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Lambda SolutionsJan 30, 20197 min read

The Biggest Education Technology Trends for 2020 [Update]

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Lambda SolutionsJan 29, 20193 min read

How Game-Based Learning and Gamification Benefit Online Learning

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Lambda SolutionsJan 23, 20194 min read

Why Your Organization Needs Skill Gap Analysis

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Lambda SolutionsJan 22, 20193 min read

How to Incorporate Collaborative Learning Into eLearning Experiences

Research into how to improve methods of education in recent years has yielded drastic ...
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Lambda SolutionsJan 15, 20194 min read

Discover Totara Learn's Audiences and Hierarchy Features

- 3 MIN READ - Totara Learn is an open source LMS designed for the corporate world, ...
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Lambda SolutionsJan 9, 20195 min read

A Checklist To Find Out the Relevancy of Your Corporate Training Modules

When it comes to the success of an organization, employees play an important role. The ...
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Lambda SolutionsJan 8, 20194 min read

How to Adapt Moodle™ so It can be Used for Corporate Learning

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Lambda SolutionsJan 3, 20193 min read

The Differences Between SCORM, Tin Can and xAPI: What You Should Use

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Lambda SolutionsJan 2, 20193 min read

The Telltale Signs that You Need a New Open Source LMS

For corporations and academic institutions, having a proper Learning Management System is ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 27, 20184 min read

Authoring Tools: What They Are and Why You Should Use Them

Creating an eLearning course may seem simple, but doing so actually requires a ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 19, 20183 min read

How to Set Up Successful Mobile Learning Courses

With the shipment of over 1.4 million smartphones in both 2016 and 2017, and with nearly ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 18, 20183 min read

Why You Should Look Into Mobile Learning for Your eLearning Program

Did you know that the average adult spends two hours and 30 minutes a day on their ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 12, 20182 min read

How Amazon Web Services Works and Why We Use It

It's no secret that updating server infrastructure hardware can be costly and ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 11, 20183 min read

How LRS and xAPI Technology Helps Educators Understand Learners

Imagine if, as an educator, you had easy access to how well all of your learners were ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 5, 20184 min read

Why Businesses are Choosing Cloud-based LMS Over Self-hosted Solutions

The cloud is used by 90 percent of all businesses in one way or another. Half of ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 4, 20183 min read

Create a Flexible and Engaging Learning Environment with Customized Learning

Customized learning is a learner-centric approach. Learners make their own decisions ...
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Lambda SolutionsNov 28, 20183 min read

Overcoming the Challenge of Evaluating Outsourced and Off-the-shelf Training Solution

With roughly one quarter of U.S. employees working remotely at least occasionally, more ...
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Lambda SolutionsNov 27, 20183 min read

Alternatives to Moodle™ Report Plugins

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Lambda SolutionsNov 21, 20182 min read

How Gamification Badges Motivate Learners to Succeed

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Lambda SolutionsNov 20, 20183 min read

How Gamification and Game-Based Learning Drive Employee Training and Performance

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Lambda SolutionsNov 14, 20183 min read

Open Source as an Answer to Your LMS Pain-Points

With hundreds of LMSs out in the market, the decision of which software to go with can be ...
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Lambda SolutionsNov 13, 20183 min read

Why Cloud-based LMS are Dominating the eLearning Field

Many businesses have moved their core processes to the cloud. This platform is a viable ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 31, 20183 min read

How to Evaluate Training and Learning Performance Effectively

eLearning programs have huge potential when it comes to empowering employees with a sense ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 29, 20182 min read

Innovative Learning: Strategies for Fostering Different Thinking

How are new ideas received in your organization? Is innovative learning part of your ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 26, 20183 min read

Learning Experience Design: Keys to an Effective Learning Journey

Designers who create software, apps and other digital products typically adopt an ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 26, 20183 min read

The Science of eLearning: Understanding How Learners Engage with Content

As part of learning and development, the L&D team entails keeping up with industry ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 25, 20183 min read

Using Email Courses to Enhance Your Training Programs

Developing an ongoing training program gives employees the opportunity to keep up with ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 25, 20183 min read

Digital Transformation: The Future of L&D

Digital transformation is characterized by the use of technology to replace traditional ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 24, 20182 min read

4 Design Trends Influencing eLearning

The design and user experience of a site or app play a crucial role in grabbing users’ ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 22, 20182 min read

Preparing Your Employees for the Future of Work

A successful ongoing training program is vital for a company's success. Employees need ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 18, 20183 min read

How to Increase Sales Through Effective Training Programs in eLearning

Did you know that 46 percent of salespeople originally didn't intend to go into sales as ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 15, 20182 min read

4 Ways to Use Gamification to Measure Engagement

People love games. If you apply games to your learning and training programs, your ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 11, 20183 min read

Responsive eLearning Design and How to Optimize It

Emerging technologies in education are making eLearning content more accessible than ever ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 9, 20183 min read

How to Improve LMS Adoption After Implementation

There are several obstacles in the way of a successful LMS adoption, including getting ...
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Lambda SolutionsOct 4, 20182 min read

Achieving Your Learning Objectives Using Effective Gamification

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Lambda SolutionsOct 2, 20182 min read

4 Ways Your LMS Can Help Improve Employee Engagement

Organizations are often facing low employee engagement in their workplace, with common ...
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Lambda SolutionsSep 26, 20182 min read

Tips for Testing Your Responsive Content in LMS

With eLearning courses available on smartphones or tablets, content becomes more ...
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Lambda SolutionsSep 25, 20182 min read

Social Learning: A New Way to Increase Your ROI

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Lambda SolutionsSep 19, 20182 min read

Gamification vs Game-based Learning

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Lambda SolutionsSep 18, 20182 min read

How Predictive Analytics Deliver Business Value

Predictive analytics are a key component of creating business value for several ...
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Lambda SolutionsSep 13, 20182 min read

3 New Ways to Foster a Culture of Continuous Learning

The benefits of an engaging learning program in your workplace extend beyond enhancing ...
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Lambda SolutionsSep 11, 20182 min read

On-the-Job Training Program: Increase Your Employee Productivity

Did you know that offering on-the-job training could result in receiving over 70 percent ...
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Lambda SolutionsSep 5, 20182 min read

Learn Your Way with an Open Source LMS

Is your learning management system (LMS) platform meeting your organization’s training ...
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Lambda SolutionsSep 4, 20182 min read

5 Keys to Maintain a Successful LMS After Implementation

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Lambda SolutionsAug 29, 20183 min read

What to Look for When Assessing Emerging Learning Technologies

Early adoption is not necessarily a good thing, especially in a corporate environment. ...
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Lambda SolutionsAug 28, 20182 min read

5 Technologies that are Transforming eLearning

Digital transformation is changing the business landscape at a rapid pace. To thrive in ...
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Lambda SolutionsAug 22, 20183 min read

Top Ways to Incorporate Gamification into eLearning

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Lambda SolutionsAug 21, 20182 min read

Digital Badges: Creating Opportunities to Engage Learners

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Lambda SolutionsAug 16, 20183 min read

[Totara Case Studies] iMedX and HPHA Save Hundreds of Hours with Totara Learn and Zoola Analytics

- 3 MIN READ - Healthcare organizations face unique training challenges, particularly ...
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Lambda SolutionsAug 14, 20182 min read

L&D in the Digital Age Through Innovative Technologies

With the explosive growth in disruptive technologies, “digital” has been embraced as the ...
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Lambda SolutionsAug 9, 20183 min read

How You Can Benefit From Actionable Learning Analytics

Analytics have taken over the business world. Business intelligence and predictive ...
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Lambda SolutionsAug 8, 20182 min read

Datafication: Using Data and Analytics to Drive Performance in L&D

How do you measure the effectiveness of your learning and development program? Most ...
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Lambda SolutionsAug 1, 20183 min read

How to Translate Numbers into Stories Using Data Visualization

Did you know that 58% of businesses make half of their decisions based on a gut feeling ...
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Lambda SolutionsJul 31, 20183 min read

How Toyota Correlates Training to Employee Performance

eLearning is especially important for a global company like Toyota, because it provides ...
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Lambda SolutionsJul 25, 20184 min read

Why Picking a Full Service LMS Provider is Important: 5 Things CLOs Need to Know

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Lambda SolutionsJul 18, 20182 min read

How To Adopt a Lean Learning Analytics Approach

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” - Sherlock Holmes, From “A ...
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Lambda SolutionsJul 17, 20182 min read

Is It Time for a New Learning Evaluation Model? Yes!

97% want to improve the way they gather and analyse data on learning impact¹. Following ...
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Lambda SolutionsJul 10, 20186 min read

3 Elements of Great Dashboard Design

Every picture tells a story. As busy, visual beings, we want information, quickly. And we ...
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Lambda SolutionsJul 4, 20182 min read

How to Use Reinforcement to Increase Learner Engagement

Behavioural science has inspired new ideas to increase the stickiness of your content and ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 27, 20185 min read

Evaluating the Impact of Corporate Training on the Bottom Line

As a Learning & Development (L&D) professional, you know that corporate training ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 26, 20185 min read

Capturing Data to Improve the eLearning Experience with Learning Analytics

Whether you work in industry or education, your training initiatives should have ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 21, 20183 min read

How To Engage Learners to Fall in Love with Learning

So your company has taken the plunge and made a huge investment in a learning management ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 19, 20182 min read

Your Three-step Framework to Drive Learner Engagement

Reinforcement, the process of strengthening a behaviour, is a crucial guiding concept for ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 12, 20183 min read

Full-Managed Cloud Hosting for Moodle™ Vs. Self-Hosting

Once your organization has made a decision to a learning management system (LMS), another ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 7, 20184 min read

4 Uses for Predictive Learning Analytics

Learning & Development (L&D) programs typically have two high-level goals: 1. ...
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Lambda SolutionsJun 6, 20185 min read

Analyzing xAPI Data with Zoola Analytics

One of the key hurdles to effective learning analytics is getting access to all of your ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 31, 20184 min read

Better Training Evaluation With LMS Learning Analytics

In 1959, learning expert Donald Kirkpatrick designed a Four-Level Training Evaluation ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 29, 20183 min read

LMS Cost Considerations: How to Develop an L&D Program Without Going Over Budget

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Christopher PappasMay 24, 20185 min read

7 Tell-Tale Signs of eLearning Drop Outs and How to Prevent Them

Are your online learners looking for an excuse to permanently log off? Are your ...
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Christopher PappasMay 17, 20185 min read

How to Bridge the Corporate Training Gaps That Are Holding Your Business Back

Do diminishing sales and customer satisfaction scores trace back to your online corporate ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 15, 20185 min read

8 Tips To Find A User-Friendly LMS For Your Online Training

Using a Learning Management System (LMS) shouldn’t require a degree in rocket science or ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 10, 20184 min read

How Sandler Training Re-Engaged Users & Increased Revenues with Lambda Solutions

- 4 MIN READ - Enterprise customers with locations scattered across the globe and an ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 9, 20183 min read

Disruption and the Art of Learning Measurement: Final Day at ATD 2018

As the whirlwind conference is fast coming to a close today, Team Zoola Analytics sat in ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 8, 20183 min read

Love, Work & ROI at ATD2018: Session Overviews from Lambda Solutions

Team Zoola Analytics continues to have many great discussions and demos at our stand ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 8, 20182 min read

More ATD Day One Takeaways from Lambda Solutions

Team Zoola Analytics continues to have many great discussions and demos at our stand ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 7, 20182 min read

Lambda Solutions' Top Takeaways from ATD 2018 (Day One)

Team Zoola Analytics is busy connecting with delegates in San Diego for the ATD ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 3, 20185 min read

Selecting the Right Learning Analytics Solution: Part 2

In the previous blog, we discussed embedded and platform learning analytics solutions, ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 2, 20183 min read

Selecting the Right Learning Analytics Solution: Part 1

Deploying a learning analytics solution in your organization can bring major benefits. ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 1, 20184 min read

Lambda Solutions' Top Takeaways from BCNET 2018

Lambda Solutions Vice President of Product, Stewart Rogers, attended BCNET 2018 during ...
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Lambda SolutionsApr 27, 20183 min read

Get Ready For GDPR with Moodle 3.5 and Lambda Solutions

Two milestones in the LMS world are fast approaching: the EU’s General Data Protection ...
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Erin MelvinApr 24, 20186 min read

Compliance & Competency Training: How To Create an LMS Framework for Both (Part 2)

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Christopher PappasApr 17, 20185 min read

8 Tips to Increase Attendance Rates in Online Training

You’re ready to roll out your new online training course, but can you say the same for ...
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Lambda SolutionsApr 10, 20186 min read

Compliance & Competency Training: How To Create an LMS Framework for Both (Part 1)

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Erin MelvinApr 5, 20184 min read

Mastering GDPR Compliance For Your eLearning Solution

As of May 25th, 2018, new European Union laws for personal data protection, the General ...
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Lambda SolutionsApr 4, 20183 min read

Discover What’s New with the Release of Totara Learn 11

Site registration is now included on the Totara Registration page. Users with site ...
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Christopher PappasApr 3, 20185 min read

9 Ways To Use Real-World Examples In Compliance Online Training

Do employees know the risks of violating company policies? Are they aware of how rules ...
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Jim YupangcoMar 27, 20183 min read

Make Sure Your LMS Is GDPR Compliant By May 25, 2018

If you’re like most business professionals, you’ve heard of the General Data Protection ...
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Jim YupangcoMar 15, 20185 min read

Top 5 Human Capital Trends That Will Change the Talent Landscape

Considerable change is the only true representation of consistency, in part, thanks to a ...
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Erin MelvinMar 13, 201811 min read

4 Emerging LMS Fundamentals You Need to Know

At Lambda Solutions, we’re passionate about providing the best learning solutions to your ...
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Lambda SolutionsMar 12, 20185 min read

Top 5 Benefits of Online Learning for Teachers

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Lambda SolutionsMar 8, 20184 min read

The Art of Being a Female CEO

In honour of International Women’s Day, one of our new staffers sat down for coffee with ...
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Stewart RogersDec 21, 20176 min read

How You Can Also Streamline Online Training to Increase Your Bottom Line [Case Study]

Providing online, in-classroom and blended training courses can be an operational ...
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Lambda SolutionsDec 19, 20179 min read

Cloud Hosting: 5 Pros (and 4 Cons) of a cloud based LMS

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Christopher PappasDec 7, 20175 min read

8 Elements that Modern Learners Expect in Online Training

You need to keep your modern learners happy if you want to retain your top talent and ...
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Ben YoungDec 5, 20174 min read

Moodle 3.3 Unveils Major User Improvements

This article is a summary of “Moodle 3.3 - A New Experience”, a webinar conducted by our ...
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James NicolsonNov 8, 20173 min read

4 LMS Trends Revealed at the DevLearn 2017 Conference

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Jim YupangcoOct 22, 20174 min read

How Learning Analytics Can Improve Corporate Training

As a learning professional, you are often required to report on the effectiveness of your ...
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Christopher PappasJul 18, 20175 min read

8 Questions to Ask Before Selecting Your New LMS

You've decided to purchase a new Learning Management System (LMS). But where do you even ...
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Ben YoungJul 13, 20175 min read

Tips for Selecting the Right Learning Management System

There are hundreds of learning management systems in the market today. With so many ...
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Christopher PappasJul 6, 20176 min read

11 Must-Have LMS Features Checklist for New LMS Buyers

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Ben YoungJun 30, 20176 min read

7 Cost Considerations When Buying an LMS

If you’re purchasing a learning management system (LMS), you’ve probably established a ...
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Christopher PappasJun 23, 20175 min read

8 Tips to Use Data Visualizations in Compliance Online Training

Are your employees absorbing all the key facts and figures? In this blog, I'll share ...
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Christopher PappasJun 13, 20175 min read

Top 9 Factors to Consider When Calculating Your LMS Budget

Learning Management Systems give you the ability to deploy online training on a massive ...
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Lambda SolutionsMay 2, 20173 min read

7 Tips To Get You Started with Your LMS RFP for Moodle™

Composing a LMS RFP can be a daunting task—with so many vendors in the market, where do ...
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Lambda SolutionsApr 21, 20173 min read

Seeking LMS Reporting and Analytics? A Solution Checklist

LMS Reporting for open source learning is one of the top pain points among Moodle and ...
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Nimritta P.Apr 13, 20174 min read

The Costs Associated with an Open Source LMS

The iceberg analogy is one we often use when discussing implementations. Buyers spend a ...
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Lambda SolutionsApr 5, 20172 min read

The Learning Analytics Revolution

How would you go about completely transforming the world of education as we know it, by ...
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Nimritta P.Feb 21, 20172 min read

How to Compare the Costs of a LMS & Face-to Face Learning

If you’re considering adopting an LMS (or in the process of implementing one), you’re ...
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Nimritta P.Feb 15, 20174 min read

Criteria for Evaluating Your LMS

Shopping for a Learning Management System (LMS) is not easy. With so many options on the ...
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Stewart RogersFeb 13, 20173 min read

5 Steps to a Data-Driven Approach to Learning

“A data driven approach is used to optimize how your organization manages and deploys ...
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Nimritta P.Feb 2, 20173 min read

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Corporate Training Programs

Measuring the value to an organization is a complex, but important component of any ...
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Lambda SolutionsJan 10, 20172 min read

The Costs Associated with an Open Source LMS - Part 2

Last week we published a blog on the hidden costs of an open source LMS, we covered ...
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Nimritta P.Jan 4, 20173 min read

5 Emerging Trends in Education Technology

As innovators in the eLearning space, we keep an eye on emerging trends, terms, and ...
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Nimritta P.Dec 6, 20162 min read

Mythbusters: Open Source Software Edition

Open source software is used by some of the world’s top organizations, like McDonalds, ...
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Ben YoungDec 1, 20162 min read

LMS Hosting with a Digital Media Library

The idea behind online learning and eLearning, is to utilize technology to engage ...
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Nimritta P.Nov 29, 20163 min read

2017 Forecast: 9 HR Trends Disrupting the Market - Part 3

We previously published Part 1 and Part 2 of our recap of Bersin by Deloitte's report, HR ...
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Nimritta P.Nov 24, 20163 min read

2016 Corporate Training Trends

The LMS market is projected to reach $11 billion in worth 2020. With this anticipated ...
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Nimritta P.Nov 7, 20164 min read

2017 Forecast: 9 HR Trends Disrupting the Market - Part 2

Last week, we published Part 1 of our recap of Bersin by Deloitte's report, HR Technology ...
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Lambda SolutionsNov 4, 20163 min read

Making Money with Moodle: The Business Case for Online Learning [INFOGRAPHIC]

- 3 MIN READ - Did you know you can use the Moodle learning management system to make ...
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Nimritta P.Nov 1, 20165 min read

2017 Forecast: 9 HR Trends Disrupting the Market - Part 1

In 2015, approximately 2.4 billion was invested in HR vendors - a 60% jump from the year ...
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