eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55 to 65 year old women. There is a mid segment of the vendors in the LMS/LCMS or learning portal markets that offer some features of social learning, as part of their standard system or as their “add on modules&#. Links to other video web site, i.e. blip.tv

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor. Outside of the industry purchasing vendors in the space. Just last week, Facebook dropped in users. Because, they won’t.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Social media sites that focus on gamers are in the top twenty of most visited sites. Online gaming, and not just Farmville on Facebook, is exploding. Look at the e-learning market and ask yourself, if the consumer market as a whole is using this, why wouldn’t vendors in our space follow suit?

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

You can use either your own 3rd party content authoring tool and upload it into the “Cloud&# and then wherever you are, output either to your LMS, or onto Moodle or even WordPress (they have a plug in for that) OR place the course in Facebook or nearly any solution that accepts APIs. In social networking alone, over 385 sites.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). Link to web site is located within the vendor’s name. Quick Lessons – 12-month license to QuickLessons, 3 hours of support and a social media review (for you or your company’s presence across all the major sites, like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and more)!

Harassment Training 58

Harassment Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad vendor 58

eLearning 24-7

MAY 3, 2010

Any social networking site? Any social media site or web solution that accepts APIs? But down the road, and it is not because SCORM Cloud doesn’t have the capabilities or features, rather it is because of the sites themselves. Linkedin & Facebook. Your e-learning or web portal? Learning Community.

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

Twitter has APIs, so does Facebook, even Linkedin. However there are vendors who sell their API solution wrapped in a piece of software. SCORM Player communicating with your vendor’s solution, for example, if you were creating your own LMS and Rapid Intake’s rapid e-learning authoring tool, it includes a SCORM Player API.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

OmniSocial is a social learning platform, with learning management capabilities and with the ability to select individual apps in the system and only use those you select to install onto your web site or learning portal. Sites and Zones. Sites and Zones – Sub categories (listed as Manage Sites and Zones).

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Product Productivity Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 22, 2010

MyUdutu is the authoring tool that is free, with typical rapid e-learning authoring components but with a unique twist – after completing the course you can either publish live, publish to your LMS – zipped file via a SCORM wrapper or publish to Facebook. You heard right, Facebook. E-Learning 24/7.

Udutu 40

Udutu Social Networks Teach Brandon Hall 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 22, 2010

Social Media offerings and services – did you know there are over 190 social networking sites (besides Facebook and Twitter)? This event will enable attendees to check out LMS/LCMS vendors, view live webinars by the vendors, or view them archived, talk to the vendors and much more. E-Learning 24/7.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks News LCMS Mzinga 40

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Certainly with the rise of rapid e-Learning tools and the increase in SME-published content well start to see an increase in the frequency of updates to e-Learning material. As an e-Learning vendor, I think its our responsibility to make sure that our clients have thought this through.

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Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 29, 2010

Please be aware that this blog is not responsible for any communication/collaboration/image/video or any other item that is seen, read, viewed or heard or in any other manner, as a result of clicking on these links, which go to sites outside of this blog. Social E-Mail - Google Buzz. Social Networking – Facebook.

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

In order for social learning to exist you need to have the following: social media plus e-learning. And, let us clear up another point: social learning is not just social networking. I hate when people see it as only Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. Over 2,400 social media sites. They have no clue.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

Output to Facebook. I guess some folks believe that everyone wants to take courses in Facebook. That everyone uses Facebook, you know the 20 something crowd. Reality: StumbleUpon generated more traffic in the last two quarters then Facebook. Many companies ban access to social media sites, especially Facebook.

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 77

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many e-learning vendors put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&# , “we value you&# , by offering giveaways during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). It’s a shame.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 45

Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad Harassment Training vendor 45

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

You can also add sections which are not on the screen, but are available as part of the site, this is archived by selecting “Configure Page&# and choosing from a wealth of options, such as “my video channels&# and “impressions&#. The person who views your profile can click any of the icons and go to the site.

Saba 69

Saba Social Networks Social Product 69

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

Combines the benefits of Twitter, Facebook, social bookmarking sites, aggregators. LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial & open source) social learning systems, hybrid system, m-learning (perfect for tablets). Every site listed above is a social media site. Creates a “Best of &# channel.

Social Learning 78

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 78

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2013

Ability to add your own social media, but not just Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. This includes people who include help guides aka manuals on their site which are massive in size. E-Learning 24/7. Rather go one more step and include new popular ones such as Pinterest, Reddit, Google+. What about that new video game?”

LMS 77

LMS Calendar WebEx e-learning vendor 77

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Here are a couple of reality points that most vendors fail to recognize: Most end users access off site their systems, unless they are hourly and their only option is to access via work. People who use Facebook and Twitter prefer those over your own FB like page and micro blog. A huge key is digital marketing.

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 98

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

Go to some vendor sites and try to figure out what exactly are they offering. Their sites seem more interested in pitch and filler rather then showing the product and its key features or functions. Not only do you see this on their sites, but in their materials. Marketing. A huge problem in the space. Bottom Line.

Association Learning Management System 79

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 79

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I wonder if we have truly achieved this premise, i.e. learning without borders or are we stating something that is not yet accurate? Go onto any social media site: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Quora or any of the thousands of sites, and you will see people engaging with total strangers. Social Engagement.

Mashups 73

Mashups Social Media Association LMS Association Learning Management System 73

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2012

Built in video chat and notifications that can be sent not only by SMS but also through Facebook just add real value. Facebook and Twitter integration. Learning activities. Personal, shared and school site. My personal favorite is the ability for the teacher to leave audio and video feedback to the students.

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

Ancient features such as discussion boards/text chat/forums – I offered these babies back in 1995 on my web site. Facebook like page with profiles — snooze-ville. That said, this has become the norm in these systems. What are they using? Time to move on! Built-in text chat – awesome – okay not really.

Association Learning Management System 87

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 87

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2012

Many vendors’ sites do not state this information in their pricing. VkClass - System is for the education market and is built similar to Facebook, as a result the UI is crisp and clean. The site is in Swedish, but you can change the language by selecting country flags or by using Google Translate.

Low Cost 81

Low Cost Cost Server LMS 81

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A common argument I’m hearing from vendors on why they do not offer a social learning component in their system. &# “Companies are blocking social media access at their site and/or have social media governance policies&#. Majority of employees access social media sites out of the workplace. What about Twitter?

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

We make them available to our members via our Web sites and from other Web sources, sometimes for free and sometimes for a fee. Facebook has more than 400 million active users and 50% of those active users log in every day and 35 million of those users update their status daily. Facebook Press Room. Facebook for Learning?

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 28, 2010

Is it me or does it seem that most vendors in the LMS/LCMS market still believe that with some smoke and mirrors, you won’t realize that social media actually must be integrated into social learning for it to exist? Or do they just drop the word, “social media&# , and rather say, “social learning and web 2.0″?

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 14, 2013

One click share to Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube or their own Snap! Channel – of course if your company blocks all social media sites – I guess you are hitting the Snap! Page analyzer – estimated time load depending on your speed – again a great idea! Right click capability. Channel first.

Lectora 68

Lectora Product Productivity Flash to HTML5 Conversion 68

eLearning 24-7

JULY 16, 2012

Web sites yes. When you need a fix, then the LMS vendor must work with you either remote to solve it or if it is big nasty fix, go on site. You can view them via my E-Learning 24/7 newslette r , which is 100% free and comes out monthly. Systems have come a long way from the days of yesteryear. Bottom Line.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System Trends Association LMS LMS 72

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

E-commerce is standard, multi-tenet off the main system, with each distributor/wholesaler/reseller/sales agent, etc. the ability to have their own system off that initial system, with own look and feel, and features that can be turned on or off at the top tiered level or at each sub system level (depending on the vendor’s system).

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LMS Product Productivity Plateau 67

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

On a surf expedition the other week, I came across a LMS vendor who was not pitching their product or selling their service, but rather was providing unbiased information on tablets and how they will revolutionize e-learning. E-Learning Vendors, Giveaways and Drawings. It is a video. Click to WATCH NOW.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

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

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 17, 2013

Attachments – Add attachments to the presentation and/or add links to other web sites. View options – how users can view the presentation, which includes annotation/notes, office hours (chat), e-mail notifications, user rating and so on. Maybe send link to Linkedin or Twitter or Facebook or whatever.

Product 58

Product Productivity Slides Audio 58

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Unless their is some group component here or the psuedo Facebook angle, I see no real gain. Lets Go Site Administration. Blog – This was on the trial and for a nice product like this – it should be removed for the trial. It is sooo boring. Online Users – Why as an end user would I care?

Totara 70

Totara Product Productivity Blended Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2011

Wouldn’t it be great for a learning solution to create such a capability and then students from not just your school, but from other schools or universities could interact with one another, on a specific topic? What about corporate? Engaging with friends they personally know?

Streaming 67

Streaming iTunes Apple GeoLearning 67

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? If they were doing it, Facebook like page, a crummy blog that looks nothing like a real blog, a Twitter like feed, maybe RSS, text chat and YouTube functions and upload/download angle.

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vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 70

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I’m a big time fan of vendors who post their pricing on their site. One item that I found very cool with Mindflash is the ability to share the course via Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and e-mail. The system comes with a 30 day trial and does not require you to enter a credit card. One Other Note.

Product 65

Product Productivity Authoring Tools Slides 65

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

There are enough vendors who are not going into the widget space, but are enabling the integration possibilities of APIs, which are really offers a powerhouse potential (a future emerging technology topic). Forecast: More vendors offering the integration capability of APIs. 67% have a Facebook account. How will you handle HTML5?

LCMS 79

LCMS Trends Social Networks LMS 79