You want to see a learning platform, but you don’t want to access the trial, first or perhaps you can’t. They fail to even clearly show their product, let alone present the product sans the standard PPT intro that comes with “learn more” about the solution. Regardless of the learning platform, most vendors want to know a few tidbits about you and what you are seeking before you see the product (i.e. After the initial e-mail, the vendor will try to push to having you talk to them, to learn more about your situation, even if you post it in the e-mail. MORE >>

For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . Do you have a LMS/LCMS/Learning Platform. Back in the early 2000′s, LMSs often had content mgt features built within their system, but called themselves learning management systems. By the mid to late 2000′s, the split returned with LCMS and LMS (and yes, there were vendors who called themselves LCMSs for as long as e-learning – online learning – has existed). Social Learning – 57.1%. Survey. MORE >>

I’ve heard a few people on Twitter talk about a ‘Learning Portal’ recently, so have been doing a little digging to try and figure out; what is a Learning Portal, and why are they talking about it? So, what is a Learning Portal? Imperial College London classes a Learning Portal as; “A Website that offers learners or organizations consolidated [.]. Tags: eLearning Blackboard Blogging Learning Portal PLE University 2.0 MORE >>

The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a system/tool that sparks a fair bit of controversy when you mention it in any education setting. Last month I posted the poll to this blog about what name or label you have for your ‘student-centred’ learning environment (I know, that in itself is ripe for a huge discussion about whether a VLE or CMS could validly be called ‘student centred’ or even a ‘learning environment’), and here are the results: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. MORE >>

Learning and all forms within are normally taken via your desktop computer and either hitting your company’s server with your browser or going to a hosted LMS vendor’s solution.  If you wanted to work on creating content, for many people, the route would be and still is creating courses via a desktop based rapid e-learning authoring tool, or via your LMS/LCMS vendor’s tool (hosted or not) or via Dreamweaver or some other type of solution. Rapid e-learning authoring tools will have to adapt or die – with “Cloud&# capability – it only makes sense. MORE >>