Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

LMS vendors, I owe you a post. It’s hard to believe nearly two years have passed since I last shared tips for selling learning systems. Then we recommend 4 highly qualified, matching vendors to evaluate in a formal RFP process. Selling learning systems is never easy.

vendor 68

vendor Association Learning Management System Learning System LMS 68

eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

For instance, an L&D ecosystem might include several components, like a Learning Management System (LMS), Content Management System (CMS), Learning Analytics Platform (LAP), or other learning system. External learning websites such as Coursera, Khan Academy, Udacity, etc.? How does the xAPI work?

xapi 52

xapi Compliance Training Resources SCORM 52

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 17, 2020

I mean, when you consider that “communities” in learning systems are roaring back (although in all honesty, they never left), as though it is some whiz and wow thing, having a “2” to represent “two” and “C” to represent “see” isn’t so outrageous is it? Well, why not?

Learning System 85

Learning System System vendor Metrics 85

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 22, 2021

Learn Amp is a learning system that is somewhat a challenge to describe, and this is by no means in a bad way. Not at a level of BI though (which for right now, isn’t a necessary requirement) Lots of integrations – Ability to add whatever to your learning system. You need more than 10 to qualify.

Productivity 104

Productivity Product Metrics vendor 104

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 2, 2024

Machine Learning was well-known (it’s another form of AI), so the idea that generative AI, in this case, ChatGPT would take off (even though Gen AI was already out there), definitely a surprise. I figured out early on, where the low hanging fruit was for vendors who wanted to add it. Course Let alone, adding any features. Yet,

System 73

System vendor Metrics Open Source 73

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

I’m referring to software trials, where you get to test out the product, before you buy. . 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.

Learning System 57

Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

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 thought that too many folks still think xAPI is open for debate, but CMI-5 seems to make sense? Even if the product is crummy, they will do damage – the name carries.

Learning System 70

Learning System System vendor Micro-Learning 70

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 22, 2022

Gloat is not a learning system; it is more of job opportunities and projects (jobs) within the company. It ties into skills for a better part, some mentoring and “learning,” which I’ll get to shortly. I say this because of the presumption that everyone has a learning system, which is inaccurate.

Productivity 73

Productivity Product Mentoring Agile 73

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Then you have more and more folks in L&D, Training, HR, and other departments seeking out learning technology and learning systems wanting AI. Next, there are vendors of all stripes pitching AI. If you are interested in learning more – please contact me HERE. The trade show circuit is nearly upon us.

Guide 100

Guide vendor Learning System Scanning 100

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2024

Some vendors won’t use SCORM because it takes time to add and implement it. The idea was that you have content in SCORM and add it to your learning system that accepts SCORM, and tada, it works without any problems or issues. SCORM, like any product, has had various releases or iterations. quickly became 1.1

AICC 69

AICC xapi SCORM Authoring Tools 69

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! As fiercely independent learning technology analysts, we think a trend isn’t just a fleeting idea that comes and goes like fashion, or a social media hashtag. Almost daily, new learning technology developers contact us to introduce themselves.

Learning System 104

Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 104

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2020

The Association market is by far, IMO, one of the top three markets, that as a vendor, you should be in. However, a professional association may also allow companies to be members too, and sometimes, there are vendors who are members referred to in the industry as “associate members” (but the vernacular can be different).

Association LMS 67

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association Learning System 67

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2018

To the 2018-19 Learning System Grid,identifying the Leaders, Risers, Steady and Slow vendors for NexGen functionality. . For this year’s grid, an additional vendor was added per group (last year it was five per grid). NexGen Functionality Tier 2 (Not every vendor has all of these items, just an fyi).

Learning System 80

Learning System System SumTotal Grovo 80

Rustici Software

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

is the first open source specification to become an IEEE standard, which puts it in the same category as other common standards like Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11). Vendors who are curious about what changed and how to prepare for xAPI 2.0 you and your preferred vendors will be ahead of the game. What happened in 2023 xAPI 2.0

IEEE LTSC 80

IEEE LTSC Standards xapi SCORM 80

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Talent Development Platform, all slide under the umbrella term of learning systems. Sure, TDPs may go X route, while the others go Y route, but in the general sense of it, there are capabilities that are ubiquitous to all kinds of learning systems. Nobody else has noticed this is basically an informercial updated?

Metrics 78

Metrics LMS vendor Learning System 78

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2024

I thought about this, as you can tell, and said to myself, okay, let’s write a post where the e-learning history and thus learning systems, authoring tools, and alike are intertwined with good and bad ideas. Adobe was the first vendor to use templates to create courses. I never tested it, but they noted it.

Ideas 84

Ideas Learn.com SumTotal SkillSoft 84

Talented Learning

AUGUST 29, 2018

As an independent learning systems consultant , I’m often asked to share my opinion about what’s happening in the LMS market. Last month, I published a mid-year learning technology trends update. Interest in learning systems remains strong. 2) How is innovation moving learning systems forward?

Association Learning Management System 104

Association Learning Management System Association LMS FAQ Learning System 104

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Why is this a good time to rethink the way we recognize learning systems excellence? We want to reflect those changes and provide more value to both learning systems buyers and sellers. Exactly 5 years ago, we opened the doors at Talented Learning. Our simple mission was the same then as it is now.

Association Learning Management System 64

Association Learning Management System Association LMS Learning System LMS 64

Talented Learning

JUNE 26, 2019

EPISODE 23 – TOPIC SUMMARY AND GUEST: Open source development methodologies are rapidly transforming every corner of the software community. But when should organizations choose an open source LMS platform as the backbone for extended enterprise learning ? This has set the stage for open source LMS adoption. . Absolutely.

Open Source 65

Open Source Totara Open Podcasts 65

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

nomenclature on the back end of the learning system. As a vendor said to me, a few weeks ago, they see more and more people just uploading content, all types of content, not necessarily courses built by 3rd party authoring tools. Vendors push it still for learning and training. Nominee #1 End the SCORM/xAPI etc.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools vendor SCORM Toys 78

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 6, 2023

“It’s a terrible product.” although before adding it your learning system or learning tool, you should investigate and ascertain what if any consequences could come about by doing so. From a learning system standpoint, and an e-learning tool/product or even generative A.I.

Digital 84

Digital Learning Technologies Technology vendor 84

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A funny thing happened on the way to using GPT-4 last week, which I suspect that the vendors who have implemented GPT-4 and are using it as a statement/Q and A to the learners were not paying attention to. Turbo, which many vendors use that have OpenAI. Microsoft is not the only vendor that offers copilots.

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System LMS Authoring Tools Association LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2019

Writing a product review on a product that I use, well, I am about to use. I was planning on adding to my Findanlms.com (the web site part of it), a new section called vendor videos, and thus seeing the video aspect on the Instilled, I saw a perfect fit. Which is a subset of the learning system space.

Metrics 68

Metrics Productivity Product PPT 68

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

100% free but with limitations (and you cannot upgrade – some ATs actually do this – with the goal of you buying another of their products). I already have spoke ad naseum about the pros and cons of any free open source platform, so my criteria on what I feel are the best 10 free open source systems are presented below.

Open Source 87

Open Source Open Free Authoring Tools 87

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I will go thru several areas for e-learning, not just learning systems, although by far, it will be the most, since a lot has happened in 2020. . But overall, in my opinion, EdTech also showed all its weaknesses front and center, and way too many vendors were unprepared for the numbers of schools, universities, colleges, etc.

Compliance Training 117

Compliance Training vendor Trivantis Association LMS 117

Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

When you look at the list below you might wonder why we’re not calling this our 2019 Book of Learning Systems Trends. Well, a lot is happening in extended enterprise learning and we want to touch on all the high points. In fact, this guide is like the learning systems landscape, itself – deep, broad and multi-faceted.

Enterprise 43

Enterprise Learning System Trends Market 43

eLearning 24-7

JULY 18, 2022

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. They are the ones that many vendors still today, hear from, to gauge whether or not said vendor is interested in being acquired or receiving funding.

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vendor Portfolio Learning System System 73

eLearning 24-7

JULY 19, 2023

” There are a lot of products already out there for someone to choose from, and in this analysis I focused on the whole PDF (and it can include other documents depending on the platform) and the usage of text-based generative AI. On the Gen-AI PDF options (all products BTW you can find on the web), the results were all over the map.

PDF 61

PDF Analysis Solution Summary 61

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 16, 2023

Grabbed your Vendor’s Jersey or garb they give you and are raring to go? That’s right, the annual, Customer Education Learning Systems Bracket. Vendors still fail to recognize this. As of late, some companies are placing customer education systems under Marketing. Are you sitting down? Standing up?

Metrics 77

Metrics Custom Education White Label 77

Appsembler

MARCH 1, 2019

Choosing an LMS vendor is difficult enough on its own, but what about choosing the right type of LMS. Currently, both proprietary and open source LMS are vying for dominance in the training space. Are there any benefits to leaning on open source dev kits as opposed to proprietary platforms? Understanding Open Source LMS.

Open Source 45

Open Source Open Software LMS 45

eLearning 24-7

JULY 19, 2021

Each integration into the system – my brain in this matter – has provided me with a wealth of knowledge and insight, without any impact per se, with their own daily lives. Integrations can offer a positive impact on your learning system. not a vendor), they will do a deep integration for it. Role-Playing.

Metrics 103

Metrics Integrate Docebo vendor 103

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This year’s Top 50 learning systems for 2018 is now out, and we are doing it a bit different this year. While I track now 1,300 learning systems around the world, the rankings are based on 1,000. Equally, I removed systems for K-6, K-12, higher education. Here it begins. Here it starts. Oh, whatever.

Learning System 37

Learning System System Compliance Training Learn.com 37

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 15, 2021

Well over a month ago, on LinkedIn, I started a weekly series where I would select one learning system and compare it to a few other learning systems. Not every vendor does it though, and you will eventually figure out who does it a lot, by checking out the sites. Each vendor will have Five to consider.

Alternatives 105

Alternatives System Docebo SAP 105

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

She currently serves as the learning technology columnist for the Training Industry Magazine and is on the executive board for the Learning Development Accelerator. ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW SERIES: Crystal Balling with Learnnovators is a thought-provoking interview series that attempts to gaze into the future of e-learning.

Blended Learning 349

Blended Learning Privacy Analytics Performance Support 349

HT2 Labs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Oxford, UK: HT2 Labs reveal the opening of the Learning Locker® Open Source Awards 2019; for both Open Source and Enterprise users of the Learning Locker LRS. Best use of Learning Locker® to Enable a Next Generation Learning System. Best use of Learning Locker® for Education.

Open Source 40

Open Source Open Innovation Performance Support 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 9, 2021

For the last few years, I’ve rated the top B2B/B2C learning systems, via a ranking list during my yearly best award systems. Opening Round. There are two types of learning systems here (discussed previously in the where the LMS market is heading, i.e. Group 1 and Group 3). A post here and post there.

System 105

System Custom Education Metrics 105

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Have you ever bought a learning system only to find out nine months later, that the support team were actually a group of demons out to ruin your life? Allow me to open up my pack of tarot cards and read your learning system’s future. Did you ever ascertain whether or not your boss, is a lizard person?

Authoring Tools 96

Authoring Tools vendor Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 96