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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

I consider them the first, because Skillsoft just acquired course publishers, NetG – who acquired the most amazing video course solution, which could run on 38.8Kps, and you could bookmark the courses – unheard of. NetG ruined them). Then they became a course aggregator (with multiple providers. Next, Taleo bought them.

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

eLearning 24-7

NetG, Element K, being just two. Plus, questions you will need to ask any vendor who provides skills/job role libraries – regarding their sources. 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.

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

Not “need” from the standpoint of they need to have safety content because you are concerned that if they mess up, you might be sued, or that it is part of their job role – that is different and not what this post is really focusing on. I’m not referring to their job role here, I’m referring to them as a person.

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Learning as Art - the dream, the reality

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Its closer to our experience in the NETg tour the other day. the person from NETg was showing how they had created all these audio tracks and this whole room with comfy chairs for your avatar and you sat in the chair and clicked on the ball to hear the audio. But what I think Mark is talking about goes much deeper. In Mark's words. ".the

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CLO Competencies: The Path for Future Learning Leaders

CLO Magazine

The learning executive’s job is to champion programs that always answer this question with a strategic affirmative. Dr. James L’Allier serves as Chief Learning Officer and Vice President, Research and Development of Thomson NETg, Inc. Comment below or email editors@CLOmedia.com. .

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

I used to pitch up against some of the "big guys" -- NetG, SkillSoft -- who do some custom development, but the clients would choose our small shop because we provided better customer service. What’s Your ID Job Description? Interview with Ana Donaldson: Episode #5 on EdTech. EdTechTalk Episode #5: Promoting Learning Through.

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A Conversation with Bryan Austin of mLevel

Kapp Notes

Bryan has had a distinguished career in corporate Learning & Development, including leadership roles with Skillsoft, Kaplan, AchieveGlobal and NETg. They are in training so they can learn to do their job better! He founded Game On! Learning in 2012, and subsequently joined mLevel last fall. You want to train my people using games?