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

MAY 3, 2010

The power of this version of WordPress , is that you can add a lot of plug-ins to create social learning & social media offerings, plus much more. Think social media. Any social networking site? Any social media site or web solution that accepts APIs? Is it Safe?

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

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

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. Let’s say though you do not want to add the specific site in your LMS, etc. Examples: Post your status update in Linkedin and it appears in Twitter. Facebook like features?

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

My latest LMS/LCMS directory provides a wealth of new information on 242 vendors. New columns – Does the vendor offer a trial? What social media platforms does the vendor use? If the vendor offers a trial, it will identify if known the length of the trial. 30% use some form of social media.

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vendor Upgrade LCMS e-learning vendor 53

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? After all, many have a blog, wiki, rss feed, a Facebook like page, with profile, inc.

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

It comes from fellow readers who send me e-mails or talk to me via social media. 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. The site stinks – the product stinks.

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vendor Site Web e-learning vendor 86

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many of us, see e-learning vendors who put $$$ ahead of their customers. It was just a request to give something back to the readers of this blog, the e-learning community during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). The holidays means nothing. No thank you.

Harassment Training 72

Harassment Training vendor Rapid Intake Wondershare 72

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

In the webinar, I brought up how LMS vendors were themselves perpetuating the myth of the bad things of social media (which is a necessary component of social learning), so, rather than identify the facts and data to potential clients who are concerned about social media and thus social learning, they instead do not include it in their system.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

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. Import and convert PPT to the web, add rich media.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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. Linkedin tied into Twitter is an example of APIs.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Streaming Media. In an upcoming webinar, that I am presenting and in a blog post – coming soon, that streaming media will have a positive impact on e-learning courses and capabilities, opening a greater immersion capability then ever seen before in the industry. Learning Platforms & Emerging Technology.

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2010

Social learning is based on incorporating social media types (whatever you choose) and e-learning. Too many vendors (inc. Plateau) see social networking as a wiki, blog, profiles, a bit of communities and RSS feed. niche sites. niche sites. E-Learning 24/7.

Plateau 64

Plateau System Productivity Product 64

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

30% vendors offer at least one type of social media – from my latest LMS directory. 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).

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Despite overall consumer demand (not just within e-learning) for tablets, and numbers showing that tablets are outselling notebooks, e-learning vendors as whole are sitting back and waiting. Ensemba by Media Defined. APIs of various social sites with Linkedin growing at a quick pace.

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vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

MAY 9, 2022

Unto the Q/A, where readers submitted questions via social media and direct, albeit no letters. Q: You constantly mention “learning systems” rather than an LMS, LXP or Learning Platform. Q: We are looking at a talent management system, but are wondering if that qualifies under a learning system?

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vendor Micro-Learning Enterprise Learning System 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). Link to web site is located within the vendor’s name. Momindum Studio – 5 hours of free rich media publication with Momindum Studio (valued at $1,500). What I said, was some LMS vendors are like mice on a wheel going round and round, stuck in a rut.

Harassment Training 58

Harassment Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad vendor 58

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 Harassment Training iPad vendor 45

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

One vendor is focused only on SaaS products including social media. For example, a lesson topic could be on Linkedin, and each lesson tied to a specific area within Linkedin. If I am a vendor, do some legwork and at least get the client’s colors and logo, by visiting their web site. .

Trends 77

Trends vendor Wiki e-learning vendor 77

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? Social Engagement. 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.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

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. in a social learning, with excellent social media apps/widgets).

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 20, 2013

Ask your fellow colleagues – via Linkedin, Quora, etc. The minus: vendors come out of the woodwork to tell you their system meets those needs. Check various sites and read their reports. Scope out Linkedin, and other social media channels. Nor can I tell you the number of publications,sites, etc.

LMS 79

LMS vendor Learning Management System e-learning vendor 79

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. Social: chat, forum, whiteboard. E-Reader platform. Blackboard Learn. E-Learning 24/7.

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2019

After all, word of mouth is still huge even in the digital world today, especially with social media. Is bad mouthing something a vendor wants? Now, if it is a vendor you just dislike, this is not an ideal option, but look, I hate people ringing my doorbell, and so I let my dogs do the barking, err talking.

Support 49

Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 17, 2013

Library not visible on the screen – unless you add media/files, etc. Once you add slides or media, it goes to your Library – which is fine, but to add more you have to use the buttons. Under Add Media. After you select create – which you can do after adding media or slides, the screen changes to. .

Productivity 58

Productivity Product Slides Audio 58

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 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

I think my dinosaur status as an instructional designer stems from the fact that Ive always worked for e-Learning vendors where the programming, graphics, and ID are distinct, separate job roles. Posted by Cammy Bean at 10:30 AM Labels: articulate , instructional design , rapid e-learning 3comments: Affirmations said.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Tools 100

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Gartner is calling tablets – “media tablets&#. will be discussing online the role of social media and mobile technology in corporate training, commenting on the growing focus on performance support and highlighting new areas of LMS applications beyond employee training and development. Gartner projects 54.8

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 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

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 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

How many of you have posted questions regarding LMSs on Quora, Linkedin or the various other social media sites available on the net? How many of you have seen vendors respond to your questions? Learning is really becoming secondary, even if these vendors offer a LMS. . This can be questionable.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

Combines the benefits of Twitter, Facebook, social bookmarking sites, aggregators. Tie it into your FB like page, Twitter like, RSS feeds, social bookmarking (one system has this feature). LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial & open source) social learning systems, hybrid system, m-learning (perfect for tablets).

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The “gerbil in the wheel” mentality continues, despite over 30 different types of social media. 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.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

Then save it and export it – either to the web, or on a media product or in your LMS (if you are using one). Ever had issues with a computer or electronic product and go online to the vendor’s site and use their KB? How often do you get frustrated, cursing and departing the site? Add a PDF or attachment.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2011

The term often associated with such a capability is “Media Center&# , in that your television becomes not just a box to view programming, but basically an extension of your computer. Lets go back to the media center concept. I am a huge fan of this possibility, because it opens the door to so many possibilities it is unreal.

Streaming 67

Streaming iTunes Apple Association LMS 67

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

JUNE 2, 2016

And before the review, I want to thank readers of the blog and followers of mine on social media, who stopped by and said “hi” Great honor, seriously so thanks again. I saw a lot more folks than in previous shows and more e-learning vendors too. in E-Learning. E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor e-learning vendor Docebo SumTotal 20