So for instance, say I work at a bank and I want to be in IT but I’m currently in another department. I wonder what I need to do to get there. What learning activities are available, what competencies do I need? I look and see there are some courses, a community of practice for IT, blogs, a wiki and some informal activities that include having lunch with someone in that position. I also find recommended reading and web sites, etc. and a plan for certification. And *bonus* I have a nice way to track all that in one place so that when I interview for that IT job, the hiring manager can just look up what I’ve accomplished. Sound like a pretty good way to manage learnin’

I guess I’m a bit more pragmatic. Big ships take a long time to turn around. Based on my experience, many LMS vendors are mashing things up and integrating web 2.0 tools making social learning a reality for organizations with high security measures in place.

By putting “Learning Management System” in quotes and prefacing it with “real,” I suspect you don’t see value in such systems. What makes an LMS “real?”