SkillSoft is the global leader in the eLearning market. Basic eLearning originated from the University of Illinois in the early 1960s. An LCMS (Learning Content Management System) manages learning content and keeps learner profile data, while an LMS (Learning Management System) focuses on training managers, instructors, and reporting training performance. The proverb "Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will remember, involve me and I will understand" is commonly attributed to Confucius.

2. 1. Who is the global leader in the eLearning market?
2. Where did basic eLearning originate from?
3. What is an LCMS?
4. Who said this?
Tell me and I will forget
Show me and I will remember
Involve me and I will understand
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PLATO Systems, University of Illinois, early 60s
Science Research Council, USA, early 70s
Waterford Elementary School, Utah, mid 70s
Institutes of Technology, NY, NJ, mid 80s
CBT Systems, now SkillSoft, USA, mid 90s

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(Supervisor) One worker is
injured at the boiler site and
two more near the press.
(Worker 1) I am going blind
from reading and writing
these safety procedures.
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(Plant Manager) Why, haven’t
the contractors and workers
read the safety manual?
(Worker 2) What good is the training if no
one reads, understands, remembers, and
changes their behavior?

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Faster Learning and Retention

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Tasks LCMS LMS
Manages Learning Content Learners
Primary target users Content Developers, IDs, PMs Training Managers, Instructors
Content creation capability Yes No
Keeping learner profile data Yes, but not primary focus Yes
Navigational Control and learner interface Yes No
Training performance reporting No Yes

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1. Who is the global leader in the eLearning market? SkillSoft
2. Where did basic eLearning originate from? University of Illinois
3. What is an LCMS? Learning Content Management Systems
4. Who said this?
Tell me and I will forget
Show me and I will remember Confused?
Involve me and I will understand Confucius!