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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

In my grouping, I interspersed it with historical references that are not tied to our industry for the purpose of just doing it. The system used to have a lot of potential, so the first thing to come up with was what they referred to as TIM (think a mentor thing that helps you). Probably the best con artist of all time.

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

eLearning 24-7

I personally think what has hurt them in the greater market is the push by so many vendors (some of which are legit competitors) to refer to them as “traditional”, citing how long they have been around. Plateau Learning – I never understood the love for this system. But KA is a mobile app thing, not the LMS itself.

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Gamification and Serious Games Headed to the Mainstream

Knowledge Guru

Gartner’s hype cycle refers to the cycle that emerging technologies go through on their way to mature usage. Plateau of Productivity – the technology finds its place and becomes mainstream. Background on Gartner’s hype cycle. Conservative companies initiate pilots and the concept/technology gains broader acceptance.

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Learning Solutions Series: Top 10 Learning Management Systems

InsiderHub

About half (51.9%) of the organizations surveyed in the 2014 Learning Technology Solutions Forecast Study (report available here ) own a learning management system , most often referred to as an “LMS.” A learning management system is the most popular online learning tool, and the one with which people are most familiar.

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Harnessing Hyperconnectivity

CLO Magazine

In Deloitte’s 2018 Global Human Capital Trends survey, we refer to this as the “hyper-connected workforce,” and our research shows that we are all struggling to deal with this reality, increasing our stress at work. Additionally, the proliferation of content and new topics to learn has exploded.

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Interview with PeakSpan Capital, A Growth Equity Firm

eLearning 24-7

Q: Refers to the question, it will be bolded in Green. A: Refers to the response from PeakSpan Capital, it will be italicized. I would certainly conduct your own research and no harm in taking a look at their existing (or exited investments) and reaching out to a few entrepreneurs to get an off-list reference on the firm.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

To reference earlier points in the hype curve, xAPI is what the ACCME should be using to analyze the aggregate educational value of CME activities. Plateau of Productivity. A couple years ago, I started noticing people from higher education referring to any old online course as a “MOOC.” Our evidence? All the MOOCs out there.