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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

They had some other clever ideas, but I remember telling their CEO on a webinar panel that mobile learning was the next big thing, and he disagreed. 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.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

eLearning 24-7

Who remembers NetG? NetG, was the evil empire of the days gone past – ok, in my mind. speed with no latency issues would be acquired by NetG and shoved into the Raiders of the Ark storage facility, next to the ark itself. Back in the day, there were some big names out there. Real interactive stuff. But Office ruled. .

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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. Austin: Corporate learning functions are often stretched too thin by the business’ increasing demand for learning programs coupled with the increasing pace of change.

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LMS Satisfaction Features and Barriers

Tony Karrer

You can get the abstract for the report and sign-up for a webinar on Sept. KnowledgeNet Platform LMS Thomson NETg 2 4.10 Update, Nov. 26th on that same page. I was one of several authors who collaborated on the survey questions and wrote different sections of the report. GeoMetrix Data Systems Inc. IBM Lotus Learning Manag.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

What worked twenty years ago doesn’t work well in the social, always-on, networked world of business we now inhabit. Management became recognized as a profession, Harvard Business School opened its doors, and the term “executive education” was first used. Training became a department and a standard facet of every business.