eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

Even with slideshare, you can actually post e-books and other documents, so it follows suit in a system. Opens up learning, and makes your solution a one stop service. LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or free), e-readers, any mobile device(i.e. What solution ? What solutions ? What solutions ? Who can use it ?

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

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. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. If it says “updated link&# , when you click the link it will go directly to the site. Fear Factor: Vendor Pricing.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

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. Marketplaces & Exchanges by LMS/Learning Portal Vendors. My advisory services – are always unbiased, fair and independent – the web site address will become [link].

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. CBT was the “new” and exciting way to learn. Then comes along AOL (did you know folks still have an AOL e-mail account? I used them).

Compliance Training 81

Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

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. CertPoint VLS Portals – but only to a laptop or CD Rom – so not a mobile device. eLogic Learning.

vendor 85

vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

MAY 3, 2010

What it is though, is something that will rock your foundation and can turn the LMS world standing on their head, because now you can become your own learning SCORM compliant system. Ability to take SCORM compliant courses, including SCORM 2004 from a portal, online learning community, social learning platform or solution, a group, whatever.

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

Here is just a few of ones I like, that are unique and you could use in your LMS/LCMS/CMS, Learning Portal (caveat: your vendor must be able to accept APIs, otherwise it won’t work). Let’s say though you do not want to add the specific site in your LMS, etc. Social Learning? LMS Vendors.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

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. Marketplaces & Exchanges by LMS/Learning Portal Vendors. Changing their product line into some other type of product line not related to LMSs or e-learning.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

One vendor asked if you wanted to learn more about their product and sent you to their help desk to notify them of errors or issues with their system (hmm, not likely to buy one from these guys). Over 90% of LMS vendors had their sites available only in English; so the potential customer could not view it in any other language.

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

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. Vendor Section. Learning Portal 16%.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

. &# “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. Majority of employees access a LMS or Learning Portal out of the workplace. Social Learning functionality is possible.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 17, 2013

You see they had items you needed but they did not mention it on their web site. Skinning for additional portals/tenants, etc. E-commerce – especially those who charge a yearly price. If it is high or get it fixed now – then someone or some folks are busting their buns (it is a Rated PG site here) to solve it.

LMS 79

LMS vendor Issue Sales 79

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Learning Platforms & Emerging Technology. Social media sites that focus on gamers are in the top twenty of most visited sites. Look at the e-learning market and ask yourself, if the consumer market as a whole is using this, why wouldn’t vendors in our space follow suit? Online Gaming. 10% Other.

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

You will not forget them when you view a demo, nor when you are looking at the company’s web site or literature. I often hear people say they want mobile learning in their solution, social learning, e-commerce, but when you ask for specifics they sometimes have a blank stare on their face. Specifics.

Association LMS 68

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS RFP 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. E-commerce is standard, multi-tenet off the main system, with each distributor/wholesaler/reseller/sales agent, etc. Vendors who are my clients are aware, prior for me working with them, that there is no quid pro quo, nor any special treatment given to them on my blog.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

The LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal market continues to be strong. 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. It was a myth.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2012

Student, Teacher and Parent portals – It goes without saying on the student and teacher portals. As such, do folks really want parents to have their own portal? Learning activities. Personal, shared and school site. Parents are a mixed bag. Uber features include. SCORM and Common Cartridge. Assessment tool.

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 27, 2012

Ancient features such as discussion boards/text chat/forums – I offered these babies back in 1995 on my web site. We are not talking about e-mail notifications here, nor being able to send an e-mail to one person and e-mails to a group of folks, we are talking about actual e-mail messaging going from teachers to students.

Association Learning Management System 85

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Trends 85

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2010

Here is what the Talent Gateway comes with: It is a portal and includes parts of Plateau’s system. I cannot stress this enough, today in the social networking (only one type of social media) there are over 300 social network sites, inc. niche sites. There is no limit for the amount of portals you want to create.

Plateau 64

Plateau System Productivity Product 64

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

MARCH 12, 2011

I have seen over 150 systems, 80 plus authoring tools, dozens of web conferencing products, mobile learning, quiz assessment tools, CMSs and learning portals, and not everyone of them meets those two statements. Learning Management Systems, LCMS, Learning Portals. E-Learning 24/7.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 28, 2010

Social Media LMS or Virtual Communities or Portals – Ultimate Learning Experience. I want the ultimate learning experience, so not only do I want to select and have friends follow me within my LMS and chat with them or have them read my feeds, but I want to know where they are and vice versa, so if we want to meet up we can.

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

. &# “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. Majority of employees access a LMS or Learning Portal out of the workplace. Social Learning functionality is possible.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

On a surf expedition the other week, I came across a LMS vendor who was not pitching their product or selling their service, but rather was providing unbiased information on tablets and how they will revolutionize e-learning. E-Learning Vendors, Giveaways and Drawings. It is a video. Click to WATCH NOW.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

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. . How many times have you wished they didn’t?

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2012

Many vendors’ sites do not state this information in their pricing. Feature sets include IDP, mentor page, class side view, parent portal, file repository, blog for each student, event mgt and lots lots more. The site is in Swedish, but you can change the language by selecting country flags or by using Google Translate.

Low Cost 80

Low Cost Cost LMS Server 80

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The downer on the latter is they are cutting short the feature sets that are possible in an EE, such as multiple domains – standalone, rather than shared on one portal, with sub-portals or having incentive points. I still believe this will be a winner in 2012, and that more vendors will jump into this space. Prediction.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

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. Is that true?)

Version 100

Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 26, 2011

As aforementioned the amount of fonts you can use is unbelievable, plus the ability to choose the various types of text colors is in alignment with many web site tools, and rarely seen in course authoring tools. Even with a learning portal, many people have some type of database on the back end for tracking purposes.

Easygenerator 68

Easygenerator Authoring Productivity Product 68

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2012

Two vendors who pulled this “perception” is not reality come to mind. In 2009, a well known and highly respected vendor was advertising on their site that their focus was their LMS, yet behind the scenes told me that they perceived their system as a performance management system. Bottom Line.

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 9, 2011

You want to see a learning platform, but you don’t want to access the trial, first or perhaps you can’t. You can try to figure out about the product via the company’s web site, but many sites honestly are beyond awful. What do you do? Combination.

vendor 69

vendor Sales Productivity Product 69

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 18, 2011

For the question above, you will find out quickly via the demo – on whether you like the way the vendor’s system handles this or not. The vendor either mentions it on their web site, or in their pitch or people inquire – if they can get Excel or How do to Sales, etc., with the system.

vendor 68

vendor LMS AICC Compliance Training 68

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

You could count on your hand the number of vendors even looking at it, and I’m not just talking LMSs/Learning Portals, but content authoring tools and other products. I recall speaking in November on a webinar panel and being somewhat chided over the fact that I kept repeating the importance of mobile learning and tablets.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Ability to offer ads for products or ads to specific sections for folks to visit – for each child (sub-portal) - yes – every child can be skinned to look a different way then the parent. ” While you can read up on it via their web site – which I found a tad confusing myself, here are the essentials: 1 point equals $1.

Productivity 71

Productivity Product Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 71

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. E-Learning 24/7 (my business site E-Learn Info ). Exclusives and much more.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61