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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

Someone came up with the idea of an LCMS (RIP) Community of Practice (yuck, first it went the way of the dodo bird, then has made a comeback – just like the dodo bird – which is being re-created genetically). At the time, PL was a dominant player in the industry, with lots of loyal (aka recurring revenue) customers.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. The LMS The player for online learning and WBT? The LCMS Learning Content Management System. WBT (Web-Based Training). People – Learners and Students.

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Social Learning – What’s the Point? Time to turn the tables on the naysayers

eLearning 24-7

LMS/LCMS/Learning Portals (commercial & free), Social Learning stand-alone systems, hybrid system, content authoring tools, m-learning, web conferencing (already exists in many systems), virtual worlds, virtual meeting systems (already exists in some systems), marketplace exchanges (not affiliated with a system). What solution ?

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LMS is not dead (again)

Litmos

Wait again, I’m not referring to your favorite HRIS, rather the LMS. . In fact, the statement of more coming in than leaving is directly referring to learning management systems. What about Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS)? It’s dead. . No, wait, it’s dying. No, the articles say that it is dead. Perfect harmony.

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Keeping Up - April's Big Question

eLearning Cyclops

This is in reference the immense and rapidly expanding technology tools. April's Big Question from Learning Circuits is "How to Keep up?" It is tough to stay on top of all the emerging tools. However, being involved in an e-learning community is a big help. For me it is a blog community and following many experts on Twitter.

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Using the Right eLearning Development Tools for Your Audience

eLearningMind

With so many players jumping in the game, the software industry is seeing dollar signs. We especially like to use these tools as interactive reference materials or for roles when having information at your fingertips while on-the-go is critical. But now the industry is moving towards niche development tools.” The Latest.

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The A-Z of eLearning Acronyms (with bonus explanations from experts)

TalentLMS

It may refer to smartphones, tablets, laptops or all the above. Similarly, there’s also an LCMS = Learning Content Management System. SCORM = Sharable Content Object Reference Model. When you buy a new movie on DVD you don’t need to check to see if it works with your brand of DVD player. BYOD = Bring Your Own Device.