BRIDGE Reviews

Great Learning Tool

Comments: Full LMS training of over 1000 employees across the continental United States allows me to accurately track who has and who has not taken training. And the ability to create training when needed or modify existing training on the fly is a huge plus.

Pros:

It is very easy to create training from scratch using the embedded features in Bridge or import the training materials from other authoring software. The tracking capabilities to know down to the IP address of the machine (type of) that accessed the training and when that took place is a great benefit as well.

Cons:

I cannot think of anything at this time.

Helping people do smarter things

Comments: The pre-sales experience and implementation was frictionless -- our user adoption has steadily grown over time, and the support teams are top notch.

Pros:

My favorite part about Bridge is that we are hard pressed to find features that were not well thought through and not fully baked. Overall, things have gone very smoothly and efficiently, whether with our own custom courses, or with our off the shelf courses from another vendor getting loaded in by the Content Team at Bridge.

Cons:

There is room for additional improvement (and they've already come so far!) in the area of reporting and management of video content. For us, we're especially looking for the capability to simply host a video (like a corporate, private "YouTube") without having to embed the video in a course.

Alternatives Considered: Paycom, Schoox, LatitudeLearning, Docebo, TalentLMS and Litmos

Reasons for Switching to BRIDGE: Bridge met our requirements and gave us many of our "would like to haves" most closely, and the pre-sales experience was lightyears ahead of the competition.

Not a pretty interface, not a lot of options or usefulness

Comments: Sometimes I get assigned a course by accident and can't get rid of the notifications that I'm "late" on completing something I shouldn't have to take in the first place! I don't like that the administrator has to control everything within this software to get anything real done.

Pros:

I like that you are able to use this platform to distribute learning tools to large groups of people and that they are all able to complete the training on their own time and on their own devices.

Cons:

I don't like the user interface, it seems almost too simple (very bare). Also, it's hard to assign and un-assign courses to individuals within the organization.

Bridge Sets You Up For Success

Comments: Bridge has helped our organization improve communication regarding required trainings and timelines for completion. We were using excel sheets for tracking that took exorbitant amounts of time. With Bridge, all that tracking is now automated and we have more time to focus on course development and employee engagement.

Pros:

The software is very user friendly and easy to navigate. The course builder is simple and clean. The automatic reminder emails are very helpful for employees and managers.

Cons:

There are a few things that I would tweak if given the opportunity: display the steps in a program when you open up the program on the author page - currently you must edit the program to see the different steps. It would also be really helpful if there was an option to take attendance for each day of a multi-day live training.

Great for professional development

Comments: My department in particular wants to deploy instruction throughout the year, and make it high-quality, and that's exactly what we've been able to do.

Pros:

A lot of software for online learning is geared toward students, which makes it difficult to do for a company for professional development. Bridge specifically is built for professional development, which is made it easier for us to implement (instead of shoehorning a student-focused piece of software). They are also pretty responsive to community requests for new features.

Cons:

Classes that aren't assigned to a particular learner (i.e. optional ones) go in the Learning Library, but searching is difficult unless you know the class title or the class creator has put some good tags to make it more searchable.

Great Company-Wide Tool

Pros:

I love that you can house it all here. Our organization utilizes Bridge for our company-wide compliance trainings and any other all-company types of training/learning necessary for annual completion (i.e. Employee handbook review and signature).

Cons:

We do not experience regular negatives with this particular software.

Bridge

Comments: I really liked it when I had the opportunity to use it. Since my company merged, less focus has been put on the internal knowledge programs. But I believe once the waters settle, we will get back into the internal knowledge programs.

Pros:

It's easy to use and navigate. I like learning from the cartoons and it simplifies sections of interest.

Cons:

Sometimes the classes on my bridge account are not offered. This is more of a personal work problem than the software itself because my company hasn't paid for that particular subscription.

In-house training with Bridge

Comments: I think Bridge is a great solution for creating and maintaining on in-house/onsite training program.

Pros:

Bridge gives us the ability to develop an in-house training program which increases our business continuity capability. It also allows us to track training progress in our staff.

Cons:

Adoption and use by our staff has been slower than hoped for.

Good course platform for enterprise training

Comments: It has a simple and clean interface, and it is very customizable. Maybe some navigation could be improved.

Pros:

It shows your courses in a simple way, it is easy to see what courses you already did, those that are pending, etc. Its left menu bar is very useful too. Besides that, it is very customizable, so you can put custom tools on it, to add your own organization tools/links.

Cons:

It could have a simpler way to navigate through course modules because it is less intuitive, so you end being on the homepage again, needing to find the course, open the next module, which adds a few boring extra steps.

Bridge is great for large teams

Comments: Learned a lot through the courses I have taken and I love that it is standardized across my org so perfectly.

Pros:

I love how Bridge will track progress so seamlessly and save where you are at in any given course. The UI is clean and user-friendly so I give it an overall thumbs up.

Cons:

At times I would be asked to repeat a step in a course that was already passed. This may have been a user error on my part.

Bridge LMS combines ease of use with great service to provide an excellent e-learning solution

Comments: Is Bridge perfect? No. But it provides great value, intuitive use, and a lot of excellent features, all backed by a great support team. And the fact that there is an attitude of continuous improvement with a strong emphasis on community involvement makes it an LMS that will grow based on real needs from users, not perceived needs from a marketing team that is out of touch with its users.

Pros:

Bridge LMS has a very intuitive interface, and provides the ability to tailor user roles to meet virtually any need. Getting up to speed in using it was very easy, and yet I am continually impressed with the "and you can do this, too?" factor, especially when it comes to managing courses and users. In addition, the customer service team at Bridge, combined with an excellent support community, makes it easy to find solutions to challenges - and even provide recommendations for new features and functionality. The ability to author responsive courses within the LMS, or import SCORM, AICC, and Powerpoint files also provides flexibility on getting content to learners. And the overall value is excellent compared to many other LMS options I considered and tested.

Cons:

Many of the drawbacks I have found are already in the queue for updates and improvements, such as not being able to duplicate whole programs, but instead having to do it on a course-by-course basis. A couple things I have found that I hope make it to future upgrades, however, include: 1) Improved customization of the pages, especially in sub-accounts. There is some limited ability to customize logos and accent colors throughout the interface, but not much. Likewise, layout options in courses authored within Bridge are also somewhat limited, with no ability to wrap text or customize fonts. 2) Meta tags applied to courses on the master account do not carry to sub-accounts. While I understand the reasoning (users in that sub-account may search by completely different parameters), it would be nice to have the option of sharing the meta tags, if desired. 3) Inability to export course content authored in Bridge back out into some sort of usable format, which is a common trait of most LMS authoring tools I have seen.

Great LMS

Comments: We use Bridge to organize both online and instructor-led training. We assign modules using Programs for advancement programs. We use the development area for quick modules or quizzes. Overall, we appreciate the ease of functionality of the program.

Pros:

Instructure is constantly updating their programs. This adds new functionality on a regular basis and changes things without needing a complete new version to get used to.

Cons:

There are a couple things that have added unnecessary clicks but still very few overall.

Great user experience & customer support - minimalist design

Comments: I have been using Bridge for entrepreneuriship upskilling in a blended mode & find it easy to use as a course author. Learners have minimal learning curve and it is mobile friendly too. The Programs and Live Trainings features allow us to create blended curriculum, which is extremely important for us.

Pros:

- Ease of use (for a learner) - Great UI and UX - Supports Blended Learning use cases

Cons:

- Insights & asnalytics are not sufficient & not much raw data is available for customized dashboards

Bridge to your organisation learning needs

Pros:

Bridge's functionality and its usability for the design of online learning makes the role for administrator easy for RA to deliver: - Compliance training - Training and assessment of Nationally Recognised Training - Social learning Our learners appreciate the interface and simplicity when using the system. Bridge's community is also an asset when seeking assistance to enhance your organisation's knowledge of the system.

Cons:

The improvement our organisation has requested is the questioning features to assist our learning strategy in delivering content to our staff.

Good not great

Pros:

Ability to create your own trainings and modules.

Cons:

Need loads of training to make modules look somewhat professional.

Bridge Software Review

Pros:

I really like the versatility of this software, it is very convenient to use. I can open it any available type of media I have and the functionality is easy to control.

Cons:

At first, I found it difficult since it has a customization option. But as time pass, I love how versatile this software. Good Job!

Perfectly simple software

Comments: I’ve had a very good experience overall using Bridge. Would definitely recommend to industry colleagues!

Pros:

I use Bridge for training courses in our company on a weekly basis and from that perspective, it’s awesome. Really easy to use and has a really nice UX.

Cons:

Even after coming up on 2 years I’ve never had a an issue using Bridge. It’s been a great tool for e-learning in my company and I have no complaints.

Great Learning Tool

Pros:

I like how clean and straight forward it is.

Cons:

I dislike nothing noteworthy about this software.

Short notes from an administrator

Comments: Meets our requirements for publishing customer training, very good support, easy to use.

Pros:

Easy to use as an administrator and as a user, nice interface.

Cons:

Resetting user in program, import function could be better.

The Best Value LMS on the Market

Comments: After shopping around for months I landed on Bridge. In dealing with a VERY knowledgeable sales staff it made an easy decision to go with Bridge. For the money there was no other LMS that came even close to what we received with Bridge. Their implementation and training teams are second to none and insured a successful roll out to over 10,000 users.

Pros:

Ease of use and managment. Has a great question builder built righ into the platform that helps cut out Captivate usage when not needed. Also has a lot of extra features you don't get with other LMSs.

Cons:

Can't think of one con.

This is just and ok softaware

Comments: It’s good to look up results but other than that not impressed

Pros:

THe fact that I can go on and see what the hospital has ordered and she results on what they have. Done

Cons:

The fact when I get on line it kicks you off regularly and you have to log back on

Reviewing Bridge Software

Pros:

An awesome software to use. I can view it through the mobile phone which I can view anytime and anywhere.

Cons:

Maybe the dashboard looks complex for a beginner but I know that on the future update, it will be fixed.

Manager of Education Programs

Comments: Bridge is a wonderful LMS for an organizations looking to certify employees and members. We gained the most from Bridge once we were "bridged" over to their education based LMS, Canvas. Canvas has all the simplicity of Bridge but is now able to support our students and members that are enrolled in our education courses.

Pros:

Simplicity and clean layout

Cons:

The lack of comprehensive grading capabilities.

Bridge LMS

Comments: This product is very clean to look at and intuitive. I love the ease and grasp when selecting classes.

Pros:

I love being able to create content write through our LMS. I love the ease of bringing in content and embedding without complications from Youtube and from other websites.

Cons:

I do not like some of the reporting

Does the job, a solid LMS.

Pros:

I usually hate mandatory company trainings and I still don't like them BUT bridge makes it much less painful. I can take my trainings whenever I need to. Easy to use.

Cons:

I feel like even less navigation would be nice. Since I get in the tool so occasionally it's hard to remember how to navigate.