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Interview with Al Bejcek, Rob Lowe at NetDimensions

Key Points: Biggest issue is still interoperability, though we haven't encountered many problems. Mobile learning is increasingly in demand. Offline use, and the JavaScript API are the main (API) problems to be solved. Currently have a portable LMS, runs off a flash drive. Our portable…

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Interview with folks at Element K

Key Points: Customer wants to allow learners to share and comment on notes: within a topic, or across courses. There is increasing demand for mobile delivery. We have extremely large libraries of content. Clients desire a simpler way to find, manage, and deploy content from…

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Interview with Nick Stephenson, founder of Ecampus

Key Points 90% of content loaded into our system is SCORM 1.2 -- because it's perceived as simple by our clients. Demand for SCORM 2004 support seems to be mainly as a "check-box", something you're supposed to have. Mining industry: simulating big trucks. Have objectives…

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Interview with Walt Mansell (CEO) at Watershed Networks

Key Points: Our content is constantly updating, so we need to keep control of it on our servers.  This doesn't work well with SCORM. We provide the ability to personalize the content, mix and match assets as desired, quickly. For customers who do want SCORM…

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eLearning Atlas

LMS’s and content creators benefit from one another. It’s a symbiotic relationship. The problem is that it’s not always (and usually isn’t) clear who will play nicely together. Our latest project is making it easier for you all to find each other and work together.…

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Interview with Sachin Gaur at IBM

Key Points: Current LMSs focus too much on Management, not enough on Learning Need to customize the learning experience not just by learning need but also by learner type LMSs should be able to design, offer and track informal learning such as job shadowing or…

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Interview with Shanmugam K at Origin Learning

Key Points: Numerous requests to convert content and run it on mobile devices, tablets. Interoperability poses a problem - content works in a test suite, but not on LMS Created and tracked accident scenarios through Second Life Communication failures even after the certificate is granted,…

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Inteview with Ingo Dahn, CEO IWM Koblenz

Key Points: LMSs don't always implement standard fully, content may not be tested, tools should explicitly describe the profile of the standard which they fully implement, and be conformance tested. Common Cartridge approach makes sense, core required profile, but optional features as well. Extension points…

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Interview with Doug Stein, (Principal) MemeSpark LLC

Key Points: Personalized learning is a growing interest in K-12. See work DreamBox learning is doing, for what they are doing, SCORM, even CC breaks down, they are using formative assessment. Adjustable difficulty, level of support, based on learner Could be supported by providing learner…

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