eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2010

Dreamweaver was not created for people to build courses in, rather it was created for people to build web sites and other web related solutions. I did not include the following because I believe they are more oriented towards creating web sites or IDE or not necessarily useful for e-learning; but if you like it.then go for it.

Dreamweaver 40

Dreamweaver Mac e-learning vendor HTML 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or open source), social learning stand-alone, hybrid system, web conferencing, mobile learning. Combines the benefits of Twitter, Facebook, social bookmarking sites, aggregators. What solutions ? Who can use it ? Anyone, regardless of vertical. What solutions ?

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A common argument I’m hearing from vendors on why they do not offer a social learning component in their system. &# “Companies are blocking social media access at their site and/or have social media governance policies&#. Majority of employees access social media sites out of the workplace. Integrated e-mail.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

Open Architecture. APIs are open source code, so that developers (inc. Google code is open source code, so you can manipulate. Let’s say though you do not want to add the specific site in your LMS, etc. LMS Vendors. E-Learning 24/7. Responses may be formatted in either XML or JSON.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2010

Improves video and audio quality – extensively – thus your Social Learning/Social Media experience has just increased infinitely; Vivemo, Blip.tv Open Source not Proprietary like Flash. Can I see HTML5 sites now? Opera , you can only see a few HTML5 sites. E-Learning 24/7. Localization.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2010

Improves video and audio quality – extensively – thus your Social Learning/Social Media experience has just increased infinitely; Vivemo, Blip.tv Open Source not Proprietary like Flash. Can I see HTML5 sites now? Opera , you can only see a few HTML5 sites. E-Learning 24/7. Localization.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. The trend is already appearing with more systems adapting to this change, and shows every sign of significant growth, especially with APIs & social learning. E-Learning 24/7.

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. The trend is already appearing with more systems adapting to this change, and shows every sign of significant growth, especially with APIs & social learning. HTML5 & Rapid Content Authoring Tools.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor. It was a myth.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Over 2,400 social media sites. 383 social networking sites – (Facebook is one, Twitter is another, Linkedin, Ning. #6 6 social networking site by unique visitors – Tagged with an estimated 30M per month, #7 classmates 29M, #8 hi5 27M, #9 myyearbook 12M, #10 Meetup #8. off site more than they do at the workplace.

Social Media 76

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 76

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. Here are the basics.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

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

JANUARY 13, 2011

Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. If it says “updated link&# , when you click the link it will go directly to the site. 17% of LMS vendors have a product demo on their site, without having you register to see it.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

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. Sites and Zones – Sub categories (listed as Manage Sites and Zones).

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

True, people are selecting open source systems, and for the majority of them, it is Moodle. Yet, many vendors are doing exactly that. Here is the thing, what these vendors fail to understand is these markets are selecting open source solutions, often for the following. Moodle Syndrome. Marketing.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Open Source Systems – That have to be 100% free to be considered. Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality. Open Source LMS of the Year. These standout to me. Categories.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

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

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Open Source Product of the Year (i.e. Open Source : Academia: OLAT, Corporate: OpenElms. RCAT Open Source of the year. Social Learning Platform/Product/Solution. Mobile Learning Platform/Product/Solution. Open Source LMS of the year. RCAT Product of the Year: SCORM Cloud.

Authoring Tools 63

Authoring Tools Open Source vendor SCATE 63

eLearning 24-7

JULY 16, 2012

Web sites yes. When you need a fix, then the LMS vendor must work with you either remote to solve it or if it is big nasty fix, go on site. 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

MARCH 7, 2013

One flat fee – Appears in open source platforms. Be aware that an open source platform is just how you imagine it – you have to fully customize it. Many of the vendors have a setup fee – but this is not universal. Kaltura – Open source platform, extremely robust. Bottom Line.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A common argument I’m hearing from vendors on why they do not offer a social learning component in their system. &# “Companies are blocking social media access at their site and/or have social media governance policies&#. Majority of employees access social media sites out of the workplace. Integrated e-mail.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

This is not a marketing or sales pitch angle, and that has been made clear to the vendors. Documents you can download containing API information, Social media sites – by category, Other search engines you can use. E-Learning 24/7.

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. 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

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Equally of interest, are the increase in open source systems that offer for a fee, hosting on their own servers, rather than on yours. I still believe this will be a winner in 2012, and that more vendors will jump into this space. Open Source Systems. Prediction. Huge explosion in SaaS based only systems.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2012

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. The downside to the latter is how many people after the end of the day, many of whom attended the seminar sessions, remembered the url of your web site? What you should never do.

ASTD 82

ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Lets Go Site Administration. I know Totara is going to say that the product is built on open source and the folks who are buying it know the technical aspects/Moodle and thus this isn’t an issue. The A/V is Clam (open source) but still solid. . Personally, I’m not a fan of the replication approach.

Totara 70

Totara Productivity Product Blended Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Authoring tool salesperson or site makes it look so easy to create this interactive course, but unless you have an ID skill set and with tech skills, it won’t happen. E-Learning vendors offer training or tell you they have robust training, you find out it is PDF guides with an accompanying video. It’s not.

Authoring Tools 21

Authoring Tools vendor LMS Open Source 21

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

CommLab India

JANUARY 26, 2017

You have heard about e-learning and are looking to contact vendors for a quote. But before doing that, it is a good idea to understand the typical services e-learning vendors provide and how they price those services. Services provided by e-learning vendors and how they are priced.

e-learning vendor 44

e-learning vendor vendor Services Outsource 44

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Over 2,400 social media sites. 383 social networking sites – (Facebook is one, Twitter is another, Linkedin, Ning). #6 6 social networking site by unique visitors – Tagged with an estimated 30M per month, #7 classmates 29M, #8 hi5 27M, #9 myyearbook 12M, #10 Meetup #8. off site more than they do at the workplace.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

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. Training and Support.

GeoMaestro 58

GeoMaestro GeoLearning Productivity Product 58

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.

Version 100

Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

Many in the education market are still in love with open source systems, such as Moodle. Ancient features such as discussion boards/text chat/forums – I offered these babies back in 1995 on my web site. That is why there is an uptick in the number of commercial systems available in the education sector. Time to move on!

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Can You Learn from a Recording? We make them available to our members via our Web sites and from other Web sources, sometimes for free and sometimes for a fee. 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

JULY 13, 2010

Some vendors are providing some widgets are part of their system, and then customers can go onto the web and locate widgets to add or more often than not, create their own. The growth of open source and with Web 3.0 Forecast: More vendors offering the integration capability of APIs. The small size vendors.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

Many companies ban access to social media sites, especially Facebook. Think marketplace – whether it is free – created by the vendor or links to widget directories to use in your product – i.e. open source or APIs or an exchange. A couple of vendors are offering this as a feature. Widgets/add-ons.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

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