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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

I found that if people knew the trainer was an employee, the scores tended to be higher – due to the fear that the person would be fired if the scores were low. NetG ruined them). The LMS vendors that existed back in the early days, or even mid-early days, can still be good, and innovative and forward thinking.

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A Conversation with Bryan Austin of mLevel

Kapp Notes

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Bryan Austin, mLevel’s Vice President of Learning Innovation. Bryan has had a distinguished career in corporate Learning & Development, including leadership roles with Skillsoft, Kaplan, AchieveGlobal and NETg. This is where the innovation and magic happens!

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Venture capitalists funded scores of eLearning companies, most of which disappeared in the dot-com crash a few years later. Remember Digital Think, SmartForce, Pensare, NETg, KnowledgeNet, UNext, Docent, One Touch, Centra, InterWise, and their brethren? They are rewarded for delighting customers in innovative and non-routine ways.