In additional to our own experience and custom research, Chapman Alliance draws upon the following resources to meet specific needs
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Best practice studies of talent management and learning. Their case studies provide a wealth of information
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With the shift of major LMS solutions as part of broader integrated Talent Management Suites, the LMS space becomes even more compelling (and a bit more murky)
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Reviews of LMS, Authoring Tools, Talent Management Systems, etc. with a European perspective. Free summary reviews, deep reviews available for purchase
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Non-profit organization, based in the UK, publishing research materials and case studies about best practices to "improve the impact of learning technologies at work." They have some great FREE reports as well.
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Great State of the Industry reports and many research reports on best practices. Look to ASTD reports for information on the broader "Training" industry (beyond eLearning)
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Follow the research of Clair Schooley with focus on learning, social learning, generational learning issues, etc. This link goes directly to her research page.
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360 degree research reports on learning topics such as LMS, Simulation, and Syncrhonous Leanring
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Human Capital Management - with reports on learning and talent management. Look for the research by Mollie Lombardi, HCM research specialist.
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This is a very cool site that list hundreds of studies comparing the effectiveness of e-learning vs. classroom (also synchronous online, etc.). If anyone ever asks you if online learning is effective, this is a great place to start in making your case.
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Learning Industry Market Sizing and Forecasting Reports
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Shared best practice information through membership in the Masie Consortium. Also, free digital books on learning topics
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independent eLearning research and in the French market; LMS Benchmarking Report and Case Studies
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Good source of research on learning in Asia and Asia Pacific
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Subscription based membership for benchmarking and productivity research in areas such as Compliance, Leadership, and Talent Management
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Great resource from the company "Writing Assistance" - for calculating how long it takes to create print-based learning (and other manuals/publications). The ranges are a bit wide, but still helpful.
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Research into e-learning pricing and how to make e-learning a revenue producing activity (especially for Associations)
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A summary of tidbit of learning studies all rolled together on a single page. Nice stuff.
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This is a great resource to learn about instructional design theories from leaders such as Gagne, Merrill, Ausubell, Landa, etc.
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Free e-book download, studies of organizations that benefit by using reusable learning content vs. companies where reusable content didn't seem to work.
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Very good description of leaders in the academic LMS market. It's not just a battle between Blackboard and Opensource. There is more to the story.
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Although written in 1999, this document explains the theory and framework behind how "learning objects" work. A valuable resource for those working on their own content management strategy.
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Interesting research by Capterra on the 20 LMS's used by Academic Institutions. NOTE: This does NOT reflect the leading systems for corporate training
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a study of content remembered from PowerPoint Presentations, published by Rexi Media. A great point of data with paralells to eLearning and the fact that most of us provide lengthy presentations.
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Comparing Captivate, Lectora, Articulate Studio, and Articulate Storyline
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Average rates for Instructional Designers, Technical Writers, etc. for the company Writing Assistants. Use as a comp when hiring contractors.
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Great article about gamification with references to data that shows the impact of Gamification. Written by Ross Smith, Microsoft
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By The McKinsey Group. Free report outline how social learning can increase productivity by 20-25%.
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This is a great resource for anyone interested in knowing what interactions and media are supported in HTML5 vs. Flash. NOTE: this page shows comparison tables for Captivate
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This is a great resource for anyone interested in knowing what interactions and media are supported in HTML5 vs. Flash. NOTE: this page shows comparison tables for Articulate Storyline
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Excellent resource with pragmatic advice for creating learning, from the Washington Library Association
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Nice list of the best Learning Management systems for use in Higher Education, but also for Associations and Corporate entities that use an instructor-led, distance learning model
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Book Chapter with great definitions of derivative reuse, nested reuse, etc; and a good list of benefits of reuse