Emerging Technologies
Breakthrough technologies impacting how people work, shop, entertain, and live that can ultimately affect how people learn.
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How to Evaluate and Select an LRS
A Learning Record Store (LRS) can play a critical role in the ecosystem that supports xAPI. In this week’s session, we examine what an LRS is and the criteria you should be looking at to find the right one for your organization.
By Chris Tompkins • -
LeaderChat with Chad Udell
Join Chad Udell for a conversation on emerging technologies and how to leverage them in our work as learning leaders.
By Chad Udell • -
Understand and Implement xAPI Profiles
xAPI Profiles provide the context that allows xAPI statements to be understood across different systems. In this week’s session, we explore these Profiles and the role they play in your xAPI strategy.
By Jason Haag • -
The Power of Story in the New Jungle of Work
Do you feel it? That palpable dis-ease that something is still not quite right with the world. We got the memo; there’s no rolling back to life before Covid. On our cosmic Titanic, holding our breath as we collectively mask our fear, we lean across the fragile helm of provisional normalcy, straining to spot a ray of hope amidst the storm clouds of a looming recession, a great resignation, and a lingering pandemic hangover. As L&D professionals, we told our organizations a story that helped them re-imagine what learning could be in a lockdown—and then we made it happen. We…
By Karen Davis • -
Learn to Send xAPI Data
The power of xAPI lives in the statements that are generated and shared based upon a learner’s activity and actions. In this week’s session, we go under the hood of xAPI statements, exploring how xAPI data is generated and sent through different platforms.
By Paul Schneider • -
178 Crowd-sourced Tips for Purchasing a Learning Management System
This eBook breaks down results from a recent survey among Learning Guild members who were asked to share advice to colleagues shopping for their new—perhaps first—LMS.
By The Learning Guild • -
How to Build an L&D Team that Supports xAPI
Putting xAPI into practice requires knowledge and skills that are new for many organizations. In this week’s session, we are joined by Amy Parent as she explores the skillsets and potential roles that may be required to support xAPI.
By Amy Parent • -
xAPI In Practice (Case Studies 1)
This week, we focus on xAPI in practice, showing two examples of organizations that have leveraged the power of xAPI in their learning programs. You will discover why xAPI was put into practice, the lessons that were learned along the way, and most importantly, the value that was driven. These examples will provide context for the in-depth sessions to follow in the weeks ahead.
By Ben Betts • -
xAPI Mastery: Top 2022 Priority for eLearning Practitioners
More authoring tools and learning platforms support the use of xAPI. Widespread adoption makes mastery of xAPI a top priority for eLearning practitioners.
By Bill Brandon • -
Learning Management Systems 2022: What You Need to Know About Usage & Selection
This report breaks down results from a recent survey among Learning Guild members to update readers on how learning management systems (LMSs) are being used in 2022.
By Jane Bozarth, Margharita Nehme •







