eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Open Source Product of the Year (i.e. Greater usage of open source content authoring tools, across all sectors, not just education and regardless of tech skill set or instructional developer background. These should be considered standards for vendors in this space in 2011 or at least those who want a competitive edge.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 7, 2013

Narrative transcript – When the person says “dog” it goes right to the video text transcript where the word “dog” is shown, often this is displayed on the VLP screen (not on your video) with specific clips, so you just click the clip which already contains the word or words and watch it – and yes see it.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 3, 2014

But wait, it gets even better – as there are now changes afoot for video compression standards (consumer does not need to worry, e-learning vendors on the other hand.). Open source and free video compression standard. E-Learning 24/7. Video compression standards. Chrome supports V9 (Chrome 25).

Video 84

Video LMS Change Ratio 84

Learning Visions

JUNE 15, 2007

Theres nothing in ADDIE about learning objects or the presentation of information. Most e-Learning vendors mention ADDIE or some form thereof on their websites as if it was a real science about creating effective learning. Personal Hard Drive My Personalized Personal Work Learning Environment.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design ADDIE Authoring Tools Moodle 100

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

When so many potential customers are seeing the advantages of open source, creating their own learning or VLE portals or seeing the value of various social media types and incorporating them into some type of social learning community, the “do nothing&# spin is well, a time warp into the past. E-Learning 24/7.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

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 9, 2012

Personally, I’m not a fan of the replication approach. Its heavily built on the Moodle side of things and while you can do a variety of items in a quick and easy fashion there are still some areas that have too much tech terms for the average person to figure out. E-mail based self-registration – easy. Bottom Line.

Totara 70

Totara Productivity Product Blended Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2011

The action can be seen courtesy of E-Learning TV via the net and on YouTube. Each person who is working on the software, has no knowledge of the vendor’s software prior to. Email me with the subject “shootout&# and in the email write the name of the vendor. 124 vendors, inc. How it will work.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News CertPoint vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

I have seen continued interest and downloads for open source AR tool kits. GestureTek develops motion control for tablets, e-readers, smartphones and televisions. Expect a few commercial vendors to jump into the augmented reality space for e-learning. Actually it already has with some end users.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

Make sure you have a realistic list because “Super Person&# LMS may not fully exist, although they all claim they do. Start searching out LMS vendors that meet the list criteria, specifically the ones you must have/otherwise they are deal breakers. Some vendors will pro-rate for you, depending on your switch out date -i.e.

LMS 53

LMS RFP vendor Brandon Hall 53

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. Personal Hard Drive My Personalized Personal Work Learning Environment.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Tools 100

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Contacting the competitor directly, using a false email address or personal cell phone or having a friend contact the vendor for information. Access to the Open Source LMS Directory prior to posting on the blog. To Join, click E-Learning 24/7 Linkedin Group. And this does happen, more than you think.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The e-learning industry still has a long way to go to show the value in the acquisition or building of a LMS or Learning Portal. Personally, I think LCMS and CMS as a standalone are deader than a doornail. Personally, I like a filter system on the back end. But, without fun, social learning turns into a yo-yo.

Social Media 76

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 16, 2012

If your system on your own servers goes down or has bandwidth issues, you are in some minor doo doo, especially when your end users come complaining to the person in charge of training. Even one time open source systems are starting to offer hosting for an additional cost. It is a way to counter free open source systems.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System Trends Association LMS LMS 72

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

But, the reason I constantly bash this into e-learning vendors heads is they just DON’T GET IT. Having my own virtual desk, is personal. Integrated e-mail. Again, open source programs exist today that you can use as a feature within your LMS. Tablets there.tablets there.tablets everywhere.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

If you have neither and are stuck in a contract that lasts more than 1 year, contact your vendor – your sales person to be exact and let them know that you want to leave your contract at the end of the year for that contract (i.e. In Lotus Notes and Outlook you can track the email, to verify they opened it and it got there.

LMS 40

LMS Compliance Training vendor Scanning 40

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

E-Learning vendors offer training or tell you they have robust training, you find out it is PDF guides with an accompanying video. Then there are vendors who are very honest, but who may have one or two bad apples. Personal Favs. Assuming all open source is free. Best hopeful is 50-50.

Authoring Tools 21

Authoring Tools vendor LMS Open Source 21

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

While the pricing is outrageous and the Saba as a whole seems better suited as a HCM, their learning suite is a better alternative than those who want Cornerstone OnDemand. It offers for a fee hosting, a trend that is becoming more common in the free open source space, but for those who will scream, what about freebies, here it is. #16

LMS 71

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Other Open Source LMS Solutions - eLearning 24-7 , April 14, 2010 Here is a list of other Open Source LMS vendors, besides Moodle. The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS! Add to it the fact that its open source which makes it free to use, has made it very popular.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

JULY 20, 2011

Worse, printing it out and handing it off to be marked up by your SME or another staff person. One vendor says people can work on the course remotely – in real time, rather then Susan working on it in Tel Aviv and Joe who is in Phoenix having to wait until she signs off, so he can begin working on it. This eliminates that issue.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2012

Many vendors focused more on the person’s badge than on the person themselves inquiring about stuff – I heard this from numerous attendees. Pearson not letting people know about their open source LMS that is in the works – you had to specifically ask them. No materials – really?

ASTD 82

ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

When a vendor offers the ability to add APIs, offer personalization, increases multilingual capabilities and provides. Even those who offer a pure open source system are meeting the needs of some businesses and educational institutions. Web conferencing module. HRIS module. Compensation, payroll management module.

LMS 74

LMS vendor Compliance Training Centra 74

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2010

If you choose not to use the WebEx solution, you can use another via an API or another vendor, but for the latter it is a link to the web conferencing solution (common practice in the industry, if you do not use their preferred conferencing solution). E-Learning 24/7. There are thousands to choose from, in lots of categories.

GeoMaestro 58

GeoMaestro GeoLearning Productivity Product 58

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

In today’s market there is no reason to buy a product that requires you to do a full customization, either on the front end, back end or entire system, unless – you decided to go with an open source solution such as Moodle or Drupal, where you need that extensive customization. If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

Many in the education market are still in love with open source systems, such as Moodle. Integrated e-mail. A huge number of vendors are offering this feature in their system. That is why there is an uptick in the number of commercial systems available in the education sector. Parent Portal.

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

Personally, I think this is a mistake. A typical admin may be the person overseeing training (if the company is small) or someone in the department who is an instructional designer or more often then not, someone in your department who has been assigned this honor. Smaller size vendors already see this as a real revenue generator.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

While they still offer the LMS as we all know it, and its “learning&# approach, they are really driving into the TM space. Greater number of vendors switching to only SAAS or “in the cloud&# rather than self-hosted. 2 Mobile Learning. For the longest time, it was all about smartphones.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The e-learning industry still has a long way to go to show the value in the acquisition or building of a LMS or Learning Portal. Personally, I think LCMS and CMS as a standalone are deader than a doornail. Personally, I like a filter system on the back end. They have passed their usefulness.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

And, hey, many e-Learning vendors are vested in the "old boomer" model of training. My thought now about Gamer level is more focused on the types of games a person has played and the questions they are forced to consider when playing the game (the “thought process&# row of the chart. Thats not in our plan."

Games 100

Games Wiki IM IMS 100

CommLab India

JANUARY 12, 2017

Even after the decision to implement e-learning in your organization, you might still face some barriers that will prevent its successful adoption or leveraging its benefits. These barriers include: Personal barriers: Employees unwilling to take responsibility for their own learning and their resistance to change.

vendor 44

vendor e-learning vendor Assessment Open Source 44

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2010

USB, Micro Slot SD up to 32GB, On-Screen keyboard or one vendor includes an actual USB QWETRY keyboard, built in speakers, mic, 645b of storage. APIs, Open Source, HTML5. Pricing - Some vendors are selling for as low as $299 USD, more players in the market, pricing becomes affordable for the masses with a new price range.

Compliance Training 70

Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad LCMS 70

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Where the Corporate LMS market is heading – Really refers to all types of learning systems Talent Experience Platforms (TXP) Guide – The two biggest players are Degreed and EdCast TXP, Schoox is next Open Source Learning Systems Insight – Be careful out there Why did you buy your learning system?

Learning System 79

Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 79

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

After all, if you can create a couple of APIs that provide strong social learning functionality, and the LMS vendor offers an add-on for social learning, do they really want you to put yours in? The spin of course, is that open source systems enable APIs. And for free? But here is something to think about.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75