For as much time as we spend talking about learning management, companies do not seem to spend a lot of time thinking about learning and managers. This creates huge blind spots within organizations because managers play critical roles in every aspect of learning and development — from strategy to design to delivery to measurement. As […]
There are a lot of reasons not to invest in training for gig workers. For one thing, mandatory training for contract workers is illegal in the U.S., but there's a lot more to this story, so let's dig into it. Most companies in the sharing economy rely on independent contractors to provide their services — […]
You’re a sales manager, and your sales team needs training on a specific aspect of their jobs. Your organization intends for this training to be just-in-time learning — if they need a little help, they take a learning module in your LMS, and then they return to what they were doing in the CRM, and perform […]
In my last post How a New Training Process Scales Up Your Talent, I set the stage for a new training development process. You can click the link and read it for yourself, but I will also sum it up here... Designing & Developing Courses IS Expensive Since the beginning of my interest in instructional design, […]
You have been asking for some new features and we have been listening. We have decided to change how learners are notified of updated courses and we have also updated reports to fit your needs better. We have added a feature that shows courses as updated only when you want to notify the learners that […]
Let me wish you a happy and productive new year from the Litmos blogging team! It's time to continue with our occasional manifesto on how to bring eLearning to your organization (and maximize the use of your LMS). This is a food-for-thought post on authoring tools. Many Litmos clients (and others tasked with magically converting […]
In August 2010, Ambient Insight released a new report called "The US Market for Mobile Products and Learning: 2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis" with the subheading 'US Takes the Lead in the Global Mobile Learning Market: Consumers and Healthcare Buyers Drive the Market.' It is a US-centric report and there are some seriously good stats in […]
An April 2010 independent report from UK organization IMC (UK) Learning Ltd called "Learning Management Systems – are organisations making the most of them?" has some blog worthy statistics in it that I've outlined below. The focus of the study was the use of a Learning Management System (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in […]
Clark Quinn (@Quinnovator) and Richard Clark (@rdclark) presented session 201 at mLearnCon on "Context, Content and Collaboration: Keys to Successful mLearning". There was a lot of information covered in this session, but here are just a few of the takeaways: 63% of mobile workers prefer to use a smart phone for work-related tasks (iPass report […]
The #LearnX conference was on this week (June 9th - 10th) in Sydney at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre and was keynoted/opened by Lrnchat's very own Jane Bozarth, which was a real treat. I only attended the first day but found it to be action-packed with keynotes, breakout sessions and a great expo area. I […]
Today I read about a cool program in the UK called 'Health e-Working' developed by e-Learning for Healthcare. It is a resource made possible by the UK government's Health, Work and Well-being initiative to protect and improve the health and well-being of working age people. 'Health e-Working (which I think sounds quite catchy) offers six […]
There was an interesting article in the New York Times this week called 'Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls'. It reinforces the idea that due to usage demands, many phones are no longer being designed for phone calls but instead for web browsing, emailing, apps, games and text messages. It definitely makes […]
I've just read the "Association: Learning Management Systems" report released in October 2009 by Tagoras. The report was based on the responses of 11 LMS vendors (Avilar, Blackboard, Digitec Interactive, GeoLearning, iCohere, LearnSomething, Meridian KSI, Peach New Media, Results Direct, WBT Systems and Web Courseworks) and it has some interesting stats pertaining to average LMS […]
We're releasing some new color themes for Litmos accounts this week and so I was putting together a high contrast version for partially sighted people. After spending some time working out the right combination of colors needed I stumbled across a very simple way to do it which does not involve me creating a new […]
Health Care is another industry that is really pushing forward with innovation when it comes to online training. In a 24/7 industry, a well-implemented online training system offers the flexibility to fit in with the learner's/ admin's schedule. Ultimately, it also benefits the organization by reducing costs and improving operations. The Health Care industry is […]
Many technology solutions providers have a pretty small number of staff working in-house compared to the actual number of resellers and end users for their products. Plus, most technology products once delivered to resellers or end users, require some amount of product sales training. This is when an online training solution makes perfect sense. Being […]
This is the first post in a series I'm doing on eLearning content authoring tools. I should clarify that I'm not affiliated with any of the products I have included in this series. Founded in 2002 by Adam Schwartz, eLearning company Articulate has grown over the years to offer a full suite of eLearning authoring […]
Wainhouse Research has released results of a report conducted by profiling a group of big vendors in the eLearning, web conferencing and video space. Some pretty huge growth is estimated in these areas for the next few years, some of which is mentioned below: Wainhouse Research estimates the overall educational and training market for interactive […]
A new survey released last week by Citrix Online and Kelton Research of 1,100 businesses and 4,300 workers in Britain, France and Germany shows some very positive results for the online training industry. Overall 500 businesses and 1300 workers in the UK were surveyed, here are some key figures to come out of that research: […]
We're happy to announce the release of the new 'Team Leader' role in the Litmos Learning Management System. This much-requested permission level sits squarely in between a regular 'Trainee' and a 'Training Administrator' and fulfills a very specific purpose. The Team Leader cannot create or edit training courses but they can create users in their […]
If you're putting together your eLearning or online training content and you can't stand the sound of your own voice, or you just need a professional voice of a different accent or language to narrate the audio, look no further than www.voice123.com. Voice123 is a really cool site that has hundreds of thousands (!) of […]
Today I've been checking out iTunes U for the first time. It's been around a few years so I'm not sure why I hadn't looked at it before. But if you haven't checked it out either it is a specialized area of the Apple iTunes store that enables Higher Ed institutions to make audio/visual content […]
The Guardian.co.uk recently posted an interesting article called "Mobile learning for schools: a class without walls". The article focuses on a Sheffield (UK) secondary school who, in line with the UK Government's Manifesto for Learning Outside the Classroom (instigated three years ago), have made significant changes to the way their school runs. They have modified […]
"The three current big megatrends in the web/tech sector are mobile, social, and real-time. I like to think of this as the golden triangle" This is a quote from Fred Wilson, VC and Principal at Union Square Ventures, in an article I read earlier this week. He says that these days if you have these […]
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