eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

But in 2010, after putting out a call for vendors to develop a set of next-gen eLearning standards, the governing body of SCORM, Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), tasked a company—Rustici Software—with that responsibility. xAPI is also helpful to anyone looking to integrate their own (in-house) LMS with third-party products and vendors.

xapi 52

xapi Compliance Training Resources SCORM 52

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. Then you have RFP/RFIs that lack substance. The Use Case is ambiguous or a convoluted mess that only the person creating it can figure out. They can be 25 pages.

Templates 59

Templates Learning System System RFP 59

CLO Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

In-person learning programs that had been scheduled for a year or more were cancelled. More than 330,000 people at Deloitte, across 170 countries, have access to Cura, which aggregates learning content from both internal and external sources and personalizes learning based on the user’s defined skills and interests. Find the money.

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Lesson Learning Technologies Technology RFP 89

Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Continuing on from my earlier posts: LMS Selection Presentation Reformulated LMS Selection Team and Stakeholders LMS Selection Process From several comments and from looking at my list of issues, I realize that writing a good LMS RFP is challenging and it's easy to make lots of mistakes. The list in this LMS RFP went on and on at this level.

RFP 104

RFP Association Learning Management System LMS Virtual Classroom 104

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

A vendor says “elearning course” ignoring that it really has a hyphen between the e and the l. I never understood why a vendor does this. Why can’t a vendor simply say video? If the person you are dealing with inquiries and you have it, say so. That to me, is quite clear. So, just say content.

Learning System 75

Learning System System White Label vendor 75

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.

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PDF Analysis Solution Summary 61

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I spent the past year, seeing a lot of systems, products, tools; attended a few trade shows (that should be a future category), observed trends of this and that, and whalla, the list. . Once a darling of vendors who used it to show their demos, now? In fact, in 2019, I did not see one demo from a vendor on Adobe Connect.

RFP 65

RFP Micro-Learning vendor SAP 65

Learning Pool

MARCH 16, 2022

As organizations look to support hybrid working and the mix of remote and in-person learning it requires, so L&D teams must ensure they invest in the platform that is right for their organization and its needs. Every vendor on the Fosway 9-Grid for Learning Systems is passionate about the capabilities of their platform.

Learning System 98

Learning System System Specialist vendor 98

Avilar

JULY 31, 2018

Having vendors demo their products offers you the chance to discover the benefits it will bring to your organization. While LMS vendors may be more than happy to show you everything the software is capable of, they usually don’t have enough time in their schedule to do so. A demo is many things to many people.

LMS 40

LMS Productivity Product vendor 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Certifications are doable from big name vendors such as Amazon, Google, Cisco, Microsoft and more. Share Link – I debated about listing this in poor, because I still see zero value in this – other vendors do it too, and I see zero value in that as well. Who are you sharing this with? Admin side – Solid, but not wow.

SkillSoft 72

SkillSoft Metrics Productivity Product 72

Association eLearning

MARCH 28, 2012

Some attendees were the victims of an LMS that had been acquired from a merger which had affected the product support. Some attendees mentioned that their current LMS vendor was either out of business or ending a product, but others are just simply unhappy with their current platform. Vendor Selection.

Association Learning Management System 145

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS eLearning Guild 145

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 26, 2023

The majority of vendors will continue, regardless of what you espouse. Now, if you want employee learning only, and you go to a vendor who only does customer training, then the initial “use case” rejection (politely) is understandable. The vendor is Skill Jar. The vendors really need to know more about the use case.

Learning System 63

Learning System System vendor Association Learning Management System 63

Stratbeans

AUGUST 21, 2017

Here you make a blueprint of your plan by issuing RFPs (Request for Proposal) to all the stakeholders. Stage 3: Vendor Identification. The fourth stage of LMS Process requires you to Request for Information (RFI) from the vendors zeroed in on the list. Stage 5: RFP. Stage 7: Vendor Selection.

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LMS RFP Blended Learning vendor 45

Talented Learning

JUNE 7, 2016

Some people even think customer dissatisfaction is the reason there are 700 LMS vendors. I’ve spoken with hundreds of vendor references over the past few years and I have found plenty of buyers who say they love their LMS — although I also find many more who are neither thrilled nor dissatisfied. Evaluate Unqualified Vendors.

LMS 75

LMS vendor RFP License 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If they were a vendor who played in EdTech (K-12, HE) but also played into corporate and did so, not just by having clients find them, but actively through marketing, they were considered too. Strictly If the vendor was a custom shop building a system, off say Moodle or whatever code they are using that is open source? Strictly EdTech?

Learning System 69

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 69

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

LMS Vendors. 30% vendors offer at least one type of social media – from my latest LMS directory. 30% vendors offer at least one type of social media – from my latest LMS directory. Over 90% of LMS vendors had their sites available only in English; so the potential customer could not view it in any other language.

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vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

It’s a product whose core focus is an authoring tool (proprietary based), but offers the ability to add users, provides a few analytics and a few reports. The downside to training management products is the inability to upload any other 3rd party authoring tool or courses from an off the shelf vendor.

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RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

learnWorlds

MAY 29, 2023

Browsing the LMS vendor’s product page is nowhere near enough to get an accurate estimation of whether they can actually meet your training needs and support you in your goals – you need to dig deeper. What is an LMS RFP and Why Do You Need One? An LMS RFP is helpful for both parties involved. First Section: About You 2.

RFP 52

RFP LMS Compliance Training vendor 52

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 19, 2011

For some people, creating a RFP can be an exciting experience unmatched in the annuals of time. It is a necessity to identify the vendor that is going to provide you with the best system for your solution. When people need a RFP, they think “Internet&#. RFP is another word for lots of pages. Three letters.

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RFP vendor Apple Site 63

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2014

Act 2 – Select only a vendor who is well known (name recognized). What it does mean, is that the vendor is strong in marketing and getting their name out to the general public. This idea that unless you have heard of them, they are not a good product or rather they are a lesser product just isn’t true.

LMS 69

LMS RFP Cornerstone OnDemand vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 2, 2019

Cost is a key factor, and while authoring tool vendors are jumping into VR with new functionality, the truth of the whole matter is that VR headsets haven’t punched thru the L&D and/or training departments across the globe. . If a vendor declines to provide this information to you, then move on. Multiple sets of data? .

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vendor Movie LMS Compliance Training 82

eLearning 24-7

JULY 21, 2015

Out of the Gate – Vendor Experience and Expectancy. Marketing spin is about getting you to buy one product versus another. Feel confident that any LMS vendor who was won an award from E-Learning 24/7, was selected based upon a multi-set of criteria without any sway by one vendor versus another. That’s it.

LMS 40

LMS RFP vendor Firewalls 40

eLearning Blender

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

Writing an RFP - What a Conundrum! All the articles say that a crucial part of the LMS selection process is writing a quality RFP, but nobody goes on to tell you how. In my own interest, I am going to attempt to answer the question of how to write a quality RFP. What is an RFP?: Why write an RFP? Why write an RFP?:

RFP 40

RFP vendor Association LMS Association Learning Management System 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

I’m referring to software trials, where you get to test out the product, before you buy. . Not every vendor offered them, but more than enough did and consumers liked that. For the vendor, it was a potential win, way better than no one reaching out to them at all. Not the ones where you sit in a court room. Elixir for all!

Learning System 57

Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 24, 2017

If a person is willing to learn about the reasons WBT was created and its benefits (i.e. I talked about this, in my newsletter, but for those who have yet to subscribe/had a chance to read it, there are vendors out there whose algorithm is flawed. The loser to all of this, is the person building the courses. The flaw you ask?

Trends 43

Trends Authoring Tools Courseware Compliance Training 43

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2019

If after a few years, nobody can recall your name, or remember your name or even associate your name with the type of product you are, then you need to change your name. Too many learning system vendors come up with messaging that rather than provide consistency, embraces confusion to such a degree. It goes something like this.

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Platform Digital Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 70

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 1, 2017

Mini Takeaways on several products. Best Product. Trends at the show – vendor wise, some real surprises, some not. . As I hit the floor, I saw only a couple of vendors. . There were vendors on the video angle, but again it was not a “hot scene” vendor wise. How different you may inquire?

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vendor Micro-Learning SkillSoft Courseware 40

Breakthrough eLearning

JUNE 5, 2007

Two weeks ago, in a moment of weakness, I almost submitted a response to a request for proposals (RFP). However, I remembered an earlier vow that I had made to myself never to put myself and my colleagues through "RFP hell" again, was resolute, and I ignored the invitation. Here's my list of RFP pet peeves (in no particular order).

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RFP vendor Budget Project 32

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2018

Now, lately what I’ve seen are some vendors hitting the mark, but others showing off very slick graphs via circle donuts as we say, or compass looking things. A “showroom” experience – and you will see it with some of the booths (vendors pay for that size of space and it is expensive), is part of this approach.

LMS 40

LMS vendor RFP xapi 40

Talented Learning

JULY 31, 2019

If you’re a learning systems vendor , this scenario should sound familiar. Your sales team recently crafted a strong proposal in response to an LMS RFP , and the buyer has given your company a thumbs up. That’s because you’ve been asked to compete with other vendors in a software demo “bake-off.”

Software 40

Software LMS vendor RFP 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2019

Yet one of the items that is never mentioned are the customers and employees of the vendor who has been acquired. On the customer side, if you are the client of said “been acquired” vendor you may be asking yourself, what can I do? From my experience, vendors do have some options. See if there any loopholes.

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Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 14, 2015

The big elephant in the room that we hear so many times and vendors love to pitch (to get you to their system), but rarely the vendors themselves will admit to – many have only themselves to blame. Sometimes, it is the client’s fault and sometimes it is the vendor’s fault. Why, Oh Why do I lose the love?

LMS 40

LMS vendor RFP Issue 40

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Among the more than 700 vendors participating in today’s LMS marketplace, we continue to see a wave of learning solutions designed to solve “niche” business challenges. We’ve analyzed results from LMS vendors who publish outcomes of their customers’ extended enterprise learning initiatives.

Learning System 104

Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 104

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Everything from which one should I pick, to what do I think of X or Y to whether or not, they should have use a RFP. Yes, but it is a challenge, because there is only a handful of vendors, who will actually sell you outright their system. When should I use a RFP? A RFP is a time waster – for you and the vendors.

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LMS RFP vendor Server 75

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

No surprise that some vendors are also waiting to see what happens. M-Learning with a native app – slowly trucking along, but I am hearing quite a few vendors who are either in development or getting going in 2014. One vendor is focused only on SaaS products including social media. Again, it is hot, hot, hot.

Trends 77

Trends vendor Wiki e-learning vendor 77

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Ecosystems for authoring tools – I’m not talking about it in the same scope of the LMS space (which I foresaw and which is occurring), rather think of it as a one stop shop for all your needs – I see this coming more by 2016, but there are already vendors doing it. Seems easy, never is. Anyway, this leads to.

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News vendor LMS Learning 78

eLearning 24-7

MAY 8, 2017

Is it the product with the most amazing capabilities? Over 1,300 vendors in the industry (inc. Significant increase in the number of VCs and Private Equity firms seeking out LMS vendors to invest in and/or acquire. Vendors boosting in total sales as a whole. How do we define brilliant? These are the latest trends.

Trends 42

Trends Micro-Learning vendor RFP 42