Why are you here?

Conference 66

Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 66

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. That said, why is this happening: A significant (over 90%) of vendors are holding off this year and at least part of next year from optimizing their solution to the iPad. Two years ago, lots of LMS vendors were saying their systems were browser agnostic. Gartner projects 54.8 million units.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A lot of great products out there this year, new updates and latest versions; new companies, new services and just some real innovation. I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. That said, across the board for all Big Dog systems, their social learning functionality was weak. LMS Products of the Year 2010.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. Sometimes it is a result of the vendor, other times it is a failure of due diligence on the part of the soon to be customer.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2012

SaaS – I would prefer a vendor who offers SaaS only and not a SaaS or client hosted or G-D forbid client hosted only option. They do offer a higher education version, but this is all about K-12. They do offer a higher education version, but this is all about K-12. Blackboard Learn. Frog Trade. Instructure Canvas.

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 2, 2016

I saw a lot more folks than in previous shows and more e-learning vendors too. Equally there were several ILT vendors who had some type of online learning thing going on. More interactive when it came to identifying sessions to attend, seeing where the vendors were located on exhibitor floor and so forth.

vendor 20

vendor e-learning vendor Docebo SumTotal 20

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

It is easy to use and once you learn it, easy to push out content. A strong pro is that it can generate a table of contents and can be outputted into various LMSs. Templates in the past have been seen as the winning component, and it it true in the rapid content authoring market today. Articulate Studio. Bottom Line.

Lectora 73

Lectora Articulate Captivate Adobe Captivate 73

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Granted it does not include bloggers (I hand them out- more on that in a sec) or believe it or not – other vendors, but it is a nice list nevertheless. Nothing wrong with that, mind you, after all when a company or vendor wins such an award it makes for great advertising and marketing. E-Learning 24/7 Approach.

Authoring Tools 63

Authoring Tools vendor Open Source SCATE 63

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2010

I’ll be the first to admit, that I was not a big fan of the previous versions of the Plateau system. Add on modules (beyond the TMS four modules): The add on modules, include the I-Content, Talent Gateway. However the system will show the pop up box if their is new content. 140 Canned Reports. To Do List. Reporting Tool.

Plateau 64

Plateau System Productivity Product 64

eLearning 24-7

MAY 16, 2011

If not, and you are planning on implementing SharePoint for your social learning success, here are a few reminders, before you dive right in. SharePoint can be a wonderful solution for the right reqs, but first and foremost, SharePoint is a content management system. The Dark Forest.

SharePoint 80

SharePoint Social Learning Social Social Networks 80