product, which is primarily a tracking and reporting system. If you have a courses requiring tracking and reporting that must integrate with a large AMS, this option is worth exploring. **. The LMSSimplify provides an advance randomized certification function, as well as extensive reporting on learning performance and certification. Originally priced at $199, the report is currently available for just $99! Tags: LMS LCMS product comparison reports resources And the emails just keep coming in! Learners click the link in the email and the course launches. MORE >>

This evening I had the delight to hear Alan Levine present the New Media Consortium’s New Horizon Report for 2011 to the ASTD Mt. Diablo chapter. As often happens, I mindmapped it. Their process is interesting, using a Delphi approach to converge on the top topics. For the near term (< 1 year), he identified the two major technologies as ebooks and mobile devices (with a shoutout for my book : very kind). For the medium term (2-3 years), he pointed to augmented reality and game-based learning (though only barely touching on deeply immersive simulations, which surprised me). MORE >>

” Originality Checking : “Give students access to their Originality Reports so that they can see how they may have inappropriately used or referenced source material.” eLearning EdTech Infographic Mashup Originality Report Plagiarism TurnItInHow about this infographic from Turnitin to start the week? CTRL+C:  Largely verbatim copying from a single source with minor changes. Find-Replace:  Verbatim copying with key words/phrases changed, often automatically. Remix:  Paraphrasing content so that it flows seamlessly with other work. Click to enlarge]. MORE >>

Moodle does a lot of things great, but site wide reporting and bulk user management are definitely not included in those great things. If you are a Moodle administrator for an organization I am sure you know the pain of having to go into each course site to produce grade reports for multiple courses. In my case, I have to send out a weekly report listing every users grades in every course they have taken on Moodle. CPD (Continuous Professional Development) - This tool is key for creating site wide reports with Moomis' "Report Creator." What is MOOMIS? MORE >>

I regularly attend and speak at various conferences in the Learning and Development industry (see this blog's Industry Events category for other conference reports). For another perspective on this conference, see the detailed reports at David Kelly's new blog, "Misadventures in Learning" ( Part 1 and Part 2 ). Recently, I attended a different sort of conference, one for leaders from the many local American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) chapters around the country.   Did you know there are some 130 ASTD chapters around the U.S.? MORE >>