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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

Most of it came, via 3rd party providers, or what we referred to as “boutique shops” – think custom development (fee-based) that someone, company, government, institution, and so forth hired to create a course or courses. Could someone create a course at said company? ISP (Internet Service Providers) fees were high.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: eLearning Brand Name Recognition?

Learning Visions

No service companies. Clearly says something about the state of the fragmented eLearning market -- mostly small shops providing services or companies doing it in-house using all of the aforementioned tools. If you were to ask people whose companies buy in elearning, youd be more likely to hear about the service companies.

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Purchasing Courses for your LMS

eLearning 24-7

Created by you or someone in the workplace. Created by a 3rd person – perhaps a freelancer or contractor. Created by a 3rd party provider – a Skillsoft or Wiley for example. Created by the LMS provider – they build custom content. Again, it is all about customer service. Video/Audio files.

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consolidation continues - BlackBoard + WebCT & more.

The Learning Circuits

Now this deal makes more sense as Saba continues evolve beyond its Learning Management Software (LMS) roots (Saba recently bought THINQ) by rounding out its services offering. Personally I like its focus on 'on-demand learning' and its Services Oriented Architecture as I think generic content is a tough business to be in.

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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. Either way, the service level of the Learning and Development (L&D) function suffers, as does its perception by the business and employees. He founded Game On! mLevel Studio.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Service industries challenge workers to acquire tacit knowledge — the kind of know-how one learns on the job, not in the classroom. Remember Digital Think, SmartForce, Pensare, NETg, KnowledgeNet, UNext, Docent, One Touch, Centra, InterWise, and their brethren? Person-to-person instruction is no longer cost-effective.