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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

eLearning 24-7

There may come a time, when you need content. Content these days, well, it is an umbrella term to represent courses (micro too), videos, articles, materials, workbooks, other types of learning resources, podcasts and so forth. If it can be consumed for knowledge, then it slides under content. . Who remembers NetG?

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

Too many times I find that when talking about content, 3rd party content providers, content driven strategies from learning system vendors (which is quite hot) and marketplaces place more of a general approach to buying and pushing it. Content (formally known as courses as the main stay) follow the same suit. Brand Names.

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Thompson Leaves Learning Market

Tony Karrer

Not only have they just completed the sale of their NETg subsidiary to SkillSoft for $270 million , but they have also announced they are selling Higher Education assets of Thomson Learning to a couple of venture funds for $7.75 Saw Thomson Corp exists Learning Market on Learning Reflections.

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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. Want to create mini-modules, with a TOC and interactive/engaging content – with real world scenarios in the micro? The LCMS Learning Content Management System.

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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Learning about Second Life

Kapp Notes

If you want to know more about Second Life, you can jump into the world and attend classes sponsored by NETg. 7, 2006 -13,788 is the total number of profitable in-world business owners at the end of November Read the article How Real Money Works in Second Life __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

eLearning 24-7

Learn.com – First a content aggregator, then jumped into the LMS market, acquired by Taleo, who promised to invest heavily. Skillsoft – Dominated the course/content marketplace. Acquired numerous content publishers in the early to mid-2000s. NetG, Element K, being just two. That didn’t happen.

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Skillsoft – An Analyst Perspective

eLearning 24-7

This is a story about a one-time giant in the 3rd party off-the-shelf content providers. Well you are fortuitous because it only requires you to purchase some content from the Skillsoft library. Once you buy the content, Skillsoft will give you Percipio for free. This is also about a vendor who lost their way. That’s it.