Off Topic: Content Vendors

Apr 06, 2017

This is a little off topic, but I would appreciate community input.

We currently have Skillsoft in addition to our custom content we build in Storyline.

We're looking for an additional vendor for off-the-shelf material for some of our established competencies and behaviors.

Does anyone have another vendor who they like that makes interesting and engage online learning?

Thanks,

7 Replies
Joanne Chen

Hi Steve,

I am interested in it, and I kind of familiar with Skillsoft since I'd been working for OPa (the company who helped to build Skillsoft courses although I wasn't in that team).

Please feel free to contact me at joanneseangemma@hotmail.com

And you might like to know me more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-chen-b40b4452

Bob S

Hi Steve,

As you probably realize, getting canned content for some specific competencies can be challenging as the topics/titles can be nuanced. For example a "good communication" course might have a customer service slant, coaching/feedback slant, business writing slant/or more. 

So depending on how many competencies you have (and the slants you need), you may wind up needing a huge library to choose from.   This is one of the reasons we went with Biz Library  and their 7k+ courses. You have access to the entire library when you contact with them, just pay for usage and yes you can host them on your own LMS.

To be objective, the content is mostly video-based with short clips from 3 mins  up to 30 mins with Quizzes, study materials/job aids and other support materials; so not as rich individually as a Covey or Skillsoft . However the videos do have varied styles/presenters and there a ton on any given topic/competency. So you may wind up doing what we did and offering several modules for each competency.... that way someone is bound to find a style/length and slant that suits their situation.

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Stefanie Lawless

Hi Steve!

Sorry that I'm late to the party! Have you checked out Rapid Course? Rapid Course is an Off-The-Shelf content provider. And here's the cool part...you actually get the Storyline files!! That way, it's off-the-shelf, yet customizable using your skills in Storyline!!

Hope that helps! Best of luck!
Stefanie

Steve Eames

Thanks Stefanie, I'll check it out!

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