tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post8984370609577160668..comments2024-03-28T08:36:29.053-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: eLearning Guild Research ReportsTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-15172249602124387802007-11-27T11:29:00.000-08:002007-11-27T11:29:00.000-08:00Tony and everybody else,I have some suggestions ab...Tony and everybody else,<BR/><BR/>I have some suggestions about making important decisions using the free Tools and Product Satisfaction DDA report.<BR/><BR/>Unlike the in-depth surveys that accompany the Guild's 360 reports, in the general Tools and Satisfaction Direct Data Access report look at five measures:<BR/><BR/>Overall Satisfaction<BR/>Would You Use the Vendor Again<BR/>Cost<BR/>Ease of Learning/Implementation<BR/>Vendor Responsiveness<BR/><BR/>(Overall Satisfaction is computed based on the other four).<BR/><BR/>For some categories, these results shine a lot of light on the subject (LMS, Synchronous Tools, Audio Tools, etc.)<BR/><BR/>For some categories the results are useful but don't dig down very deep. I'm thinking in particular of Rapid Development tools where we see PowerPoint, Word, Captivate, Lectora, Raptiviy, and others lumped together and don't have enough information to see what's different about the tools.<BR/><BR/>This is why for Courseware, Rapid Development, and Simulation Tools I would steer people to our upcoming 360 report on authoring and development tools as we drill down VERY deeply into the strengths and weaknesses of each tool.<BR/><BR/>The same goes for testing and assessment tools. The 360-report (and the attendant DDA portfolio) really shows the differences among the tools.<BR/><BR/>So, the general purpose Tools and and Product Satisfaction DDA is certainly very useful (and I give thanks to the thousands of Guild members that have taken the time to share their experiences through this system), but if you need to make some serious decisions I would first get the free PDFs of the 360 reports. And if you need to filter by company size, industry, and so on, then I would purchase the related DDA portfolio as some tools work better in different industries/company sizes, etc., than others.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Steven Wexler<BR/>Director of Research and Emerging Technology<BR/>The eLearning GuildAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com