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Content – Change the Narrative

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At one time, it was the biggest brand out there, and a vendor who bought up other well-known content providers such as NetG and ElementK. Actually, let me re-state that, because back in the day, ElementK published Microsoft Office content that was highly engaging and interactive and IMO the best Office content I had ever seen.

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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

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If the buy content you get Skillsoft system sounds familiar you are correct, because the same approach was taken with Skillport, an LMS from Skillsoft, which was really a stripped down version of the old Element K system back in the day.

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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

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When they went course aggregator, I saw them as a nice alternative to Skillsoft who was off acquiring other course providers including NetG and then down the road, Element K. It wasn’t great or okay, good, but there were people who liked it.

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

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NetG, Element K, being just two. Oh, how we missed you – Grovo followed the same approach as Learn.com, and how well did that turn out exactly? Skillsoft – Dominated the course/content marketplace. Acquired numerous content publishers in the early to mid-2000s. Skillsoft). Little Lights of Brightness.

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SCORM: What you should be asking your LMS Vendor to be

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. : ) as in walk away… Why is it important to find out if they have any or have they ever uploaded off the shelf 3rd party SCORM courses from another vendor (regardless of netg, skillsoft, elementK, whomever), because there may come a time, where you want a management or leadership course or a MS Word course and you do not want to build it.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

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The best Microsoft Office courses that looked like the product, with a show me, tell me, let me do it approach – came right from Element K. Heck, even before we had online learning, and courses were CBT (Computer Based Training), you could find 3rd party course providers. . Back in the day, there were some big names out there.

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SCORM: What you should be asking your LMS Vendor to be

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. : ) as in walk away… Why is it important to find out if they have any or have they ever uploaded off the shelf 3rd party SCORM courses from another vendor (regardless of netg, skillsoft, elementK, whomever), because there may come a time, where you want a management or leadership course or a MS Word course and you do not want to build it.