eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 26, 2014

ASTDTK14 zoomed into Vegas last week with about 60 vendors (est.) On the expo side, and I know ASTD Events are going to disagree with me (err, they already have via Linkedin), I wasn’t overly impressed on the number of vendors’ booths. Conferencing vendors – Were there any? Wi-Fi for booth vendors was horrible.

ADL 66

ADL ASTD vendor Social Networks 66

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

It was within these comments, that afterwords, I decided to expand a bit plus identify other areas that I see, LMS vendors must explore – which they have not yet done so, to re-energize themselves. Thus, the LMS vendors are creating a Bogeyman – their own bogeyman, and it does not have to be that way. Social Learning.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

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. What has always amazed me are number of e-learning vendor web sites whose design looks like it came from 1995 when Netscape ruled the land. Frankly, it is unreal.

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vendor Site Web e-learning vendor 86

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The files will work for those who are visually impaired and use programs that read pdfs beyond the standard ones. Web Conferencing – the Players, the Duds, the Newcomers – includes a directory of all the vendors out there. Article will include features that are standard, so you don’t get hooked into the hype.

Rapid Intake 63

Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion News Unison 63

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2013

When you think of a learning management system you immediately focus on the features, ease of use (ideally) and more importantly how it ties directly to what you want to do in the short and long term as related to learning or learning/performance management. Maybe you see it as a component within a blended learning environment.

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LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Go to any graduate program on market research and they will tell you that the maximum should be one page (10 questions) to retain people’s attention span to complete a survey. The survey was 100% independent – it was not tied to any LMS vendor or have any ultra hidden agenda meaning (sorry conspiracy ppl). Short and Sweet.

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Mobile Video Association Learning Management System Authoring Tools 74

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2010

Today, I was going to discuss how to market your LMS to your employees, but instead wish to focus on a common question, I often receive about LMS vendors. One additional word, as many of you may know, I have launched my “Secret LMS Shopper&# program which will provide an unbiased review of a LMS/LCMS vendor, incl.

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Market LMS LCMS vendor 60

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Offers optional screen recording program ($99). Sure, other vendors will say you can do that too, but you have to open each object file to get it. Many vendors hyping PowerPoint to Flash angle as key feature. These should be considered standards for vendors in this space in 2011 or at least those who want a competitive edge.

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Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Ask and see what can be done by the vendor – Customize it! Customization can be a big deal when it comes to your LMS/LCMS for a simple fact, many of times what you are purchasing is “off the shelf&# and comes with standard features, capabilities. For example, every LMS/LCMS system will come with “standard reports&#.

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Custom LMS LCMS vendor 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 20, 2013

Because the industry as a whole is a lemming, I expect more vendors to come on board. In just the past month, I have seen quite a few vendors add this capability in their product – and for the most part they are all RCAT products. Well some vendors have more than 15 come with their product. HTML5 output. Not anymore.

Authoring 74

Authoring Market Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 74

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charge is being led by mid size vendors. Global markets. Europe, U.K.,

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LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2010

API (Application Program Interface) capability. Social Learning standard features – Lame. Social Learning add on module – Not a lot for what you get at an additional cost. It is truly amazing on how vendors seem to think lots of stuff on the page, is the way to go and navigation is just a requirement.

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GeoMaestro GeoLearning Productivity Product 58

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

JeL SIM- simulations requires experience of the Java programming language to create a numerical model of the system/concept being simulated. Spell checker – sheesh shouldn’t this be standard? Should be standard. The authoring tool vendors will say their products are for everyone. Output to HTML5. Image editor.

eLearning Tools 85

eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For those of uninitiated, Online Educa Berlin, is an e-learning conference geared towards higher education and with some corporate. If you are an e-learning vendor in the higher education space and doing or planning on doing business in Europe, this is the place to be. And yes, yes it was. Absolutely.

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Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 66

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

If I am a potential customer, I would expect nothing less to come out of the vendor’s mouth on their product and user friendliness. Some vendors who have failed to deliver, in my opinion, a user friendly system, due to front end or back end (admin side), or sometimes both. If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Sub-portal/child – should be a sub set of the main LMS, it is branded/skinned differently then the main system, so LMS vendors allow the header and footer to be changed in the sub-portal/child, but the parent’s main logo still appears. One of the ways vendors pull this off is by listing e-commerce as a feature.

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Enterprise System Portal vendor 68

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. Sometimes it is a result of the vendor, other times it is a failure of due diligence on the part of the soon to be customer.

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Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Their video encode program is lackluster, you are better off using Audacity – which is free. Screen capture – more and more vendors are adding it. Scenario branching – this should be a standard in every product, and thankfully it is becoming more so. Granted the changes are limited but at least it is something.

Lectora 73

Lectora Articulate Captivate Adobe Captivate 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Certificate tweaking capable – rather then just a standard one size fits all certificate. Ability to e-mail a group of people or an individual within the product – ideal for classroom, webinars or even admin to send specific notifications without having to sent it to everyone. Compliance Standards: SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2,

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Productivity Product Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 71

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Never assume that they know the terminology in the industry, nor assume that what you think one term means, doesn’t necessarily mean what the vendor thinks it means. In the Enterprise and Large Enterprise it is not uncommon to get pricing that is quite high, especially if the vendor knows procurement is involved.

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Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 79

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. Before I launch into my thoughts, here’s what Sara Ford (Program Manager of CodePlex) has to say about Agile: 1. Standard assessment At. Nor are they in any specific order.

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Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

As the evolution of e-learning continues, the rapid content authoring tools (RCAT) market follows suit. This is a growing market with new vendors showing up, but at the same time, others disappearing. A robust learning solution of multiple capabilities and outputs? 43 Vendors do not have one. That was then.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71

eloomi

OCTOBER 4, 2021

What makes an effective compliance training program? In addition, the trend is that standards are under pressure. employees experienced pressure to compromise their organization’s workplace ethics standards in 2020. By using an e-learning compliance training tool, it becomes easy to deliver and follow up.

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Compliance Training Code of Conduct Compliance Blended Learning 52

CommLab India

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The success of outsourcing in e-learning depends on the quality of people management on both sides, especially the vendor side. This blog explores the roles and responsibilities of each individual involved in e-learning outsourcing. This can hamper your e-learning effectiveness and may not give the desired results.

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Outsource Authoring Tools Compliance Training Player 44

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

I mean ever&# , from a senior executive at a mid to large size vendor that has been in the market for several years. Across the board, a large number of vendors (from small to large) saw increases in their quarter numbers. Especially, when vendors released their 2010 final numbers and saw big increases from the previous year.

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Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Indeed, many traditional eLearning vendors ventured into the market though not in the volume or with the fanfare we had postulated twelve months ago. Others vendors will quickly follow/respond. So here’s the tally for "runs batted in (or attempted)" during the 2010 mLearning season. Validated (“Double”). Validated (“Single”).

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Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player 56

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 14, 2013

Unless you have used a product like Photoshop or other programs that have layers, etc. 2004, add a few more standard features and make changes to some of the capabilities and this product will be competitive against some of its higher priced authoring tool brethren. Of course not, but now I am. Toss in SCORM 1.2/2004,

Lectora 68

Lectora Productivity Product Flash to HTML5 Conversion 68

CommLab India

MARCH 23, 2017

You may also be concerned about the real-time experience of the vendor in corporate training. Solution: To know the expertise of your vendor, check the qualification and communication level of their team. You can ask the training vendor for sample courses to assess quality. Check our free webinar.

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Outsource Confidentiality e-learning vendor Privacy 64

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 26, 2010

One of the irritants with RCATs and frankly many e-learning vendors in assessment and other groups, is that you have no idea what image format is acceptable, until you go into the select image function. The programs opens up to where you can create a lesson, not a course. Image formats are.bmp.jpg,gif,png and.jpeg.

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Authoring Productivity Product Tools 53