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DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. The trend is already appearing with more systems adapting to this change, and shows every sign of significant growth, especially with APIs & social learning. HTML5 & Rapid Content Authoring Tools.

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Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. The trend is already appearing with more systems adapting to this change, and shows every sign of significant growth, especially with APIs & social learning. HTML5 & Rapid Content Authoring Tools.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

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JULY 20, 2011

Remember when only a few offered the PPT to Flash option in their tools? Mobile Learning. Let’s see – what is the fastest e-learning subset ever to garner audience interest for all solutions? Output to HTML5 – HTML5 across the tech space is continuing to grow – at a strong clip.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Innovation abounded and the push to focus on the “PPT to Flash&# angle continued to shine. Open Source Product of the Year (i.e. You get the Flash code – YES – you get the code, which you can do whatever you want with it. 264 codec, which the iPad supports, and a few browsers for HTML5.

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Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

But, the reason I constantly bash this into e-learning vendors heads is they just DON’T GET IT. HTML5 will be available on every one of those tablets, plus they will offer Flash (notable exception the iPad). Oh, yeah, social learning. LMS vendors who are moving into the Talent Management Space.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Open Source Systems – That have to be 100% free to be considered. Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality. Open Source LMS of the Year. Social Learning is limited.

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LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Equally of interest, are the increase in open source systems that offer for a fee, hosting on their own servers, rather than on yours. While there are vendors who offer online/offline synch with their LMSs, they are doing it via a universal app, which is geared towards the screen size of smartphone, rather than a tablet.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Some vendors push heavily on PPT, implying that a great WBT is really a PPT converted to Flash. Flash output – still red hot. In the latest podcast featuring Volkner Zimmerman who is on the executive board at IMC-AG, he explicitly states that HTML5 is necessary in any course output for mobile. It isn’t.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

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JULY 13, 2010

Vendors and sadly, companies who purchase their products, believe that since someone can open up their web browser and click to view pages, they can figure it out. Another small trend is providing advanced admin capabilities in the form of admins who have CSS, Flash,PHP or other languages. Mobile Learning.

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LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

While they still offer the LMS as we all know it, and its “learning&# approach, they are really driving into the TM space. Greater number of vendors switching to only SAAS or “in the cloud&# rather than self-hosted. 2 Mobile Learning. For the longest time, it was all about smartphones.

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vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

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JUNE 25, 2010

Ipad, Entourage EDGE, Camangi WebStation, Freescale, Amtek, Asus,Open Peak’s Open Tablet, ExoPC Tablet, Fusion_Garage Joo Joo, Ubuntu Linux SmartQ, EAFT MagicTile. Two cameras for capturing video and audio, 3 megapixel web cam, 5-megapixel LED flash camera. APIs, Open Source, HTML5. E-Learning 24/7.

Compliance Training 70

Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad LCMS 70