You know them all: Bobby Yazdani of Saba Systems; Alan Todd of KnowledgePlanet/Mzinga, now CEO of Corporate University Xchange; and Frank Russell, the former CEO of GeoLearning, and now the CEO of Prositions. Tue, Nov 8, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CST This webinar will deal with the latest trends around Learning & Talent Systems and Services. They will share a portion of a clip from the ELCE show, where they asked the “founding fathers” of the LMS industry, “With the growing trend towards social and informal learning, what do you think the role of the LMS will be in the future.” MORE >>

m leaving Mzinga.  [ d r a m a t i c   p a u s e ]. I’ll be forever be grateful for the opportunities that Mzinga and its predecessors have provided in developing my professional skills and my career. software simulation technology (the award-wining Firefly tool), and most recently, the Mzinga Social Learning Suite – the first deep integration of social media and LMS technology.  It’s going to be tough to leave, but I’m confident in Mzinga’s continued success and the company’s future direction.  It is my sincere hope that Mzinga becomes the stuff of legend.  MORE >>

The CoP companies we talk with tell us that their businesses are booming (Tomoye and Mzinga being two which focus heavily in this space). As I read the blog I'd like to post a few updates on our research and predictions for e-learning in 2008. Social Networking is hitting the corporate scene, driving tremendous demand for informal learning, or what we call "learning on-demand." The solutions organizations are looking for include blogs, wikis, and communities of practice. And despite this need, only 35% feel that they have the tools and experience to do this today. This is not the case. MORE >>

Mzinga : White Paper Series : eLearning 2.0 My collection of eLearning Articles, White Papers, Blog Posts, etc. just reached 100. Thought I'd share. No particular order to these. Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory 2. Keeping Up with the Pace of Change Informal learning will help employees survive in the future workplace 3. Understanding E-Learning 2.0 There are some very interesting changes going on in the world of e-learning that seem to have crept up on practitioners. eLearn magazine: Feature Article Ten Web 2.0 Web 2.0: EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT 7. MORE >>

Mzinga is clearly targeted at the learning space, being integrated with an LMS.  Yet, for a learning group, Mzinga’s integration of formal and informal learning is also plausible.  I spent yesterday touring the Web 2.0 expo (part of the time with fellow miscreant Jay Cross ), and it led me to think a bit more about social media tools and approaches.  After touring the floor, having lunch, and touring the floor some more before the keynotes, my reflections have to do with hybrids and implementation. Do you integrate, or do you have APIs to couple capabilities?  How about you? MORE >>