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The LMS market is booming, as more and more business organizations realize the importance of having a centralized system for as much learning that happens in the work space as possible. But despite the growing presence of LMSs in the organizational training world, there are still people who don’t get how these systems work and how they can help their businesses.
The main purpose of wearable technology is to gather important data and give instant access to certain resources. Here are just a few wearable devices that can be used by companies to train their employees and increase productivity: wearable wrist displays, wireless headsets, fitness bands, VR headsets, AR glasses, clip-on cameras and smartwatches.
BYOD became a true business trend a few years ago. The US was leading the trend, followed by Asia and Latin America, while European countries were more reluctant towards it. But lately, Lately, this trend seems to be reclining. Just as a coin always has two sides, implementing BYOD at work has advantages and disadvantages.
In the e-learning arena, big data means the data produced by learners interacting with the learning content during an e-learning course or training module: their learning progress, the time spent on each lesson, the time spent on a particular part of the lesson (a video, for example), their assessment results, their social sharing, their interactions with other learners or with instructors, and so on, and so forth. All these data affects companies’ ability to deliver success in learning and development, learner engagement and ultimately, business performance.
The mobile worker is among us. Are you aware?
It happened smoothly, one day after another, one technological advancement after another. It crept like a bug in every office space and in every workplace setting. We can no longer consider him or her to belong to a science-fiction, tech-reliant future. The mobile employee is HERE, NOW!
Flash vs. HTML5 is like a virtual war between apples and oranges. They are both fruits, but they are different and cater to different needs. Flash and HTML5 come with advantages and disadvantages each, so instructional designers need to pay special attention when choosing the right format for their needs.
It’s impossible to tell what features should have the perfect LMS. With so many types of organizations, multiplied with so many types of learning needs, this is a rather impossible task. But I’m pretty sure that most L&D professionals faced with the challenge of getting a new LMS know by now what they DON’T want in an LMS.
