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Why can’t you say YES, when you want to buy a learning system?

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Remember Lotus 1-2-3? For those of us, who experienced the late 80s when Floppy Discs ruled, and then used Lotus in the 90’s, the memory of such a solution, is easily forgotten (although I did take an online course using only Lotus Notes, in 1998). I would love to know who is still using Lotus Notes 6.5.

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History of the LMS

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CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. Other options were universities who went online, via Lotus Notes. The vendor had partnerships with off-the-shelf providers. WBT (Web-Based Training). Sure folks.

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LMS & LCMS Directory

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The market continues to grow it is nearly impossible to see every vendor’s latest solution. Additionally, vendors can cease to exist quickly. Example: Lotus LMS by IBM is no longer offered and support will cease to exist on September 30, 2010. There are a large number of vendors who support ERP systems, inc.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

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Nowadays thanks to the growth of Learning Engagement Platforms, whereas content is a requirement – an essential no less, LMS vendors are jumping head first into the content marketplace that is viewable by all clients (rather than pitching the content via the phone or other comm method). LMS vendor identifies possible options.

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Skills WANTED

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Sure you can watch a video on Salesforce CRM or Lotus 1-2-3, but people learn best when the content is interactive and mimics the product. I can count on my fingers how many content vendors offer courses to teach folks a foreign language. But where is the content related the skills folks need based on the digital economy?

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Linkedin Learning Mini Review

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What makes mini reviews different than my other product reviews? I mean it is a brand name, “Linkedin” and the content/courses come from “Lynda.com”, but if you are expecting a major rock star product, I’m sorry this is not it. Red unhappy face – means poor, below poor, yuck. No screens, nothing.

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LMS Administrator Hiring – What you need to know to find the right 1

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I am not going to say that all the seminars for these events are the best, because let’s be honest, it depends on the speaker, but just for the products, the learning, networking, blah blah, it is worth it. If it is like Lotus 1-2-3, forget it – no one is using that unless they are still using floppy discs at your workplace.