For all of you who have been following the “Back-to-School” blog – Thank you!And finally, Part 3 of the “Back to School with Web 2.0” series is here. During the last few weeks Brian Benzinger (http://www.solutionwatch.com/512/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-1/) has researched possible scenarios and real case studies of Web 2.0 in education in hopes to show others where we…See More

As social learning continues to grow, LMS/LCMS vendors are taking various approaches. While some view themselves as "social learning" savvy, incorporating various components, others seem to see themselves as just sitting on the sidelines.Equally interesting, is that those who incorporate it, for the most part, are re-treading the same components as others, which when you consider the marketplace, makes no sense, especially in the current economic times.LMS/LCMS vendors are following one of…See More

I don't think it matters how old we get there is something about a new school year starting that makes many of us think of new pencils, crayons and paper. And while school looks very different from when many of us went to school there is still that excitement about starting fresh and learning new things. So for the start of this new school year I went in search of new technology tools for students and teachers.The increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing…See More

If you want to take a peek into the future, then you should look no further than APIs and what they bring to the table. Unfortunately, too many vendors in the eLearning space have failed to see the power and potential of this capability, and have decided to ignore them. It is too bad, because what they can do far exceeds what is available today, and enables YOU the end user to have the power and control to unlock possibilities for your learners – regardless if they are your employees,…See More

Interactyx Limited is pleased to announce that thus far, the Company has been renewing 100% of its customers for installed TOPYX® eLearning platforms. Our award winning eLearning software, TOPYX , is an affordable eLearning software as a service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning (including iPads), eCommerce and multi-language localization functionality…See More

Here are the top 10 trends (6 -10, part 2 of 2. Miss part 1? Click here.) that I have seen taking place in the industry, as well as a few forecasts. They are in no particular order. The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors.6. Expansion into the SBM (Small Business Market). Smaller size vendors already see this as a real revenue generator. Some of these vendors are only targeting this market and not anything higher. Now, the mid…See More

Here are the top 10 trends (1 -5, part 1 of 2) that I have seen taking place in the industry, as well as a few forecasts. They are in no particular order. The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors.1. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charge is being led by mid size vendors. Not all of the big dog vendors have entered this…See More

Many people believe that once they have implemented their LMS/LCMS that everyone will come running to use the system. Nothing could be farther than the truth.Worse they assume that if it is “mandatory” everyone is going to access it because it is required. Thus creating a marketing strategy while you are working on/implementing your LMS is essential to build an audience and expand for future growth.Creating your marketing strategyRealize that it needs to be multi-pronged and not just one…See More

BattlefieldeLearning and all forms within are normally taken via your desktop computer and either hitting your company’s server with your browser or going to a hosted LMS vendor’s solution. If you wanted to work on creating content, for many people, the route would be and still is creating courses via a desktop based rapid eLearning authoring tool, or via your LMS/LCMS vendor’s tool (hosted or not) or via Dreamweaver or some other type of solution.…See More

Interactyx Limited is pleased to announce that its eLearning software, TOPYX®, has been named as a "Five Emerging Learning Management Systems (LMSs) to Watch" by the chairman of Brandon Hall Research in Chief Learning Officer magazine's July 2010 edition. Interactyx Limited is the award winning developer of TOPYX®, an affordable…See More

Collaboration may be the hot term of the decade, yet true collaboration has always been a difficult concept to implement…until recently. The rise of eLearning software over the last several years has provided businesses, nonprofits and academic institutions a platform for genuine collaboration.As defined by thefreedictionary.com, collaboration means, “to work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.” At this basic level, the idea of…See More

Is it me or does it seem that most vendors in the LMS/LCMS market still believe that with some smoke and mirrors, you won’t realize that social media actually must be integrated into social learning for it to exist? Or do they just drop the word, “social media”, and rather say, “social learning and web 2.0″? Or, how about "social LMS"?After all, many have a blog, wiki, RSS feed, a Facebook like page, with profile, inc. an…See More

We get this question a lot. Maybe it is because social LMS technology is considered new? Or, maybe it is because there are few complete social eLearning solutions out there? Either way, due to the increasing demand, I though t it would be easiest if I put together a concise, 1:30s video that easily outlines some of the basics about how we put TOPYX together to be an affordable, fully hosted eLearning solution for…See More

Who hasn’t heard the buss around the iPad and for those of you lucky enough to have snagged one you know it’s not just hype.Over the last several weeks, there has been a flurry of discussions on this topic in forums such as the Educause CIO listserv. Many of my colleagues have also responded with posts on their blogs. Based on these conversations, there appear to be two very different approaches to supporting the iPad on campus: those…See More