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The Biggest Myths in Learning and Development

Absorb LMS

In the early 1960s, philosopher Abraham Kaplan and psychologist Abraham Maslow independently described the idea that being in possession of an instrument affects our perception. ” I was immediately hooked and began creating simple computer programs to teach music theory.

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18 Top Learning Systems Trends to Watch in 2018

Talented Learning

Purdue acquired Kaplan University. This has opened the door for small and medium-sized buyers to invest learning platforms to support education programs for employees, channel partners, customers and other external audiences. As more organizations enjoy measurable business impact from these programs, demand should accelerate. #14

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Top Learning Systems Trends – A 2019 Extended Enterprise Market Guide

Talented Learning

Kaplan acquired i-Human Patients. They feature built-in content development tools that make it easy to create and deliver targeted content to multiple audiences. Microservice APIs (application programming interfaces) make it super easy to integrate multiple systems. Degreed acquired Pathgather.

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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.