eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

SCORM Player communicating with your vendor’s solution, for example, if you were creating your own LMS and Rapid Intake’s rapid e-learning authoring tool, it includes a SCORM Player API. Let’s say though you do not want to add the specific site in your LMS, etc. Include: Twitter.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

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. It is not as though, social learning is going to disappear.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

Even with slideshare, you can actually post e-books and other documents, so it follows suit in a system. Opens up learning, and makes your solution a one stop service. LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or free), e-readers, any mobile device(i.e. What solution ? What solutions ? What solutions ?

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2012

LMS vendors are continuing to add some very unique features in an effort to set themselves apart from the competition. This is to say that 90% of features most folks seek are nearly universal in a LMS – low cost or otherwise. Built in E-mail that blocks viruses, spam plus you can send out of the LMS.

Association Learning Management System 67

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Portal 67

eLearning 24-7

MAY 28, 2013

Learning Management Systems – I expect to see more next year, but this year was solid. Authoring tools – Usual players were there, and a couple of newbies – but hey it is a start. SumTotal is coming out with a new UI for their learning module in August. Congrats it’s a five pound baby LMS.

ASTD 82

ASTD Analysis Conference SumTotal 82

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

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

On 11-18-2010, I was part of an online panel discussing whether the LMS as we know it is dead and if not, what is the evolution of the LMS. Thus, the LMS vendors are creating a Bogeyman – their own bogeyman, and it does not have to be that way. Far too many LMS vendors are stuck in a rut.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 2, 2011

I see this as one of the most important features for any learning management system, open source or commercial. Innovation drives the market (regardless if it is e-learning or not). Web conferencing vendors can establish themselves to expand beyond the meeting standard. Why would I want it?

Open Source 77

Open Source e-learning vendor VOIP vendor 77

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As the camera goes over the buildings, a series of voices say, “something is going on down there&# , well in the LMS world; something is going on down there. LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. Two years ago, lots of LMS vendors were saying their systems were browser agnostic. Get your tablets here.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

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

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Recently, I conducted an emerging technology survey related to e-learning and the results show that end users are utilizing technology more then ever before and are seeking product features that LMS and content authoring tools, do not offer at this current time. With an increase in e-learning sales a, projections of 7.1

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Oh, for those who were ready to put the LMS into the ground and cover it with dirt? A significant number of vendors, reported higher revenue and sales numbers in 2010, then in 2009. More vendors entering the “Lite&# LMS space which incorporates the “month to month&# pricing structure and includes “storage&#.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2010

E-Learning and all forms within are normally taken via your desktop computer and either hitting your company’s server with your browser or going to a hosted LMS vendor’s solution. While 99% of the public, believes that the Ipad is the only player in the market, it is not. E-Learning 24/7.

Compliance Training 70

Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad LCMS 70

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Several more of the Tier 2/Tier 3 LMS vendors also “tossed their hat in the ring” (or towards it anyway) announcing some way of publishing content so it could appear via a mobile browser on the iPhones , iPads and Android device trying to capture a few of their most “loyal fans” in learning land.

Social Networks 56

Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player 56