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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. and theirs can’t.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS LCMS 40

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

JUNE 20, 2011

The LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal market continues to be strong. In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor. It was a myth.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

HP Slate already is in the market, runs on Windows7, but targets the business market. LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. That said, why is this happening: A significant (over 90%) of vendors are holding off this year and at least part of next year from optimizing their solution to the iPad. Gartner projects 54.8 Browser Agnostic.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

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

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. If you need some additional tweaks – maybe it is included “free&# (again, already calculated ahead of time, by them (the vendors – as an enticement) or street priced. And every business wants to make money.

Association LMS 40

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

One vendor already offers it in 2012, and knowing this industry – if something takes off and works, others will follow. Right now, you have to upload the course as you would with your SCORM wrapper, where you self-upload or use the course within an online mobile platform from your authoring tool vendor. E-Learning in General.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 105

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Compliance Training LMS vendor 105

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. Bolded Vendor Names – There are vendors whose names are bolded.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

I am still surprised on how vendors who are offering assessment only tools are staying in the game. Some vendors push heavily on PPT, implying that a great WBT is really a PPT converted to Flash. Over 98% of the LMS/LCMS/learning platform have at least one compliance standard, so why use a RCAT that doesn’t?

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

HP Slate already is in the market, runs on Windows7, but targets the business market. LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. That said, why is this happening: A significant (over 90%) of vendors are holding off this year and at least part of next year from optimizing their solution to the iPad. Gartner projects 54.8 million units.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

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

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

How many of you have seen vendors respond to your questions? A: Virtually every LMS vendor out there in the marketplace provides these features. Congrats, you are probably looking at less than 10 (based on my LMS directory which contains 475 vendors). Smart App for TV – One LMS vendor. I need a LMS. Task management.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2010

One of the biggest challenges and common problem in the LMS/LCMS space is navigation and ease of use issues when it comes to the what the learner sees. It is truly amazing on how vendors seem to think lots of stuff on the page, is the way to go and navigation is just a requirement. GeoMaestro Details.

GeoMaestro 58

GeoMaestro GeoLearning Productivity Product 58

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. The vendor’s salesperson tells you want you want to hear. I expect nothing less from the vendor.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

If I am a potential customer, I would expect nothing less to come out of the vendor’s mouth on their product and user friendliness. Nobody, if they want to stay in business. Learning Management Systems, LCMS, Learning Portals. If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e. The worst of the offenders.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

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OCTOBER 9, 2011

Yet, for many vendors that objective, comes at a price, you have to talk to them. Whether its by e-mail (my preferred choice), phone (often their preferred choice) or a combination, at the end of the day, it’s about the conversation. For many vendors it is all about the phone call. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

vendor 69

vendor Sales Productivity Product 69

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Five Barriers to Effective Learning in Organisations - Performance Learning Productivity , April 7, 2010 Very few of us would argue with the proposition that a lot of organisational learning and development activity is sub-optimal to the extent that it provides little value to participants and their organisations.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 19, 2011

It is a necessity to identify the vendor that is going to provide you with the best system for your solution. It is a time saver, but pulling down a RFP, especially if it comes from a vendor’s site (even if that is not the vendor you are going to submit it to), can define your approach, without you even realizing it.

RFP 63

RFP vendor Apple Site 63

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2010

Yeah, try that on a busy day, which to IS/IT staff is every day. Unless you have a dedicated person from IS or IT, you either start to learn some basic db skills or learn SQL or cry. Social learning is based on incorporating social media types (whatever you choose) and e-learning. Too many vendors (inc.

Plateau 64

Plateau System Productivity Product 64

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MARCH 1, 2012

That said, if I was looking to enter the e-learning space, I wouldn’t choose the standalone survey, assessment or combination of the two market. I mean isn’t one of the benefits of online learning is that you do not have to physically go to the location to take your courses? What about cheating? Bottom Line.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News Association Learning Management System LMS 71

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

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

As the evolution of e-learning continues, the rapid content authoring tools (RCAT) market follows suit. This is a growing market with new vendors showing up, but at the same time, others disappearing. A robust learning solution of multiple capabilities and outputs? 43 Vendors do not have one. That was then.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 23, 2013

LMS – Learning Management System – most commonly sought out by folks. LCMS – Learning Content Management System – going the way of the dodo bird. M-Learning- Mobile Learning. There are a few vendors who will charge only when the end user completes a course (but this is rare).

LMS 77

LMS vendor RFP Consulting 77

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

JUNE 25, 2010

E-Learning and all forms within are normally taken via your desktop computer and either hitting your company’s server with your browser or going to a hosted LMS vendor’s solution. Creating high-def video for your courses, or people can upload for social learning or add high-def simulations or movies.

Compliance Training 70

Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad LCMS 70

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2011

When they hit stride, other vendors take notice and soon, the lemming revolution begins. It’s a business marketplace for buyers and sellers. Nor, a LMS vendor who enable their customers to sell their courses, but only people who have the same LMS vendor can buy and use them. Because, you know what? A lot of them.

Blended Learning 73

Blended Learning Innovation Productivity Product 73