eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

On 11-18-2010, I was part of an online panel discussing whether the LMS as we know it is dead and if not, what is the evolution of the LMS. It was within these comments, that afterwords, I decided to expand a bit plus identify other areas that I see, LMS vendors must explore – which they have not yet done so, to re-energize themselves.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

So, what to do when a “boutique vendor” (our client’s label for us) gives you a number that sounds outrageously high? The client engaged a vendor with development resources in India. How did the offshore vendor come up with such an astoundingly high estimate? Mo Yang February 15, 2011 at 3:26 pm # Very true!

Ratio 167

Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 167

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

So, what to do when a “boutique vendor” (our client’s label for us) gives you a number that sounds outrageously high? The client engaged a vendor with development resources in India. How did the offshore vendor come up with such an astoundingly high estimate? Mo Yang February 15, 2011 at 3:26 pm # Very true!

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Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 133

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many of us, see e-learning vendors who put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&#. “We value you&#. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). Link to web site is located within the vendor’s name. 14th, 2010.

Harassment Training 72

Harassment Training Rapid Intake vendor Wondershare 72

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

As part of the holidays, these vendors have joined together with E-Learning 24/7 and present (no pun intended) a holiday giveaway. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). Link to web site is located within the vendor’s name. Link to web site is located within the vendor’s name. 14th, 2010.

Harassment Training 58

Harassment Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad vendor 58

eLearning 24-7

JULY 20, 2011

You work online via the servers of your vendor. I had thought that this trend would be dying out, but it is amazing at the number of vendors who are entering the space and still focused on the desktop approach. Vendors who are already in the SaaS only space, should continue to offer features that maximize its power.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

When you see many of these awards from organizations – the general mass of them (but not all of them) require the vendor/company to submit an application for whatever category or categories. There is never any pay for play here – even my vendor clients are aware that they may not win best of the best. An additional note.

Authoring Tools 86

Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 86

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

On 11-18-2010, I was part of an online panel discussing whether the LMS as we know it is dead and if not, what is the evolution of the LMS. It was within these comments, that afterwords, I decided to expand a bit plus identify other areas that I see, LMS vendors must explore – which they have not yet done so, to re-energize themselves.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Vendors were saying, lets “wait on those&# or “our customers are not requesting them, so we are holding off&#. Apparently, the potential customers and even clients are speaking and those vendors are listening. Not just a few vendors, the industry as a whole. That smartphones were the answer to mobile learning.

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vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

ID Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Fast forward to 2009: The result of a research conducted by RBC Capital Market speaks for itself ( Smartphone sales to beat PC sales by 2011 ). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , vendors shipped 54.7 million units in the first quarter of 2010 (1Q10), up 56.7%

Mobile Learning 166

Mobile Learning Mobile iPod Wiki 166

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Twenty-one percent of surveyed human resource offices gained staff positions between 2011 and 2012, while only 11 percent experienced cuts. percent, up from both 2011 (2 percent) and 2010 (2.2 Quality and track record are primary determinants of vendor selection for outsourcing. Source: Bloomberg BNA

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Budget Ratio Outsource Survey 61

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many e-learning vendors put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&# , “we value you&# , by offering giveaways during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). 3rd, 2010 and runs until Dec. 14th, 2010.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 45

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Harassment Training iPad vendor 45

Mindflash

JANUARY 20, 2011

Chief Learning Officer magazine recently reported that its Business Intelligence Board (BIB) of learning leaders is more optimistic about the outlook for 2011 than they were in 2010. Sixty percent of learning executives report feeling more optimistic about employee development in 2011. Tap into social software apps.

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Budget Develop Yammer Social Software 63

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

35 tablets will hit the market starting in early Q4 to late Q1 2011. million tablets to be sold by the end of 2011 & over 208 million units in 2014. LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. The latest projected number of just iPads to be sold by the end of 2010 is 19 million units. Get your tablets here. your tablets.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 28, 2011

However, with ASTD’s TechKnowledge 2011, starting next week, I’m going to hold off until after TK11, to write on virtual worlds. What I like about conferences is the ability to see the latest products and hear the pitches from the vendors. Yet, for all that do it, their are equal number of vendors who do not.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 65

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Productivity Product Authoring Tools 65

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charge is being led by mid size vendors. Global markets. It makes sense.

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LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans. 100% independent.

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SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

In the first week of the semester, the number of students using mobile devices like tablets instead of computers to access the Internet, went from 22% to 71% between 2010 and 2011 (ITS). A huge number of vendors are offering this feature in their system. K-12 students. Social Learning. Integrated e-mail. Bottom Line.

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

CLO Magazine

MAY 26, 2011

While I was in Orlando for ASTD’s 2011 International Conference and Expo I had the chance to have dinner with a couple of good friends I haven’t seen in a few years. In 2009-2010, Barcelona FC earned $488 million alone. SumTotal Systems picked up Geolearning at the beginning of 2011.

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ASTD Conference Brandon Hall GeoLearning 48

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Back on December 30 2011, I scoped eight predictions ranging from hardware/software to content types and authoring tools to macro-level mobility trends our team felt would influence the market for mLearning products and services for the year and I wasn’t disappointed (or much surprised) about how it all played out. And learning vendors (e.g.,

Predictions 64

Predictions Enterprise Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 64

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

35 tablets will hit the market starting in early Q4 to late Q1 2011. million tablets to be sold by the end of 2011 & over 208 million units in 2014. LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. The latest projected number of iPads and other tablets to be sold by the end of 2010 is 19.5 Get your tablets here. your tablets.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

OpenSesame

JANUARY 19, 2012

Despite the recession and sluggish economic recovery, ASTD found that the organizations’ average direct expenditure per employee increased from $1081 to $1228 in 2011. The highest-performing organizations are focusing on the unique services they can offer internally and to leverage partners, vendors and outsourced services (like OpenSesame!)

ASTD 40

ASTD Report Industry Develop 40

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In 2010, data storage company EMC had a working LMS, but its user interface was tough to operate and not intuitive, so the company decided to invest in a new learning portal. In rare corporate deployments, the desired enhanced functionality often comes from vendor modules versus Moodle code. • Increased self-service registration.

Association Learning Management System 66

Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Learning Portal 66

OpenSesame

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

iTunes is the leading music vendor, with 28% of the market. . For example, since Hulu’s creation in 2007, the service has grown to reach 30 million users monthly and estimates it will collect $240 million in 2010 revenue. million cancellations a year by 2011. . In nine years, digital music has captured half of the U.S.

Digital 40

Digital Diversity Training Music Streaming 40

Jane Hart

DECEMBER 28, 2010

1 – Need for change in L&D In January 2010 I gave a presentation at Learning Technologies 2010 Conference on The changing face of L&D.  1 – Need for change in L&D In January 2010 I gave a presentation at Learning Technologies 2010 Conference on The changing face of L&D. 

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Blogging Social Media Social Networks Twitter 100

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

The vendor pitches it as a “partnership&# , which really means, “a split revenue opp&# , for them and the web conferencing vendor. Either give it to me free, create your own and include it free, or at least give me numerous options – i.e. multiple vendors to select from, and include it for free. I hate it.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 28, 2011

How On Target Were My 2011 Predictions? It’s time once again to take stock of what happened in enterprise mobile learning and see if any of my 2011 predictions hit their intended targets. If 2010 was the year of the pilot, 2011 will be the year of the deployment. Prediction #1 - mLearning Engagements Expand. Bullseye #2!

Social Networks 80

Social Networks Enterprise Mobile Learning Mobile 80

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 2, 2011

It is time once again to ponder the research, extrapolate on recent experience, and attempt to read the tea leaves so we can predict the future of enterprise mobile learning in 2011. If 2010 was the year of the pilot, then 2011 will be the year of the deployment. mLearning Engagements Expand. Authoring Tools Will Evolve.

Predictions 85

Predictions Enterprise Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

How our January 2010 Predictions Played Out! As we reach the first anniversary of this blog’s introduction, we thought we’d take stock and figure out how things are going by revisiting our list of predictions for enterprise mobile learning in 2010. Others vendors will quickly follow/respond. Validated (“Double”).

Social Networks 56

Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player 56

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

I mean ever&# , from a senior executive at a mid to large size vendor that has been in the market for several years. Across the board, a large number of vendors (from small to large) saw increases in their quarter numbers. Especially, when vendors released their 2010 final numbers and saw big increases from the previous year.

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Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

July 21st, 2010 Goto comments Leave a comment Last week, I had the good fortune to speak with George Siemens for an upcoming Xyleme Voices podcast. However, those vendors who rely solely on this argument are very likely to find themselves quickly marginalized. Home About Podcasts Videos Xyleme Inc.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 109

Learning Visions

APRIL 27, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from a webinar presented by Brandon Hall on Wednesday, April 26 2011. (I In Brandon Hall’s research, haven’t talked to a single LMS vendor who is NOT adding these tools. Good for external training, partners, vendors. I joined about 10 minutes late, so missed a bit!)

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Social Media Social Networks Media Brandon Hall 200

Xyleme

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Leading social media vendors like Jive Software are integrating with the top ECM platforms to provide unified search, workflow, and storage of enterprise and social content, proving a cohesive environment where formal content is supported by an ecosystem of users that contribute expertise and relevant information. We are seeing this today.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 84

Xyleme

JANUARY 20, 2010

Note on this post: “Subject matter network” is a term I picked up from Harold Jarche when I commented on his Social learning in the enterprise post; also, the points I make regarding SMN are based on quotes from leading Social Business Software vendor, Jive Software. Dawn February 7th, 2010 at 12:32 | #2 Reply | Quote Thanks Brenna.

Xyleme 71

Xyleme Blended Learning Content Jive Software 71

Xyleme

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Home > Uncategorized > Edublog Award Nominations Edublog Award Nominations December 2nd, 2010 Goto comments Leave a comment I wanted to take a little bit of time away from busy year-end deadlines to nominate some of my favorite social media resources for this year’s Edublog awards. Home About Podcasts Videos Xyleme Inc. Theme by mg12.

Blended Learning 56

Blended Learning Xyleme Social Networks Brandon Hall 56

Xyleme

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Dawn November 22nd, 2010 at 15:03 | #2 Reply | Quote Jade, thanks for the excellent comment and I’m happy that you enjoyed the event. One thing your comment really got me thinking more about is, in general, vendors’ lack of features to support informal and/or social interaction. Home About Podcasts Videos Xyleme Inc. Collaboration?

Informal Learning 78

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Diversity Training 78

Xyleme

JUNE 5, 2010

For those of you unfamiliar with scope of this event, EMC World 2010 boasted about 8,000 attendees, filled up the entire Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for four days, and closed down Faneuil Marketplace, one of Boston’s biggest tourist destinations, for a private party for event attendees. Home About Podcasts Videos Xyleme Inc.

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Blended Learning Xyleme Brandon Hall Enterprise 53