article thumbnail

Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

On the other hand, the purchase of a couple of vendors for the sake of buying for the people running or being actively involved with the product was not a good idea. 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.

Ideas 84
article thumbnail

Enterprise Learning Systems – How I love thee?

eLearning 24-7

Sadly, one day I called, they were out of business, sold to the nefarious NetG – who likely placed them in a huge warehouse next to the remains of a famous pharaoh. Ditto on the 3rd party content, including one vendor who figured out how to create a video with bookmarks and chapters that streamed without issue on a 56K modem. Sadly,

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Learning about Second Life

Kapp Notes

If you want to know more about Second Life, you can jump into the world and attend classes sponsored by NETg. I found this billboard as I was walking around looking for educational institutions and experiences. If you already know about Second Life, they are looking for instructors as this sign shows.

article thumbnail

CLO Competencies: The Path for Future Learning Leaders

CLO Magazine

The polled learning executives saw two dimensions in this area: the actual implementation of specific general management activities and their strategic application — the latter being the most critical. Along with their experience with these activities, future learning executives also must have acumen in sales and marketing.

CLO 32
article thumbnail

Purchasing Courses for your LMS

eLearning 24-7

Some interactivity – comes in the form of audio, maybe a video shoved in there, an exercise/activity or two and text. Hmm, let’s see NetG (back in the day), Skillsoft, Playback Media (not the new one out there, but another one – may the rest in peace), a few other shops and Rosetta Stone (yes, that Rosetta Stone).

LMS 78
article thumbnail

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. The learning (which we call “missions” versus “courses”) is composed of a series of highly interactive and engaging activities, many of which are learning games. He founded Game On!

article thumbnail

Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Remember Digital Think, SmartForce, Pensare, NETg, KnowledgeNet, UNext, Docent, One Touch, Centra, InterWise, and their brethren? None of this activity shows up in ASTD’s and other trade organizations’ statistics. Social & Collaborative Activities. In the late 1990s, the web changed everything. eLearning was born.