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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

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Someone at LTG should score a raise for going up to their boss or being the boss and saying let’s look at buying Rustici. EdCast is still a strong player in the LXP market, although, at the time, they were adding ubiquitous features to the LMS space. Learn.com; Plateau Learning – It seemed like a good idea Count Olaf.

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History of the LMS

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Corporate wasn’t really there at the time, some places did it, but it was edtech, the launched the WBT scene, removing the distance learning debacle (which was the key player, think tv to tv or monitor, with people looking at other people, or the instructor, and yes it was very popular even into the 2000s). NetG ruined them).

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A Conversation with Bryan Austin of mLevel

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Bryan has had a distinguished career in corporate Learning & Development, including leadership roles with Skillsoft, Kaplan, AchieveGlobal and NETg. Austin: There are three, which we like to refer to as the “3 E’s” (Engagement, Ease-of-Use and Effectiveness): The Learner interface (native app or web-based player) — Engagement.