eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

One vendor asked if you wanted to learn more about their product and sent you to their help desk to notify them of errors or issues with their system (hmm, not likely to buy one from these guys). Over 90% of LMS vendors had their sites available only in English; so the potential customer could not view it in any other language.

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services. Acquiring another LMS or e-learning vendor. Outside of the industry purchasing vendors in the space. Folding up shop for good – goodbye and nice knowing you.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

Q : I am curious on why Cornerstone On Demand, Saba and SumTotal do not appear in your top twenty lists even though they appear on other sites as the best products in the market. Every e-learning consulting/research firm, etc. I just dropped a chunk of my budget on your system – I should get support and service for free.

SumTotal 73

SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

OmniSocial is a social learning platform, with learning management capabilities and with the ability to select individual apps in the system and only use those you select to install onto your web site or learning portal. Sites and Zones. Sites and Zones – Sub categories (listed as Manage Sites and Zones).

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2012

In the cloud or on your own servers. Low cost systems are typically SaaS based (then again, the LMS industry as a whole is more SaaS based than hosted on your servers). Many vendors’ sites do not state this information in their pricing. Major downer: available only as hosted on your own servers. Bottom Line.

Low Cost 80

Low Cost Cost LMS Server 80

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Yeah and did I mention it was free and you can get the code, ideal if you are building courses for someone other than your own company? iPod, mobile phones, YouTube, message boards, e-mail. iTunes, iTunes University, Facebook, MySpace, CD, web server & more. SAAS or hosted on your own servers. Game Changer!

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A common argument I’m hearing from vendors on why they do not offer a social learning component in their system. &# “Companies are blocking social media access at their site and/or have social media governance policies&#. Majority of employees access social media sites out of the workplace. E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

What is of note, is that this is not new in terms of systems being offered “in the cloud” This was happening back when e-learning began, with quite a few systems in the cloud by 2002. Systems that are only available as hosted on your own servers are starting to significantly decline. Prediction. Blackboard.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

MAY 31, 2011

Basically, without it, you are buying a chat room, and there are plenty out there for free. Personally, at this point in the tech world, ignore the “HD&# option, unless it is free. I had it with one vendor and rarely used it. Vendors who offer the ability to upload your PowerPoint, word docs, slides, etc.

Web 73

Web vendor License VOIP 73

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2012

Free templates and characters (more on this later). After clicking to view the tutorial, you go to the Articulate community web site and often it takes you to the top of the page, so you have to scroll down to see the tutorial. Desktop – The e-learning market is moving to SaaS – you aren’t. I hate that.

Articulate 75

Articulate Productivity Product Flash to HTML5 Conversion 75

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A common argument I’m hearing from vendors on why they do not offer a social learning component in their system. &# “Companies are blocking social media access at their site and/or have social media governance policies&#. Majority of employees access social media sites out of the workplace. Yes, I own one.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

5 Tips to help you Plan your Next Presentation - Free as in Freedom , April 26, 2010 “Presentation is the ‘Killer Skill’ we take into the real world. We make them available to our members via our Web sites and from other Web sources, sometimes for free and sometimes for a fee. OpenSimulator is a 3D Application Server.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

This is a growing market with new vendors showing up, but at the same time, others disappearing. While the assumption would be that all the products are alike, or that fee based tools are superior to their free counterparts, nothing could be farther than the truth. Open Source Free Content Authoring Tools. Adobe Captivate.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71