eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Product of the expo - there can be only one… Worst marketing of a product and how it reminds me of the marketing case study involving Infiniti cars of 1981-82. Product of the Expo. One of the wonderful things I love about attending expos is the ability to see new products and new vendors. What’s next?

DevLearn 90

DevLearn Case Study vendor e-learning vendor 90

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Mobile Learning. LMSs – Finally vendors took notice. Sadly though many still are in the dark on true mobile learning – i.e. not accessing their platform via a mobile web browser. Authoring Tools – With only a small sample of vendors that are SaaS based, pickings are slim. A win in my book.

vendor 85

vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2010

The bottom line without getting technical or overly detailed, the solution is hosted on your vendor’s servers and not hosted on your internal servers. Hosting does offer very tight and safe security, and access is via the internet, even if you go through your VPN (Virtual Private Network). LMSs and their client list.

Hosting 40

Hosting vendor Cloud Computing LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

It comes from me talking to vendors, buyers, monitoring the industry all the while taking notes and seeing the trends/patterns appear right before my eyes. Web site stinks = product stinks. What has always amazed me are number of e-learning vendor web sites whose design looks like it came from 1995 when Netscape ruled the land.

vendor 86

vendor Site Web e-learning vendor 86

eLearning 24-7

MAY 2, 2011

What always stuns me are vendors who state they know what their learners want, but in reality have no clue, because they themselves do not see the technology and its usage among the masses. Each one is available today on the Internet for free and these types of products are gaining mass in the global market. Online Storage i.e

Open Source 76

Open Source e-learning vendor VOIP vendor 76

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

It was within these comments, that afterwords, I decided to expand a bit plus identify other areas that I see, LMS vendors must explore – which they have not yet done so, to re-energize themselves. Thus, the LMS vendors are creating a Bogeyman – their own bogeyman, and it does not have to be that way. Social Learning.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 26, 2011

Vendor can create a component so you can push directly into your LMS, without having to upload it directly (extra cost). Preview window can be seen in Chrome, IE, Firefox and Safari browsers, and when choosing preview will do so – based on your set criteria of what browser to do so (within the product). E-Learning 24/7.

Easygenerator 68

Easygenerator Authoring Productivity Product 68

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I love going to LMS sites and seeing a list of clients that the vendor lists. Especially the LMS vendors who also create custom content/development. That some vendors who provide a list of clients may not be clients of their LMS, rather they are current or past clients of custom course development. But did you know.

vendor 76

vendor Compliance Training Authoring License 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 24, 2013

Emerging technology that has I believe the potential to do wonders in the e-learning space. The Internet – as we know it. In fact, there are products out there where you can use this technology on mobile devices, on cameras and even on your computer. Frankly it is an amazing product. Fax machines.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools e-learning vendor Emergent Association Learning Management System 76

eLearning 24-7

MAY 13, 2014

Although after talking to several vendors, irritation seemed to be a part of their response to me. Estimate 55% e-learning related content, including e-learning vendors and ILT vendors who added a “virtual training” component as part of their offerings. Quick Notes. And the lack of lunch.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Conference ASTD Blended Learning 69

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2012

Layers and Conditions – if you have experience with Photoshop or similar products that use layers, then your learning curve is less. If you like interactions, features and lots of capabilities – you will love this product. Learn more – great idea, but they failed at this too (more in a sec).

Articulate 75

Articulate Productivity Product Flash to HTML5 Conversion 75

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Recently, I conducted an emerging technology survey related to e-learning and the results show that end users are utilizing technology more then ever before and are seeking product features that LMS and content authoring tools, do not offer at this current time. With an increase in e-learning sales a, projections of 7.1

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. Bolded Vendor Names – There are vendors whose names are bolded.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

So, when I went and checked out Saba Social, Saba’s new social learning platform, I had very low expectations. Saba Social is a very solid product, that despite a few hiccups and “huh&# moments, achieves what it sets out to do, provide a user friendly social experience. Internet Profiles – i.e I was surprised.

Saba 69

Saba Social Networks Social Productivity 69

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 17, 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

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

APRIL 14, 2015

The big elephant in the room that we hear so many times and vendors love to pitch (to get you to their system), but rarely the vendors themselves will admit to – many have only themselves to blame. Sometimes, it is the client’s fault and sometimes it is the vendor’s fault. Why, Oh Why do I lose the love?

LMS 40

LMS vendor RFP Issue 40

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I often ask my parents what college — and, therefore, learning — was like before the Internet came to be. Because when I enrolled at Indiana University in 2005, the Internet ran the show. Nowadays, relying on an Internet feed on my clunky laptop to facilitate and implement learning would be considered “so 2005.”

Mobile 79

Mobile Blackboard Mobile Learning e-learning vendor 79

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2012

The people who suffer the most from this contradiction are the consumers and a vast majority of vendors. While mobile learning is moving at an incredible speed, faster than anticipated by some of my colleagues, it does not come without a cost. HTML5 or is it? That cost is in the pitch of HTML5. This can be via. Online/Offline synch.

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Yet, there were some products that stood out, if nothing else – for taking the lead and doing something that says “yes it is possible, and oh, it works&#. 2010 E-Learning 24/7 Awards (No official icon logo handed out to winners, rather just a “WHOO-HOO&# – uh, you can make that sound to yourself.thank you).

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 7, 2013

1995 – Real Media arrives on the internet scene streaming an entire baseball game that probably no one watched. 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). Other options – depends on the vendor.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 10, 2011

With all these vendors talking about their solution and its capabilities on mobile devices, it should be easy to find an app for that. Regardless if the vendor is m-learning specific, content authoring tool, LMS, web conferencing or a hybrid. Nowadays more and more vendors (thankfully) are seeing the benefit of mobile devices.

iPad 77

iPad iPhone vendor iTunes 77

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 19, 2011

It is a necessity to identify the vendor that is going to provide you with the best system for your solution. When people need a RFP, they think “Internet&#. As in, let me see if there is one on the Internet, I can use as my RFP. The RFP may be geared actually to the vendor whose site you have pulled it down from.

RFP 63

RFP vendor Apple Site 63

eLearning 24-7

JULY 20, 2011

SaaS: Software is in the cloud, on the internet. You work online via the servers of your vendor. I had thought that this trend would be dying out, but it is amazing at the number of vendors who are entering the space and still focused on the desktop approach. Yet, today it is gaining fast adoption across all e-learning lines.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 29, 2010

However, I wouldn’t want that for my product. I would be afraid to enter, seeing the words, “trainer and trainees&# in the same sentence for an online learning solution. The product offers you a few color options to pick from and you can upload your own logo. on the courses and by whom. Tech skill is nil. Sequencing.

Version 40

Version Productivity Product ILT 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

50% of all college students are using mobile devices to access on a daily basis the Internet (Educause). In the first week of the semester, the number of students using mobile devices like tablets instead of computers to access the Internet, went from 22% to 71% between 2010 and 2011 (ITS). Social Learning. Integrated e-mail.

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

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. I completely agree with this.

Rapid eLearning 100

Rapid eLearning Instructional Design Atlantic Link Case Study 100

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Sub-portal/child – should be a sub set of the main LMS, it is branded/skinned differently then the main system, so LMS vendors allow the header and footer to be changed in the sub-portal/child, but the parent’s main logo still appears. One of the ways vendors pull this off is by listing e-commerce as a feature.

Enterprise 68

Enterprise System Portal vendor 68

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2011

A LMS that came with a e-commerce, a chat room, discussion boards, front end look that did not appear to a be a LMS, library, bookstore (capability), art gallery (I used it for sponsorship purposes). The vendor? Throughtout the short existence of e-learning, there are dozens of more companies who ended up in the same way.

Streaming 67

Streaming iTunes Apple Association LMS 67

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

The road ahead : I am presently developing detailed role descriptions, community guidelines, role assessment tools, and the identification of appropriate learning products and offerings. Other Open Source LMS Solutions - eLearning 24-7 , April 14, 2010 Here is a list of other Open Source LMS vendors, besides Moodle.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 23, 2013

This is a product where you build e-learning courses. Some tools offer more advanced capabilities and features for folks who have a strong ID (instructional design) or e-learning developer skill sets. There are a few vendors who will charge only when the end user completes a course (but this is rare).

LMS 77

LMS vendor RFP Consulting 77

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

As the evolution of e-learning continues, the rapid content authoring tools (RCAT) market follows suit. This is a growing market with new vendors showing up, but at the same time, others disappearing. Macromedia Authorware and similar products. Break it Down – DATA (based on my directory of vendors).

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71

CommLab India

JANUARY 12, 2017

Environmental readiness – Assess the internal and external factors in your organization that can influence e-learning. Human resource readiness – Assess the availability of staff, both internal and external ( from a vendor) that will impact the success of e-learning. Get the buy-in of top management.

vendor 44

vendor e-learning vendor Assessment Open Source 44

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2013

End user registers for event (ILT, webinar, whatever) and receives an auto e-mail notification, then as event gets closer receives reminders (as set by the administrator. Not only do they receive an auto notification, but the event now appears on their Outlook or Gmail or Internet e-mail calendar – HOW to do it?

LMS 76

LMS Calendar WebEx e-learning vendor 76

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Indeed, many traditional eLearning vendors ventured into the market though not in the volume or with the fanfare we had postulated twelve months ago. Others vendors will quickly follow/respond. So here’s the tally for "runs batted in (or attempted)" during the 2010 mLearning season. Validated (“Double”). Validated (“Single”).

Social Networks 56

Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player 56

eLearning 24-7

MAY 24, 2011

Product: Liquid Authoring. In test version, product did not work in FireFox, had problems in Safari, but worked well in Internet Explorer. It is as though, the product itself wants to be two things to two groups of end users. Those who are e-learning developers and instructional designers, and those folks who are not.

Authoring 66

Authoring Productivity Product Tools 66