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 […]