eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 6, 2014

While I am sure that occurred at WOLC, the ones I gazed at, which were presented by vendors, had no sales pitch whatsoever, rather it was all about a specific subject tied to e-learning. I know a few vendors who had multiple meetings each day with potential clients – and the ones I am referring to where LMS vendors.

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Conference Scanning vendor ILT 68

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2010

Ahh the LMS/LCMS world where everything is a wonderful world of pear trees, green grass, sunny days and where there are no myths, no falsehoods, just internal bliss – awaiting the customer. The Big Dog Learning Management Systems are the best in the market – FALSE. Let’s Play True or False. SOMETIMES FALSE.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 26, 2014

ASTDTK14 zoomed into Vegas last week with about 60 vendors (est.) On the expo side, and I know ASTD Events are going to disagree with me (err, they already have via Linkedin), I wasn’t overly impressed on the number of vendors’ booths. Conferencing vendors – Were there any? Wi-Fi for booth vendors was horrible.

ADL 66

ADL ASTD vendor Social Networks 66

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

484 respondents who completed every question, 40% corporate, 30% education, 8% non-profit, o% from association and 22% e-learning vendors (those were extracted from the below results and will be seen in a future blog). Ability to record video from a web cam and upload the video into a LMS. 65% said yes.

Mobile 74

Mobile Video Association Learning Management System Authoring Tools 74

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In the LMS space, the following are designated as: Corporate (inc. all size of businesses, associations, non-profits). Some vendors consider 300 or less, but the vast majority are 500 or less. Enterprise ( a term that some vendors use, others just say Large) 50,000 or more employees. associations for that matter). .

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 75

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 15, 2010

When it comes time to start exploring your LMS (or LCMS), you will invariably get to the pricing component. Often seen with some small LMS companies, but I have seen it with some mid players as well. Normally they show the standard or base LMS without the add-on modules. Welcome to Moneyball! Street Pricing. 1 approach.

Association LMS 40

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

They are similar to what you see in your standard LMS, course content, learning paths, reporting – but it is not as robust (which is fine for some end users). They are similar to what you see in your standard LMS, course content, learning paths, reporting – but it is not as robust (which is fine for some end users).

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

The LMS market is strong. Make no mistake, there are plenty of vendors out there who believe in the concept of focusing on features and forgetting about usability, under the guise that people would rather have lots of cool blinky things rather than usability. There are a plethora of vendors out there, with blinders on. .

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

They are similar to what you see in your standard LMS, course content, learning paths, reporting – but it is not as robust (which is fine for some end users). They are similar to what you see in your standard LMS, course content, learning paths, reporting – but it is not as robust (which is fine for some end users).

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 5, 2010

LMS/LCMS vendors are notorious for offering the amazing “module&# in their marketing and advertising pitches – whether it is on their web site, at trade shows, white papers, e-mail marketing, whatever. A module – is an add-on to your LMS/LCMS. Most offer one LMS, but offer “Modules&#.

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Module Association LMS Association Learning Management System LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 13, 2014

Although after talking to several vendors, irritation seemed to be a part of their response to me. Estimate 55% e-learning related content, including e-learning vendors and ILT vendors who added a “virtual training” component as part of their offerings. Quick Notes. And the lack of lunch.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Conference ASTD Blended Learning 69

eLearning 24-7

MAY 28, 2013

to the expo vendors who forgot to bring any type of product example to the show – this event will go down in history! It is not like this is the first go around for our beloved association in having a conference and trade show. One vendor I know declined the Wi-Fi and instead used their 3G smartphone tied back to their laptop.

ASTD 82

ASTD Analysis Conference SumTotal 82

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As the camera goes over the buildings, a series of voices say, “something is going on down there&# , well in the LMS world; something is going on down there. LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. Two years ago, lots of LMS vendors were saying their systems were browser agnostic. Get your tablets here. your tablets.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

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

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 8, 2010

Ahh, you have found your vendor, everything in the world is at peace. stuff): There are some very detailed information in regards to LMS contracts and this blog is not a legal representation of contracts, rather it is based on personal experience with LMS vendors. Important info below (before we get to the contract info.

Association LMS 53

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Scanning LMS 53

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Learning Management Systems. Mobile learning platforms. Social learning platforms. Do I need an authoring tool if I have a LMS? If you want to track in a learning management system or learning platform that supports SCORM then you want it. Why do some vendors have trials and others do not?

RFP 68

RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

eLearning 24-7

MAY 5, 2013

In some cases it will be noted if it is based on a higher set of users, since there are platforms that prefer a minimum or focus on larger size businesses including associations, etc. You can find a lot of LMS companies who provide different information on the size of business. SMB – Small to mid size business. 501 to 1,500: SMB.

Enterprise 85

Enterprise Association Learning Management System LMS Portal 85

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 8, 2010

Ahh, you have found your vendor, everything in the world is at peace. stuff): There are some very detailed information in regards to LMS contracts and this blog is not a legal representation of contracts, rather it is based on personal experience with LMS vendors. Important info below (before we get to the contract info.

Association LMS 45

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Scanning LMS 45

eLearning 24-7

JULY 24, 2013

Many people auto associate Kinect with Microsoft and it is understandable why that it is – i.e. Xbox. Why limit your LMS to what it is today? With Kinect technology, you can be in your LMS in a manner of speaking. Granted, the LMS would have to appear differently – but it is possible. E-Learning 24/7.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools e-learning vendor Emergent Association Learning Management System 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2012

LMS vendors are continuing to add some very unique features in an effort to set themselves apart from the competition. This is to say that 90% of features most folks seek are nearly universal in a LMS – low cost or otherwise. Built in E-mail that blocks viruses, spam plus you can send out of the LMS.

Association Learning Management System 67

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Portal 67

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

So what makes a Lite LMS different from a Standard LMS? Less functionality and features than their standard counterparts, but these features may be “social learning&# , or “ability to tie a user to a course&# or “creating learning paths for each user&# or “assessment tools&# , etc. Vendor: Litmos.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Productivity 72

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 22, 2010

This review is based on my opinion and is not associated with my role at Brandon-Hall, nor affiliated with Brandon-Hall, in any shape or manner. Company : Udutu Price : Free for MyUdutu, Udutu Learn, Udutu Teach. So, if you are seeking something that can do it all, within the scope of a typical LMS, this isn’t it.

Udutu 40

Udutu Social Networks Teach Brandon Hall 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There is a growing list of vendors, including small/mid size that are adding talent management components that match the Big Dog systems. A couple of vendors have added HRIS modules. It is interesting to note, that many of the vendors are targeting the SMB space, especially the small size (less than 500 employees) market.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For those of uninitiated, Online Educa Berlin, is an e-learning conference geared towards higher education and with some corporate. If you are an e-learning vendor in the higher education space and doing or planning on doing business in Europe, this is the place to be. 1 LMS for 2015 (surprise!)

Conference 66

Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 66

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Vendors such as Edmodo, enables teachers at various schools across the world to communicate with each other. educational) lacking: is an interface for a LMS or learning platform. I place them into my LMS and have them take courses tied to sales: “how to pitch&# , “prospecting&# , “closing&#.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Best of eLearning Learning. The road ahead : I am presently developing detailed role descriptions, community guidelines, role assessment tools, and the identification of appropriate learning products and offerings. Can You Learn from a Recording? Should they be coupled with your LMS or other learning-specific tools?

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 1, 2012

This is not to say that every LMS can do this, nor does it say that what the end user sees is uber-robust, but on the back end the analytical data for many systems can be significant. The quiz/assessment market is similar to the LMS space in terms of its slowness moving into mobile specifically for tablets. What about cheating?

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News Association Learning Management System LMS 71

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

For vendors, they could make it happen and generate revenue. Even with slideshare, you can actually post e-books and other documents, so it follows suit in a system. LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or free), e-readers, any mobile device(i.e. So, where do we begin? Slideshare. What solution ? What solutions ?

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

BlueVolt is an electrically charged LMS, that harnesses key elements to make it formidable extended enterprise competitor to Absorb. association space. Mobile Learning – yes you can view it on tablets and smartphones. Social Learning – No. Offers e-commerce module: Yes. Those days are gone forever.

Productivity 71

Productivity Product Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 71

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

The irony of course, is that systems are heavily focused on e-mail notifications and built-in email systems for students. A file repository in the LMS world is the ability for end users/administrators to places files into a library or folder if you will whereas students can access, view and download the files (documents, video/audio etc.).

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2011

A LMS that came with a e-commerce, a chat room, discussion boards, front end look that did not appear to a be a LMS, library, bookstore (capability), art gallery (I used it for sponsorship purposes). The vendor? Yet it was a LMS, and had all the capabilities of a LMS. Flashback. GeoLearning. What happened?

Streaming 67

Streaming iTunes Apple Association LMS 67

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Never assume that they know the terminology in the industry, nor assume that what you think one term means, doesn’t necessarily mean what the vendor thinks it means. In the Enterprise and Large Enterprise it is not uncommon to get pricing that is quite high, especially if the vendor knows procurement is involved.

Learning System 79

Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 79

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning Welcome to stop #3 of The Karl Kapp Games, Gadgets, and Gizmos Virtual World Book Tour. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew! Thats not in our plan."

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Games Wiki IM IMS 100

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.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Vendors who added innovative features including text to speech (way to go SoftChalk), to true HTML5 support (Claro, Cm-Studio, Rapid Intake, Toolbook and sort of HTML5 output – Lectora) to image editors, SDK kits, gaming sims and Sony PSP devices. Vendors who provide Mac OS support for their desktop content authoring tools.

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vendor Authoring Tools STT Trainer Mac 68