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Skillsoft buying SumTotal – My Take

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Like many of you, I was surprised to find out that Skillsoft is in the process of acquiring SumTotal. The reason for the acquisition at least from a press release and information on the purchase (and available for viewing on the Skillsoft site), screams of HCM (Human Capital Management). Getting back to Skillsoft and SumTotal.

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Top 50 LMS Report for 2016 – What you need to know (criteria, approach, and yeah some vendors)

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And yeah there are vendors who will taut that they are in X list or Y rankings and thus should be included. This isn’t a beauty contest, nor a pay for play (I NEVER accept that, nor play that game, nor do I accept any referral fees or whatever some vendors offer for recommending them). Not everyone gets in. But I digress.

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Learning System Award Winners 2019

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In this category, you will find Performance Mgt or Talent Mgt systems with a learning/training component or module. These systems do not see learning/training as number on in their solutions, and usually go with a module approach. When * is seen, this indicates that the vendor is in FindAnLMS. . Yes, very original I know.

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A Look Back at 2020 for E-Learning

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From a vendor perspective there was a huge impact, but what was odd, is that some vendors still are living in the past, as though, this is a minor blip, and in 2021, everything will go back as it was – corporate wise that is. Sorry to disappoint – but it won’t. . that needed a system.

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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. Want to create mini-modules, with a TOC and interactive/engaging content – with real world scenarios in the micro? WBT (Web-Based Training). Yep, readily available.

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Top 20 Enterprise Learning Systems 2022

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For this list, the vendors are those that are of your consideration, in the 5,000 to 9,999 range. UI and UX is HUGE, and when vendors update their learning systems, guess where they tend to focus last on? And yes, in 2022 – the end of it no less, there are vendors who lack mobile. The Vendors. Sure, why not?

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Purchasing Courses for your LMS

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Created by a 3rd party provider – a Skillsoft or Wiley for example. Series of modules or 10 minute courses. Medium in length – defined by the vendor. Let me repeat something very important – I had the 3rd party provider work directly with the LMS vendor to load the courses. A Tale of Two Vendors.

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