eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Despite overall consumer demand (not just within e-learning) for tablets, and numbers showing that tablets are outselling notebooks, e-learning vendors as whole are sitting back and waiting. APIs of various social sites with Linkedin growing at a quick pace. Market as a whole. Best example?

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vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. If it says “updated link&# , when you click the link it will go directly to the site. 17% of LMS vendors have a product demo on their site, without having you register to see it.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 20, 2013

Ask your fellow colleagues – via Linkedin, Quora, etc. The minus: vendors come out of the woodwork to tell you their system meets those needs. Check various sites and read their reports. Scope out Linkedin, and other social media channels. Nor can I tell you the number of publications,sites, etc.

LMS 79

LMS vendor Learning Management System e-learning vendor 79

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

Chat room – text based (enough vendors offer this – it is just scary -&# text&# chat was very popular in the late 90′s – heck I had a text chat room on my web site in 95). Discussion board – enough vendors offer this and call it social learning. Links to other video web site, i.e. blip.tv

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

MAY 19, 2014

Lastly, if the vendors, organizations and firms whose whole background, expertise and existence is tied to e-learning and they themselves are not fully understanding it, does this bode well for the industry as a whole? (I’ll E-Learning is E-Learning and not some magical dust. E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor Authoring Tools Compliance Training Virtual Classroom 75

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Learning Platforms & Emerging Technology. Social media sites that focus on gamers are in the top twenty of most visited sites. Look at the e-learning market and ask yourself, if the consumer market as a whole is using this, why wouldn’t vendors in our space follow suit? Online Gaming. Equals 38%.

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 29, 2010

Options 1) Go on Linkedin and post the question about the vendor and ask for feedback, good or bad. Place the question in numerous training groups – say ASTD National, eCube (excellent source for e-learning folks), etc. 2) Contact the person who runs the department via Linkedin. E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2019

Now, if it is a vendor you just dislike, this is not an ideal option, but look, I hate people ringing my doorbell, and so I let my dogs do the barking, err talking. Let’s say you are about to sign a contract with a learning system vendor or even an e-learning vendor with another product.

Support 49

Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor. Outside of the industry purchasing vendors in the space. Oh, Linkedin has an API. . Because, they won’t.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). Link to web site is located within the vendor’s name. Quick Lessons – 12-month license to QuickLessons, 3 hours of support and a social media review (for you or your company’s presence across all the major sites, like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and more)!

Harassment Training 58

Harassment Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad vendor 58

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I’m not saying that e-learning vendors who follow the “trial” and give us your credit card mantra are following this approach nor are they doing so in a nefarious way, I’m just giving you some insight in how companies that use this approach, see value in it. E-Learning 24/7. Ask questions.

RFP 68

RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many e-learning vendors put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&# , “we value you&# , by offering giveaways during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). It’s a shame.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 45

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Harassment Training iPad vendor 45

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2010

Options 1) Go on Linkedin and post the question about the vendor and ask for feedback, good or bad. Place the question in numerous training groups – say ASTD National, eCube (excellent source for e-learning folks), etc. 2) Contact the person who runs the department via Linkedin. E-Learning 24/7.

Hosting 40

Hosting vendor Cloud Computing LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

Bookmark feature is interesting, but with this one item – Saba’s past UI issues appear – too bad, it has an spin on the bookmark concept.epub file upload that worked, which is rarely seen in any file acceptance of other social learning systems and even the majority of e-learning solutions to begin with.

Saba 69

Saba Social Networks Social Productivity 69

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

And, let us clear up another point: social learning is not just social networking. I hate when people see it as only Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. For fun, they toss in YouTube and say – look we know what social learning is for the masses. Over 2,400 social media sites. Linkedin 39%. They have no clue.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

Twitter has APIs, so does Facebook, even Linkedin. However there are vendors who sell their API solution wrapped in a piece of software. Let’s say though you do not want to add the specific site in your LMS, etc. Examples: Post your status update in Linkedin and it appears in Twitter. LMS Vendors. No problem.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

M-Learning capability for tablets, thus the ability to use with OSs including Android – the Galaxy tablet sold 1M units in less than 4 weeks, projected total number of units by end of 2011 for all tablets close to 60M; and they are finding out that end users still have laptops too. In social networking alone, over 385 sites.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2012

However, there is a flip side to this – with sites like freelancer.com, odesk and elance, there are swaths of people willing to create on the cheap, thus pricing to build great courses are dropping, and occasionally quality follows suit (not all the time, mind you). Game Based Learning – templates, mini games, etc.

Trends 80

Trends vendor Outsource LMS 80

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I wonder if we have truly achieved this premise, i.e. learning without borders or are we stating something that is not yet accurate? Go onto any social media site: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Quora or any of the thousands of sites, and you will see people engaging with total strangers. E-Learning 24/7.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

According to the The New York Times , Facebook will soon incorporate location’ in two ways: its own features for sharing location and APIs to let other sites and apps offer location services to Facebook users. Forecast: More vendors offering the integration capability of APIs. Linkedin tied into Twitter is an example of APIs.

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LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

MAY 4, 2012

The consumer most likely has checked out your web site OR. Read about, learned about your solution OR. Asked questions or inquires on LinkedIn OR. One of the most common things they do, is visit your web site. Remember they are calling because they are interested in learning more about your product. Spend the time!

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LMS vendor Sales Site 74

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

On a surf expedition the other week, I came across a LMS vendor who was not pitching their product or selling their service, but rather was providing unbiased information on tablets and how they will revolutionize e-learning. E-Learning Vendors, Giveaways and Drawings. It is a video. Click to WATCH NOW.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

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

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2012

Learning activities. Personal, shared and school site. Bonus: Why some systems such as Desire2Learn not included – Please read my post on Linkedin. E-Learning 24/7. On the 29th and 30th (the days of the conference), live tweets and updates via my Linkedin group: E-Learning 24/7 will be provided.

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

How many of you have posted questions regarding LMSs on Quora, Linkedin or the various other social media sites available on the net? How many of you have seen vendors respond to your questions? Learning is really becoming secondary, even if these vendors offer a LMS. . Some systems will say they only work with IE.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 28, 2010

If you could have your real time Twitter, Linkedin feeds, Facebook and some other social media capability, and your end user did not have to open any other screens, what is the likelihood, that your system would increase in sales? Top Geolocating Sites: Loopt Foursquare brightkite. E-Learning 24/7.

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

You will not forget them when you view a demo, nor when you are looking at the company’s web site or literature. I often hear people say they want mobile learning in their solution, social learning, e-commerce, but when you ask for specifics they sometimes have a blank stare on their face. Specifics.

Association LMS 68

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS RFP 68

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2012

Many vendors’ sites do not state this information in their pricing. Rankings as of July 23, 2012 – as noted this list can change – and updates will be presented monthly on my Linkedin Group, E-Learning 24/7, with final rankings in November and the announcement of Low Cost (under 10K) LMS of the year.

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Low Cost Cost LMS Server 80

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 17, 2013

Attachments – Add attachments to the presentation and/or add links to other web sites. View options – how users can view the presentation, which includes annotation/notes, office hours (chat), e-mail notifications, user rating and so on. Maybe send link to Linkedin or Twitter or Facebook or whatever.

Productivity 58

Productivity Product Slides Audio 58

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

Ever had issues with a computer or electronic product and go online to the vendor’s site and use their KB? How often do you get frustrated, cursing and departing the site? How often do you call that 800 number or go to product’s web site and complain about it? We can go to Linkedin and talk about it.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

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. I went to their web site, and the video on it – is lame, so ignore that. in E-Learning. E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor e-learning vendor Docebo SumTotal 20

eLearning 24-7

JULY 16, 2012

Web sites yes. When you need a fix, then the LMS vendor must work with you either remote to solve it or if it is big nasty fix, go on site. It also includes social sharing with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin and Pinterest. Systems have come a long way from the days of yesteryear. Bottom Line.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System Trends Association LMS LMS 72

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 1, 2012

Collaborative Learning Systems. As discused in my Linkedin group, over the past several months there has been a huge upswing on the online authoring system market. 2/16/12 – Chris Wingerden , VP of Learning Solutions, dominKnow. The challenge though comes in terms of what should they be called. Past Shows.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News Association Learning Management System LMS 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

E-commerce is standard, multi-tenet off the main system, with each distributor/wholesaler/reseller/sales agent, etc. the ability to have their own system off that initial system, with own look and feel, and features that can be turned on or off at the top tiered level or at each sub system level (depending on the vendor’s system).

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I fully understand the value of winning such an award, and find no fault with the vendor or whomever wins the award, nor to a degree find fault with the organization or blog that gives out awards. Rather, it the amount of winners and categories that I have an issue. This is the problem.

Authoring Tools 63

Authoring Tools Open Source vendor SCATE 63

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

This could explain, why so many vendors are touting they have a 95%+ renew rate, after all, all their customers love them. New Linkedin Group. E-Learning 24/7 Blog has a Linkedin Group. E-Learning 24/7 (my business site E-Learn Info ). Free Sign-Up. Exclusives and much more.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

Many companies ban access to social media sites, especially Facebook. E-Learning 24/7 (please note: due to TK12, there will be no blog next week – however I will be tweeting live from the event and posting frequently in the E-Learning 24/7 Linkedin group. Here is a news flash: It’s not true.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 25, 2017

Linkedin acquires Lynda.com – 1.5 The Linkedin buy. It is by no means the best stuff I’ve ever seen for 3rd party content/course vendor. . On top of all that, it seemed to me that Linkedin had no real game plan going in when they made the buy. And took the courses on Lynda.com site. Another check.

LMS 48

LMS Grovo vendor Docebo 48