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... ideology that DIY learning and repurposing content is the way to go (and somewhat the ONLY way to go). Janet juxtaposes the recent inclusion of eLearning 2.0 type tools in Learning Management Systems against the philosophy that corporate and ... social media in commercial learning management systems is an assault on the very philosophy of learning 2.0?Ideologies ... is fine for an LMS to provide these and for learning organizations to use them. Most knowledge workers are used to ... embracing learning 2.0, who gives a rats ass where it lives.These are fair questions that are also central to the ...
eLearning Technology - Saturday, June 7, 2008 - CommentsIf an LMS writes a press release in the woods, does anyone but the edupunk read it?
... social media in commercial learning management systems is an assault on the very philosophy of learning 2.0? Ideologies ... ’t mean you are a part of the problem. Is the use of social media in commercial learning management systems an ... of several LMS vendors in the area of social learning technologies. There has been a lot of interest in the report and ... The growing footprint of the LMS into the ‘DIY’ space that is 2.0 is counter to the ideology behind edupunk ... here because frankly, when I read Groom’s post about the same “vultures of capital” (LMS vendors) ...
Janet Clarey - Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - CommentsComment Challenge Catch-Up
... instructional design careers in June 2007. My two posts about Facebook and other social networking sites as LMS (Learning Management Systems) were also popular. Two are about the tools I use: Diigo and Firefox. Posts that have gotten the most views ... Designers Really Need Technology Skills? 06/05/07 16 Social Networking as LMS: Problems and Opportunities 08/18/07 13 ... instructional design the right career? 06/20/07 11 Facebook as LMS? 08/16/07 11 Atmosphere for Commenting 05/17/08 11 First ... ’ve learned lots from over the last year. But the conversation was great because she was able to share a ...
Experiencing eLearning - Monday, May 19, 2008 - CommentsLarger LMS Audience Means Lower Satisfaction
I just pulled a report as part of an LMS Evaluation and saw an interesting pattern:The pattern shows that the larger the audience the lower the satisfaction scores. My guess is that Learning Management Systems that target enterprise solutions and larger audiences will come out lower in LMS Satisfaction surveys.Other posts around Learning Management Systems:LMS Selection PresentationLMS Team Size and TimeLMS RFPLMS Selection Presentation ReformulatedLMS Selection Team and StakeholdersLMS Selection ProcessLearning Management Systems (LMS) ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, April 18, 2008 - CommentsTCC08: Transitioning from WebCT to Sakai
Transitioning from WebCT to a Sakai-based Learning Management System,” by Ariana Eichelberger, Educational Technology ... Elluminate in under 9 minutes) Open-ended interview questions for faculty Hopes and expectations for LMS Will you use ... see benefits even if hesitant Saw benefits of new features–collaboration, easier to learn, sharing resources ... system level there (although theoretically you could have different versions of Sakai running from different servers). Q ... . If she had been able to influence it more, she would have tried to make more people in the system feel ...
Experiencing eLearning - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - CommentsWired article - "Doing everything right by doing everything wrong"
... other consumer product."I can not help but relate this thought on how Learning Management Systems (LMS) focuses on corporate ... learners to learn, LMS gets in the way of learning."Ray Jimenez, PhD Author "3-Minute e-Learning" ...
Ray Jimenez - Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - CommentsA Trainer's Manifesto to Rapid LMS (Learning Management Systems)
1. I want to use an LMS that allows me to author, publish, register participants, andtrack reports - in 30 minutes. 2. Anything beyond this, the LMS is not deemed a learning tool, but rather another tool for the software people and IT system administrator.3. We want an LMS that is as simple as PowerPoint.Please let me know if you have the secret. Many of us trainers can use it.Ray Jimenez, PhD www.vignettestraining.com"Helping Learners Learn Their Way"Ray Jimenez, PhD Author "3-Minute e-Learning" ...
Ray Jimenez - Thursday, March 6, 2008 - CommentsList of e-Learning Job Descriptions
... recommends best practice solutions to any requests or related issues with LMS system and learning activity configurations.Principal Duties:· Coordinates LMS system setup for clients, Project Leads and Management. Includes complex learning ... administration of the LMS system. LMS system administration duties include system and learning activities setup ... roles and access levels.· Utilizes reporting systems to run regular statistical management reports from the LMS. Develops ... Expertise on Learning Management System and reporting systems. Capability to perform as a 3rd level system support ...
Ray Jimenez - Monday, January 14, 2008 - CommentsTest SCORM Courses with an LMS
I was just asked by someone about how they could test a course they were creating against a particular Learning Management System (LMS) (in this case Docent 6.5). This is something we run into fairly often. We are developing a SCORM or ... changes to the course to try to fix it.We don't have direct access to a version of the LMS to test on.The client's staff won't give us direct access to the LMS to run tests.The client's staff is too busy to run a series of tests and they have no patience for problems.The client has not set up a version of the LMS just for this purpose.This happens both ...
eLearning Technology - Sunday, January 13, 2008 - CommentseLearning Guild Research Reports
... images to see more information about each report. Immersive Learning Simulations Learning Management Systems Synchronous Learning Systems Mobile Learning Measurement ... Rapid eLearning Tool SatisfactionSoftware Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools)LMS Team Size and Time I personally ... things such as the eMag, access to data behind eLearning Buyers Guide, Training Modalities, the e-Learning Salary & Compensation Report, and the e-Learning Projects Database.And, if I'm not mistaken this includes direct data access ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - CommentsThe eLearning Guild makes HUGE changes!
... purchase. So far in 2007, Guild Research has published five reports on Immersive Learning Simulations (ILS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Synchronous Learning Systems (SLS), Mobile Learning, and most recently, Measuring e-Learning ... The eLearning Guild is announcing tomorrow morning a HUGE Guild Membership UPGRADE!Effective today, Learning Solutions eMagazine and the complete archive of more than 237 past issues will now be available to all eLearning Guild Associate ... start downloading. Got a presentation to management on that nagging eLearning strategy? Get over to the web site ...
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development - Monday, November 5, 2007 - CommentsLMS Selection Presentation
... your ownOther posts on LMS:Learning Management Systems (LMS) GotchasTracking Without an LMSLMS Dissatisfaction on the RiseDo You WANT an LMS? Does a Learner WANT an LMS?Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations BehindLeading with an LMS - Harmful to Your Health (or Skipping Stages ...Tools for On-Demand Information - An LMS?Point Solutions ... Just to close the loop on my series of posts that I created as part of preparing my presentation:LMS Team Size and TimeLMS RFPLMS Selection Presentation ReformulatedLMS Selection Team and StakeholdersLMS Selection ProcessLMS ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, November 5, 2007 - CommentsLMS Team Size and Time - Wow 23 Months!
... and BarriersOther posts on LMS:Learning Management Systems (LMS) GotchasTracking Without an LMSLMS Dissatisfaction on the RiseDo You WANT an LMS? Does a Learner WANT an LMS?Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations BehindLeading with an LMS - Harmful to Your Health (or Skipping Stages ...Tools for On-Demand Information - An LMS?Point Solutions ... and Time during an Learning Management System Selection and Implementation process.So, this post will end off the series of posts I was doing on LMS Selection as a precursor to my DevLearn presentation. The other related posts are:LMS ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - CommentsLMS RFP
Inviting the Vendor To PresentAnd finally LMS Selection Templates.Another good resource is: Learning Management Systems ... search on Google using a few tricks. For example:(LMS OR "Learning Management System") AND("Request for Proposal" OR RFP OR ... write a more specific requirement?For example in Learning Management Systems (LMS) A Review, one of the example requirements is:Describe capabilities for managing course capacity and waitlists issues. Most of the LMS vendors have the ... . All LMS products support a variety of learning formats. At least clarify what you mean by a learning format. Are ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, October 25, 2007 - CommentsLMS Selection Team and Stakeholders
Selection as part of The Learning Management Systems Symposium. I'm preparing this by posting my thoughts and notes prior ... captures thoughts around who should be involved in the LMS Selection.Great article by Karl Kapp - Selecting an E-learning Solution, Part 1: Who Should be on Your E-Learning Selection Committee? He includes:Training/Learning Manager or ... manager responsible for the process and a future LMS administrator.The Full LMS Selection Team includes the list above, but ... Unit RepresentativesFunctional Area RepresentativesLearner and Line Manager RepresentativesAdditional Future LMS ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - CommentsLMS Selection Process
I'm preparing for my part of an upcoming session at DevLearn on LMS selection as part of The Learning Management Systems Symposium. I'm going to prepare for this in a slightly different way. I'm going to create notes in my blog as a ... , what am I talking about:How to Conduct a SuccessfulLearning Management Systems (LMS) Selection ProcessLMS Selection Background:I'm coming from a background of personally working and coaching on a bunch of LMS selection, installation and ... audience of corporate learning folks who are contemplating LMS selection, what won't be useful (and I should delete).
eLearning Technology - Thursday, October 18, 2007 - CommentsLMS Satisfaction Features and Barriers
Update, Nov. 2007 - I've created a series of posts around Learning Management System (LMS) Selection:LMS Selection ... barriers and the importance of particular features during Learning Management System (LMS) Selection. To see better ... Systems 2 8.25 SkilISoft SkillPort Skillsoft 12 8.03 CourseMill Learning Manag.. Trivantis 1 8.00 Compliance LMS Pro ... Selection ProcessI thought I had previously wrote about this, but I realized when I was posting Learning Management Systems ... , etc. can yield more interesting results.Some other posts in my blog around Learning Management Systems:Learning Management ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, September 20, 2007 - CommentsLMS Conversation with Tracy Continues
... that caveat -You can find the beginning of the conversation and my list of Learning Management Systems (LMS) Gotchas.In response Tracy just posted -LMS - I don't want to be Little Miss Should've. Among her points:Gotcha #1...Unrealistic ... should be really simple to do can sometimes be hard in an LMS. Especially if you don't configure things right from the ... bit cryptic. A "Use Case" is an example of how a particular user will use the system. Tracy - you actually have the ... system to do something for you. What exactly is that?The other key aspect to the gotcha is "differentiating." When ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, September 10, 2007 - CommentsLearning Management Systems (LMS) Gotchas
... on Learning Management Systems. I'm not sure I can publish the details of my section in my blog, but the abstract is ... I regularly read Tracy Hamilton's blog. She's been writing about getting a new LMS. I hate to say it, but this is ... the process. In her latest post: What's Happening With My New LMS?!?! she tells us:Oh and my little meeting about my job role and what path this LMS will lead me down. NOTHING!!!! We can't possibly discuss that until we have the tool in place and know exactly in what capacity we will use the darn thing.Uh oh. They are bringing in an LMS and they don't ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, September 6, 2007 - CommentsHorizontal Learning
... not true. These technologies are institution-centric and vertical by nature. The concept of Learning Management System (LMS) was wrongly named. Better fit for a name would be Teaching Management System or Institution Control System. Same is ... LMS?).No student would use the current so-called learning environments during their worktime or freetime. In 2006 I was ... design" but the idea is right. If we are providing an LMS and thinking we are providing a good learning support mechanism ... Interesting post ... Horizontal technologies for learning ...In the eLearning sector many vendors have ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, August 30, 2007 - CommentsThat's what I'm talking about
I have been thinking about ways to merge many of the functions of corporate learning systems with social networks in ... challenges of making a personal learning environment work in an enterprise setting. He also states that changes need to be made to functionality within social networks to improve their use for all learners.I tend to believe that learning management systems (LMS) need to adapt to be more like social networks while incorporating the ability to use RSS and search to ... points about why social media and web 2.0 has not yet translated into personal learning environments or enterprise ...
Learning Next - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - CommentsThat's what I'm talking about
I have been thinking about ways to merge many of the functions of corporate learning systems with social networks in ... challenges of making a personal learning environment work in an enterprise setting. He also states that changes need to be made to functionality within social networks to improve their use for all learners.I tend to believe that learning management systems (LMS) need to adapt to be more like social networks while incorporating the ability to use RSS and search to ... points about why social media and web 2.0 has not yet translated into personal learning environments or enterprise ...
Learning Next - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - CommentsTwo Ships Passing in the Night
... solved. There is an inordinate focus on software systems (e.g. learning management systems, learning content management systems, etc.), software tools (e.g. course authoring, content creation, testing tools, etc.) and technical standards (e.g. ... departments about which LMS or LCMS is rated as "best of breed," or which content creation tool will cut eLearning development ... else (including learning) will take care of itself. I liken this to a sort of techno-fetishism.By contrast, most ... eLearning as a way of solving a particular learning challenge (e.g. meeting defined learning or competency ...
Breakthrough Learning - Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - CommentsTwo Ships Passing in the Night
... solved. There is an inordinate focus on software systems (e.g. learning management systems, learning content management systems, etc.), software tools (e.g. course authoring, content creation, testing tools, etc.) and technical standards (e.g. ... departments about which LMS or LCMS is rated as "best of breed," or which content creation tool will cut eLearning development ... else (including learning) will take care of itself. I liken this to a sort of techno-fetishism.By contrast, most ... eLearning as a way of solving a particular learning challenge (e.g. meeting defined learning or competency ...
Breakthrough Learning - Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - CommentsTwo Ships Passing in the Night
... solved. There is an inordinate focus on software systems (e.g. learning management systems, learning content management systems, etc.), software tools (e.g. course authoring, content creation, testing tools, etc.) and technical standards (e.g. ... departments about which LMS or LCMS is rated as "best of breed," or which content creation tool will cut eLearning development ... else (including learning) will take care of itself. I liken this to a sort of techno-fetishism.By contrast, most ... eLearning as a way of solving a particular learning challenge (e.g. meeting defined learning or competency ...
Breakthrough Learning - Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - CommentsArticulate Online
Jane Hart's e-Learning Pick of the Day drew my attention to Articulate Online, a hosted online service offered by Articulate for users who want a low-cost (from $199/month) means to deploy and track their e-learning content. This service is obviously going to appeal to smaller organisations who don't have an LMS, but it might also tempt some larger corporates who are either dissatisfied with their current LMS or looking for something simpler. As they say on the site:"With Articulate Online you'll never need an expensive corporate learning management system, and you'll never worry ...
Clive on Learning - Thursday, May 17, 2007 - CommentsMoodle in Corporations
Clive just posted - Apples and Pears - about the eLearningGuild's new report on Learning Management Systems. I was one of the authors of the report and it was interesting to have an opportunity to interview people and see the numbers produced through a pretty extensive interview process.Clive points out one of the more interesting discoveries in the survey results numbers - Moodle comes back as being used inside lots of corporations. In fact, it appears near the top in ... covers the difference between an CMS, LMS and TMS). We had a fair amount of debate among the researchers about how to ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, April 4, 2007 - CommentsApples and Pears
Yesterday eLearning Guild announced their Member's Choice Awards for Learning Management Systems (LMS). Now I don't ... SumTotals was little ol' open-source Moodle:Award for market share - Small and Medium Corporate Learning Management Systems - Platinum award: Moodle.Award for market share - Education and Government Learning Management Systems - Gold award: Moodle (the Platinum went to Blackboard).Award for satisfaction - Small and Medium Corporate Learning Management Systems - Platinum award: Moodle.Award for satisfaction - Education and Government Learning Management Systems - Platinum ...
Clive on Learning - Wednesday, April 4, 2007 - CommentsLearning Management Systems (LMS)
Learning Management SystemsPosts that look at Learning Managment Systems (LMS): Tracking Without an LMS LMS Dissatisfaction on the Rise Do You WANT an LMS? Does a Learner WANT an LMS? Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations Behind Leading with an LMS - Harmful to Your Health (or Skipping Stages ... Tools for On-Demand Information - An LMS? Point Solutions vs. Suites and ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, April 3, 2007 - CommentsgLMS - Could it be coming...
... read BETWEEN the lines...Did you see gLMS...Google Learning Management System? I didn't either, at first, until I started thinking about it as a techno-geek instead of a learning-nerd. Its nothin' but a tiny chunk of work from your ... for purchasing an LMS, but other than that most of my career has been focused on Learning, technology, and Content ... classic Jay Cross. I love it. Or this from EducauseCONNECT End of LMS? Of course the only 2 comments reference Legal ... available tools and services and customize them with your school's logo, color scheme and content. Manage your ...
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development - Friday, March 9, 2007 - Comments
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