eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. The vendor’s salesperson tells you want you want to hear. .&# Do you listen to your customers?

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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. CBT was the “new” and exciting way to learn. Why have a system to house courses, when ILT was the main way of learning and training?

Compliance Training 81

Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 3, 2014

With 2014 already in play, it is time for many LMS vendors to awaken by the trumpets playing the background – you might think it is Muzak, but no it’s trumpets. What features will set you (LMS vendor) apart from others – and entice customers? Here is the one thing to remember - VIDEO IS GOING TO BE HOT.

Video 84

Video LMS Change Ratio 84

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW SERIES: As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations, we proudly present ‘Crystal Balling with Learnnovators’, a thought-provoking interview series that attempts to gaze into the future of e-learning. Mike: Early adopters are broken into two categories, traditional e-learning vendors and new market entrants.

ADL 100

ADL SCORM Compliance Training Standards 100

eLearning 24-7

MAY 5, 2013

One channel partner/customer (which might be a company – often seen with TP) is a child. B2C – Business to Customer. Native app available in iTunes/Apple and Google (Android) – very few vendors have native apps. Custom tenants – each can have its own look, branding. who are children.

Enterprise 85

Enterprise Association Learning Management System LMS Portal 85

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Dozens of LMS vendors, had typos on their web pages, zero screens of the system, links that went nowhere and two kicked up my Firewall warning of possible privacy collection and one had a Trojan Horse (I use a hardcore firewall and A/V). If you have a Gmail account, you can sign up for free to use Google Voice. Global Landscape.

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 29, 2014

World of Learning Conference – Birmingham, UK – Lots of potential here. Well organized – a must show for e-learning vendors in 2015. If I am a LMS vendor who is either exploring Europe, has clients in Europe or wants to have clients in Europe – you should be here. . How dare you! Mobile too.

LMS 92

LMS SCORM vendor Microsoft 92

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 29, 2010

Load balance of your servers needs to be able handle the number of employees or customers or both – if they hypothetically were to hit it at the same time – would your servers survive or crash? With a hosted solution, the vendor’s servers are able to tested to withstand scenarios like this. E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 60

vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So, if you include Facebook like in your LMS, wouldn’t it be logical to assume that people would follow the same approach and mechanism, that they use in the actual real Facebook product? But, the reason I constantly bash this into e-learning vendors heads is this just DON’T GET IT. E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 12, 2012

surveys/assessments, e-commerce, transcripts, ad-hoc reporting and the other standards in the industry (90/10). Custom domain option. Support is fantastic and what I have found is they really care about their customers, a rarity in today’s space. 4 IMC-AG Clix Learning Suite. Classroom mgt, event mgt., Multilingual.

Compliance Training 99

Compliance Training LMS SCORM Offline 99

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2013

The product comes in two flavors – a simple and a more robust. SaaS product – but here’s the thing – if you want the course to be in your LMS – it can but it still sits on the ZZ server side and not in your system (should note that the LMS connectivity is available only in the $40/u version).

TechKnowledge 66

TechKnowledge ASTD Rapid Intake NexLearn 66

Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

E-Learning development houses need to be able to demonstrate a clear value in their services. Why should companies go with e-Learning vendors when rapid e-Learning tools are available? Have the e-Learning vendor create the first few custom programs.

Rapid eLearning 100

Rapid eLearning Instructional Design Atlantic Link Case Study 100

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2010

Load balance of your servers needs to be able handle the number of employees or customers or both – if they hypothetically were to hit it at the same time – would your servers survive or crash? With a hosted solution, the vendor’s servers are able to tested to withstand scenarios like this. E-Learning 24/7.

Hosting 40

Hosting vendor Cloud Computing LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

When you hear the term “browser agnostic&# , what this means is that the product or solution will work on any browser. But with LMS vendors jumping into the mobile learning sector, at least in some cases, it may be a tad misleading, especially with smartphones. DEPENDS on whose product your purchase. Then and Now.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 7, 2013

While a video learning platform might have multiple products at the end of the day it is built upon two key components (which they all have in some form). your own logo (not all the vendors offer this option. If your VLP is on your own servers most of the vendors will allow you to customize the CSS. Custom domain.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Vendors were saying, lets “wait on those&# or “our customers are not requesting them, so we are holding off&#. Social learning? Again, our customers aren’t asking for it, so we are just doing enough to appear that we are cutting edge. Not just a few vendors, the industry as a whole.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

This trend is one of the worst in our industry and while not every vendor does this unscrupulous approach – with the appearance of worldwide dominance (even if they just have a sales office there and no clients), there are enough vendors who do this that it serves as a disservice to potential customers.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Probably the best thing to do is simply to search on Google using a few tricks. For example: (LMS OR "Learning Management System") AND ("Request for Proposal" OR RFP OR "Request for Quotation" OR RFQ) AND (filetype:PDF OR filetype:DOC OR filetype:RTF) will get you an interesting list. Pretend you are the vendor.

RFP 104

RFP Association Learning Management System LMS Virtual Classroom 104

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It happened with a vendor that I was quite impressed with several months back. Showed it via a “live customer.” I’ve equally been zapped by products outside our space too. E-Learning vendors offer training or tell you they have robust training, you find out it is PDF guides with an accompanying video.

Authoring Tools 21

Authoring Tools vendor LMS Open Source 21

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

We often tell our employees, customers and ourselves, that e-learning is learning without borders. That you can learn wherever you are, at whatever time you want, and that you can gain knowledge without the previous conditions. Your day to day operations or products coming down the line? Social Engagement.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

However, they often do not realize – until it is too late, that “free” isn’t really free because customization has to constantly exist, support, among other things. Because students are already using such products in their daily lives. Social Learning. With that comes trends.

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So, if you include Facebook like in your LMS, wouldn’t it be logical to assume that people would follow the same approach and mechanism, that they use in the actual real Facebook product? I’m sorry but watching a video link, is not engaging social learning in my book. Your potential customers are yelling it.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2011

Throughtout the short existence of e-learning, there are dozens of more companies who ended up in the same way. Those products were ahead of their peers and suffered fates , because the industry as a whole, held back. . Thankfully there is a technology that exists today, that can change that. Streaming to your Television.

Streaming 67

Streaming iTunes Apple Association LMS 67

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2013

Rather go one more step and include new popular ones such as Pinterest, Reddit, Google+. If you are targeting training providers, offer the ability for them to include product items – they may be selling more than just courses. If you do credit cards than include PayPal and maybe Google wallet. Custom domains.

LMS 76

LMS Calendar WebEx e-learning vendor 76

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Vendors who added robust feature sets in their LMSs – including ebook publishing, social media functionality beyond the same ol same, online/offline synch, podcasting, 3D worlds. Vendors who improved their customer service significantly including adding extensive multilingual support for their web site, products.

vendor 68

vendor Authoring Tools STT Trainer Mac 68