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A Strategic Design Approach to Workplace Learning and Knowledge Development FREE
Jeff Merrell
Why did the CEO of a tech company build an expensive knowledgment system that practically no one used when an informal free system already existed? His intentions were sincere, but he forgot to observe his own people. Jeff Merrell, of Purple Line Associates, offers his expertise on learning design rooted in reality, not in idealized org charts and process diagrams. Download this free report.

Best Training Products 2007 FREE
Edited by TMR editors
This concise report lists the 2007 products TMR reviewers rated four stars (our highest rating). They include books, software, a one-day live event, videos, online courses, websites, and a web application. You won't find this kind of product diversity on any other website, whether it's a consultant's or training publication's. The report is free to both subscribers and nonsubscribers. Download now

Leading Authoring Tools
Edited by Deanne Dalrymple and Katica Roy
Introduction by Patti Shank
Targeted to training managers, academics, and other purchasers of e-learning technology, this new 36-page Training Media Review Report on Leading Authoring Tools identifies 23 widely used tools, defines their best use and practices, evaluates each authoring tool, and provides a snapshot comparison of overall ratings. These conclusions are based on the hands-on experience of 33 expert users from both the corporate learning and academic worlds. Download Executive Summary

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Leading Synchronous Systems
Edited by Mary Keith Resseau
To help you find the right system for online training, this 56-page report evaluates eight leading products: Breeze, Centra, Elluminate, LearnLinc, Interact Now, Interwise, Live Meeting, and WebEx. This is not an armchair report based on vendor numbers and brief demos. The detailed reviews are written by training professionals and are based on hands-on experience —in most cases, long-term usage. No other report offers this combination of specifics, actual experience, clear-cut judgments, and lack of bias. Download Executive Summary

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Learn.com
by Terrence Hackett and Jeff Merrell
Learn.com has emerged in reports on the learning management system industry as a strong player, especially among providers of hosted solutions. Jeff Merrell and Terry Hackett explain the product's strengths and weaknesses and rate over 20 separate functions and capabilities. Merrell and Hackett, authors of the TMR learning management system reports, are independent consultants with extensive experience in the selection, implementation, and operation of LMS's. Download table of contents. You can buy this report along with those on Plateau, Saba, and SumTotal for a 25% discount. See below.

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Plateau, Saba, SumTotal, Learn.com
Jeff Merrell, TMR's learning management system specialist, evaluates the latest versions of Plateau, Saba, SumTotal, and, with Terrence Hackett, Learn.com. Each report covers the five major areas of LMS functionality. Includes, at no charge, a separate article explaining the evaluation methodology.

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Plateau by Jeff Merrell
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Saba by Jeff Merrell
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SumTotal by Jeff Merrell
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E-LEARNING
Best Books on E-Learning
Ten of the best books on e-learning reviewed recently, from Elliot Masie's Rants, Raves, and Reflections to Raph Koster's A Theory of Fun for Game Design.
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