eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 15, 2010

And, let us clear up another point: social learning is not just social networking. I hate when people see it as only Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. For fun, they toss in YouTube and say – look we know what social learning is for the masses. Here is the latest data on social media (as of Oct.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

As social learning continues to grow, LMS/LCMS vendors are taking various approaches. While some view themselves as “social learning&# savvy, incorporating various components, others seem to see themselves as just sitting on the sidelines. The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55 to 65 year old women.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

The LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal market continues to be strong. In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor. It was a myth. Acquisition and Memories.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

My latest LMS/LCMS directory provides a wealth of new information on 242 vendors. New columns – Does the vendor offer a trial? What social media platforms does the vendor use? If the vendor offers a trial, it will identify if known the length of the trial. 30% use some form of social media.

vendor 53

vendor Upgrade LCMS e-learning vendor 53

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

A contact asked me what I saw as the link between Sharepoint and elearning, and I started to give my standard answer about portals fitting in with the whole performance ecosystem. Last I played with Sharepoint, it seemed like a portal solution; a place to deposit files. Integration with Office is, for most business, a plus.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks SharePoint Wiki Portal 100

Association eLearning

JANUARY 29, 2015

Once you have narrowed the list of vendors that seem to fit your needs, watched demos to see the Learning Management System functionality, and narrowed the field, then comes the reference checking. Customers that have stayed with their LMS for long periods of time can give you an idea of the stability and longevity of your potential vendor.

Association Learning Management System 100

Association Learning Management System Reference LMS Association LMS 100

Association eLearning

MARCH 28, 2012

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. According to a 2010 eLearning Guild survey, only 62% of respondents said their LMS lived up to vendor promises. Vendor Selection. The use-case analysis.

Association Learning Management System 145

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS eLearning Guild 145

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

Unfortunately, too many vendors in the e-learning space have failed to see the power and potential of this capability, and have decided to ignore them. Twitter has APIs, so does Facebook, even Linkedin. However there are vendors who sell their API solution wrapped in a piece of software. Typically APIs are free.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

It was within these comments, that afterwords, I decided to expand a bit plus identify other areas that I see, LMS vendors must explore – which they have not yet done so, to re-energize themselves. Thus, the LMS vendors are creating a Bogeyman – their own bogeyman, and it does not have to be that way. Social Learning.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

Abila

JULY 31, 2018

Identify a vendor – Once you have your expectations clearly defined, you’ll want to find a vendor who has a track record for achieving your goals. Meet with selected vendor – Your event capture team will need to know about the IT and AV that’s available onsite. But, they will most certainly need a mic for recording purposes.

Tips 56

Tips vendor Social Networks Portal 56

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. Many made it nearly impossible to find their social media to follow, friend or check out their social bookmarks.

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

Association eLearning

JULY 31, 2012

More than 3,000 association professionals from around the country are expected to unite at the year’s most anticipated event, where they can network, meet solution vendors, and participate in focused learning workshops and thought-provoking presentations. The ISTH and Digitec Partner on CME Portal - May 30, 2013.

Association Learning Management System 100

Association Learning Management System Conference LMS Case Study 100

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Well, one is aware, because I announced it via LinkedIn, but everyone else? Questions – Each learning system vendor was asked a series of questions. I recognize that not everyone – i.e. vendor has the funds to invest heavily into the UI/UX, and thus I put that into context when reviewing a system.

Learning System 98

Learning System System Metrics vendor 98

eLearning 24-7

MAY 3, 2010

No matter where you are, no matter what you are – portal, learning community, LMS/LCMS (open source), group, web page with links, API integrated solution, etc. Ability to take SCORM compliant courses, including SCORM 2004 from a portal, online learning community, social learning platform or solution, a group, whatever.

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Device Diversity is the “New Normal” Mobile Apps Become Essential to Enterprise mLearning Pad/Tablet Use Explodes Authoring Tools Will Evolve Private Social Networks Win Over Public Market Consolidations Will Occur Here Come the Experts! Here's what came up.

Predictions 198

Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Upside Learning

MAY 11, 2010

A capable LMS with the ability to offer the right tools to manage courses (which may come from various vendors), manage users and the trainings and their reports would fit here and be productive. In that context it makes perfect sense for the LMS systems to up the ante and extend themselves to become more of a learning portal / system.

LMS 213

LMS Social Networks Compliance Training vendor 213

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. Thus, two options – Go full throttle (the one I always use – for my award considerations, or assess a vendor – analysis-wise) or streamline!

Templates 59

Templates Learning System System RFP 59

Association eLearning

AUGUST 3, 2012

As mentioned in the whitepaper, “8 Steps to Selecting Your Association LMS” , we’re reminded that “typically, the more features you add, the greater the likelihood that the vendor will need to customize their product to meet your requirements. Remember that LMS vendors will be trying to offer the best solution for your needs.

RFP 138

RFP Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS 138

Xyleme

MARCH 30, 2012

specification promoted by the LMS vendors is that it actually fosters their own obsolescence. The content and services are out in the cloud and accessible from other non-traditional learning spaces like portals, social network applications, smartphones, and tablets. Perhaps the unintended consequence of the IMS LTI 1.1

LMS 95

LMS IM IMS Blackboard 95

Wahoo Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Dedicated web training portals. They can also share those badges on social media like LinkedIn or Facebook to show which qualifications they’ve gained. Of course, a partner will prefer to work with a vendor that offers full support and cares about success! . Some of the key areas to cover are: Sales training.

Sales 52

Sales Social Networks Network Performance Support 52

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2020

Some vendors are now tagging content according to skills categories. Degreed, LinkedIn, EdCast, Percipio and IBM have started to add skills-based discovery tools into their systems. Vendors such as EdCast, SkillSoft, Cornerstone, LinkedIn and Fuse aggregate massive amounts of data to recommend learning based on content use.

Content 72

Content Sexual Harassment Training Authoring Tools IBM 72

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

As corporate America continues to embrace social tools for learning and development, social learning has shed its reputation as a transient industry buzzword. With a laser-like focus on the end user, emerging technologies are shifting some of the power and onus from the learning function to the individual learner.

Sexual Harassment Training 75

Sexual Harassment Training Social Blended Learning Social Networks 75

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2012

Student, Teacher and Parent portals – It goes without saying on the student and teacher portals. As such, do folks really want parents to have their own portal? SaaS – I would prefer a vendor who offers SaaS only and not a SaaS or client hosted or G-D forbid client hosted only option. Parents are a mixed bag.

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

LearnUpon

APRIL 4, 2018

By logging into a web portal you and your learners have access to the features of the cloud-based LMS solution. Most social applications are cloud-based and the business world is following suit. The cost is based on your usage metrics , such as users or portals , so you only pay for actual usage of your cloud LMS. Easy to Use.

LMS 58

LMS Benefits Portal White Label 58

Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

A proprietary LMS vendor. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Sure there are forums, but if you’re not already a programmer familiar with code and your IT staff isn’t full of software developers, who do you count on to help you when things go wrong? Who do you call when members can’t access a module? Tweet This!

Open Source 100

Open Source Association Learning Management System Open Association LMS 100

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. Bolded Vendor Names – There are vendors whose names are bolded.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are a few common scenarios: • Build a learning portal — keep legacy LMS. • Buy a learning portal — keep legacy LMS. However, learning portals do provide a quick fix for updating LMS functionality. However, it’s not as easy to build a learning portal as it may appear on the surface.

Association Learning Management System 66

Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Learning Portal 66

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2012

LMS vendors are continuing to add some very unique features in an effort to set themselves apart from the competition. Desktop sharing (appears with a few vendors). Section 508 (still shocking at the lack of vendors that fail to offer this feature). more common is partnering with a web conferencing vendor). E-Commerce.

Association Learning Management System 67

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Portal 67

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

LMSs – Finally vendors took notice. Authoring Tools – With only a small sample of vendors that are SaaS based, pickings are slim. Despite overall consumer demand (not just within e-learning) for tablets, and numbers showing that tablets are outselling notebooks, e-learning vendors as whole are sitting back and waiting.

vendor 85

vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Please remember for TM or as some vendors like to pitch as “performance management or knowledge management&# , the modules are extra and are not part of the system (at least for now). Their social learning unique features include. These standout to me. Categories.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

LearnUpon

JANUARY 26, 2017

By logging into a web portal you can access the features of the software. Most social applications are cloud-based and the business world is following suit. Your cost is based on usage metrics, such as users or portals , so you only pay for actual usage of your LMS. What is a cloud-based system? Free trial. Implementation time.

LMS 40

LMS Learning Management System System Benefits 40

eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. eLearning Portal Integration - eLearning Technology , October 13, 2009. Mentoring vs. Training — Why Social Networking Isn’t Enough - aLearning , October 13, 2009. LinkedIn (17). eLearning Portal Integration , October 13, 2009.

Google Wave 40

Google Wave Learning Environment Google Social Networks 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 4, 2011

For vendors, they could make it happen and generate revenue. LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or free), e-readers, any mobile device(i.e. LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or open source), social learning stand-alone, hybrid system, web conferencing, mobile learning. So, where do we begin? Slideshare.

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

Training Industry

APRIL 21, 2015

This was followed by an email awarding me a social badge to designate my certification, which I’ve proudly displayed on my LinkedIn profile, and admission into the CPTM alumni network. Alumni benefits include access to an exclusive LinkedIn CPTM Alumni group as well as access to an online learning portal.

Metrics 40

Metrics Portal Social Networks LinkedIn 40

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2010

Here is what the Talent Gateway comes with: It is a portal and includes parts of Plateau’s system. Too many vendors (inc. Plateau) see social networking as a wiki, blog, profiles, a bit of communities and RSS feed. There are more than 20 different types of social media with lots of companies in each space.

Plateau 64

Plateau System Productivity Product 64

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Features include: Extended enterprise – multiple children/sub-portals, each skinned/branded and each on a separate server – many EEs are on a shared server. Unlimited portals. Can add Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ : interesting about Linkedin – it is not that widely used by college students.

Compliance Training 99

Compliance Training SCORM LMS Offline 99

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

Extended Enterprise – aka Multi-Tenet, Portals-Sub Portals. What about a payment gateway – does the LMS vendor assist you with this or do you have to find your own? A friend of mine, got a RFP template from a LMS vendor’s web site. If you want an EE, you will want e-commerce. What about EFT?

Association LMS 68

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS RFP 68