By next December, the average corporate learner will likely have a capable smartphone and their desktop/laptop PLUS a media tablet and/or eBook reader and perhaps even a smart TV back at home that is web-connected and runs apps. Prediction #3 - Mobile Web vs. Mobile App Debate Intensifies. Is enterprise mobile learning best delivered via native mobile apps or using mobile web apps? MORE

Web-conferencing tools like Zoom and WebEx and individual asynchronous elearning solutions offer enormous potential for the creation and deployment of accessible and effective alternatives to Instructor-Led Training (ILT). Join Joe Burton, Founder and CEO of Whil Concepts, and Carl Crisostomo, Product Manager for Content at Saba, for this experiential webinar. “ Nature, dandelion, macro, close up ” by David Reed is licensed by Pixabay. MORE

Live and Die by the Big Dogs – Cornerstone, SumTotal, Saba and SuccessFactors. Dump ILT and paper. Ask and Expert/Coaching/Mentoring – Hot new item is the ability for the learner to record themselves via a web cam or mobile device, upload and then the “coach” can review the video in the system and provide comments. Webinars – Web conferencing. I should add that he kept all his training notes, ILT sessions, training records, etc.in MORE

Here is a simple landscape of learning platforms: HCM with learning modules Enterprise learning systems that later added other HCM modules Pure-play learning platforms SuccessFactors SABA SumTotal TalentLMS Adobe Captivate Prime Docebo Litmos LMS iSpring Learn Disprz. Content from the open web. Reading Time: 10 minutes. The need for a dedicated learning solution in changing times. MORE

I admit I was surprised that Cornerstone Learning Suite, Saba, Blackboard, Bridge, SuccessFactors, Linkedin Learning and even Docebo did not. Saba the same thing. In the industry the functionality you are seeking is called classroom management (only for ILT) and event management (for webinars, seminars, etc.). . Blackboard (corporate) – but I’m hearing that their web conf component (usually extra cost) is having issues (according to some readers). MORE

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. If you are still a huge fan of ILT or believe a blended learning approach is necessary, why stick only to PowerPoint, handouts and long talks? MORE

was heavy into this, now they tell me, most sales people do not use mobile when they are taking the training and prefer web (which is odd, because nearly everyone else I talk to who are salespeople are not hanging around the office). A training management system leverages heavily with scheduling of training whether it is ILT (a huge piece) or online. What they are thinking is that they think all LMSs are Cornerstone, Saba, SumTotal, SuccessFactors, and they are not. MORE

They typically include skills and competencies tracking, workflow management, audit trails, electronic signatures, strong ILT management, facilities and resource management, broad content support and powerhouse reporting. Web Courseworks. We don’t know if the following salespeople are the best in the world, but they are the best we have encountered in 2016: Amber Bovenmyer – Web Courseworks. Travis Hudelson – Saba. MORE

Join David Wentworth, Principal Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, and Carl Crisostomo, Product Manager, Content at Saba Software, as they share key insights into how to set the strategic foundation to create a learning experience that engages learners and drives outcomes for your people and your business. Edit your learning videos from any web browser. “ Branch, tree, leaf ” by günter is licensed by Pixabay. For many people this time of year means feverish activity and preparation. MORE

I can honestly say, the ATD show is changing from ILT driven (it has always been that way) to e-learning improvement. This year, I estimated a 55/60% e-learning, including some ILT vendors offering some type of e-learning component. . If your LMS is in the cloud (SaaS), you have a web site, what stops someone from checking out your product and buying it – regardless of where they are in the world? Well hello there! MORE

This is fueled by the various Web 2.0 Both of these could be part of a larger Learning Program that includes more traditional online or ILT based training - all of which are delivered and reported on via the LMS. Probably just three years ago, if you said Element K I would have immediately thought about off-the-shelf courseware. MORE

Estimate 55% e-learning related content, including e-learning vendors and ILT vendors who added a “virtual training” component as part of their offerings. An ILT product that has so much e-learning potential and recognized it as a possibility down the road – I respect that! : ). Great to see Saba attend the event. Welcome back, Saba, we missed you – okay, some people missed you, okay a few.okay.a MORE

Saba, SumTotal, Cornerstone) that have a robust instructor’s interface. A number of more recent LMS vendor solutions on the market have tended to focus more on web-based/virtual training and (thankfully) much-improved user interfaces overall. Articles Classroom ILT“Automating” your Classroom Training. MORE

Here is a simple landscape of learning platforms: HCM with learning modules Enterprise learning systems that later added other HCM modules Pure-play learning platforms SuccessFactors SABA SumTotal TalentLMS Adobe Captivate Prime Docebo Litmos LMS iSpring Learn Disprz. Content from the open web. Reading Time: 10 minutes. The need for a dedicated learning solution in changing times. MORE

Sadly though many still are in the dark on true mobile learning – i.e. not accessing their platform via a mobile web browser. Web Conferencing – You would think that all these services would have a native app for tablets. Those who aren’t are either offering native apps with online/offline synch or performing the shell game via the mobile web browser and calling it mobile learning. I love the end of the year. MORE

Classroom management – including resource mgt, facilities management – CM is for ILT – as in a physical internment. I once had a five-level LMS with a gallery, library for checking out materials, “lounge” for chat rooms, and group rooms, ‘classrooms’ for instructor led, with a connection to a web conferencing tool for webinars. Regardless if it is an LXP or an LMS, 90% can integrate with a web conferencing solution via an API. MORE

It is a syllabus and Zoom or whatever web conferencing solution you are calling a flipped classroom. WBT was created because ILT – face to face on-site, told you nothing. You can go linear if you want – like ILT does, or go non-linear, which is more effective. MORE

Mzinga believes that while traditional web-based training and eLearning courses have provided great ROI and cost reduction, they lack the social aspect of learning—the diversity in perspective, the insights, and the real-world stories and sharing that have always happened in a classroom. It’s Friday yay! That means it’s time to feature another LMS that kicks ass! MORE