Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 10, 2008

They used to keep contact info for vendors in Outlook, but had problems keeping consistent across multiple contact cards. PBwiki was also responsive as a vendor. A: At this point, it’s just internal, not shared with vendors. Q: Do you see this as a knowledge management tool? Getting People to Use the Wiki.

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Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

However, those vendors who rely solely on this argument are very likely to find themselves quickly marginalized. To stay relevant, George believes training vendors should do two things: Stop talking “learning” and start talking “capacity” and “execution” like the rest of the C-suite. Blow up your LMS.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 109

Xyleme

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Leading social media vendors like Jive Software are integrating with the top ECM platforms to provide unified search, workflow, and storage of enterprise and social content, proving a cohesive environment where formal content is supported by an ecosystem of users that contribute expertise and relevant information. We are seeing this today.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 84

Xyleme

JANUARY 20, 2010

(Note on this post: “Subject matter network” is a term I picked up from Harold Jarche when I commented on his Social learning in the enterprise post; also, the points I make regarding SMN are based on quotes from leading Social Business Software vendor, Jive Software.

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Xyleme Blended Learning Content Jive Software 71

Xyleme

JUNE 5, 2010

Well, for the simple reason that this functionality already exists with best-of-breed vendors outside of learning. Training content developers, subject-matter experts, product managers, marketing specialists, instructional designers, technical writers, consultants, etc.

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Blended Learning Xyleme Brandon Hall Enterprise 53

Xyleme

OCTOBER 9, 2009

With Moodle, it’s currently a vendor lock-in proposition. The only saving grace is that the vendor just happens to be an open source project. The Blackboard SCORM import/export stuff might not be perfect, but at least they try to let people move content out. But it’s still lock-in. Or to put it more simply: Open source or proprietary?

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Moodle Authoring Tools Open Source Blended Learning 53

Xyleme

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

One thing your comment really got me thinking more about is, in general, vendors’ lack of features to support informal and/or social interaction. She also mentioned that she had just attended a live event where they wouldn’t let anyone contribute during the presentation and that it really brought the energy of the event down.

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Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Diversity Training 78