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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

The initial person who thought buying SumTotal was a great idea (initially it was) and then dumped it for a fortune to Skillsoft (another great idea), which in turn was someone at Skillsoft thinking this was a great idea, which turned out to be false and was a factor in Skillsoft going into bankruptcy due to the albatross known as SumTotal.

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Skillsoft Acquires SumTotal: Crazy or Genius?

Talented Learning

In only a few short days, my reaction to Skillsoft acquiring SumTotal Systems has shifted from “Wow!” I love acquisitions. They shake things up and restack the competitive deck giving new competitors a chance. to “Hmmm” to “Eureka” to “Yeah!”.

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10 Mobile Learning Trends to Adopt in 2020 – To Drive Employee Performance and Behavioral Change

EI Design

According to a survey by the Brandon Hall Group, Mobile Learning now features among the top three business development priorities for companies and ranks only behind the need for seamless business alignment and improved data mining. I use this lens (changing learner and business expectations) to make my recommendations.

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2016 LMS Market Trends, Observations and Predictions

Talented Learning

We ask them all about business drivers, trends, market opportunities, use cases, demand, competition and measurable successes. Here are our top ten 2016 trends, observations and predictions for the LMS and broader learning technology market. . #10 It’s not what we thought – it’s much better.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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2020 – The Year of the Hub

eLearning 24-7

Then I realized that the post would mainly focus on one major trend that will impact the space in such a way (good, I believe), and thus as a result, decided to hold off on my forecasts for 2020 – until Oct. As part of this trend, I’ve included some additional trends too, since they apply as well. Welcome to the Hub.

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BOB MOSHER – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

Before joining APPLY Synergies he was with Microsoft , where he was Director of Learning Strategy and Evangelism, a global business at Microsoft Corporation featuring innovative learning products that help individuals and organizations learn more and go further using Microsoft technologies. What is the trend? THE INTERVIEW: 1.