eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2010

What is SAAS and why is hosted better than having it on your own servers. The bottom line without getting technical or overly detailed, the solution is hosted on your vendor’s servers and not hosted on your internal servers. Benefits versus having it on my servers (behind my firewall).

Hosting 40

Hosting vendor Cloud Computing LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 29, 2010

What is SAAS and why is hosted better than having it on your own servers. The bottom line without getting technical or overly detailed, the solution is hosted on your vendor’s servers and not hosted on your internal servers. Benefits versus having it on my servers (behind my firewall).

vendor 60

vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

eLearning 24-7

JULY 16, 2012

Sit back, grab a beverage, a quick snack and enjoy the LMS Trends Halftime. Let me be clear on that, people want SaaS systems. Now you can explain the difference between what is actually your SaaS system from the IT perspective and how it is different than what other people call a SaaS system, but here is thing.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System Trends Association LMS LMS 72

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 30, 2012

Everyone loves my system. As I have noted numerous times, if you listen to vendors, everyone loves their system, they have retention rates in the plus 90%, yet, somehow the number one thing they hear is that people are looking for a new system, they are unhappy with their current system. Or are they?

LMS 73

LMS Server vendor Calendar 73

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

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

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Latest: 303 LMS & Learning Portal Vendors. 28 free open source vendors – on 2nd tab. Vendors are listed from all over the world. List includes Lite LMSs – which is a new trend and LMS vendors who enable you only to upload their course content i.e. content created in their products into their system.

Learning Portal 63

Learning Portal Portal Flash to HTML5 Conversion LMS 63

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

How many of you have seen vendors respond to your questions? I need a LMS. Q: I’m looking for a LMS that has classroom mgt, can have abc learners see only one course or a set of courses, while another group sees a different set of courses and I need to batch upload my learners. Task management. Use my 90/10 rule.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 30, 2010

I want to stress that I selected these vendors as up and coming, not based on any revenue cycle nor any compensation from them. I AM NOT RECEIVING ANY COMPENSATION FROM THESE VENDORS. Pricing – as provided to me by the vendors (as of 3-30-2010). To host on their servers $400 per month for hosting.

Providers 40

Providers LMS Outstart Server 40

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Learning Management Systems. Mobile learning platforms. Social learning platforms. Do I need an authoring tool if I have a LMS? If you want to track in a learning management system or learning platform that supports SCORM then you want it. Authoring Tools. Web conferencing.

RFP 68

RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

One vendor already offers it in 2012, and knowing this industry – if something takes off and works, others will follow. The challenge is how a 3rd party authoring tools using TinCan can auto upload their new built courses directly into a LMS that supports TinCan. . E-Learning in General. Listen you love flash.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 105

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Compliance Training LMS vendor 105

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

My latest take on those three vendors (plus one) are: Cornerstone On Demand – I have seen the new UI and I like what I saw. The problem though is it is not throughout the entire system, rather it is in a few areas. They also have a lot of partnerships with LMS vendors – so that adds to an additional distribution channel. .

SumTotal 73

SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Back again to bring this first in a series of rankings for the top ten learning management systems for 2013. Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. Still listed as a social learning management system, they have made some new strides that really work for me.

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I love going to LMS sites and seeing a list of clients that the vendor lists. Especially the LMS vendors who also create custom content/development. That some vendors who provide a list of clients may not be clients of their LMS, rather they are current or past clients of custom course development.

vendor 76

vendor Compliance Training Authoring License 76

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2010

Features 102 vendors. If vendor does not listing pricing on web site, you will see “Not Available on Site&#. Vendors who offer multiple price points based on edition/version Or by sector: individual, corporate, academia, non-profit, government (when applicable), is listed in the pricing info. E-Learning 24/7.

Authoring 63

Authoring AICC Tools Content 63

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 6, 2014

While I am sure that occurred at WOLC, the ones I gazed at, which were presented by vendors, had no sales pitch whatsoever, rather it was all about a specific subject tied to e-learning. I know a few vendors who had multiple meetings each day with potential clients – and the ones I am referring to where LMS vendors.

Conference 68

Conference Scanning vendor ILT 68

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

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Latest: 303 LMS & Learning Portal Vendors. 28 free open source vendors – on 2nd tab. Vendors are listed from all over the world. List includes Lite LMSs – which is a new trend and LMS vendors who enable you only to upload their course content i.e. content created in their products into their system.

Learning Portal 40

Learning Portal Portal Flash to HTML5 Conversion LMS 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2012

The people who suffer the most from this contradiction are the consumers and a vast majority of vendors. While mobile learning is moving at an incredible speed, faster than anticipated by some of my colleagues, it does not come without a cost. It is extra or can be a standalone – some vendors offer this capability.

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 5, 2010

LMS/LCMS vendors are notorious for offering the amazing “module&# in their marketing and advertising pitches – whether it is on their web site, at trade shows, white papers, e-mail marketing, whatever. A module – is an add-on to your LMS/LCMS. Most offer one LMS, but offer “Modules&#.

Module 40

Module Association LMS Association Learning Management System LCMS 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). – similar in many ways to the LMS side of the house in terms of user names/passwords. uh RECORDER!

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

MAY 16, 2011

In today’s corporate world, you can not toss a rock in any direction without someone mentioning SharePoint as the glorious solution for social learning and in many cases a LMS. 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 80

SharePoint Social Learning Social Social Networks 80

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

JULY 23, 2012

The argument that you have to spend over 50K to find a sweet LMS is totally bogus. What is true is that there are plenty of awesome systems for less than 25K and even sweet systems with very nice feature sets for under 10K. I’m not talking about freebies such as Moodle or Sakai, but actually commercial systems.

Low Cost 80

Low Cost Cost LMS Server 80

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Three months ago, only a few systems had either integrated for no additional charge or for additional fees, a talent management/performance management feature set. There is a growing list of vendors, including small/mid size that are adding talent management components that match the Big Dog systems.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

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

MAY 3, 2010

What it is though, is something that will rock your foundation and can turn the LMS world standing on their head, because now you can become your own learning SCORM compliant system. In a few weeks, SCORM cloud will enable end users to download a plug-in which will turn WordPress into a LMS. Your e-learning or web portal?

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

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

DECEMBER 12, 2012

10 eLogic Learning - Essential LMS. Features include: Extended enterprise – multiple children/sub-portals, each skinned/branded and each on a separate server – many EEs are on a shared server. Compliance management, certification management. A fine system with strong features.

Compliance Training 99

Compliance Training LMS SCORM Offline 99

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. LMS, web, CD, etc., ADL SCORM 2004 CERTIFIED.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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. My Learning tab – shows alerts, recent learning, upcoming events. Seems to focus more on client side server, when space as a whole is focused more on SaaS.

Totara 70

Totara Productivity Product Blended Learning 70

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

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2013

SaaS product – but here’s the thing – if you want the course to be in your LMS – it can but it still sits on the ZZ server side and not in your system (should note that the LMS connectivity is available only in the $40/u version). The same with LMS administrators. Maybe, it was just me.

TechKnowledge 66

TechKnowledge ASTD Rapid Intake NexLearn 66

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). Next Week: LMS/LCMS – If you build it, they will come. E-Learning 24/7. Tech skill: Moderate.

Dreamweaver 40

Dreamweaver Mac e-learning vendor HTML 40

Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Subject matter experts are embracing the more sophisticated rapid e-learning tools which allow server side development with international collaboration and “instant&# course deployment. E-Learning development houses need to be able to demonstrate a clear value in their services. I completely agree with this.

Rapid eLearning 100

Rapid eLearning Instructional Design Atlantic Link Case Study 100

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0 - eLearning Technology , April 7, 2010 With the recent launch of InGenius by SkillSoft, I believe it’s time again to raise a pretty important question: Where do Social Learning Tools belong? Should they be coupled with your LMS or other learning-specific tools?

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2012

“Upload your content to a web server, you just give your learners a link to the story.htm file” – This is to view the course in HTML5 on your iPad. I did not test it in a LMS, but that would be your best route IMO. Mobile Player app – Major stinker. Main reason IMO, that the product is desktop.

Articulate 75

Articulate Productivity Product Flash to HTML5 Conversion 75