Posts by Chris Tompkins

We knew that Chris was going to fit in here when he told us stories from a prior job in which he visited various Walmarts, teaching the disinterested staff about how to sell satellite radios. When your job will revolve around explaining eLearning standards and educating people about them, patience and teaching become pretty important. That's why Chris is our director of sales.

SCORM Talk vs. SCORM Walk

SCORM Talk vs. SCORM Walk

When looking through the eLearning Atlas, I wondered if the versions of SCORM that companies claim to support are closely matched to what we see being used in reality, via SCORM Cloud. Let’s check it out: Versions of Claimed SCORM Support in the eLearning Atlas…

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Research Worth Sharing from the eLearning Atlas

eLearning Atlas: Research Worth Sharing

We created the eLearning Atlas to be an ideal tool to easily find the proper solutions. Jena and I have tried to speak to every company in the Atlas, and we continue to seek those that we’ve missed. This process provides a valuable pool of…

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Why the Details Matter When it Comes to SCORM Support

Why The Details Matter

A car salesman’s credibility is quickly lost when he guesses what size engine is under the hood or what the gas mileage could be. Claiming a car has “good” gas mileage is not the same thing as knowing it’s 40 mpg. A 6-cylinder engine can…

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MacGyver’s Map Wisdom

The best company you can have, in a strange place, is a map. -MacGyver I’ve seen every episode of MacGyver... most more than twice. When thinking about the best way for users to get what they want out of our eLearning Atlas, MacGyver’s advice came…

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Facebook + SCORM Cloud

We get asked all the time, “What is an LMS?” So, here’s a challenge... express it as simply, as elementally as you can. Here’s my effort: A tool that authenticates students, connects them to a topic, as well as each other, and provides the tools…

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