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LMSs that kick ass - OutStart

Janet Clarey

LMSs control, track and report on formal learning initiatives while a social media platform enables rather than controls informal learning. A: Jeff Whitney - It just makes sense to offer a social media platform to support the 80% of learning that occurs informally. GeoLearning. Thanks Jeff! Generation21.

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LMSs that kick-ass: Latitude

Janet Clarey

They feel the best way to address social, informal learning (powered by social media) is not to integrate it into an LMS. A: Kurt Crisman - Incorporating social media tools directly into the an LMS assumes that is the best way to achieve the benefits of these tools for both formal and informal learning. GeoLearning.

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LMSs that kick ass: Mzinga

Janet Clarey

How do we capture the expertise of Boomers before they retire or leave the organization? On the flipside, how do we attract, retain, and develop Millennials who have very different expectations about learning, communicating, and collaborating? This does not mean that formal learning will go away. GeoLearning.

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