eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It was, and still is, my favorite system. No, Today, very few vendors offer this depth. The system ran on a 56K modem, even 38K, which I often had. And Ditto on the 3rd party content, including one vendor who figured out how to create a video with bookmarks and chapters that streamed without issue on a 56K modem. 

Enterprise 78

Enterprise Learning System System RFP 78

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many “experts, including some analysts,” use learning systems to refer to all learning systems except an LMS. Thus, Thus, you will see LMS and Learning Systems. This Some weird concoction that a vendor has devised is another. Mentoring The most popular learning system is an LMS. Number

Learning System 71

Learning System System Compliance Training vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Top 10 Awards of Learning Systems 2023-24, that are one part fully independent, one part global in reach, one part in-depth analysis and one part analytics based upon everything you can imagine and more (not Gen AI though, it’s way too new, into the space).  This is it! Strictly EdTech? Any open-source solution?

Learning System 69

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 69

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 16, 2023

One Learning System vendor told me they hired a consultant to provide them with a recommendation for the LLM they should use. Every vendor I have spoken with who has added an LLM (the foundation you need for Gen-AI) has gone with OpenAI or Azure AI, which is Open AI. Thought Industries is one such vendor.

Learning System 81

Learning System System vendor Docebo 81

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

With folks being out of the office in droves, this in turn led to, an overall slow sales cycle for a large percentage of vendors in the learning system space. Back in the mid 2000’s and then again, around 2010-12, the summer was a dead zone for vendors. What does this have to do with purchasing a learning system?

Learning System 84

Learning System System Compliance Training vendor 84

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

LMS aka Learning Management System. LXP – Learning Experience Platform. Learning Platform. Cohort-based learning platform. There is a lot there for types of systems as I have noted before. A vendor says “elearning course” ignoring that it really has a hyphen between the e and the l.

Learning System 75

Learning System System White Label vendor 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2023

.” (The Verge, OpenAI COO thinks AI for business is overhyped , Dec 4, 2023) There are many people in our industry, especially those in L&D and training, along with learning tech and system vendors, who think that generative AI will solve all their problems, even though it is at a tiny stage. ChatGPT – Panacea?

Learning System 56

Learning System System vendor Learning 56

eLearning 24-7

JULY 29, 2021

Why, would a system that pushes heavily around the customer education/partner training segment, acquire a vendor who does the complete opposite? If Valamis wanted to push heavy and truly commit to the CE segment, they would have acquired a vendor who has capabilities or features or even themselves plays in the CE side.

Learning System 115

Learning System Market System vendor 115

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The same can be said for Enterprise Learning Systems. Anyone can mention they are Enterprise, and that their learning system is for “Enterprises”, but finding the best of the best of those, isn’t so simple to quantify, let alone clarify. Employees will use whatever learning system you give them.

Enterprise 97

Enterprise Learning System System Metrics 97

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It’s a perfect segue into the 2023, Learning System Awards. Initially I was going to present the systems that took off after mid-year, and list them, but I realized the same list would then appear for 2023. Questions – Each learning system vendor was asked a series of questions.

Learning System 98

Learning System System Metrics vendor 98

eLearning 24-7

JULY 12, 2023

Let’s face it – RFI/RFP documents sent over to learning system vendors are massive tomes that confuse, challenge and even baffle some vendors. Yeah, they are focused on essentials, again, forgetting this is a learning system and is for learning. These comments are for you, not the vendor.

Templates 59

Templates Learning System System RFP 59

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 12, 2021

For those new, each year, I publish what I see will be the top 10 systems for the coming year, based on a set of criteria (which will be listed shortly). When a system says they are forward-thinking, a roadmap really comes into play. Too many people focus on features now, and on top of that, what the vendor says is coming. .

Learning System 135

Learning System System Compliance Training Metrics 135

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And now, it is time for the 2020 Learning System Awards by Verticals/Industries. I selected the ones that are quite common in the space, and that vendors tend to point towards, whether they see it as “taking everyone” or focusing specifically on one vertical or what I always recommend – three. The Awards.

Learning System 125

Learning System System Industry Metrics 125

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 26, 2023

Probably the least fun experience you will ever have when looking at or considering any type of learning system (LMS, LXP, EXP, Learning Platform, Craig’s Javalinas R US, etc.). The majority of vendors will continue, regardless of what you espouse. The vendor is Skill Jar. The way this happened?

Learning System 63

Learning System System vendor Association Learning Management System 63

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve been asked to explain the process, approach and criteria for the 2022 Learning System Awards and the 2021 Platinum and Diamond Picks. Learning System Awards. A lot of folks always ask me what I look or at when considering a system for a client, or when conducting an analysis, as part of my role as an analyst.

Learning System 105

Learning System System Informal Metrics 105

eLearning 24-7

MAY 16, 2023

If you have seen a learning system, any system, at a trade show, such as LTUK, or ATD (coming up), or on the web, or in your dreams, you start to notice a retread. There are systems that do not follow this path, at least UI/UX wise, but the pitch, spin, reason why, and blah blah blah, is redundant. Bite-sized learning.

Learning System 73

Learning System System Metrics Mentoring 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a way, that is what is occurring in the learning system space today. I would love to tell you that nobody is paying outrageous fees for the privilege of buying a learning system. In the early months of 2022, many vendors are surpassing that. A band for most vendors was 1,000 to 5,000 end users for example, now?

Learning System 86

Learning System System Metrics vendor 86

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I contemplated for days on what was best way to present information on a topic that is built upon deep analysis of hundreds of learning systems around the world. There you have it, the 2020 NexGen Learning Systems T-Grid. Week after – A primer in Enterprise Learning Systems and their forecast in 2021.

Learning System 111

Learning System System Docebo SAP 111

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 29, 2021

This past week on LinkedIn I wrote about four trailblazers in the early days of the industry, learning systems – and what made them special (one has since hit speed bump), and four who trailblazed and then hit a major speed bump into, well, lost their way. The latter included an authoring tool, too.

Learning System 105

Learning System System Metrics Learn.com 105

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 8, 2021

I merely note this because a few times a year, I look at the e-learning industry, with a heavy dose towards the learning system space, and then a few droplets on other e-learning solutions. The industry is awash with valuations of systems, and content providers for that matter. Which only adds to the frustration.

Learning System 105

Learning System System vendor Microsoft 105

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 19, 2022

1,000 is the magic number for a lot of vendors. There are vendors that unless you have a minimum of 1,000 end-users (regardless if they are employees, customers, etc.) I know of vendors who will go below 1,000, but their “sweet spot”, the number they really would prefer is a minimum of 1,000. Is 500 to 999 an option?

Learning System 87

Learning System System Metrics Learner 87

Talented Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

What learning solutions trends will shape 2023? Check these top 10 LMS and learning systems predictions from industry analyst and consultant, John Leh.

Predictions 98

Predictions Learning System System LMS 98

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Comes with the system. This has always been a challenge with various vendors, especially today, where turnkey (out of the box) is the standard, a few tweaks included, and thus implementation times are very short (a plus). Thus, you could buy the system, and get it ready, then start working with Helium. What about other vendors?

Learning System 97

Learning System System Metrics vendor 97

Talented Learning

JUNE 22, 2023

And what are innovative LMS vendors doing in response? Why are integration capabilities increasingly vital to LMS buyers? Find out what you should know about no-code LMS integrations.

Integrate 98

Integrate Learning System System LMS 98

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2022

When I was putting together this post, I knew it would not be as simple as say, this is cohort-based learning, this is why it is so amazing, and why vendors are jumping to it, as well as folks in L&D. Again, I find vendors even in EdTech who are unaware what constitutes SBL. It is not as simple.

Learning System 103

Learning System System Trends Online Learning 103

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 4, 2022

I see a lot of learning systems in any given year. Each of them, declaring themselves as a “star”, as a shining representative of outstanding learning or training or some combo of the two. I mean, there has always been speculation of a Planet X in our solar system, waiting to be found. A vendor to watch.

Learning System 81

Learning System System Metrics vendor 81

Learning Pool

JULY 16, 2021

There has been less capital invested in the sector than in finance, marketing, and media; the application of technology to learning is less straightforward than in those sectors, and the returns are harder to quantify. . Learning Systems: Where are we going? As needs change, so systems change.

Suite 119

Suite Learning System System Predictions 119

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Here is mine to you, actually it is not a gift, it is the Top 10 NexGen Learning Systems for 2021 . NexGen Learning Systems 2021. Every system says they are NexGen. I saw a system a few months back, that told me they were NexGen and had all the features that I had for Tier 4. I ignored these statements.

Learning System 72

Learning System System vendor Metrics 72

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Skills in Learning Systems, that are not like or may be similar to a skills platform – Confused yet? My learning system says it comes with skills functionality? Q: What about vendors who sell their system as a “learning suite”? ” What you haven’t?

Learning System 75

Learning System Platform System Skills 75

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

From a technology standpoint, it is a bit more clearer, but nowadays when a vendor says “Enterprise” they are not thinking from the technology standpoint. Plus there are systems just for supply chain, and customer relationship – both are types of Enterprise solutions. ” (airfocus, [link] ). It affects pricing.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Learning System System vendor 52

Learning Pool

MARCH 16, 2022

This makes the procurement of a learning system a challenge. And the stakes are high because, according to Fosway’s Digital Learning Realities research , 51% of L&D teams think their current learning platforms are not fit for the modern workforce. Specialists will rarely be the only learning system in an organization.

Learning System 82

Learning System System Specialist vendor 82

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2018

And if you are like me, having outstanding support when it comes to your learning system should equally be of high importance. Yet in both cases, for the most part, the results on the part of learning systems in the past has been mixed. Every vendor will state to you, if asked, how great is their support.

vendor 50

vendor Learning System Support System 50

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

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Even with recent industry consolidation, more than 1000 learning systems are available in today’s global marketplace. And no two systems are alike. However, you can distinguish between platforms by focusing on use case specialization and the various services each vendor provides (or does not provide).

Learning System 52

Learning System Services System Tips 52

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 8, 2023

I wonder whether or not, the endowment effect comes into play when you recognize you dislike the system you have purchased, and despite going thru the entire process, you just can’t let go. You can’t move forward When it comes to owning a learning system, I believe the ‘you just can’t let go’ exists.

Lotus 71

Lotus Learning System System CD-ROM 71

eLearning 24-7

MAY 17, 2022

I often mention leasing a car when talking about a learning system. When you “buy” a learning system, you are actually leasing it. Sure, there are some vendors who will sell you the system outright, but then you either pay extra for the updates or you just have a system that never gets updated.

Learning System 64

Learning System System vendor Scanning 64

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