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The beauty of open software is that it gets better all the time. I’ve been blogging a long, long time. A decade. I remember the earliest versions of Blogger and the introduction of TypePad. But nothing has impressed me as much as the continuous evolution of WordPress. MORE
LMS Software Employee Training Informal LearningIn 2018, business leaders understand that training is key to a healthy, thriving business. That’s why nearly $165 billion was spent on training and development by U.S. companies in 2013 alone.¹. MORE
Major Commercial PageSuite Commercial software, pricing not available, demo not functioning. ZMags Apears to be more of a commerce server, but has something they call online newspaper software. Small Commercial Flexportal Newspaper and portal software written in C (which means more installation problems but much better speed). Bondware Newspaper website software. EZY Media Services include software 'packs' (eg., MORE
Are you getting the most from your learning management software? Most company leaders who implement learning management software do so for training purposes. The problem is, they stop at employee training programs, while an LMS’s real benefits go much farther. MORE
Learning Management Software ManufacturingThe U.S. manufacturing industry employs 8.5 percent of the national workforce and produces 18.2 percent of the world’s goods. 1 Unfortunately, many manufacturing companies are also struggling to keep up with the competition. MORE
From classroom scheduling to nose counting to connecting people. Time for a change in emphasis. MORE
To ensure your LMS is delivering these benefits, it’s a good idea to step back and take an objective look at how well the software is performing and if your investment is really paying off. LMS Software Learning Management System LMS Implementation MORE
LMS Software eLearning and Corporate Training leadership developmentEighty-four percent of companies anticipate a shortage of leaders in the workplace in the next five years, according to Infopro Learning. MORE
Many choose eLearning software to help them train their workforce. Choosing software that doesn’t have the tools a tech company needs takes an organization further from its goals and wastes part of the training budget. LMS Software LMS Technology MORE
Positioning your company to stand out in the crowd can be a feat, but using LMS software makes it easier. eLearning and Corporate Training LMS SoftwareYour company has a sea of competitors. If you’re unsure of how to create a top-performing business, you will lose customers and stunt organizational growth. A learning management system is essential to a progressive organization as it delivers a unique blend of benefits that help companies develop a competitive advantage. MORE
Serverless is an approach to software development for quickly building and deploying applications as a collection of loosely coupled modules and microservices. MORE
Customer Service Employee Training Learning Management System Learning Management SoftwareCompanies are increasing their focus on the customer experience, and for good reason: happy customers are loyal customers. Thirty-five Customer Experience Statistics to Know for 2019¹ stated, “Customers no longer base their loyalty on price or product. Instead, they stay loyal with companies due to the experience they receive. MORE
Not surprising, the terms most closely associated with Adoption are Adoption of Social Software and Adoption of Enterprise 2.0. There are some great resources on this such as: Ten tips for choosing & using social software Adoption of Web 2.0 MORE
They can be prevented by using LMS software to manage corporate training. LMS LMS Software Employee TrainingEmployee training isn’t always the simple process business leaders want it to be. Some companies struggle with engaging employees in training, don’t regularly offer professional learning and development programs, or fail to meet the needs of individual learners. Any of these training mistakes can result in lower productivity. MORE
eLearning Software posts: eLearning Software Tools Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Software Satisfaction - Satisfaction survey results for eLearning Software. eLearning Software Satisfaction (More) - follow-up on satisfaction results for eLearning Software. What is Rapid eLearning Software? Description of eLearning Software for rapid eLearning. Rapid eLearning Software - Another post looking at eLearning Software for rapid eLearning. MORE
Five years ago, LMS software was the dominant learning platform for enterprises, associations, and nonprofits. Learning Management Software Corporate LMSIf you wanted to implement online training, you used an LMS. But technology is relentless. MORE
LMS software can make this easier. eLearning and Corporate Training LMS SoftwareCorporate training isn’t always what employees would consider to be personal. More often, it’s standard, dry content that doesn’t fit each employee’s job. MORE
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, the well-known CRM and cloud computing company (and now soon-to-be social software vendor) wrote a guest post on TechCrunch late last week making the case for “why enterprise software should take its cues from Facebook and become more social.” Cloud Enterprise Software Hardware Social Enterprise Virtualization MORE
Selecting the correct online learning software for your business is a complicated endeavor. LMS Software LMS ComparisonIn a global market that is expected to grow from 9.8 billion to 22.4 MORE
LMS Software Employee Training Employee OnboardingEmployee onboarding programs are crucial to your company’s success. They affect not only new employees, but turnover costs and productivity as well. In fact, Up to 20% of employee turnover happens in the first 6 weeks on the job.¹. “In In the U.S. and U.K., an estimated $37 billion is spent annually to keep unproductive employees who don’t understand their job,” according to The Onboarding Statistics You Need to Know.². MORE
Good question about adoption of webinar software / services - this time from someone who went to my workshop in Cincinnati - Revolution in Workplace Learning - who by the way - called it "awesome." Those are my quick thoughts, but my guess is that there's lots more thoughts out there on what to do around choosing webinar software MORE
Three percent of the average retailer’s budget is spent on training, according to Retail Training Services. 1 “For store-level personnel, that percentage equates to $840 for a typical store manager, $560 for a full-time sales representative, and less than $200 for a typical part-timer.”. MORE
Association Training Corporate LMS Trade Association SoftwareIn the U.S., there are over 80,000 professional associations that provide continuing education on some level. 1 Many of these associations deliver continued education with a learning management system. MORE
Dave Winer has a couple of related posts up, one addressed to Doc Searls and me, and the other broadening the point: we need to be doing more to support software that makes us, and the Internet, freer. Dave’s point is that there’s software that increases our freedom and there’s software that “siphons off and monetizes freedom.” ” People like Dave write software that increases our freedom. MORE
Company leaders become interested in LMS software for a variety of reasons, usually because they want to maximize employee training. LMS LMS Software eLearning LMSWhat they often end up discovering is that an LMS, or learning management system , does far more than just deliver training. It can also encourage collaboration, increase sales and decrease the cost of training.¹. MORE
LMS Software Learning Management System Online LearningTo claim that online learning, or eLearning, is popular in the workplace is an understatement. In the U.S. alone, over 75 percent of companies offer online training.¹ About half of Fortune 500 companies already use eLearning,² and it’s estimated that 98 percent of all companies will use some type of eLearning by 2020.³. MORE
Learning Management SoftwareForty percent of U.S. employers are unable to find workers who are skilled enough to fill entry-level positions.¹ This points to a skills, or competency, gap that can cause serious problems within an organization. MORE
An exciting week in Singapore with a series of events including IRAHSS 2013 all held in the Raffles City Convention Centre. That also means an upgraded corner room in the Fairmont Hotel which also has my second favourite swimming pool of any hotel in the world. MORE
Corporate learning management systems provide a number of benefits to an organization: centralizing and standardizing company training, controlling L&D costs, and streamlining and improving the effectiveness of employee learning and development. LMS User Experience LMS Comparison Corporate LMS MORE
Today only at Amazon, when you Buy TurboTax software , you will also get $10 Amazon Gift Card As Low As $39.86! The post Buy TurboTax software + $10 Amazon Gift Card As Low As $39.86! MORE
While there is no quick fix for increasing an employee’s level of engagement in learning and development, integrating microlearning into training modules with LMS software is a great place to start. LMS LMS Software microlearningLess than half of U.S. employees are highly engaged in learning. MORE
LMS Software LMS FeaturesThe corporate LMS market is large, and growing, expected to reach $7 billion globally¹ by 2023. There are an enormous number of vendors for corporations to choose from, each offering a different suite of content, features, and pricing. MORE
At least I got to play with a PC and an Apple II then, because my company did the advertising for a software company making a game for them. So I got to see first hand what Dave Winer is driving at in MacWrite and MacPaint, a coral reef and What early software was influential? How is it that wanting software to do everything defeats the simple purpose of doing any one thing well? One current victim of cruftism is Apple, at least in software and services. MORE
Most educational software instantiates physical learning spaces. Instead of creating central spaces of learning, our focus (and reflected in Stephen’s grsshopper software) in subsequent courses turned to encouraging students to own their own learning spaces. Educational software in common use today assumes that structure exists a priori. We have run pilots with the software and have a few additional pilots planned for fall. What do you want the software to do? MORE
Along the way, new software products continue to emerge in the Enterprise 2.0 space, continuing the variety and innovation needed to keep lift going as the industry matures into a major component of the software business. CIO Collaboration Networking Software IT EmploymentAs some expected, the move to incorporate social media into the way enterprises get work their done has been a difficult one, yet traction increasingly appears to be at hand. MORE
For some organizations, learning management software (LMS) is an unexplored technology. Learning Management Software Online LearningFrom 2016 to 2017, the top learning priority for organizations was exploring new learning technologies, according to the Brandon Hall Group.¹ MORE
In our first post on agile development from January ([link] we discussed the basics of the Agile software development process and why it is good for software vendors and their customers. This article looks at what makes a good User Story – the core of defining requirements. What exactly is a User Story? User Stories are simply requirements. But, as with everything in Agile, we both simplify and specify the process. MORE
Many associations use trade association software that typically features a built-in LMS. LMS Software LMS benefits Trade Association SoftwareA learning management system (LMS) provides a great deal of value for an association. MORE
Fortunately the extortionate pricing experienced by Australians for much hardware and software has abated somewhat, however some software, and more prominently digital entertainment including movies and music, is still very expensive. MORE
The most exceptional eLearning software increases company productivity, streamlines your budget, and ensures training efficiencies – while the wrong one can cost you untold time, money, and employee resources. LMS Software eLearning LMS MORE
With all the funds billowing into this market, it has the revenue needed to develop new and exciting types of software that make online learning a great experience for both learners and trainers. eLearning software will probably never replace certified trainers; at least, not entirely. MORE
Horses for Sources : Why Oracle’s acquisition of Taleo shifts the innovation onus onto the service providers: Companies buy software because they want standard process that can be automated with as little human intervention as possible. MORE
Always assume it is you who are being stupid rather than the software. Make the effort to learn it - not by reading the manual but by tinkering. Watch kids - they keep pressing buttons until they get what they want. If it doesn't work for you it's not personal - move on and find a better app MORE
Software Related Topics TOPYX LMS
JUNE 18, 2019
Five years ago, LMS software was the dominant learning platform for enterprises, associations, and nonprofits. Learning Management Software Corporate LMSIf you wanted to implement online training, you used an LMS. But technology is relentless.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Serverless is an approach to software development for quickly building and deploying applications as a collection of loosely coupled modules and microservices.
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TOPYX LMS
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Many associations use trade association software that typically features a built-in LMS. LMS Software LMS benefits Trade Association SoftwareA learning management system (LMS) provides a great deal of value for an association.
TOPYX LMS
JUNE 26, 2019
LMS Software Employee Training Employee OnboardingOver the past 10 years, flexible contract work has increased by 56 percent.¹
TOPYX LMS
JUNE 11, 2019
Learning Management Software ManufacturingThe U.S. manufacturing industry employs 8.5 percent of the national workforce and produces 18.2 percent of the world’s goods. 1 Unfortunately, many manufacturing companies are also struggling to keep up with the competition.
TOPYX LMS
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Association Training Corporate LMS Trade Association SoftwareIn the U.S., there are over 80,000 professional associations that provide continuing education on some level. 1 Many of these associations deliver continued education with a learning management system.
TOPYX LMS
APRIL 25, 2019
LMS Software LMS FeaturesThe corporate LMS market is large, and growing, expected to reach $7 billion globally¹ by 2023. There are an enormous number of vendors for corporations to choose from, each offering a different suite of content, features, and pricing.
David Weinberger
JANUARY 14, 2015
Dave Winer has a couple of related posts up, one addressed to Doc Searls and me, and the other broadening the point: we need to be doing more to support software that makes us, and the Internet, freer. Dave’s point is that there’s software that increases our freedom and there’s software that “siphons off and monetizes freedom.” ” People like Dave write software that increases our freedom.
TOPYX LMS
JULY 30, 2019
Many choose eLearning software to help them train their workforce. Choosing software that doesn’t have the tools a tech company needs takes an organization further from its goals and wastes part of the training budget. LMS Software LMS Technology
TOPYX LMS
MARCH 13, 2019
Selecting the correct online learning software for your business is a complicated endeavor. LMS Software LMS ComparisonIn a global market that is expected to grow from 9.8 billion to 22.4
TOPYX LMS
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Learning Management SoftwareForty percent of U.S. employers are unable to find workers who are skilled enough to fill entry-level positions.¹ This points to a skills, or competency, gap that can cause serious problems within an organization.
George Siemens
AUGUST 13, 2013
Most educational software instantiates physical learning spaces. Instead of creating central spaces of learning, our focus (and reflected in Stephen’s grsshopper software) in subsequent courses turned to encouraging students to own their own learning spaces. Educational software in common use today assumes that structure exists a priori. We have run pilots with the software and have a few additional pilots planned for fall. What do you want the software to do?
Harold Jarche
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Horses for Sources : Why Oracle’s acquisition of Taleo shifts the innovation onus onto the service providers: Companies buy software because they want standard process that can be automated with as little human intervention as possible.
TOPYX LMS
JANUARY 3, 2019
Customer Service Employee Training Learning Management System Learning Management SoftwareCompanies are increasing their focus on the customer experience, and for good reason: happy customers are loyal customers. Thirty-five Customer Experience Statistics to Know for 2019¹ stated, “Customers no longer base their loyalty on price or product. Instead, they stay loyal with companies due to the experience they receive.
TOPYX LMS
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
LMS software can make this easier. eLearning and Corporate Training LMS SoftwareCorporate training isn’t always what employees would consider to be personal. More often, it’s standard, dry content that doesn’t fit each employee’s job.
Jay Cross's Informal Learning
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
From classroom scheduling to nose counting to connecting people. Time for a change in emphasis.
Doc Searls
JANUARY 29, 2013
At least I got to play with a PC and an Apple II then, because my company did the advertising for a software company making a game for them. So I got to see first hand what Dave Winer is driving at in MacWrite and MacPaint, a coral reef and What early software was influential? How is it that wanting software to do everything defeats the simple purpose of doing any one thing well? One current victim of cruftism is Apple, at least in software and services.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
DECEMBER 4, 2011
Major Commercial PageSuite Commercial software, pricing not available, demo not functioning. ZMags Apears to be more of a commerce server, but has something they call online newspaper software. Small Commercial Flexportal Newspaper and portal software written in C (which means more installation problems but much better speed). Bondware Newspaper website software. EZY Media Services include software 'packs' (eg.,
TOPYX LMS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
For some organizations, learning management software (LMS) is an unexplored technology. Learning Management Software Online LearningFrom 2016 to 2017, the top learning priority for organizations was exploring new learning technologies, according to the Brandon Hall Group.¹
Euen Semple
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Always assume it is you who are being stupid rather than the software. Make the effort to learn it - not by reading the manual but by tinkering. Watch kids - they keep pressing buttons until they get what they want. If it doesn't work for you it's not personal - move on and find a better app
TOPYX LMS
AUGUST 8, 2018
Positioning your company to stand out in the crowd can be a feat, but using LMS software makes it easier. eLearning and Corporate Training LMS SoftwareYour company has a sea of competitors. If you’re unsure of how to create a top-performing business, you will lose customers and stunt organizational growth. A learning management system is essential to a progressive organization as it delivers a unique blend of benefits that help companies develop a competitive advantage.
TOPYX LMS
AUGUST 1, 2018
LMS Software Learning Management System Online LearningTo claim that online learning, or eLearning, is popular in the workplace is an understatement. In the U.S. alone, over 75 percent of companies offer online training.¹ About half of Fortune 500 companies already use eLearning,² and it’s estimated that 98 percent of all companies will use some type of eLearning by 2020.³.
TOPYX LMS
MAY 7, 2019
Corporate learning management systems provide a number of benefits to an organization: centralizing and standardizing company training, controlling L&D costs, and streamlining and improving the effectiveness of employee learning and development. LMS User Experience LMS Comparison Corporate LMS
TOPYX LMS
OCTOBER 8, 2018
To ensure your LMS is delivering these benefits, it’s a good idea to step back and take an objective look at how well the software is performing and if your investment is really paying off. LMS Software Learning Management System LMS Implementation
TOPYX LMS
JULY 11, 2018
While there is no quick fix for increasing an employee’s level of engagement in learning and development, integrating microlearning into training modules with LMS software is a great place to start. LMS LMS Software microlearningLess than half of U.S. employees are highly engaged in learning.
TOPYX LMS
JUNE 26, 2018
They can be prevented by using LMS software to manage corporate training. LMS LMS Software Employee TrainingEmployee training isn’t always the simple process business leaders want it to be. Some companies struggle with engaging employees in training, don’t regularly offer professional learning and development programs, or fail to meet the needs of individual learners. Any of these training mistakes can result in lower productivity.
TOPYX LMS
JUNE 28, 2018
LMS Software Employee Training Employee OnboardingEmployee onboarding programs are crucial to your company’s success. They affect not only new employees, but turnover costs and productivity as well. In fact, Up to 20% of employee turnover happens in the first 6 weeks on the job.¹. “In In the U.S. and U.K., an estimated $37 billion is spent annually to keep unproductive employees who don’t understand their job,” according to The Onboarding Statistics You Need to Know.².
Jay Cross
DECEMBER 22, 2009
The beauty of open software is that it gets better all the time. I’ve been blogging a long, long time. A decade. I remember the earliest versions of Blogger and the introduction of TypePad. But nothing has impressed me as much as the continuous evolution of WordPress.
Dion Hinchcliffe
FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, the well-known CRM and cloud computing company (and now soon-to-be social software vendor) wrote a guest post on TechCrunch late last week making the case for “why enterprise software should take its cues from Facebook and become more social.” Cloud Enterprise Software Hardware Social Enterprise Virtualization
TOPYX LMS
OCTOBER 31, 2018
LMS Software eLearning and Corporate Training leadership developmentEighty-four percent of companies anticipate a shortage of leaders in the workplace in the next five years, according to Infopro Learning.
Tony Karrer
AUGUST 10, 2009
Not surprising, the terms most closely associated with Adoption are Adoption of Social Software and Adoption of Enterprise 2.0. There are some great resources on this such as: Ten tips for choosing & using social software Adoption of Web 2.0
TOPYX LMS
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Are you getting the most from your learning management software? Most company leaders who implement learning management software do so for training purposes. The problem is, they stop at employee training programs, while an LMS’s real benefits go much farther.
TOPYX LMS
MARCH 17, 2016
With all the funds billowing into this market, it has the revenue needed to develop new and exciting types of software that make online learning a great experience for both learners and trainers. eLearning software will probably never replace certified trainers; at least, not entirely.
TOPYX LMS
JULY 6, 2018
LMS Software Employee Training Informal LearningIn 2018, business leaders understand that training is key to a healthy, thriving business. That’s why nearly $165 billion was spent on training and development by U.S. companies in 2013 alone.¹.
TOPYX LMS
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
The most exceptional eLearning software increases company productivity, streamlines your budget, and ensures training efficiencies – while the wrong one can cost you untold time, money, and employee resources. LMS Software eLearning LMS
Xyleme
APRIL 20, 2012
In our first post on agile development from January ([link] we discussed the basics of the Agile software development process and why it is good for software vendors and their customers. This article looks at what makes a good User Story – the core of defining requirements. What exactly is a User Story? User Stories are simply requirements. But, as with everything in Agile, we both simplify and specify the process.
Tony Karrer
APRIL 26, 2007
eLearning Software posts: eLearning Software Tools Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Software Satisfaction - Satisfaction survey results for eLearning Software. eLearning Software Satisfaction (More) - follow-up on satisfaction results for eLearning Software. What is Rapid eLearning Software? Description of eLearning Software for rapid eLearning. Rapid eLearning Software - Another post looking at eLearning Software for rapid eLearning.
Ross Dawson
JULY 15, 2012
Fortunately the extortionate pricing experienced by Australians for much hardware and software has abated somewhat, however some software, and more prominently digital entertainment including movies and music, is still very expensive.
David Gurteen
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Today only at Amazon, when you Buy TurboTax software , you will also get $10 Amazon Gift Card As Low As $39.86! The post Buy TurboTax software + $10 Amazon Gift Card As Low As $39.86!
TOPYX LMS
JANUARY 18, 2019
Three percent of the average retailer’s budget is spent on training, according to Retail Training Services. 1 “For store-level personnel, that percentage equates to $840 for a typical store manager, $560 for a full-time sales representative, and less than $200 for a typical part-timer.”.
Dion Hinchcliffe
JUNE 25, 2012
Along the way, new software products continue to emerge in the Enterprise 2.0 space, continuing the variety and innovation needed to keep lift going as the industry matures into a major component of the software business. CIO Collaboration Networking Software IT EmploymentAs some expected, the move to incorporate social media into the way enterprises get work their done has been a difficult one, yet traction increasingly appears to be at hand.
Clark Quinn
JULY 23, 2008
Good question about adoption of webinar software / services - this time from someone who went to my workshop in Cincinnati - Revolution in Workplace Learning - who by the way - called it "awesome." Those are my quick thoughts, but my guess is that there's lots more thoughts out there on what to do around choosing webinar software
TOPYX LMS
JUNE 19, 2018
Company leaders become interested in LMS software for a variety of reasons, usually because they want to maximize employee training. LMS LMS Software eLearning LMSWhat they often end up discovering is that an LMS, or learning management system , does far more than just deliver training. It can also encourage collaboration, increase sales and decrease the cost of training.¹.
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