Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

More than 2 years back, I had carried out a SWOT analysis of the LMS to get some understanding on the LMS scenario. Today, after the rapid evolution of the LMS – hastened by several factors, right from the inclusion of social learning tools, to an ever increasing need for usability – many things have changed, and still continue to change, in the LMS.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

We struggle to come to terms with the volumes of information that stream past us each day. More and more, we depend on digital agents to help us navigate that ‘data stream’ and glean information from it, and then to make sense of it. These digital agents can be looked at simply as computer programs that are connected to the information resources of the inter-webs, they could reside on your mobile phone as an application or accessed as one might a ‘cloud service’.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

You have finally switched over to a new LMS. A major load has been lifted off your shoulders. You now plan to sit back and let the new LMS take its time to set in. But before you get too comfortable with the new LMS, it’s important you evaluate how good the switch has been for you. Evaluating the success of the switch will not only help you in analyzing your choice of the new LMS and efficiency of the switching process, but it will also help you align your new LMS to the emerging trends and esta

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mobile technology penetration is racing ahead in the corporate workplace, with the BYOD (bring your own device) movement affecting companies in varied ways. During some time off earlier this month, I’ve been ruminating how a ‘mobile learning ecosystem’ evolves in an organization; here are ten questions I asked. Thought you might find them interesting.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The MobiMOOC is now in its second week and there have been some very interesting discussions happening there. Personally, it’s been a great experience getting to understand the very diverse opinions and views. If you’ve not joined in yet I’d urge you to do so by joining the Google Groups here. If you are completely new to MOOC you’d do well to check the Wikipedia page here for a quick intro and lots of links to read further if you wish.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Some of you may be aware of the ongoing MobiMOOC where I’ll be facilitating the corporate m-learning strand during next week. You can find the plan for that week here. A companion discussion forum has also been setup here. (you’d need to sign up for the Google Group). For those who don’t wish to sign up just yet, I’m reproducing the week’s webinar information below: 3 webinars are planned for this topic: Webinar on Understanding Mobile Learning is planned for Monday 24 September 2012 at 10.30 AM

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In a previous post my colleague Jason Clymer explored 3 key reasons to switch LMS. Jason lists the Product or the Vendor or the Cost as possible reasons. In this post I am listing the key components of the LMS Switching Process. Understanding these key components and putting them in practice while switching an LMS will not only ensure that the switch happens hassle-free but will also ensure that the switch will result in a positive outcome for a long time!

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