Summer Course Authoring Tool Rankings – Top Ten

The summer has arrived for most of us and with that comes fun in the sun or coolness in the shade. These top ten authoring tools are showing you can achieve success without confusing the person creating the course(s). Here are my summer rankings.

Features that are must haves in any LMS

Besides having a modern and crisp UI, easy navigation and support, the difference between a great system and an average system are the features. But just having the minimal doesn’t cut it.

Analysis of ASTD International Conference and Expo 2013

The ASTD International Conference and Expo lived up to its billing. With plenty of excitement and astonishment for all.

ASTD International trade show wrap up day 2

Back for another installment of the ASTD international trade show. In this amazing episode we find out that not all

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ASTD International Conference Day 1 Wrap-Up

Welcome one and all to the wrap up of the ASTD international conference and expo. It was an exciting first

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E-Learning Musings

As an honored tradition for the ASTD International Trade Show and whatever else they call it, I present my latest

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Special Post – Why the Big Four are not on my latest Top 10 LMS List

Reasons why Cornerstone, Saba, SumTotal and Successfactors are not in my latest top ten LMS list

Best of the Best – Extended Enterprise or multi-tenant LMSs

With so many systems out there pitching themselves as extended enterprise, now is the time to distinguish who really hits the high note and who is moving towards it.

Gamification in E-Learning – Are you really learning?

Everyone is saying that gamification in e-learning is going to be a blockbuster. That is really works. I’m hear to tell you that it really only works if the learner actually learns, retains and synthesizes the information. Otherwise, it is just points.

The 5 most common LMS complaints from end users

LMS vendors have long had major problems when it comes to their current, new and potential clients. Rather than take care of the complaints, they do nothing.