So, you’re ready to take the initial plunge into eLearning, and you’re thinking of issuing a request for proposal (RFP). Distributing an RFP is a wonderful way to “set the stage” for your ideal learning management system (LMS). An RFP is especially beneficial if you have a lot of requirements, because it gives you a simple way to evaluate and compare numerous LMS systems. When the going gets tough, it may be tempting to copy another organization’s RFP requirements. MORE

How To Evaluate An LMS – Use Case Scenarios. 10 Effective LMS RFP Guidelines. 5 Tips To Maximize ROI Of Your LMS. 5 Tips To Evaluate The Success Of LMS Switch. We hope you have had a good start to 2013. We are going to make it even better! We have compiled the 50 best eLearning posts of 2012 from our blog. It’s a chance for you to catch up on some interesting stuff you might have missed the last year. MORE

Breakthrough eLearning Reflections on how to break through some of the barriers that prevent the achievement of excellence in eLearning.The 5-E Framework: Establish Value / Effect Change / Engage Stakeholders & Learners / Experiment / Evaluate Results Thursday, July 27, 2006 We Need More Talented Jugglers When we talk with organizations that are having difficulties meeting their eLearning goals, it always seems to me that they are missing a key indgredient for success: a talented juggler. MORE

The features included with a good LMS allow you to deliver course content in a range of eLearning standards, sell courses online, assess and evaluate learner performance, deliver blended learning, brand or white label your portals, integrate with existing systems , and much more. The ROI of an LMS is often calculated by comparing the reduced costs of eLearning to historical costs of face-to-face training. MORE

My Top 25 blogs for 2008 Blogging as Reflective Practice The Elearning Apprentice Part 2: A four-level framework for evaluating social network ROI. LMS RFP The Nature of Online Collaboration Connectivism and the modern learner Nursing Simulation in Second Life eLearning Course or Online Demo - which is better? Using eLearning Learning , I thought it would be interesting to go look what it thinks are some of the top items of all time. MORE

Evaluate engagement methods so you can see what works and what doesn’t right away. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 12PM – 1PM PT: Measuring the Impact and ROI of Training So you know the fundamentals of training evaluation. In fact, according to ATD/ROI Institute research, impact data and the financial ROI are the number 1 and 2 types of data senior executives want to see. Calculate the ROI. So what are the right questions to ask in a video platform RFP? MORE

How can you make sure you get the ROI you need? A carefully thought out Request for Proposal (RFP) addresses each question specifically, and provides the information your learning partner needs to deliver the results you want. Partner – A well-crafted RFP helps you evaluate potential partners and find the one that’s best for you… the one with the right combination of expertise, technology, management and creative skills. Using an RFP template. MORE

The ADDIE model is an acronym: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Assessments often take the form of a test included at the end of a course to evaluate learner performance. This model is the standard used for analyzing and evaluating the results of training programs. An online assessment evaluates what the learner has learned. RFP (Request for Proposal). ROI (Return on Investment). Summative Evaluation. MORE

In his blog post , “Stop Evaluating Training!”, Garg writes: So how do you evaluate the success of eLearning that you create?" As a learning solutions vendor, I’ve been asked this question countless times and have also encountered it in many an RFP. Proving the effectiveness of training and showing ROI is no walk in the park and still keeps L&D up at night. Three immutable laws drive this method of evaluation. MORE

Will we make that money back – i.e. what is the ROI? Typically, this is done through a “Request-for-Information” (RFI) process or through a “Request-for-Proposal” (RFP). Ensure you have some clear evaluation criteria you want to test each system for and prepare a way to document this effectively while you are going through the demo. If you are weighting your criteria , you will need to take that into account for your evaluation. MORE

"So how do you evaluate the success of eLearning that you create?" " As a learning solutions vendor, I’ve been asked this question countless times and have also encountered it in many an RFP. Proving the effectiveness of training and showing ROI is no walk in the park and still keeps L&D up at night. Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model has long been the holy grail of training effectiveness measurement to businesses. MORE