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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

The notion it is for the technology is a farce. When they went course aggregator, I saw them as a nice alternative to Skillsoft who was off acquiring other course providers including NetG and then down the road, Element K. Both were a client buy (prevalent, BTW) when vendors buy other learning systems.

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

Top name drivers are LinkedIn Learning, Harvard Business and recently Pluralsight (which is also learning technology too). At one time, it was the biggest brand out there, and a vendor who bought up other well-known content providers such as NetG and ElementK. I’ve never found their content to be engaging, Harvard that is.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

Well, first of all I apologize for being self-serving, but I cant not promote my own company, Phasient Learning Technologies, which does provide custom course development and eLearning consulting services as well as tools. Taxonomy disaster - our distant cousins from the KM world might not like this :P Cheers Cammy! 9:30 AM Denise Link said.

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CLO Competencies: The Path for Future Learning Leaders

CLO Magazine

Regarding learning delivery technologies, future learning executives should have a general understanding of the qualities of multimedia, simulations, role play, case studies, virtual classrooms, traditional classrooms and blended instruction, as well as understanding what each one does best. Timeframes are longer.

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Merger mania in and around eLearning

The Learning Circuits

All of this comes of the heels of SkillSoft releasing SkillSoft Dialogue , their version of a virtual classroom and NETg buying KnowledgeNet last year for their virtual classroom technology/LMS resulting in their Knowledge Now suite.

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The Growing Role of Microlearning

CLO Magazine

This first generation e-learning was revolutionary, and companies like Skillsoft, NetG, Click2Learn, DigitalThink — my alma mater — and others were born. In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone and essentially killed flash technology with its implementation of iOS. The world of technology-based learning is always changing.

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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 eager to engage using their mobile device and that’s what makes the use of technology such a great asset for my course. He founded Game On! Caroline G.