Which LMS do you use and why?

Hi Jody,

We use Taleo LMS which used to be Learn.com and then bought out by Taleo. To be honest it is a very big system and sometimes you almost need an IT background to administer the site. The LMS itself is highly configurable and has many functions but trying to get there is difficult part.

Not straight forward to use. They don't have very userfriendly manuals either and i have learnt to use it by Trial and Error and lots of testing.

We haven't had the best support with our Account either and considering it is a Global Account.

It does however support Scorm really well, and records the scores etc withing the LMS.

Hi Jody and Sylvia,

Sylvia - you are correct - Taleo Learn is a really big system.  I do not have an IT background, but I do have an IT guy in my organization that I depend on for help with creating the employee data file which uploads into the system. 

Jody - There is a lot of self-study.  The complexity of the system also means it is very powerful, and we have had great success in our first year with the system.  I have found the user manuals to be straight forward, easy to follow, and helpful - if somewhat overwhelming at first.

Taleo has an extraordinary user portal called the Knowledge Exchange.  I have found the answers to questions and sage advice on future configurations there, with many people (system admins and users mind you, as well as Taleo staff) that contact you one on one and go out of their way to help with any issue. 

I have had excellent support by submitting my tickets/issues through the support portal. 

My two cents.

Anna

Hi Stephen - just wondered how you were going with Totara? Has it been successful? Any tips for anyone who is in your shoes if you were to do this again?

If you're looking for something intuitive it's probably not for you. They offer online training but it's time consuming and difficult to manage (in my opinion).    If you are a dedicated Professional Development person who does nothing but course development and posting and who works with Taleo every day, it may work, since you can become familiar with their many websites and the proprietary terms they use.   Bottom line, it's probably a good product but offers more than what we need on an occasional basis. We're looking for something a little less complicated and more intuitive with less of a learning curve. 

To all those using Docebo LMS I just wanted to announce the launch of this new support community: http://www.elearningcommunity.net

A few mods and bugfix have already been published, see you there!

Looking back at everyones comment i'm surprised no one said Blackboard! Right now we just acquired Cornerstone onDemand for our Employees but our students are using Blackboard and moving to a new LMS called instructure Canvas.

Hi Carla - I am in the process of implementing this LMS - would you mind if I picked your brains on a few items? Which would be the best way for us to chat? Skype chat?? My username is antpugh 

Thanks
Ant  

Absorb LMS is a very good system. Very user friendly. 

For people who are on the lookout for new LMSs, I would definitely add two names: 

1. NetDimensions LMS aka Enterprise Knowledge Platform

2. Meridian LMS

They have won a lot of awards from eLearning Groups and are rated as the top two systems out there.

I have used both of them for different clients and they are amazing systems. 

All the best,

Ali

I am using Blackboard 9.1 iLearn

It is user friendly compared to previous versions however there are area that can be improved  with adding some features etc.

Hi,

I am surprised no one has tried Knowledge Presenter LMS. Why not register for a free online demo using some by emailing me at parul@e-learningstudios.com.

Have a look at some of the key features here:

http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/assets/lms.htm.

There is no charge per learner, works with third party SCORM compliant course including Articulate. Have a look at some white papers in Knowledge Presenters University for further details of the LMS: http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/assets/kpuni.htm

Parul