eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2012

Another issue I have with many vendors who offer effects – again, I like that – is that they fail to mention. That it is not a good idea to have multiple programs open while you are saving and publishing your video. SCORM within the product takes out that issue. E-Learning 24/7. But, I doubt it.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 73

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Video Wondershare Flash 73

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2012

With systems it comes in many flavors – with the most common being a ticket issue system that is tied into the end user side. End user has issue, submits ticket, receives update notifications until it is resolved. Benefit: Reduces calls to administrator and training/learning person who oversees the system and department.

Trends 75

Trends vendor e-learning vendor LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 14, 2015

Hate is a strong word, and many consumers (clients) rarely say it out loud, but if your system isn’t doing what you were promised and the calls from your learners are coming in OR worse they aren’t using it because of these issues – you are mad. Thus a potential issue is removed from consideration. Due Diligence.

LMS 40

LMS vendor RFP Issue 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 29, 2010

Maintenance and changes happen in less than a few hours – via Online, versus having a resource receive the update from the vendor and then make the changes on your own servers, which depending on their schedule could take anywhere from x to xx hours, especially if the update happens on a Saturday. E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 60

vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 3, 2014

Video compression tool - One of the biggest issues with video is the byte size of the video and compression. At some point down the road, you should be open to the idea of going 4K UHD. Best of all, you can find products to interface within your system (i.e. white label) and thus you do not have to re-build the wheel.

Video 84

Video LMS Change Ratio 84

eLearning 24-7

MAY 27, 2015

This year, I estimated a 55/60% e-learning, including some ILT vendors offering some type of e-learning component. . In all the years I have attended and have known about ATD (formally ASTD), this year is by far the most in terms of e-learning vendors, especially those in the LMS space.

Conference 40

Conference Metrics SumTotal SkillSoft 40

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Learnnovators: In this age where most learning happens ‘informally’ (through on-the-job-learning and peer-learning), how well do you think the early adopters of Experience API support informal 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

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Learnnovators: In this age where most learning happens ‘informally’ (through on-the-job-learning and peer-learning), how well do you think the early adopters of Experience API support informal 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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

But the folks in training/learning – train others or have their own trainers. You have no idea on whether the bandwidth will support what you are doing or if your system is ready for prime time. Also, who needs the hassle of people calling them with issues due to the built in authoring tool? E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 76

vendor Compliance Training Authoring License 76

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2010

Maintenance and changes happen in less than a few hours – via Online, versus having a resource receive the update from the vendor and then make the changes on your own servers, which depending on their schedule could take anywhere from x to xx hours, especially if the update happens on a Saturday. E-Learning 24/7.

Hosting 40

Hosting vendor Cloud Computing LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Then again, the idea of spending ungodly amount of euros for Coca-Cola at my hotel, seemed like a good idea too. For those of uninitiated, Online Educa Berlin, is an e-learning conference geared towards higher education and with some corporate. It had so much promise, but it also had some issues. Mobile App.

Conference 66

Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 66

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2010

They cannot bounce around to topic a or page e to page v, because they would have no idea on what the topics or drilled down pages are, unless they go linear (when you are starting out). Even if you wanted to include the e-mail address on the opening page of the course, there are privacy concerns/issues at various companies.

Productivity 49

Productivity Product PPT ILT 49

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

But with LMS vendors jumping into the mobile learning sector, at least in some cases, it may be a tad misleading, especially with smartphones. You have no idea on what browsers they tested their solution to make that claim. Same issue occurred with Opera – used Flash and Java. E-Learning Vendors, Giveaways and Drawings.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

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

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 30, 2012

Fear Factor – There are some vendors out there, they shall remain nameless, are still pushing the idea that if you move your data it will be lost. On the e-learning side, vendors who do not have their own servers, will use server farms such as Rackspace. Top Five Reasons.

LMS 73

LMS Server vendor Calendar 73

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

Enormous growth possibilities in China and very good growth opps in Japan, although as a whole the country is having debt issues. Australia is still a very good market to penetrate, but expect some real competition as other vendors – Europe, U.K., The issue that arises in social learning is how much to incorporate into a system.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 29, 2020

We push the productivity increases, sales increases, safety issue decreases, happy employees and retention as proof that Training or L&D is successful and thus here is the proof with ROI. Heck, you could be an e-learning company who provides online learning to your customers. .

Training 89

Training Train Questionmark Association 89

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

But with LMS vendors jumping into the mobile learning sector, at least in some cases, it may be a tad misleading. You have no idea on what browsers they tested their solution to make that claim. then it is not an issue, and both the current and betas do support Flash. E-Learning 24/7. Dolphin HD?

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2012

Giving out books to attendees after they listened to the the vendors’ sales pitch. The problem with that angle – no mention of the vendor, thus its poor marketing. I got a book and can’t recall the vendor who gave it to me. Great idea, major backfire. Many vendors stated as such to me.

ASTD 82

ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

Have no idea on the number of systems in the market (I estimate there is somewhere in the neighborhood of 500-510 systems – many who do not promote themselves in any shape or form). Even vendors who say their are browser agnostic, if you are using not a common browser – say Maxthon or Avant, check first. Minimum Specs.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Well besides my rankings of course, think about this: 1st vendor to offer collaboration and peer review. 1st vendor to have online/offline mobile synch. 1st vendor IMO to truly have HTML5 output. So, when it takes forever to see video editing in Captivate – yeah I have an issue. No, I’m kidding.

Authoring Tools 74

Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 74

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 4, 2011

While the Melon Lite LMS has some clever ideas, these get los t in interfaces that create more confusion then watching another Charlie Sheen meltdown. I can see some of the issues in larger systems, whose track records on the back end of confusion aligns with this, but not from a Lite LMS whose goals are different. Super Administrator.

Productivity 63

Productivity Product LMS Search 63

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

Bookmark feature is interesting, but with this one item – Saba’s past UI issues appear – too bad, it has an spin on the bookmark concept.epub file upload that worked, which is rarely seen in any file acceptance of other social learning systems and even the majority of e-learning solutions to begin with.

Saba 69

Saba Social Networks Social Productivity 69

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 8, 2010

says “FREE&# or no charge. – if it is not listed, then you have real no idea if you are paying for it or not, regardless of what they are saying. If it is your system and I’m buying it (in reality leasing it), and it stops working and has a bug or issue, why do I have to pay you more money to find the problem and fix it?

Association LMS 53

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Scanning LMS 53

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

problems, no issues&# – To learn the real truth about Interoperability. Integration with ERP solutions – “We have never had any issues with any ERP system. It depends of course, but rarely has it been an issue.&#. E-mail within 24 hours or less. I expect nothing less from the vendor.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

A few vendors (and not just on the above list), customize so much, that you really have no idea on what the system originally looked like. There should be no issue in saving it – and output should be simple. Ever had issues with a computer or electronic product and go online to the vendor’s site and use their KB?

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 8, 2010

says “FREE&# or no charge. – if it is not listed, then you have real no idea if you are paying for it or not, regardless of what they are saying. If it is your system and I’m buying it (in reality leasing it), and it stops working and has a bug or issue, why do I have to pay you more money to find the problem and fix it?

Association LMS 45

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Scanning LMS 45

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

I have an idea on why this happened, but that’s for another day. . #23 Big wins: support for tablets and thus mobile learning, home dashboard for end users, nice social learning – I love the expert locator and doable performance mgt (for people who want that). 15 Seminar Learning System . A shame really.

LMS 71

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Represents E-Learning course. Represents Blended Learning. I have to admit the first time I looked at it, I had no idea on what that was supposed to be. Then after hovering over it and seeing it listed as “blended learning”, I realized it was a blender. My Reports.

Totara 70

Totara Productivity Product Blended Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

MAY 4, 2012

Listen to their issues (if they used a system in the pass). Read about, learned about your solution OR. Very few people nowadays have no idea on who you are and what you are all about. Spend at least 30 minutes learning more about your customer, via their web site. It does not work in the LMS nor e-learning industry.

LMS 74

LMS vendor Sales Site 74

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Happy to report that one vendor, dominKnow, makers of Claro have tested their product on the XBox 360 and found despite a few hiccups to work. They found some issues with audio and video, but have told me that with a new update coming soon, they expect this to be resolved. How did they pull it off? Customer Service.

Authoring 68

Authoring SCATE Tools Assima 68

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I might have a social learning component in my system, with the standard FB like page or something similar and with “groups&#. What though, have they really learned? Where is the exchange of learning and ideas in that? They can share and discuss among themselves and with fellow employees. Your own company.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The vendor is taking a percentile of the sales of the courses, so it makes sense to go direct and cut out the middleman. You would be surprised at the number of content aggregators who privately do not have an issue with this approach. So, why do they offer the LMS vendors their content to be sold directly into the system?

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

Illogical – I often see systems that add features that seem as though they tossed a bunch of ideas on a wall and whatever stuck up there, went into their platform. Lastly, the software thing doesn’t hold water either. The last time I looked my Office software, it didn’t cost me $50,000 or more to purchase.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Lots of practical ideas and examples for turning basic teaching points into learning games -- from casual games to teach facts and concepts, to detailed simulations that teach procedures and problem solving. Although Im not in active instructional design mode for any projects right now, I did jot a bunch of ideas.

Games 100

Games Wiki IM IMS 100

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2012

More vendors showing off their products then in the past – still a couple believe that a poster board will do the trick. Wi-Fi worked a lot better, but vendors and end users still had issues inside the expo hall. Some vendors still required people to call to set up a trial, even though you were physically looking at them.

TechKnowledge 71

TechKnowledge Assessment PPT vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

I often hear people say they want mobile learning in their solution, social learning, e-commerce, but when you ask for specifics they sometimes have a blank stare on their face. It is not because they have no idea on what these items are, rather it catches them off guard because they have not thought through all the specifics.

Association LMS 68

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS RFP 68

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 9, 2011

I explicitly state what I want to see: even if you state this clearly in the e-mail to them up front or on the initial screen call, you would be surprised how many salespeople forget it or in reality, aren’t listening or truly reading what you are saying. This isn’t a trick of hand.

vendor 69

vendor Sales Productivity Product 69