TheLearning Lab reviews

New entrant in the LMS world focussing on UX and customization rather than backend

Opmerkingen: Overall very good experience

Pluspunten:

Attractive pricing model for a solution which can be tailored. Excellent user and admin experience. Very willing and flexible team to work with. Ambitious roadmap. Nicer design compared with a lot of solutions on the market. good positioning sitting between off the shelf (take it or leave it) solutions and extremely expensive fully customizable platforms.

Minpunten:

Still catching up on some functionalities compared with more established actors on the market

Overwogen alternatieven: LearnUpon, Docebo en TalentLMS

Redenen om over te stappen op TheLearning Lab: better fit with specific company constraints

Thoughtfully structured, easy to use LMS with clean design

Opmerkingen: TheLearningLab has been incredibly helpful for our non-profit organization as we move into providing more online trainings around the world. This LMS is allowing us to scale both our internal staff training and the external training we provide to youth sport program managers worldwide in a way that is low-cost and actually fun! TheLearning Lab team have been super great to work with, always responding to any questions we have and even providing training and support via video calls when needed. We highly recommend them!

Pluspunten:

We thought very hard before selecting our LMS, and what we liked about TheLearning Lab was that the platform provided everything that we needed to launch our very first e-learning platform, with very little customization needed or technical know-how in terms of content creation. The team at TheLearning Lab are really e-learning professionals and met with us to help us learn about the potential for the platform and how it could fit with our needs. They also gave us some good tips about content creation since they provide this service to some clients (though we are creating our own course content in-house). We like that the backend structure where the courses are created actually mirrors how the courses appear to users. This sounds simple but some of the other course authoring softwares that we tried were really not intuitive to use at all! The simplicity of this LMS means that we will soon train several people on our team to help with creating and editing courses, meaning we can create content much faster. Other things we really like are: - Unlimited users at no extra cost (no hidden or unknown costs as we scale) - Ability to assign users to different audiences, gives it versatility that allows us to easily provide different content for staff training versus external online courses - Ability to set up single sign-on from our website - Gamification such as badges - Several other languages possible via integrated DeepL API key

Minpunten:

Their LMS is missing a couple of the interactive features that a previous LMS had, for example the ability to give feedback for incorrect quiz answers (currently feedback is only possible for correct answers) and small things like flip cards with images (not just text). However TheLearningLab LMS is constantly being upgraded with new features and the Penceo team have been responsive to requests for additional features, which makes a big difference compared to dealing with a faceless software company.

Overwogen alternatieven: iSpring Suite, Moodle, Evolve en Opigno LMS

Redenen om voor TheLearning Lab te kiezen: Our original solution was an authoring tool called Evolve that we planned to connect to our existing Drupal website via the Moodle LMS. However we found Evolve to be too complicated to create courses in the backend, and with Moodle the courses were only available as pop-ups rather than being embedded in our website. There were issues with the Moodle customization overall as we found the default style to be clunky and much too complicated for our needs. We chose TheLearningLab because it is both an authoring tool and an LMS, and because we felt that their team are really forward-thinking and passionate about providing a great LMS solution.

Overgestapt van: Moodle

Redenen om over te stappen op TheLearning Lab: TheLearningLab provided all the key features we needed for creating attractive e-learning content, while not being overly complicated or very expensive. Some of the LMS options out there are extremely expensive, and the costs increase as you add more users which seemed like a big risk as e-learning is a new area for us. We also liked how it was easy to use in the backend, so we could imagine that our staff with little prior LMS experience could learn how to create or edit the course content.

An on-site development

Pluspunten:

An on-site interface and included tools make it easier to use and functional.

Minpunten:

I think the product is well but mobile can be improved.

Overwogen alternatieven: Meridian LMS, Opigno LMS, Adobe Learning Manager, eloomi, BRIDGE, LearnUpon en Docebo

Partners, Not Suppliers

Pluspunten:

As much as we like the platform itself for all of its innovative features, the aspect that has most impressed us is the customer service that The Learning Lab has given thus far. Granted, we are only just embarking on our project and as such can't comment on more than a few months' of engagement. Nonetheless, it is clear The Learning Lab are already more than simply LMS suppliers. Rather, they are our partners and will be plugged into our operation long term. In terms of the product itself, we really like the slideshow format of each lesson, with the ability to create really engaging multimedia for our learners.

Minpunten:

Ideally we would be able to upload our videos directly to the platform (this is possible though I understand better to use Vimeo when using large video files) and automatically generate subtitles in multiple languages. There are easy workarounds for these issues, though.

Overwogen alternatieven: Teachable, Podia, Kajabi en LearnWorlds

Redenen om voor TheLearning Lab te kiezen: We felt The Learning Lab's boutique solution and footprint in the sports industry suited our project a lot better. We also liked the ability to create extra 'layers' in our course e.g. have Course > Module > Section > Lesson, which previous LMSs didn't provide.

Overgestapt van: Thinkific

Redenen om over te stappen op TheLearning Lab: For the same reasons.

We love TheLearning Lab, only real creative solution we found

Opmerkingen: Very helpful team, great software. We love working with it as it is so easy to set up!

Pluspunten:

We were looking for a LMS and Authoring tool in one which was designed to set up courses with interactive video, mobile, infographics, gamification and which was particularly easy to style in our clients corporate identity.

Minpunten:

The tool is quite new which means some of the features need to become a bit mature. But the great thing is that the dev team quickly adds new features and works close with us to achieve the best result. So in fact this turned out to be a strength

Overwogen alternatieven: Moodle en TalentLMS

Redenen om voor TheLearning Lab te kiezen: we needed a better branded portal and we wanted an advanced authoring tool within the app next to the SCORM solution

Overgestapt van: TalentLMS

Redenen om over te stappen op TheLearning Lab: More advanced and easy to work with. PLUS the great service and help

Strong Content Creation LMS

Opmerkingen: Our experience to-date has been great, we've found the entire team very helpful and eager to work with us in every aspect of our LMS roll-out within the company.

Pluspunten:

The system has an amazing content creator tool which allows you to easily create learning materials from scratch. The system is very intuitive so doesn't take much training to get up to speed and the User Interface means the end-user experience is engaging and exciting.

Minpunten:

We've only had the system for a shirt amount of time, but what the system doesn't currently have available the team has offered to help build in or is already on their system development road-map.

Overwogen alternatieven: iSpring Suite, Looop, Adobe Learning Manager, eloomi en BRIDGE

Redenen om over te stappen op TheLearning Lab: The in-built content creation tool and the willingness of the Learning-Lab team to work with us and produce the LMS our organisation needed.

Great experience with TheLearning Lab!

Opmerkingen: TheLearning Lab is a great partner to develop a long lasting strategy of the learning activities.
The support is always timely and effective.
Frequently new features are developed based on the needs of the clients.

Pluspunten:

The authoring tool is very easy to use and allows the translation of the content via Google Chrome reducing costs and offerirng a better service (more than 100 languages available)

Minpunten:

sometimes the templates are not fully customable but, with a discussion with the agency, I can express my requests and see if possible to implement.

Awesome learning experience

Opmerkingen: Great learning experience, easy to manage and to use, really fast as well

Pluspunten:

The platform is so powerful and easy to manage.

Minpunten:

So far so good, I really cannot any bad experience

Longterm implementation

Opmerkingen: We are happy with the system although we know that it still requires some development. We have good expectations about the positive results. Very soon we will know better, as the implementation of the platform started a few weeks ago.

Pluspunten:

Integration was relatively easy, especially once we understood the functionality and limits of the system's tools.

Minpunten:

The platform still shows some instabilities (videos stopped working), although the technical support was efficient and fast.

Creative Tool

Pluspunten:

I like the gamification and creative freedom options I like to easily create content for my user The new option of slidebuilder is really useful and impressiv

Minpunten:

I would like to have the possibility of rename some sections

An LMS that is very friendly to users, trainers and admin staff alike

Opmerkingen: We want to enhance our trainees' learning experience by offering the possibility of blended learning on some of our courses. The LMS Lab is offering us a simple, user-friendly way to experiment with blended courses. We are now testing content, formats, quizzes and certification. And so far everyone is happy be they trainees, trainers or course producer (me !)

Pluspunten:

Easily usable both from an end-user (trainee) and admin/trainer perspective; beautiful and streamlined design, easily "brandable"; the fact that we feel we have some leverage on the additional functionalities and features that can be developed is a plus. The excellent and personable relations we have with Penceo marketing, creative and support team.

Minpunten:

We are still in the process of discovering how to best use the platform. There are a few functionalities that are missing - such as a course assessment form or the possibility to create a discussion forum for the trainees.

An eLearning Platform that enables truly diverse and customisable content

Opmerkingen: In addition to a great piece of software, the development team behind the scenes were very friendly and quick to resolve any small issues or questions we had. We reviewed many other LMS platforms before choosing this one, and it was a combination of the UX (from the perspective of both user and administrator) and quality of service that led us to sign up.

Pluspunten:

This LMS offers a little bit of everything, which really helps when presenting a course (which we did) that isn't entirely focused on videos. The way the platform is designed means that you can watch videos, view photos, read pdfs and participate in quizzes. The UX is visually appealing, customisable and intuitive. All of our participants liked interacting with the course we set up for them.

Minpunten:

The quiz function could have benefited from a greater diversity of quiz varieties. As the platform develops further, I would be excited to see slightly more interactive/dynamic features.

Finally my team and myself are happy to learn , .... fast, effectively and with fun

Opmerkingen: My overall experience is very positive. The team listens carefully, understood my needs and even uncovered some I didn't know I had !
Very good value for the money

Pluspunten:

Very intuitive and easy to use. Integrated with my back-office to have a full stack platform to respond to our rapidly scalable needs.

Minpunten:

So far so good. No cons at this moment as I am using the software for just 6 months

User first! Customer centreted solution and TOP brand functionalities

Opmerkingen: Great team, very customer oriented and professional. High knowledge in creative and brand design combined with high IT solution competence. The team is always open to consider customer ideas as opportunity to be better. This is a great mind-set of the company that helps their client to create a platform for long-life use.

Pluspunten:

On my research in a LMS which combines user friendly features, branding possibilities and gamification, this is on my opinion the best platform on the market.

Minpunten:

The platfom is still in development and some features (such as Social involvment) and tailor-made needs are noThis give also the opportunity to the cusot possible. However the Learning LAB is constantly releasing new features and is developing the platform very fast.

Great product and great people

Opmerkingen: From first contact up to now the experience with the Software and the Team was really great. Support is always there when we need it. The exchange happens in a pure "why not?" attitude which perfectly matches with our culture of product development.

Pluspunten:

We like most that the software is flexible to allow for customization.

Minpunten:

Usage of the backend is not always intuitive. However, once you get used to it, you quickly get to the speed needed for content design and uploading.

Review for the Learning Lab

Pluspunten:

Easy to use. Nice to see. Many options (quizes, audio, etc)

Minpunten:

To go from one slide to another takes time. It's a bit slow.

Super software!

Pluspunten:

- Possibility to customise - Possibility to have it in several languages - User-friendly for the admin as well as for the clients

Minpunten:

Possibility to have different prices per lesson, that may be implemented shortly.

Redoutable d'efficacité

Pluspunten:

une plateforme LMS performante et évolutive !

Minpunten:

RAS, la plateforme est complète et les équipes de développeurs prennent en compte les demandes

Très belle collaboration !

Pluspunten:

Les interactions possibles, les parcours à mettre en place, le reporting

Minpunten:

Le fait que les contenus ne soient pas accessibles hors ligne

Great LMS

Pluspunten:

Easy to use whist presenting interesting features to organize the administration of the tool. The interface is user friendly and quick to customize. Interesting flexibility to adapt the software to the customer request.

Minpunten:

pretty much adapted to our LMS needs so no real cons

Great product, great customer support.

Opmerkingen: So far, so good!

Pluspunten:

The approach the team has towards finding adequate learning solutions to individual needs. The transparency and the support provided is excellent. Special mention to[SENSITIVE CONTENT]!

Minpunten:

The authoring tool the team is already working on.

User-friendly elearning platform for everyone

Opmerkingen: Amazing platform for everyone

Pluspunten:

The powerful authoring tools, the user-friendly interface, and all its powerful features

Minpunten:

Using TheLearning LAB remains the best portal for creating eLearning courses. I have no problem with this software

I met TheLearning Lab

Pluspunten:

For sure the limitless customization features was the feature that caught my eyes.

Minpunten:

I did not find anything really relevant missing in the product offering.

Great tool

Opmerkingen: Personal development

Pluspunten:

Easy to use and friendly user experience

Minpunten:

I think the product is well done and developed

Belle outil

Opmerkingen: J’ai utilisé le learning lab dans le cadre de formation

Pluspunten:

Prise en main de l’outil est efficace j’ai eu aucun soucis dans l’utilisation

Minpunten:

J’aimerai que mon parcours soit un peu plus clair