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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

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. The Birth of Online Here comes the internet, Mosaic 2.1 It’s called online learning for a reason, because it is via the internet – online.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

eLearning 24-7

If one was to look at the e-learning industry (online learning), learning systems make up the biggest share of the space. They have been around as long as online learning has existed. Heck, even before we had online learning, and courses were CBT (Computer Based Training), you could find 3rd party course providers. . Difference?

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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

When they went course aggregator, I saw them as a nice alternative to Skillsoft who was off acquiring other course providers including NetG and then down the road, Element K. I always say it as a dated, archaic system that made SharePoint look like a revolutionary solution for the masses for online learning (it’s not).

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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Learning about Second Life

Kapp Notes

If you want to know more about Second Life, you can jump into the world and attend classes sponsored by NETg. As the online economy grows within Second Life, their are many chances to make money and contribute within the Second Life envrionment (as an instructor for example.)

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Enterprise Learning Systems – How I love thee?

eLearning 24-7

Reporting customization (back then, you had to pay for customized reports – including drilling down to the specific chapters of an online course and getting that data back, which is crucial for employees and even customer training). Today, Or how you create online courses with the text – LCD – lowest common dominator. No

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I need your advice on learning profiles

The Learning Circuits

full disclosure - As some of you may know, I joined Thomson NETg in January to run one of their strategic business units called Collaboration (essentially what was KnowledgeNet whom they acquired in late 2004). Very exciting (at least to me) but what I need is your feedback on a tool that Thomson NETg developed which I think is a hidden gem.

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

But, all those items can be delivered via online learning. . At one time, it was the biggest brand out there, and a vendor who bought up other well-known content providers such as NetG and ElementK. Learning a foreign language is a popular subject for folks to take online. Skillsoft is another brand name.

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