eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2013

Maybe they found a LMS that included social and performance management (assuming that is what they wanted). Perhaps they wanted a human capital management platform containing various sub-systems including learning, performance, compensation, etc. M-Learning – native app, online/offline synchronization – supports HTML5.

LMS 78

LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Features include: branching, assessment tool, convert slide notes to computer-generated audio via text-to-speech converter (11 voices/accents according to Brainshark), skinned, send links to access courses via social media, output to MP4, certificates and SCORM. Also no offline/online synch unless via a LMS (which supports it).

Authoring 104

Authoring Tools Brainshark PPT 104

eLearning 24-7

MAY 5, 2013

Native app available in iTunes/Apple and Google (Android) – very few vendors have native apps. The system as a whole is quite robust including digital signatures, online/offline synch and a very nice UI. It’s latest social just doesn’t wow me, so if that is something you are high on, then move on.

Enterprise 85

Enterprise Association Learning Management System LMS Portal 85

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

JUNE 11, 2012

A native app that enables you view the courses on your mobile device with online/offline synch. Even if the product is a desktop product all you need to do is upload the course to your own web server, use the vendor’s web server or via a LMS. Online/Offline synch. Your mobile web browser. Talent/Performance Management.

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

To me this is a very important question because it goes beyond, “what is nice” to what is “necessary” Mobile Learning – 68.5%. Peer Review, Chat, Collaborative Learning – 68.5%. Social Learning – 57.1%. Mobile learning though is becoming somewhat of a spin for the industry.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Customized skinning – albeit in today’s market there are some vendors who charge for skins – disgusting! Excluding the above, there are vendors out there who charge extra for. Social learning – in many cases it is a more robust than your standard chat, discussion, etc. Modules in 2012.

LMS 74

LMS vendor Compliance Training Centra 74

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2013

How about – Litmos actually skinning the product themselves – as the majority of vendors do – at no additional charge or more simple click customization options. Currently, Litmos does not offer the ability for online/offline synchronization with a mobile device. COPs hit their heyday back in the mid 2000′s.

TechKnowledge 66

TechKnowledge ASTD Rapid Intake NexLearn 66

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Can send course links via e-mail and even social media – seen in collaborative learning environments aka online authoring systems, some people call themselves training management systems – but the authoring tool is the key component. Ability to include social media – I’m not talking about YouTube here.

eLearning Tools 85

eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

(No reason, I just love saying that) Mzinga shows up with a true social learning authoring tool. A few vendors say “social learning” but it is often far from it. Social tags, RSS, gaming activities. 1st vendor to have online/offline mobile synch. Not with Publisher. Task management.

Authoring Tools 74

Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 74

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Online/Offline synch – not yet live, coming later this Summer – that is with native app for iOS – not everyone system is involved in the early stages of TinCan (the next evolution of SCORM) – Blue Volt is however. Mobile Learning – yes you can view it on tablets and smartphones. Social Learning – No.

Productivity 71

Productivity Product Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2012

PeopleMatter – a talent management vendor focused only on the service industry, offers a streamlined and unremarkable LMS, is within the “Learn” component of their TM platform. Saba People Cloud – a social enterprise platform. Mobile Learning with LMS vendors – slow adoption rates.

Trends 80

Trends vendor Outsource LMS 80

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 7, 2013

A sharing function of some sort – might be via social media. Offline viewing. E-commerce. APIs – as in their (video learning platform itself) API is open. Social components – beyond the share functionality. Video search – think video search engine. Slide synching. HTML5 support.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

What I am seeing is an increase in learning system vendors exploring online/offline synch with the iPad/iPad2 (and yes, Android OS). While there are vendors who offer online/offline synch with their LMSs, they are doing it via a universal app, which is geared towards the screen size of smartphone, rather than a tablet.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 10, 2011

Keywords – #1 priority for any vendor. Just as keywords are important in search engines and some social media to find you, so are they for mobile devices. When I typed in “mobile learning&# , there were products listed above that did not appear. Nor even when I typed in “elearning or e-learning&#.

iPad 77

iPad iPhone vendor iTunes 77

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

These are the voyages of mobile learning. To boldly go where no e-learning vendor has gone before, specifically LMS vendors who are now starting to get it. . To, ah forget it you now the rest, but what you may not know is the latest on the mobile learning front. Mobile the final frontier.

Mobile 40

Mobile vendor Mobile Learning xapi 40

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? Congrats, you are probably looking at less than 10 (based on my LMS directory which contains 475 vendors). Want a native app?

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Enables people to work offline without net connection then when back online, re-synchs with SaaS platform or system. Vendors love to see if something takes off or widely used and if yes, they jump on board. You’ve seen it before: Social. M-Learning. Collaborative/Peer review. Integrated web conferencing.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 105

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Compliance Training LMS vendor 105

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2012

Social Learning. Demos – 50% of the time, but 50% of the time – vendor sends you to their web site – specifically you can visit us at blah blah. Many vendors stated as such to me. I was surprised at the number of vendors who had no idea on what is Tin Can. Yeah it works, but you can do better.

ASTD 82

ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82

eLearning 24-7

JULY 20, 2011

Mobile Learning. Let’s see – what is the fastest e-learning subset ever to garner audience interest for all solutions? Hmm, oh yeah mobile learning. It has blown past social learning, and continues to roll. Online/Offline synch, Push capabilities – has to exist.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 1, 2012

Enter in their Social Security number and other data for verification – some people are quite leery about entering in their SS# online and it is quite understandable. Working on the course - one is online then goes offline and the other author goes online. Even a DL# can be worrisome.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News Association Learning Management System LMS 71

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2013

Mobile specific – online/offline synchronization with native app – enabling the end user to be truly offline take the courses and then when they get back on the net, it pushes data into the LMS. Ability to add your own social media, but not just Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. E-Learning 24/7.

LMS 76

LMS Calendar WebEx e-learning vendor 76

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2010

The point is – they exist – and for people who want to truly experience the new world of e-learning on the go – that’s right on the go, can do it. Creating high-def video for your courses, or people can upload for social learning or add high-def simulations or movies. E-Learning 24/7.

Compliance Training 70

Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad LCMS 70

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Vendors who added innovative features including text to speech (way to go SoftChalk), to true HTML5 support (Claro, Cm-Studio, Rapid Intake, Toolbook and sort of HTML5 output – Lectora) to image editors, SDK kits, gaming sims and Sony PSP devices.

vendor 68

vendor Authoring Tools STT Trainer Mac 68