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3 Reasons To Switch Your LMS

Jason Clymer | Learning Management | 547 Views | August 29, 2012 | 1 comment

Webinar Video – A Unified Approach To Learning Management

Aneesh Bhat | Learning Management | 228 Views | August 7, 2012 | Write the first comment

Webinar Video – A Unified Approach To Learning Management For those of you who couldn't attend our recent webinar in association with the Brandon Hall Group, titled 'A Unified Approach to the Learning Management System' – don't worry, we've got you covered. Here's a recording of the webinar which can transform your approach to managing learning at your organization.

Jason Clymer, VP – Client Acquisition & Partner Development at Upside Learning, teamed up with David Wentworth, a Senior Analyst with the Brandon Hall Group, to discuss the need and advantages of a unified learning system.

How To Evaluate An LMS – Use Case Scenarios

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 1,623 Views | April 10, 2012 | 7 comments

Evaluate An LMS If you are looking to purchase an LMS for the first time – you have begun on the right path. If you are looking to switch to a different LMS, it is great that you are actively using an LMS. Your IT- enabled learning initiative has matured enough for you to understand the gap between what you actually need and what you are getting. In both cases – for the current purchase exercise and for the long term satisfaction (or the lack of it) depends not only on the LMS you purchase, but also on HOW you went about evaluating WHICH LMS to purchase.

Webinar Video – Learner Driven Learning Management System in a Global Environment

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 439 Views | April 4, 2012 | 1 comment

Learner Driven Learning Management System in a Global Environment

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 405 Views | March 21, 2012 | 1 comment

Learner Driven Learning Management System For us at Upside Learning, learning and innovation have been and continue to be the key drivers for our working and success. This is one of the main reasons for the robust investments we have made in training – not just for our employees but for the global community at large.

Talking about training, our first webinar for 2012 is just around the corner. Titled ‘Learner Driven Learning Management System, in a Global Environment’, this interactive webinar will be conducted in association with Brandon Hall Group on 22^nd March 2012 at 1 PM EDT. This FREE webinar will help you understand some simple key practices for designing your LMS interface, workflow and access pages so to improve the user experience for your trainers and learners.

LMS – Before the Launch – 2

Jason Clymer | Learning Management | 345 Views | December 20, 2011 | Write the first comment

LMS Before the Launch In a previous post I had discussed how changing technology might call for a change in approach to make implementing and managing change in an LMS more effective and fruitful. ‘Stakeholder engagement’ is a term commonly thrown around in the communications and project management worlds. One that, although there are many popular ‘buzz-words’, should not be overlooked. People are the core of everything and without the people’s buy in, support, and effort, any initiative will ultimately fall short.

This LMS Has No Traps!

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 552 Views | January 7, 2011 | 2 comments

Upside Learning’s Interview On LMS-Selection.com

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 237 Views | October 5, 2010 | Write the first comment

LMS For SMBs And Training Companies – A Year On, Is It Still The Same?

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 562 Views | July 16, 2010 | 4 comments

LMS- Is It Still About Classroom Training Management?

Amit Gautam | Learning Management | 572 Views | July 2, 2010 | 2 comments

The good news first: the market is upbeat about LMS technology; in the recent past I have seen an increasing number of enquiries on LMS – which is good.

The ‘not so bad’ news, something which made me think a little – in many RFPs I still find eLearning is a very small part of the requirements. In fact a couple of RFPs from very large organizations were similar in defining what they need from an LMS. I noticed that more than half of the requirements catered to managing classroom training. There was a low-key section on eLearning mentioning SCORM compliance in the RFP and that was about it!