eLearning 24-7

JULY 12, 2023

Let’s face it – RFI/RFP documents sent over to learning system vendors are massive tomes that confuse, challenge and even baffle some vendors. Yeah, they are focused on essentials, again, forgetting this is a learning system and is for learning. They can be 25 pages. You’re welcome!

Templates 59

Templates Learning System System RFP 59

eLearning 24-7

MAY 9, 2023

Vendors are a clever bunch of folks. Whether they are selling learning technology, content/courses, or even learning systems. Those who have Gen-AI in their system, platform content/courses, and technology are noted very visibly. Some who didn’t even have it pitched it at those vendor sessions on the floor.

vendor 67

vendor Open Source Cost Authoring 67

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

I can’t forget the joke of micro-learning platforms, ignoring that micro-learning has been around since 2000, every type of learning system can do this because it is based solely on how you or whomever creates the courses/content. Authoring tools. I never understood why a vendor does this.

Learning System 75

Learning System System White Label vendor 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2023

.” (The Verge, OpenAI COO thinks AI for business is overhyped , Dec 4, 2023) There are many people in our industry, especially those in L&D and training, along with learning tech and system vendors, who think that generative AI will solve all their problems, even though it is at a tiny stage. The others?

Learning System 56

Learning System System vendor Learning 56

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

With folks being out of the office in droves, this in turn led to, an overall slow sales cycle for a large percentage of vendors in the learning system space. Back in the mid 2000’s and then again, around 2010-12, the summer was a dead zone for vendors. What does this have to do with purchasing a learning system?

Learning System 84

Learning System System Compliance Training vendor 84

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Top 10 Awards of Learning Systems 2023-24, that are one part fully independent, one part global in reach, one part in-depth analysis and one part analytics based upon everything you can imagine and more (not Gen AI though, it’s way too new, into the space).  Why haven’t I heard of this system on your list?

Learning System 69

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 69

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 12, 2021

For those new, each year, I publish what I see will be the top 10 systems for the coming year, based on a set of criteria (which will be listed shortly). Too many people focus on features now, and on top of that, what the vendor says is coming. . There are vendors who focus on quality of a specific client segment, rather than mass.

Learning System 135

Learning System System Compliance Training Metrics 135

eLearning 24-7

MAY 16, 2016

When looking at the state of the authoring tool space, two words come to mind. Bewildered on what is happening, why what is needed isn’t appearing as it should, and how is it possible that something so obvious based on where e-learning is heading, mobile is pushing and future tech is inspiring is lost among so many vendors?

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Industry 69

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It’s a perfect segue into the 2023, Learning System Awards. Initially I was going to present the systems that took off after mid-year, and list them, but I realized the same list would then appear for 2023. Questions – Each learning system vendor was asked a series of questions.

Learning System 98

Learning System System Metrics vendor 98

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a way, that is what is occurring in the learning system space today. I would love to tell you that nobody is paying outrageous fees for the privilege of buying a learning system. In the early months of 2022, many vendors are surpassing that. A band for most vendors was 1,000 to 5,000 end users for example, now?

Learning System 86

Learning System System Metrics vendor 86

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2024

Some vendors won’t use SCORM because it takes time to add and implement it. The idea was that you have content in SCORM and add it to your learning system that accepts SCORM, and tada, it works without any problems or issues. Recently, I sat down (virtually) with Paul Schneider, Ph.D., It stuck at 1.2

AICC 69

AICC xapi SCORM Authoring Tools 69

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The same can be said for Enterprise Learning Systems. Anyone can mention they are Enterprise, and that their learning system is for “Enterprises”, but finding the best of the best of those, isn’t so simple to quantify, let alone clarify. Employees will use whatever learning system you give them.

Enterprise 97

Enterprise Learning System System Metrics 97

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And now, it is time for the 2020 Learning System Awards by Verticals/Industries. I selected the ones that are quite common in the space, and that vendors tend to point towards, whether they see it as “taking everyone” or focusing specifically on one vertical or what I always recommend – three.

Learning System 125

Learning System System Industry Metrics 125

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 29, 2021

This past week on LinkedIn I wrote about four trailblazers in the early days of the industry, learning systems – and what made them special (one has since hit speed bump), and four who trailblazed and then hit a major speed bump into, well, lost their way. The latter included an authoring tool, too. Onto the Show.

Learning System 105

Learning System System Metrics Learn.com 105

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Thought Industries is for customer education/partner training, associations, and other B2B/B2C, like training providers for example. This has always been a challenge with various vendors, especially today, where turnkey (out of the box) is the standard, a few tweaks included, and thus implementation times are very short (a plus).

Learning System 97

Learning System System Metrics vendor 97

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

First off, Jane Hart put this together from whereas folks voted for the tools they use for learning. That said, there were some curious items on this list, which to me, doesn’t really fly in the world of learning tools. Can it be used as an outlet for providing learning? To me, this is not a learning tool.

Authoring Tools 66

Authoring Tools Tools Social Media Blackboard 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I will go thru several areas for e-learning, not just learning systems, although by far, it will be the most, since a lot has happened in 2020. . But overall, in my opinion, EdTech also showed all its weaknesses front and center, and way too many vendors were unprepared for the numbers of schools, universities, colleges, etc.

Compliance Training 117

Compliance Training vendor Trivantis Association LMS 117

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

nomenclature on the back end of the learning system. As a vendor said to me, a few weeks ago, they see more and more people just uploading content, all types of content, not necessarily courses built by 3rd party authoring tools. Vendors push it still for learning and training.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools vendor SCORM Toys 78

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! As fiercely independent learning technology analysts, we think a trend isn’t just a fleeting idea that comes and goes like fashion, or a social media hashtag. Almost daily, new learning technology developers contact us to introduce themselves.

Learning System 104

Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 104

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Talent Development Platform, all slide under the umbrella term of learning systems. Sure, TDPs may go X route, while the others go Y route, but in the general sense of it, there are capabilities that are ubiquitous to all kinds of learning systems. The ditto of a learning platform, and even most of the “LXPs.”

Metrics 78

Metrics LMS vendor Learning System 78

Paradiso Solutions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

While many vendors offer customized LMS software, finding the perfect fit among numerous choices takes time and effort. Look for vendors who claim customization and give examples of tailored solutions they’ve offered to organizations with specific needs like yours. You look for top customized LMS solution.

LMS 97

LMS Authoring Tools Custom Virtual Classroom 97

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

A desktop authoring tool that provides a wealth of features and additional software. Camtasia 8, Snag-it 1, ReviewLink (a fantastic product – but only for 10 courses? , Online fundamentals training (huh? Templates, themes, debug tool (nice), translation tool (nice too). 19 ProProfs Training Maker.

Authoring Tools 85

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2020

The Association market is by far, IMO, one of the top three markets, that as a vendor, you should be in. Thus, you provide content for the member – i.e. owner of business, and often training content for the employees. . Thus, I’d be responsible for all training/education for each of those associations.

Association LMS 67

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association Learning System 67

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Surprises in E-Learning One of the biggest surprises, is that so many folks are unaware that e-learning was an umbrella term, as I noted in the History of the LMS post. Vendors use it to refer to online courses/content. On top of that, they misspell it – the term is e-learning. It has always been e-learning.

vendor 72

vendor Association Learning Management System Mentoring Slides 72

eLearning 24-7

MAY 1, 2020

I note this, because this post covers my new Learning Systems RFP Template , which includes the latest NexGen Tier 4 feature sets. When see the template you are going to be like “this is a lot of features and categories, no vendor will complete all of this.” It is a new term in the e-learning space. .

RFP 58

RFP Learning System System Authoring Tools 58

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 1, 2019

That said, I will say to you, that before you just buy the learning system, please, please do due diligence on the system. Just as some people love Nutella, others will find it on the same level of peanut butter mixed with bananas, which should be forbidden and outlawed in the solar system.

Learning System 74

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 74

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

I’m referring to software trials, where you get to test out the product, before you buy. . The e-Learning industry as a whole are fans of trials, well, uh, most of the industry that is. Authoring tools? Assessment tools? Other e-learning tools? Web Conferencing? Then something happened.

Learning System 57

Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 2, 2024

What didn’t surprise me though, once it started to catch everyone’s attention, was that vendors in the learning system and learning tech space, would grab hold of it. I figured out early on, where the low hanging fruit was for vendors who wanted to add it. Course Let alone, adding any features. Yet,

System 73

System vendor Metrics Open Source 73

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 25, 2024

And yet, companies repeatedly will lay off the head of L&D, the head of Training, and often the staff in L&D or Training. If If you provide customer training, those folks in Training typically get laid off, too. They, your boss says, are committed to providing learning and training to their employees.

Compliance Training 83

Compliance Training Blended Learning Custom Training 83

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2020

Once again the same criteria as the previous rankings, which you can find here and unless otherwise specified you can find every system on my learning system search engine platform, FindanLMS. I strongly recommend that if you reach out to any of these vendors, you want to have a demo first and foremost. 29 Talent LMS.

Learning System 71

Learning System System Scanning Compliance Training 71

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Tools these days come in three flavors. Geared toward e-learning developers and instructional designers. Authoring Tools for developers. The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers.

eLearning Tools 85

eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

ProProfs

JANUARY 16, 2018

However, picking up an LMS (Learning Management System) for employee onboarding and training is not an easy task. And while many LMS vendors claim to be the best in-class, not all of them may live up to your expectations and warrant the investment. Today, this is a must-have ability for any learning system.

LMS 96

LMS Authoring Tools Software Compliance Training 96

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

It has been a reader favorite and yes, a few vendors have been, uh, extremely unhappy. Worst Learning System – A lot of good ones err bad ones out there. This is totally based on the similar criteria I have for the top learning systems. Most Baffling Learning System. You are welcome! .

vendor 101

vendor Micro-Learning SAP Learning System 101

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A funny thing happened on the way to using GPT-4 last week, which I suspect that the vendors who have implemented GPT-4 and are using it as a statement/Q and A to the learners were not paying attention to. Turbo, which many vendors use that have OpenAI. Microsoft is not the only vendor that offers copilots.

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System LMS Authoring Tools Association LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Generally speaking pricing was high depending on something called “levels” Numerous Training execs, and those in L&D who embraced e-learning (and it was small), went elsewhere, primarily in India, which offered course development and thus courses at a significantly lower cost. Rapid Content Authoring Tools.

Instructional Design 79

Instructional Design Authoring Tools Instructional Instruction 79

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2024

The other day, I was listening to an audiobook, and the author spoke about ideas. I thought about this, as you can tell, and said to myself, okay, let’s write a post where the e-learning history and thus learning systems, authoring tools, and alike are intertwined with good and bad ideas.

Ideas 84

Ideas Learn.com SumTotal SkillSoft 84

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2018

To the 2018-19 Learning System Grid,identifying the Leaders, Risers, Steady and Slow vendors for NexGen functionality. . For this year’s grid, an additional vendor was added per group (last year it was five per grid). NexGen Functionality Tier 2 (Not every vendor has all of these items, just an fyi).

Learning System 80

Learning System System SumTotal Grovo 80