Our Approach to Learning Sets Us Apart
We understand what learners need to succeed. Talent development is an ongoing process, and the needs of our customers are ever-changing. Our solutions provide learners with engaging tools to support their individual learning style through watching, listening, reading, and doing, and we empower managers with reporting tools to measure success. Companies thrive when their talent develops new skills to face new challenges.
When You Succeed, We Succeed
We’re here to support you on your journey—evolving how we create and deliver engaging, relevant content to serve a wide array of skills development.
We Create Scalable Solutions
From 1 to 100,000, we provide proven eLearning solutions to individuals, small-to-medium size businesses, and large multi-national corporations across the world. We partner with all levels of management, human resources, and training departments to deliver the most effective eLearning solutions addressing the diverse needs of today’s learner.
As Your Needs Change, We Evolve
Your needs and learning styles are ever-changing, and we continue to develop new ways to meet those needs. See where our journey has brought us over the past two decades…
2016
New Functionality for Enterprise
Introduced new and improved functionality to meet today’s modern learning styles including curation and company collaboration.
Business Analysis Certification
Began offering IIBA accredited Business Analysis Certification training.
2014 – 2015
Leadership, Management and Business Skills
Introduced new talent development training for Enterprise accounts.
Expanded Technical Content
Added Open Source and Security learning libraries to our technical training solutions.
2012
LearnNowOnline
Merged AppDev and LearnNow individual learning solutions together to provide award-winning training to individuals, small teams, and companies of all sizes.
Mobile Learning
Began offering access to our learning libraries on mobile devices.
2009 – 2010
LearnNow Individual Training
LearnNow, LLC began providing online training for individuals.
Expanded Content Offerings
Rollout of new offerings including Microsoft Certification, Java, Mobile, Cloud, UX libraries.
2008
AppDev OnDemand Enterprise
Launched our award-winning team learning solution in convenient online format.
2005
AppDev KSource
Introduced server-based team learning with admin and reporting tools to manage and measure team learning.
2004
AppDev Learning Engine
Launched proprietary user interface combining the best features of instructor-led and self-paced training.
AppDev Studios
Began state-of-the-art, in-house video production to provide the best quality, fastest delivery.
2000
AppDev Products, LLC
Began providing self-study training using CD/DVD and CD-ROM.
1994–2000
Application Developers Training
Management involved with instructor-led training classes conducted throughout the country.
Our Leadership Team
Craig Jensen
President & CEO
Before joining the company in 1994, Craig was CFO for PROEX Photo Systems in Minneapolis, Vice President and CFO of DataServ in Minneapolis, Vice President of Equitable Life Leasing Company in San Diego, and Audit Supervisor for Deloitte and Touche. He holds both Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of North Dakota.
Martin Schaeferle
Chief Technology Evangelist
Marty joined the company in 1994 and started teaching IT professionals nationwide to develop applications using Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL Server. He has been a featured speaker at various conferences including Microsoft Tech-Ed, DevConnections, and the Microsoft NCD Channel Summit. Since 2001, he has been responsible for product development and is the Vice President, Technology.