Plume - e-learning & learning management systems

MAY 12, 2023

Table of Contents Introduction What is ROI in LMS? How do you calculate ROI on LMS? Conclusion Introduction As a CTO or L&D professional, it’s crucial to consider the return on investment (ROI) when improving or developing a Learning Management System (LMS). What is ROI in LMS?

Association Learning Management System 52

Association Learning Management System ROI LMS Association LMS 52

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I’m all about now and where the industry is heading (based on trends). . 2017 and the industry is in full swing. Already at mature stage (excluding the LMS market, where the systems are there, but the user base is still in mid growth mode – yes lots of newbies still entering). . Breaking it down- by space.

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Industry Compliance Training Courseware vendor 80

eLearning 24-7

MAY 12, 2019

It’s not like I sit here staring out onto the sea of Cortez contemplating whether a shark the size of a whale is out there (rumors say yes), but, I do more often than not, look at what it taking place in the e-learning space and ponder. Out – Machine Learning. The problem here is that machine learning and A.I.

LMS 68

LMS Metrics Mentoring vendor 68

Docebo

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The 2015 LMS Trends report from Brandon Hall Group paints a picture of widespread dissatisfaction (and high turnover) among organizations that use an LMS. The report outlines six major findings , and provides four critical calls-to-action for companies who want to rethink their approach to learning technologies.

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Brandon Hall Report Trends LMS 100

eLearning 24-7

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

MAY 16, 2016

Bewildered on what is happening, why what is needed isn’t appearing as it should, and how is it possible that something so obvious based on where e-learning is heading, mobile is pushing and future tech is inspiring is lost among so many vendors? And for the entire rapid content authoring tool space, I have to ask – Why?

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Industry 69

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

. “We are learning experience platform”, “learning experiences system”, “I want a learning experiences platform” – which perhaps I should let them know, that this one vendor says theirs is one, so perfect match. Micro-Learning. Not an LMS. It’s true. .

Learning Styles 56

Learning Styles LMS Micro-Learning vendor 56

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 23, 2021

Well, just now you learned of these amazing tidbits. As there are a lot of interesting tidbits across the board, so are there within the e-learning space, specifically around learning systems. I could easily see vendors leveraging a PXP, as part of a suite if you will. Here is how it works.

Metrics 64

Metrics vendor Cornerstone Blended Learning 64

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

For me though, the one Trend that will take the industry by storm (in fact, it is starting to appear with a few waves)… The BIG Trend. In studying the industry these past nine months, a trend or a series of trends have been forming and one shines through over and over again. I’ve heard it from vendors.

Authoring Tools 105

Authoring Tools Trends vendor SkillSoft 105

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2013

What LMS vendors are not doing is incorporating products that people can win with all those wonderful points. . I give a huge Kudos to Blue Volt, who was the first vendor to have the points called $BlueBucks tied to this gift card company – that the customers could buy to give to their top leaders. . Gamification points.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System LMS Trends Association LMS 78

Docebo

MAY 12, 2020

Your authoring tools are your painting supplies in this scenario, as they enable course creation, while your frame is your learning management system (LMS) which houses your learning content. Once you’re done, the course is formatted into a zip, which then can be pushed into an LMS. Sounds sexy, right?

Authoring Tools 132

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Guide 132

eLearning 24-7

JULY 18, 2022

Many are unaware that one of the biggest roles in this industry, are those played by Private Equity (including Growth Equity) and VC (Venture Capital) firms. From the learning system and learning technology standpoint (and yes, I see a difference) the PE or VC firm is the one to go to when you seek capital or seek to be acquired.

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vendor Portfolio Learning System System 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This week’s blog covers a few notes from around the industry, some thoughts I have about various e-learning and learning technology, including learning systems and coaching/mentoring platforms. Another option you can do – is to contact the vendor directly within the platform. Should be fun.

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News Mentoring vendor Coaching 83

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 9, 2020

It has been a wild week from the acquisition of Saba by Cornerstone to the ability to compare systems in detail on FindAnLMS, to the Coronavirus and the usage of Microsoft Teams as part of the L&D experience. The Virus and Trade Shows in our Industry. In past recessions, the e-learning market took a hit.

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Saba Cornerstone Microsoft vendor 60

eLearning 24-7

JULY 28, 2016

The blog will remain E-Learning 24/7 as will my Linkedin group. . The book goes on sale the first week of October and will be an ebook only. As a bonus – buyers will receive my newest LMS RFP template (not available to others at this time), and access into a special site off the blog, with some very cool stuff. Absolutely.

LMS 40

LMS Micro-Learning Gamification vendor 40

WhatFix

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

eLearning On-the-Job Training Instructor-Led Learning Roleplaying Coaching Simulation Training Collaborative Training Video Training Cross-Training Job Shadowing Case Studies Peer-to-Peer Learning Spaced Learning. Employees can easily manage work with learning by taking the online courses at their preferred time.

Methods 111

Methods Compliance Training Authoring Tools Case Study 111

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 21, 2017

They love to pitch “active user” Low entry price per seat, which is tied to a range or bundle of seats (depending on the vendor). ” Here’s why: If the vendor is following a bundle model, the number of your actual users versus what you paid for the bundle, isn’t relevant. The standard in the industry.

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Activities LMS vendor Site 42

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 12, 2015

I’d be thrilled to tell you that after this post there aren’t any more secrets to dilvuge in the LMS world. Nope, there will always be secrets to this space, not because if it an industry built on the likes of secret societies or the Illuminati or created by individuals who were X-Spy this or that. Vendors get it.

LMS 40

LMS Compliance Training vendor Compliance 40

Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

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Enterprise 43

Enterprise Learning System Trends Market 43

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

JULY 13, 2010

Here are the top 10 trends that I have seen taking place in the industry, as well as a few forecasts. The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. Even if your vendor is outside of the U.S./Canada,

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LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

MAY 22, 2020

If you are using Saba Cloud for your learning management, you still can, again, Cornerstone is not going to force you, require you or push you over to Cornerstone Learning. Question – What if I want to buy Saba Cloud for the learning management system? You will be referred over to Cornerstone Learning.

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Saba Cornerstone LMS Enterprise 58

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2018

Who would have guessed that VR would be on wobbly ground in the corporate learning space for the majority of verticals? Who would have known that press agencies still have no idea on what an LMS is compared to say a content aggregator selling courses for B2C? (and and BTW for the last time, Google Classroom is not an LMS). .

Learning System 70

Learning System System vendor Micro-Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

MAY 1, 2020

Why one RFP instead of specific ones for LXP and LMS? Simply speaking the systems are becoming extremely similar, with only minor differences. When see the template you are going to be like “this is a lot of features and categories, no vendor will complete all of this.” It is a new term in the e-learning space. .

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RFP Learning System System Authoring Tools 58

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 16, 2012

SumTotal is calling their product a Human Capital Management system. Sure, they offer a separate LMS called SumTotal Maestro, but their TM has surprisingly (not really) been morphed into a HCM, will others follow? They purchased Outstart, a LMS. And now a brief announcement: Shocking news! What about Kenexa? Hocus Pocus.

LMS 73

LMS SumTotal Oracle Plateau 73

Hurix Digital

JANUARY 23, 2024

From interactive video lectures and gamified quizzes to collaborative projects and personalized learning pathways, educational platforms for teachers allow them to deliver an engaging experience. This way, they create a dynamic virtual classroom environment and allow students to thrive in a personalized and interactive learning space.

Virtual Classroom 40

Virtual Classroom Diversity Training Platform Education 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 17, 2019

In the e-learning space there continues to be in some sectors, a perception problem. Often self-inflicted by the vendor themselves, it nevertheless continues rampant. When coined all those decades ago, it was an umbrella term for online learning. Perception issue – solved. Authoring Tools.

Virtual Classroom 53

Virtual Classroom vendor ILT Metrics 53

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

There is no better place to see this then our fine world of e-learning, which was devised to be an umbrella term for everything that is well, online learning. An LMS thus is under e-learning. e-learning. e-learning. On the learning system side, I see it all too well. Authoring tool?

Learning System 65

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 65

Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

EPISODE 19 – TOPIC SUMMARY AND GUEST: On our previous episode , we talked about the increasing popularity of customer success programs among high-growth companies – especially software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendors. Well, we fit into the extended enterprise learning space by focusing on the customer education segment. Absolutely.

Podcasts 40

Podcasts Podcaster Podcasting Custom 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 8, 2018

The term itself “content strategy” is not new, but it is not being used in the online learning space, rather you see it in marketing more so (content marketing). . And yet, upon a further analysis, it is ideal for online learning (e-learning – and yes, I know the umbrella term has changed to mean e-learning courses).

Online Learning 61

Online Learning Strategy Content Online 61

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

The e-Learning industry as a whole are fans of trials, well, uh, most of the industry that is. Other e-learning tools? But the behemoth, the big elephant in the room, learning systems are not fans of trials. In the early 2000’s right up to about 2012, trials were common in the learning system market.

Learning System 57

Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 26, 2017

One competitor purchased a VLP as a key component, SAP purchased SuccessFactors, a recruiting system initially turned HCM, who had acquired Plateau, a strong but awful UI/UX LMS. Majority of learning systems out there, at least in LMS space, can integrate quite nicely with Oracle. LMS is dead or dying.

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Oracle Grovo SAP Micro-Learning 0

eLearning 24-7

MAY 8, 2017

Rather, the latest positive and wonderful trends in the industry. . LMS Space is exploding – in a good way. Perhaps you read a post on the LinkedIn wall, noting that the industry is in a downward spiral. Over 1,300 vendors in the industry (inc. all subsets of the LMS space). Vibe Trend.

Trends 42

Trends Micro-Learning vendor RFP 42

eLearning 24-7

MAY 1, 2019

You may have read or seen such statements on various web sites or information on profiles in Linkedin, but not everyone knows what an analyst is, what role they play in the industry, how vendors see them (for the most part) and how as an analyst and/or analyst firm can provide information to enable consumers to make an informed decision.

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vendor Metrics Confidentiality System 61

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the name of fellowship and bringing all of us around the world together, now more than ever before, the calling out of THE TOP PICKS of E-LEARNING 2016 is the first step (okay, maybe not the first step, but for this post.). I bring you my top picks for a wide swath of products on the online learning space. Uberconference.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools Compliance Training License SkillSoft 68

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2019

1%, the pr you see, seems to indicate a massive upheaval in the M&A angle, especially in the learning system space. . Yet one of the items that is never mentioned are the customers and employees of the vendor who has been acquired. From my experience, vendors do have some options. See if there any loopholes.

Support 49

Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

And now onto the Corporate forecasts for 2018, for e-learning and immersive learning. Learning Systems. Content added to a learning system at no additional charge. Docebo was one of the first vendors to offer it, and that was a while back, however, in 2017 more vendors jumped into the free content as well.

Authoring Tools 46

Authoring Tools vendor Micro-Learning Learning System 46