eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

The LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal market continues to be strong. Make no mistake about it, the worry signs that the LMS is near death is so wrong. In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2010

Ahh the LMS/LCMS world where everything is a wonderful world of pear trees, green grass, sunny days and where there are no myths, no falsehoods, just internal bliss – awaiting the customer. The Big Dog Learning Management Systems are the best in the market – FALSE. Let’s Play True or False.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 2, 2011

A greater number of people, worldwide are using SaaS then ever before, mobile products, tablets – especially the iPad – is growing at a feverish pace, people are using online storage, beyond just placing photos and media, and open source is continuing expansion. eyeOS, is 100% free and open source. .

Open Source 76

Open Source e-learning vendor VOIP vendor 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

The LMS market is strong. But for all that is positive, there are negatives, and these negatives can hinder long term growth for commercial systems. Even more important, a learning management system was a new concept, so having to ask for X, when your budget has always been Y, isn’t an easy sell, especially when ROI is discussed.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

This is part two, of the series – Out with the old LMS into the new. Methods to find a new BFF LMS. Make sure you have a realistic list because “Super Person&# LMS may not fully exist, although they all claim they do. Example: Social Learning. Go Live with your new LMS. Have them pay you back.

LMS 53

LMS RFP vendor Brandon Hall 53

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

E-Learning Vendors and Apps. I’m not sure if it is going to take a predication by the late Edgar Cayce or Nostradamus to see the need to have native apps for people to download with the numerous m-learning, Mac store or Windows 8. In my latest survey on m-learning, end users are screaming on the following: 1.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Rapid Intake 72

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

A new year is upon us and thus it is time to re-visit the LMS market. Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. LMS Directory. As of 1-13-2011, there were ZERO dead links.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

CommLab India

AUGUST 16, 2016

LMS Hosting: The final stage is hosting the course on an LMS or other learning portals. The design of the LMS depends on the structure and branding of the organization and the LMS design has to be flexible to allow for customization and tweaking. What to look for in an e-learning developer.

Blended Learning 44

Blended Learning Outsource Compliance Training Case Study 44

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

It is the holiday season and for those who see me as the grinch (okay a few vendors do, but I digress) here is a special post. Next week, 12-12-12, will be #10 to #1 learning management systems for 2012. They are a next gen of lite LMSs (feel free my post “When is a LMS, Not a LMS”). You will. #21

LMS 71

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

eLearning 24-7

MAY 18, 2012

In the past it was build it yourself (pricey) or find open source and customize it (could be pricey, but cheaper then complete build). The partner approach works this way: vendor A integrates Vendor B’s solution into their product. Social and Mobile Learning Platforms. Other e-learning solutions.

Virtual Classroom 66

Virtual Classroom News ILT vendor 66

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

LMS Top 10 Forecast and Trends 2010 (885.7kb). LMS Guide – Collection. Social Learning – Collection. Covers Social Learning & LMSs, Social Learning and Social Media (685.3kb). Interoperability – between your LMS and your content – a must read (928.6kb). E-Learning 24/7.

Rapid Intake 63

Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion News Unison 63

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Numbers will continue and I see a real jump in percentile of these types of systems. They are similar to what you see in your standard LMS, course content, learning paths, reporting – but it is not as robust (which is fine for some end users). Plus, the key factor for these types of systems – is storage.

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Numbers will continue and I see a real jump in percentile of these types of systems. They are similar to what you see in your standard LMS, course content, learning paths, reporting – but it is not as robust (which is fine for some end users). Plus, the key factor for these types of systems – is storage.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charge is being led by mid size vendors. Equally smart.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Kineo Group’s Totara LMS is a new breed of systems hitting the space. Vendors in this space include Docebo, eFront, Litmos and of course Totara. Messages – Provided by your manager or the administrator. Quick Courses – already provided. Learning Plans. Represents E-Learning course.

Totara 70

Totara Productivity Product Blended Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

Time to find a new BFF LMS. People tend to leave their current LMS for another LMS for the following reasons: It’s capabilities and features are too limited to what we need to do. We want to reduce our costs, and our current LMS is too expensive. What is the method to find a new LMS? How do I exit?

LMS 40

LMS Compliance Training vendor Scanning 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 7, 2013

Other options – depends on the vendor. The video content management platform is a requirement if you are going to use the VLP as a standalone and not in a LMS – yes you can interface (more on that shortly). M-Learning support – all devices including iPad and other tablets. uh RECORDER! Slide synching.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2010

Nice editing capability and includes FTP (File Transfer Protocol – so you can upload your files directly into your server or your LMS server, if you know the FTP IP, password, user name). BlueFish - Interesting solution, can really compete against Dreamweaver on a multitude of levels, while still providing the WYSIWYG. Uh not likely.

Dreamweaver 40

Dreamweaver Mac e-learning vendor HTML 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

You can use either your own 3rd party content authoring tool and upload it into the “Cloud&# and then wherever you are, output either to your LMS, or onto Moodle or even WordPress (they have a plug in for that) OR place the course in Facebook or nearly any solution that accepts APIs. Open Source Product of the Year (i.e.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2012

There are dozens of free audio plugins available on the net, so why aren’t screen capturing/recording vendors offering the ability for the end user to add them? There is something wrong when a free and open source product like Audacity can do it, yet a product that costs hundreds of dollars cannot. E-Learning 24/7.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 73

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Video Wondershare Flash 73

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

E-Learning vendors offer training or tell you they have robust training, you find out it is PDF guides with an accompanying video. How am I getting bamboozled with an LMS vendor. First off, I want to be clear there are a lot of very honest and forthright people in the LMS/LP and subset industry.

Authoring Tools 21

Authoring Tools vendor LMS Open Source 21

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

OmniSocial is a social learning platform, with learning management capabilities and with the ability to select individual apps in the system and only use those you select to install onto your web site or learning portal. OmniSocial can be a standalone, or be integrated with your LMS. Event management.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

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. New market entrants tend to be doing the more exciting things that open up new possibilities.

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. New market entrants tend to be doing the more exciting things that open up new possibilities.

ADL 100

ADL SCORM Compliance Training Standards 100

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

I have seen continued interest and downloads for open source AR tool kits. You simply hook it up to a computer and it provides a Kinect-like experience. GestureTek develops motion control for tablets, e-readers, smartphones and televisions. Social Learning. Actually it already has with some end users.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2010

Every month, I will providing an emerging technology that I believe will be a game changer in the e-learning industry. I call it ELGC (E-learning game changer). Open Source not Proprietary like Flash. E-Learning 24/7. HTML5 – Game Changer. Improved interactivity over Flash.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2010

Every month, I will providing an emerging technology that I believe will be a game changer in the e-learning industry. I call it ELGC (E-learning game changer). Open Source not Proprietary like Flash. E-Learning 24/7. HTML5 – Game Changer. Improved interactivity over Flash.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

One other interesting note, I have yet to see a LMS/LCMS that incorporates social bookmarking in their product. I know of only one LMS vendor Absorb that is on FourSquare. To my question are you a consumer or a vendor, if you selected consumer, you went further into the survey. Vendor Section. Learning Portal 16%.

Social Media 76

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2010

GeoLearning’s GeoMaestro is a LMS that packs a wallop but at the same time has some features that provide limitations. LMS Super Plus Features. LMS Solid Features. Role focused capability & groups (common in every LMS solution). Strong ILT functions (for those who offer instructor led training).

GeoMaestro 58

GeoMaestro GeoLearning Productivity Product 58

Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Why should companies go with e-Learning vendors when rapid e-Learning tools are available? Next, the author provides a short case-study. Have the e-Learning vendor create the first few custom programs. Then take the development in-house, using rapid e-Learning tools.

Rapid eLearning 100

Rapid eLearning Instructional Design Atlantic Link Case Study 100

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Five Barriers to Effective Learning in Organisations - Performance Learning Productivity , April 7, 2010 Very few of us would argue with the proposition that a lot of organisational learning and development activity is sub-optimal to the extent that it provides little value to participants and their organisations.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

CommLab India

JANUARY 26, 2017

You have heard about e-learning and are looking to contact vendors for a quote. But before doing that, it is a good idea to understand the typical services e-learning vendors provide and how they price those services. Services provided by e-learning vendors and how they are priced.

e-learning vendor 44

e-learning vendor vendor Services Outsource 44

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

I have seen over 150 systems, 80 plus authoring tools, dozens of web conferencing products, mobile learning, quiz assessment tools, CMSs and learning portals, and not everyone of them meets those two statements. Learning Management Systems, LCMS, Learning Portals. Plateau Talent Management System.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Certainly with the rise of rapid e-Learning tools and the increase in SME-published content well start to see an increase in the frequency of updates to e-Learning material. As an e-Learning vendor, I think its our responsibility to make sure that our clients have thought this through. Is that true?)

Version 100

Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

One other interesting note, I have yet to see a LMS/LCMS that incorporates social bookmarking in their product. I know of only one LMS vendor Absorb that is on FourSquare. To my question are you a consumer or a vendor, if you selected consumer, you went further into the survey. Vendor Section. Learning Portal 16%.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

They desire instant (or almost instant) learning delivered in an informal manner. They do not want to log into the corporate learning management system, navigate to the desired course, and then page through forty screens to find that one desired piece of information." (p. This book isnt just for learning professionals.

Games 100

Games Wiki IM IMS 100

CommLab India

JANUARY 12, 2017

Select the training programs that are appropriate for delivery by e-learning. E-learning may not suit every training; you need to choose the appropriate subjects. You must do this by testing the programs you have identified for e-learning; provide learners the material in traditional settings as well as online.

vendor 44

vendor e-learning vendor Assessment Open Source 44