2025 Learning System Top Picks
Who is leading the pack? Who is setting themselves apart here in the mid-year? Are they an LMS? LMS/LXP? Talent Development System? Mentoring? Learning Platform? Something else? Are they solely customer training/education, mentoring, or coaching? Are they focused only on employees? Are they an amalgamation of all or some? Well, they cut across the board…
We Need to Chat(GPT)
We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Olivia Han, age 16.
The game changers of e-learning, last 25 years
When I considered identifying the most significant impacts of online learning over the last 25 years, I realized it wasn’t as simple as its initial premise. Creating this list required me to look beyond just learning systems and content creators (formerly known as authoring tools). I had to consider other types of learning technology, content…
Comprehensive Review of Rise 360
Part Two You can find Part One here. When utilizing Rise 360, it notes numerous times around Storyline 360, as though it is within the cloud. The fact of the matter is, it is not. Storyline 360 is a desktop application. I believe this is part of the challenge because of how it is presented…
Readers MailBlog err Post
If you are like me, the continued verification SMS code has to be by far one of the worst inventions ever. The whole “remember this device for two weeks” thing, which you check the box, yes, either doesn’t work or is just a game that the company wants to play, and you are the pawn.…
Word of the Day: kiln
The word kiln has appeared in 48 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 25 in “Traditional English Pottery Takes on a Modern Flair” by Libby Banks:Before the second, and final, firing, the piece is finished with a transparent glaze — although a small area where the shape rests on the kiln…
Alison vs Coursera and Udemy
Why Pay to Upskill When You Can Learn for Free? Thinking about advancing your career with online courses? Platforms like Coursera and Udemy claim to offer free learning, but once you visit their sites, you’ll find that only a small fraction of courses are truly free. Most require payment for full access or certification. With…
Navigating the Marketing Maze: Trends in the Learning System Space
Glasses. Anyone who wears eyeglasses can attest to this trend already in 2025. Losing them – I mean forgetting where you put them. I can attest that this trend has happened to me multiple times, and we haven’t even made it through February yet. If you are like me, you go zinging around your flat…
AI functionality in Learning Management Systems
Artificial Intelligence can be used in a Learning Management System, an LXP, a talent development platform, a mentoring platform, skilling, and other learning systems.AI and Questions – Consider Let’s get right to the point. Vendors are adding AI. They are using it with similar functionality, and wait, not. At some point, there will be more…
See you in 2025!
Happy winter holidays! We’re taking a break to spend time with our families. We’ll return on Jan 16, 2025 with a new podcast episode.We all wish you a wonderful break and we look forward to continuing spreading the joys of the science of learning in 2025.The Learning Scientists
