Learning Management System Trends

February 13, 2016

Investing In A Cloud Based LMS: 10 Signs To Consider

Tired of spending your resources on an LMS that is difficult to install, even more challenging to maintain, and offers a wide range of features you don’t even need, but you are still paying for? In this article, I’ll list the top 10 signs that it may be time to switch to a cloud based learning management system.

by Christopher Pappas

January 27, 2016

Fundamentals Of Learning Technologies: Part 2

This article is a primer for those of you new to eLearning and learning technologies. Maybe it is just me, but some of the terminology thrown around in articles, books, and blogs force me to hunt down definitions in Wikipedia. And we all know that Wikipedia can’t be wrong. Part 1 of this two-part article explained what’s involved with planning, development, and delivery of training using modern technology. In preparation of part 2, I asked readers to take in a short online survey. Part 2 summarizes the basic components of eLearning material creation and publication for online use.

by Ken Whitaker

January 26, 2016

Top 6 eLearning Trends For 2016

Want to know what lies ahead for the world of eLearning in 2016? In this article, I'll forecast the 6 top trends for the coming year, so that you can keep up to date with the latest and greatest in eLearning. So, get ready to welcome the New Year by integrating some of these modern tools, technologies, and ideologies into your eLearning strategy.

by Christopher Pappas

January 16, 2016

5 Training Resolutions For 2016

We start the year with the best of intentions, but resolutions are difficult to keep when life gets in the way. But 2016 can be different with specific, achievable resolutions and mechanisms to track your progress. Here are 5 training resolutions that our team at Versal came up with to make 2016 the best training year ever.

by Carlos Cuadra

January 10, 2016

eLearning Platforms: 4 Things To Forget In 2016

Presenting educational and training material on new or updated eLearning platforms is often a scary proposition. But it doesn’t have to be. Today’s technology gets the headaches out of the way and allows the teachers to teach and the learners to learn. Fast.

by Travis Henry

December 27, 2015

Artificial Intelligence In Sparky Prose

This impassioned fourth geek article, which is actually rather nerdy, meanders (a)musingly around a (human) writer’s actual paragraph attempts at writing something sagacious on artificial Intelligence (AI), and an alien (non-human-created) AI, who is drawn in by the writer’s maelstrom of contradictory thoughts. The alien AI finds the human writer entertaining and even murmurs something to itself as it flits away.

by Chris Alexander

November 25, 2015

From Traditional Learning Management Systems Toward Adaptive Learning Spaces

Learning management systems are extensively used by higher education institutions, K-12 schools, corporations for online training purposes. There is no doubt that it is an increasingly growing sub-market of eLearning. Some sources claim that it will experience a growth rate of 23% between 2017 and 2018. The question is whether their future is really promising for online and blended learning.

by Didem Yesil

October 30, 2015

Fundamentals Of Learning Technologies: Part 1

This article is a primer for those of you new to eLearning and learning technologies. Maybe it is just me, but some of the terminology thrown around in articles, books, and blogs force me to hunt down definitions in Wikipedia. And we all know that Wikipedia can’t be wrong. Part 1 of this two-part article explains what’s involved with planning, development, and delivery of training using modern technology. In preparation of part 2 I’m going to ask you to take in a short online survey.

by Ken Whitaker

October 29, 2015

The Learning Management System: Dodo Or Phoenix?

This article poses succinctly whether built-for-purpose educational apps targeted at the growing smartphone user educational market could start to threaten the future viability of Learning Management Systems; it is suggested a new type of intelligent Learning Management System (LMS) needs to be created.

by Chris Alexander

October 2, 2015

6 Corporate eLearning Trends Shaping eLearning Initiatives

Corporate eLearning has been around almost as long as computers have been in the workplace, but it hasn’t always been effective or engaging. We’ve all, at some point, experienced the mandatory computer training course whose biggest deliverable was mind-numbing boredom. But on the coattails of new technology and employee engagement initiatives, corporate eLearning is experiencing seismic shifts some for the better, others which have yet to prove their value.

by Aleksandr Peterson

June 3, 2015

Top 10 eLearning Trends For 2015

So, do you want on-trend, tech savvy eLearning? We’ve got you covered. Here are the top 10 trends for what’s hot in 2015 and beyond.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

May 23, 2015

What Are The New Training Technologies?

We are in the midst of a technological revolution, and are seeing perhaps the fastest rate of technological growth and development in history. Thankfully, no industry is being left out, and training technologies are being caught up in this wave and are developing at a rapid pace. Training software tools exist today which simply did not exist 5 years ago.

by Roz Bahrami