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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. You popped in a CD-Rom, which could hold up to 640mb. The vendor had partnerships with off-the-shelf providers. And another day, for that story. It was flawed.

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The Evolution of L&D Tracking

Everwise

At its core, an LMS is software (usually web-based) which tracks, reports, documents, and provides learning programs. It might do things like delivering study materials, track progress of participants in a course, administer evaluations, etc. Each shift has brought innovation and a tide of vendors to the market.

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Instructional Design for Mobile Learning #id4mlearning

Learning Visions

raise your hand while interacting with a CD ROM). Research tool – data collection (go out into the environment and track things, collect data, then bring it back to the classroom for discussion) 3. Trend tracking and analysis 4. We’re not dismissing those old ways of learning – we’re finding additional ways.

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AICC and SCORM Compliance: The Benefits for Your e-Learning

Trivantis

In the late 1990s, each learning management system had its own proprietary content format, which encouraged vendor lock-in. You had to use that vendor’s tools to create e-Learning that worked with that LMS, or your content wouldn’t play. Designing learning content that tracks learner performance. and SCORM 2004.

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An eLearning revolution: From professional development to knowledge sharing

Challenge to Learn

As a vendor we need to be ahead of the curve. We started in 1996 with a CD-rom version, that was followed in 2006 by a windows based edition. Based on user requests we added course hosting and result tracking to our solution. We are talking about a revolution in our industry.

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LMS: Best Bet for Delivering Online Training

ProProfs

While many would argue that it is easier to upload an elearning course to a public Dropbox folder and then simply share the link with the learners or use the Intranet, CD-ROMs, USBs and so on, I would say that delivering online training via an LMS is a better option. Why use an LMS to Deliver Online Courses. Summing up.

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Training Standards

Tony Karrer

Until eLearning vendors bite the bullet, come to real standards on formats, and then the tools and structure can build up to support those standards, eLearning is never going to be what it can be. When CBT (CD-ROM based multimedia training) came out, there were a lot of different authoring tools and approaches that came along with it.

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