eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

One vendor with 750 users, priced out at nearly 24K a year; another close to 11.5K – thus depends on users is a factor. 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.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many of us, see e-learning vendors who put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&#. “We value you&#. It was just a request to give something back to the readers of this blog, the e-learning community during this holiday season.

Harassment Training 72

Harassment Training Rapid Intake vendor Wondershare 72

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.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Recently, I conducted an emerging technology survey related to e-learning and the results show that end users are utilizing technology more then ever before and are seeking product features that LMS and content authoring tools, do not offer at this current time. With an increase in e-learning sales a, projections of 7.1

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2013

Net sales of 466.1 If you are taking a deep look around the LMS market you may be hearing a new buzz word, “ecosystem” Some LMS vendors have used the term in the past because they themselves saw their platform as a one stop shop. Without realizing it, consumers (end users) were pursing one stop shops through e-learning.

LMS 78

LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

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APRIL 7, 2010

Start searching out LMS vendors that meet the list criteria, specifically the ones you must have/otherwise they are deal breakers. Example: Social Learning. Type “Social learning LMS&# in your search engine or “Social Learning&# in your search engine and start going into the pages and not just looking at page one.

LMS 53

LMS RFP vendor Brandon Hall 53

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Vendors are assessing as well. The show is solely focused on e-learning and the vendors come from all over the world. On the vendor side, nice set to select from although on the freebie side – always is lame. Vendor Angle. A must for any e-learning vendor. Vendor Angle.

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vendor Ratio eLearning Guild Social Networks 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2012

Lots of vendors, lots of potential. There were vendors that had nice LMSs and cool features. It just wasn’t me thinking this, I heard it from attendees and even other vendors who were trolling the floor. Mobile Learning. Social Learning. There were some very slick products. Trends on the Expo Floor.

ASTD 82

ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

The common reason of course, is fear of company secrets or information, but again, if you use the various social media, you will see this rarely happens on these sites. From the academia/education standpoint, this form of social exchange is already in play. educational) lacking: is an interface for a LMS or learning platform.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans. 7 eLogic Learning.

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

That smartphones were the answer to mobile learning. Vendors were saying, lets “wait on those&# or “our customers are not requesting them, so we are holding off&#. Social learning? Apparently, the potential customers and even clients are speaking and those vendors are listening. 2 Mobile Learning.

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vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. 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. Bolded Vendor Names – There are vendors whose names are bolded.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

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APRIL 21, 2010

However, something not all vendors offer -AND THEY SHOULD – deleting the employee and their info., LMS/LCMS vendors who offer multiple systems/flavors of the systems are targeting certain company size (employee wise). There are niche LMS vendors who target only the small to mid size company or even just the small size company.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2012

Nice selection of vendors – in general. More vendors showing off their products then in the past – still a couple believe that a poster board will do the trick. Wi-Fi worked a lot better, but vendors and end users still had issues inside the expo hall. I heard this happen to two vendors.

TechKnowledge 71

TechKnowledge Assessment PPT vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality. That said, across the board for all Big Dog systems, their social learning functionality was weak. Social Learning is limited. Open Source Systems – That have to be 100% free to be considered.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

E-Commerce. Customized skinning – albeit in today’s market there are some vendors who charge for skins – disgusting! Excluding the above, there are vendors out there who charge extra for. Social learning – in many cases it is a more robust than your standard chat, discussion, etc.

LMS 74

LMS vendor Compliance Training Centra 74

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JULY 27, 2011

Make no mistake, there are plenty of vendors out there who believe in the concept of focusing on features and forgetting about usability, under the guise that people would rather have lots of cool blinky things rather than usability. There are a plethora of vendors out there, with blinders on. . I know, I have. Customer support.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Some vendors consider 300 or less, but the vast majority are 500 or less. Enterprise ( a term that some vendors use, others just say Large) 50,000 or more employees. Enterprise ( a term that some vendors use, others just say Large) 50,000 or more employees. Small business – 500 or less employees.

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Sure, other vendors will say you can do that too, but you have to open each object file to get it. Collaborative Learning Environment – Share building of courses in real time, albeit, not two at the same time, so no desktop sharing in that regard. Social Learning Content Authoring Tool. Game based learning.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 5, 2010

LMS/LCMS vendors are notorious for offering the amazing “module&# in their marketing and advertising pitches – whether it is on their web site, at trade shows, white papers, e-mail marketing, whatever. Now, we are talking about your base LMS, not their super duper LMS (if they offer such – and not all vendors do).

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Module Association LMS Association Learning Management System LCMS 40

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MARCH 15, 2010

If you need some additional tweaks – maybe it is included “free&# (again, already calculated ahead of time, by them (the vendors – as an enticement) or street priced. Same approach LMS/LCMS vendors take when it comes to their systems. Sale Yourself! End result? Do you pay the sticker? Talk up your company.

Association LMS 40

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There is a growing list of vendors, including small/mid size that are adding talent management components that match the Big Dog systems. A couple of vendors have added HRIS modules. It is interesting to note, that many of the vendors are targeting the SMB space, especially the small size (less than 500 employees) market.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

It is the holiday season and for those who see me as the grinch (okay a few vendors do, but I digress) here is a special post. Next week, 12-12-12, will be #10 to #1 learning management systems for 2012. Sales service – in my experience awful. . #22 15 Seminar Learning System . 15 Seminar Learning System .

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LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

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MARCH 4, 2011

For example, if Susan is having difficulty with a certain product or learning a skill, you can see if they are going to those areas in the course, how often and how long. Same thing with sales training. Mobile Learning. Social Learning. Rating: 5/10. Product: Melon LMS. Bottom Line.

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Productivity Product LMS Search 63