Litmos

Litmos

Original author(s)	Dan Allen
Written in	.NET
Type	Learning management system, Technology

Litmos is a SAAS/Cloud platform for e-learning, also known as a learning management system or LMS, based in Silicon Valley, CA, USA. Litmos is used for employee training, customer training, channel training, and compliance training. Litmos has over 3 million users worldwide including technology, education, healthcare, retail, construction, public sector, and non-profit companies.^[1] Litmos focuses on the corporate mid-market and enterprise but also offers plans for small and mid-size businesses. ^[2]

History

Litmos was founded by Rich Chetwynd, Dan Allen, and Nicole Fougere.^[3] Chetwynd founded Litmos early in 2007 with the aim of creating a learning management system (LMS) that was quick to set up, easy to manage and fun to use; Allen developed the initial Litmos solution.^[4][5] In June of 2011, Litmos was acquired by CallidusCloud.^[6] The company relocated to a new headquarters location in Dublin, CA in February 2015.^[7] In July 2015, the company acquired BridgeFront LLC, a leading provider of healthcare insurance and compliance education content ^[8] to expand its offerings. It has been rebranded as Litmos Healthcare. Litmos acquired the assets of ViewCentral, a leader in the extended enterprise learning market, in April 2016. The acquisition added a full revenue management and e-commerce platform designed for selling and optimizing profitable training.^[9]

Features

In addition to individual users, groups and teams may be set up to assign and track performance. Administrators can schedule and track registration and attendance for live trainings, as well as online courses. A variety of rich media content can be uploaded to Litmos, including Flash, Video, PowerPoint, Audio, and SCORM; there is an HTML Editor, Assessment Editor and Survey Editor to build modules within Litmos. Litmos also supports learner uploads (assignments), course discussion boards, gamification with leader boards, and iOS and Android mobile apps. Litmos supports a number of features standard to software in this category, including support for selling courses and extensibility options.^[10]

Litmos comes with built-in integration with a variety of external services and products, such as payment processors and eLearning industry standards such as Experience API (Tin Can API) ^[11] and SCORM. It also supports SAML 2.0 and various providers of SSO like OneLogin and Okta.^[12][13]

Technology

Litmos is written in the .NET programming language and hosted on Windows-based infrastructure. The front end makes use of HTML5 features and Ajax-based interaction. Litmos themes use Bootstrap which allows for customization of look and feel.

Awards

• 2016 CODiE Awards Finalist - Best Corporate / Workforce Learning Solution ^[14]
• 2016 CODiE Awards Finalist - Best Education Cloud-based Solution ^[15]
• 2016 CODiE Awards Finalist - Best Health & Medical Information Solution ^[16]
• 2015 Gold Brandon Hall Group's Best Advance in Learning Management Technology ^[17]
• 2015 Silver Brandon Hall Group's Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training ^[18]
• 2015 eLearning! Magazine's Best LMS Cloud Learning Platform ^[19]
• 2015 CODiE Awards Finalist - Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution ^[20]
• 2014 eLearning! Magazine's Best LMS ^[21]
• 2014 Silver Stevie Awards Best New Product or Service of the Year - Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution ^[22]
• 2014 Silver Brandon Hall Group's Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Small- and Medium-Sized Business ^[23]
• 2014 Bronze Brandon Hall Group's Best Advance in Learning Management Technology ^[24]

See also

• Learning management system
• Online learning community
• Educational technology
• M-learning
• Blended learning
• Flipped classroom
• Collaborative learning
• Distance education
• Virtual learning environment
• Learning object
• Authoring system
• Sharable Content Object Reference Model
• Experience API (Tin Can API)

References

1. "Litmos LMS". Retrieved 2015-03-23.
2. "Litmos LMS". Retrieved 2015-07-07.
3. "Kiwis strike gold in tech boom". 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
4. "NZ Tech Company Headed to Silicon Valley". Retrieved 2015-03-23.
5. "Silicon Success Stories". Retrieved 2015-03-23.
6. "Litmos Acquired by CallidusCloud" (Press release). Retrieved 2015-03-23.
7. "CallidusCloud Opens New Headquarters in Dublin" (Press release). Retrieved 2015-03-23.
8. "CallidusCloud Expands Learning and Compliance Solutions for Healthcare Insurance with Acquisition of BridgeFront" (Press release). Retrieved 2015-12-17.
9. "CallidusCloud Extends Litmos Learning Platform With Essential Registration, Scheduling and Billing Technology" (Press release). Retrieved 2016-04-08.
10. "List of Litmos Features". Retrieved 2015-03-23.
11. "TinCan Api Adopters". Retrieved 2015-03-23.
12. "Onelogin connector for Litmos". Retrieved 2015-03-22.
13. "Okta connector for Litmos". Retrieved 2015-03-25.
14. "2016 CODiE Awards Finalists". Retrieved 2016-04-08.
15. "2016 CODiE Awards Finalists". Retrieved 2016-04-08.
16. "2016 CODiE Awards Finalists". Retrieved 2016-04-08.
17. "Litmos Wins Gold in the 2015 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards" (Press release). 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
18. "Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards 2015 Winners". Retrieved 2015-12-23.
19. "'Best of Elearning!' Awards Honor 100 Top Solutions". 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
20. "2015 CODiE Awards Finalists List". Retrieved 2015-12-15.
21. "'Best of Elearning!' Awards Hit 10-Year Mark with New Winners". 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
22. "2014 New Product Awards Category Stevie® Award Winners". 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
23. "Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards 2014 Winners". Retrieved 2015-12-16.
24. "Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards 2014 Winners". Retrieved 2015-12-16.

External links

• Official Litmos website