OK...so help me out here....someone smarter than me (big number) help me understand the difference in architectural requirements and transactions that go on in say a social network like facebook with millions of users, probably hundreds of thousands of concurrent users, all executing millions of transactions from chat to photo uploads to quiz taking...with those of an LMS or an LCMS. I really want to understand issues around scaling, etc.  Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

I've been thinking about a short commentary by Simon Caulkin in the The Observer last weekend on the power of the placebo effect in the business world.He picked out an interesting example which relates to the world of training and learning: Consider, for example, the experiment in an Israeli army boot camp recounted in Bob Sutton's quirky book Weird Ideas That Work. Incoming recruits ...

... consistent approach to your LMS or LCMS selection process from the RFP outline to checklists for evaluating ...

Based on my post LMS RFP , I've been asked several times if I knew where you could find samples of Request for Proposals (RFPs) for custom eLearning development, performance support tools, learning content management systems (LCMS ... :ppt as well to find presentations. (RFP OR "Request for Proposal") - find either of these terms (LCMS OR "Learning Content Management System") - find either of these terms Obviously, substitute the key terms such instead of LCMS. And ... actual RFPs that people have on the web. You have to scan down a bit, but it's well worth the effort. LCMS ...

I would greatly value all of your input. What are topics about which a Learning Professional should be UNIQUELY PROFICIENT (i.e. you know more than anyone else in your organization), and VERY PROFICIENT (i.e. critical knoweldge to do your job)? Here are some thoughts to get the ball rolling: UNIQUELY PROFICIENT Virtual classrooms LMSs/Training Portal LCMS Simulations Workflow Learning? EPSS? Training Evaluation (Kirkpatrick levels?) Skills Management? Organizational Strategic Skill Gaps (OSSGs) Needs Analysis VERY PROFICIENT Enterprise Strategy Business Unit Strategy Project ...

... proprietary LCMS/LMS tags: lms , opensource , research Resources comparing the costs for open source ...

... how do you tell a co-worker that he has persistent and noxious body odor? Tag: Communication LCMS Market to Grow 30 ... million in vendor revenues today, and predicts it will grow by 30 percent over the next year. Tag: LCMS ...

Integration and Alignment - Governance, HR integration, performance management Stage 4: Learning on Demand - LCMS ... the LCMS). In other words, pick up a Wiki tool, or RoboInfo or Dreamweaver and start to build online reference ...

An excellent post from Leigh Blackall at Learn Online , which includes a break down of the three well- established learning theories (which, as we know, inform our instructional design), is built around the premise that social media is a product of social constructivism yet is being (mis)adopted into behaviorist practices. He argues that social media cannot be used inside behaviorist media like the LMS or LCMS). But he’s not saying we should abandon these ... media a product of social constructivism? Is an LMS/LCMS behaviorist media? If so, can social media be used ...

Rapid eLearning, PowerPoint + Audio + Interactions, Form-based Authoring (LCMS), Interactive PowerPoint, Simple ...

A reader from another country has asked me about Learning Object Tools. I asked him to clarify what they meant and the response was: Learning Object Tools are those that allow you to create, edit and manage learning objects. There is also a bit of language barrier. I pointed them at the Wikipedia article - Learning Object . It cites quite a few repositories and briefly mentions " Burrokeet is an Open Source Software tool that assists in the creation of Learning Objects from existing content. " This is something I'm not familiar with. I also suggested looking at LCMS products.

... with eCommerce? Do you want to couple LCMS and LMS selection? Is it a good idea to have an integrator handling the ...

As compared to ten years ago when there were roughly four major authoring tools, today there are a large number of different tools and different approaches to creating content. You can use standard authoring tools, rapid development tools, LCMS, simulation development tools, HTML editors, Wikis, and many others including a vast array of media creation solutions. And to make matters more difficult seems to be a constant flood of new tools. We literally have 100s of choices. So, this month, The Big Question is... Choosing Tools? Please answer this question by posting to your ...

Content Management System (LCMS) (shudder) which shall remain nameless (but rhymes with Neato HorsePen). This system is ... of the learner, faced with a course that was developed in our LCMS, I do my best to avoid letting out an audible groan ... and enjoyable . Read the sales pitch for any LCMS product. You’ll inevitably find the descriptors “ ... working for me. I view such LCMS tools as I view certain software applications that can generate music for ...

... developed stuff is vastly better than our horrible LCMS-developed stuff . Sure, the email messages I receive from ...

As compared to ten years ago when there were roughly four major authoring tools, today there are a large number of different tools and different approaches to creating content. You can use standard authoring tools, rapid development tools, LCMS, simulation development tools, HTML editors, Wikis, and many others including a vast array of media creation solutions. And to make matters more difficult seems to be a constant flood of new tools. We literally have 100s of choices. So, this month, The Big Question is... Choosing Tools? Please answer this question by posting to your ...

... themselves organised enough to have their LCMS configure content automatically to meet the needs of individual students ... of the LCMS/LMS or of the teacher. Organised into objects, it's much easier for your material to be employed in ...

... time ago for Operitel and a presentation on learning technology (LMS/LCMS/Talent Management that we, Brandon Hall ... ) Tools of e-learning - authoring tools, systems (LMS, LCMS, Live Online Learning, social media) Methods ... training (started a best practice log) became a project manager for an LMS/LCMS/Talent Management implementation; ...

I am a very lucky woman. I have a boss who likes technology, encourages me to experiment, and serves as a teacher and supporter (rather than a dictator). He was willing to spend significant $$$$ for a high-end learning management system. Talking around eLearnDevCon 2006, however, the only system I heard ANY excitement about was Moodle. Whenever I asked about other LMS or LCMS, I heard implementation horror stories. I already deal with one unwieldy enterprise system. Last thing I (or the rest of the IT department) wanted to do was deal with another. Moodle impressed me four ways: 1) ...

... sets (virtual classroom, LMS, LCMS, Authoring, Assessment, Search, Collaboration, HRIS, Talent Management, ...

... authoring/LCMS vendor. And they can easily include interaction with your learners. That's all I'm saying. :) ...

And the LMS / LCMS products and vendors engender pure hate at every contact point whether purchaser, content ...

We are the Problem: We're Selling Snake Oil" came at time of great tumult in the workplace learning world. The dot.com bubble had popped and promising companies were disappearing, dramatically being downsized, or being acquired by larger competitors. At the same LMS/LCMS's were being adopted by company after company as the backbone of renewed investments in learning. More frequently, the top-ranked learning official was being given a seat at the corporate strategy ... €�, not on the job While the vending machines (LMS/LCMS) work perfectly, they are vending snake oil. Adkins ...

... you bringing in the really hot stuff from elsewhere (as with most built-in LMS/LCMS authoring modules). Tools for ... tools which are built-in to an LMS/LCMS ( Moodle , Blackboard , Saba ) and depend on those platforms for delivery of ...

... integration, performance management Stage 4: Learning on Demand - LCMS, performance support, search This is similar to the ... Courseware towards Reference Hybrids and skip right to Stage 4 (minus the LCMS). In other words, pick up a Wiki tool, ...

... tools and LCMS/LMS products. The significance of this is that it reduces all of these applications to the level of ...

... departments about which LMS or LCMS is rated as "best of breed," or which content creation tool will cut ...

... authoring tools , authoringtools , e-learning , education , elearning , insight , knowledge , lcms ...

... enables the orchestration of World Class MBA programs at a distance (i.e. our LMS and LCMS). In guiding our Itervation ... . Seamless: CLIVE must seamlessly integrate new Web 2.0/3Di service apps with our existing LMS/LCMS infrastructure. It ...

A Brandon Hall Research Blog Bryan Chapman Home About Bryan Chapman Recent Posts Informal Learning goes “Rogue” Free Stuff, compiled in an excellent e-book format Two major LCMS Players merge - Eedo and Outstart Benchmarking Survey - Teaching Computer Programming Skills How do you track performance ... . and the staff of Brandon Hall Research (2007). LCMS Knowledgebase 2007: A Comparison of 30+ Enterprise ...