eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

You ask to taste another flavor and they happily provide it to you. You probably have a better chance on who assassinated JFK (if you do not think it was Oswald) than getting some of these vendors to tell you up front. You ask the sales clerk if you can try to flavor. They hand you a plastic spoon with the ice cream on it.

Authoring 68

Authoring SCATE Tools Assima 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 12, 2012

At one time a true freebie – they still offer a stripped down version, their new fee based system provides enough oomph to make anyone go “Wow” Features include: The standards – i.e. my 90/10, whereas 90% of the features are the same in the majority of systems in the space. Pricing wise – extremely affordable. #9

Compliance Training 99

Compliance Training LMS SCORM Offline 99

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2012

If they can’t meet your deadline, do you really want them as a your provider? People often ask me why I seem to dog the big players in the space, ala SumTotal, Cornerstone and alike. I’d rather have a vendor who charges me 20K for 1,000 users than one who charges me 70K or more. More expensive means better features.

Association Learning Management System 67

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Portal 67

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Big Dog (Saba, SumTotal, Plateau, Cornerstone OnDemand, Learn.com). Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality. These standout to me. Categories. Big Dog LMS. What makes the difference?

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

You simply hook it up to a computer and it provides a Kinect-like experience. GestureTek develops motion control for tablets, e-readers, smartphones and televisions. Thus, your competition expands: Large size vendors such as Saba, Cornerstone On Demand, SumTotal, Taleo, SuccessFactors – recently acquired by SAP.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

A: Virtually every LMS vendor out there in the marketplace provides these features. Q: Saba, SumTotal, Cornerstone, Taleo, SuccessFactors must be the best because a lot of people buy these systems. Case in point: IMO one of the worst UI’s I have ever seen comes from Cornerstone OnDemand, which is quite popular.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

Do they have any reports dedicated for the e-commerce functionality? As you can see, just saying e-commerce is not enough. Drilling down, will provide you with additional information you need to ask and know, and as a result, even when looking at a potential vendor’s site, you will be able to see what they offer in this area.

Association LMS 68

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS RFP 68

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

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. Vendors nowadays provide training early on after you get the product, and then assume that the person will remember everything weeks later. CourseMill 6 by Trivantis. Melon Lite LMS.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

mLearning Trends

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

A linked feature story in the update that immediately caught my eye was titled " Best Practices for Creating Mobile Learning Content " and clicking that link shuttled me over to SumTotal's corporate web site where I registered to download their latest mobile-related white paper. Come on, SumTotal!

e-learning vendor 40

e-learning vendor vendor SumTotal eLearning Guild 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

While the global economy has yet to fully reverse itself, it is clear that many vendors believe it is, or realize that potential clients have no problem paying for it. While their continues to be a slight increase in providing tech support and service for free (at least one year), the same cannot be said for e-commerce.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

If the vendor breaks past 85% you can expect to see quite a bit around workforce development in the system – all tied to learning mind you. Vendors in this category include SuccessFactors, SumTotal. Here is what we want to achieve with our online learning for our employees, customers, members, etc.

Learning System 79

Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 79

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. As predicted, the methods and tools needed for mobile content authoring and delivery also matured a generation or two over the “season” and a few new use cases for mobile learning appeared too.

Social Networks 56

Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player 56