eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

If you want to track in a learning management system or learning platform that supports SCORM then you want it. If your goal is just to post the course on a server and let people access it, just for the sake of learning and you don’t care about tracking of any sort – then no, you do not need any compliance standard.

RFP 68

RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 7, 2013

2013 - LMSs are not the only learning system in town. The new kids of the block (please no jokes here) are Video Learning Platforms. While they have been making roads in the educational markets for the past few years, some solutions start to target the corporate market too. Always an additional cost. Video V-Costs.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

I am projecting that by the end of 2012, you will see HRIS features come into play, but more so as an additional cost module. These customers would rather have an all encompassing solution. The downside is that some of the vendors will reduce down their L/D components and focus more on the TM side of things. Prediction.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

MAY 31, 2011

Web conferercing continues to be hot, but it is not as easy as just selecting vendor x or y, rather to find the best solution, it is important to identify certain items and features before moving forward. . For the vendors who offer this option, they go about it in a couple of ways. How it Works. web cam) capability.

Web 73

Web vendor License VOIP 73

eLearning 24-7

MAY 27, 2015

This year, I estimated a 55/60% e-learning, including some ILT vendors offering some type of e-learning component. . In all the years I have attended and have known about ATD (formally ASTD), this year is by far the most in terms of e-learning vendors, especially those in the LMS space.

Conference 40

Conference Metrics SumTotal SkillSoft 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

They are offsetting their cost for their servers by including it into the price. Lite LMS vendors do not always, in fact over 95% do not include e-commerce. Still vendors offering social learning, yet they do not use or have any social media presence. Learning Portals. This is a red flag to me.

Learning Portal 40

Learning Portal Portal Flash to HTML5 Conversion LMS 40

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

Because it offers the capability to start out using it either as the robust social learning product and ignore the LMS part (inc. content server. Includes an integrated chat solution – ILinc (see below). If you are in the market, then visit Mzinga OmniSocial, because it is the Super Software Learning Platform.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

We want to reduce our costs, and our current LMS is too expensive. If you have proprietary courses already in place in your LMS, those need to move over to your new one – the easiest way to do this – is hopefully before you uploaded it into your LMS, you have the exact copy someone on your servers or desktop or drive.

LMS 40

LMS Compliance Training vendor Scanning 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 18, 2011

Again, for some people important): Do you have a web conferencing solution in your system? If it cannot do the things you want, then what’s the point of paying for that extra cost, unless it is for convenience? . Typically there is no cost. If the vendor offers it, they say yes – but here is the twist.

vendor 68

vendor LMS AICC Compliance Training 68

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

That is only have the solution. Video streaming – either through the system itself – I believe it would be something like the vendor gives you 1GB of storage for free and then charges for more storage; you can stream from another server and tie into the LMS in some fashion. I’m talking app. Ring of Fire.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 105

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Compliance Training LMS vendor 105

eLearning 24-7

JULY 20, 2011

Even though more tools are adding the features of collaborative and peer review (more on that in a sec) they are still heavy geared towards a desktop solution. You work online via the servers of your vendor. Mobile Learning. Hmm, oh yeah mobile learning. It has blown past social learning, and continues to roll.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

But, the reason I constantly bash this into e-learning vendors heads is they just DON’T GET IT. Yet, a majority of vendors in the e-learning space as a whole, are just not doing it. Costs, have to be placed equally into consideration. LMS vendors who are moving into the Talent Management Space.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

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. This is to say that 90% of features most folks seek are nearly universal in a LMS – low cost or otherwise. File lockers for each student (education solutions). Online book clubs. Dropbox – finally!

Association Learning Management System 67

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Portal 67

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

In fact there are systems that cost less than 25K that are excellent. Learning is really becoming secondary, even if these vendors offer a LMS. . Many of the vendors offer the LMS and these items such as compensation, benefits and alike are additional costs. File repository – gaining steam. Authoring Tools.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

No SaaS solution, but this is not unusual in the SharePoint market – I hope that changes. A video learning platform hits the rankings. M-Learning – can view on tablets, including iPad. Has a little bit of a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, simple. SCORM (in case you were wondering).

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

CommLab India

JANUARY 12, 2017

As a first step, identify your training needs that can be met with e-learning. Then assess how far these training needs are aligned to your business goals, which may be cutting costs or reaching your sales goals, to justify the investment in e-learning. Their reluctance toward learning is an instructional barrier.

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vendor e-learning vendor Assessment Open Source 44

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Learning Tutorials - Rapid eLearning Blog , April 20, 2010 A few weeks ago I offered some advice on how to become an elearning pro without spending a dime. So there are plenty of opportunities to learn and it doesn’t cost you anything more than your time. My side comments in italics.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

I am seeing many vendors whose products were built for SMB (and more aligned on the lower side of mid size companies) who are now pushing into the mid/upper mid to large size customer band. The problem here is that they developed a solution that is not made for 10,000 or more end users. Mobile Learning and Tablets.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

Templates with some learning objects? A robust learning solution of multiple capabilities and outputs? If a RCAT vendor tells you they have been in business for over 10 years, they are somewhat misleading, since WBT courses really didn’t start to hit the mark until 2000 and then you have limited choices on how to build.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71