Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley estimates that by 2015, more users will connect to the Internet via mobile devices than by desktop PC. This year is no different, with mobile learning showing up on trend reports including Learning Solutions Magazine’s “ Looking Back, Looking Forward ,&# ASTD’s Training and Development (T&D) Magazine’s “ Six Trends That Will Change Workplace Learning Forever ” and eLearn Magazine’s “ Predictions For e-Learning in 2011.”. For this reason, many predict a continued rise in the use of mobile devices for learning. MORE >>

billion dollars (USD) by 2015 and an increase in competition in the space, it is time for vendors to act. Of those 40%, iPad and iPad2 represent 51% of the total market. Interestingly, a large portion of LMS vendors have not optimized their products for the iPad/ iPad2 and with the exception of two content authoring tools, HTML5 capabilities, specifically the ability to output a course in HTML5 does not yet exist. With an increase in e-learning sales a, projections of 7.1 The days of sitting back and waiting to see what others do, no longer exists. Tablets. 48% Dropbox . MORE >>

The annual predictions for e-learning in 2011 are in at eLearn Magazine. Adapting to iPad and tablets. Some progress… I’m of the opinion that we won’t see sustainable changes (loss of the course mentality) until 2015. Some will say this much of this is already happening – and it is for some – but corporate e-learning is still heavy into creating e-learning courses using rapid e-learning tools and web conferencing tools for live online training. The social/collaborative solution is still a line item on a planning sheet. Gamification of learning. MORE >>

Apple iPad Disappoints eLearning Industry. Ways to Use the iPad for Workplace Learning. Future of Learning Technology – 2015. Here’s wishing you a joyous and prosperous 2011. What’s better than starting a new year looking back upon the year gone by? To see what we have achieved and lost; to retrospect and to analyze. So we thought it would be interesting to look back upon the Upside Learning blog for some of the most popular and noteworthy posts of 2010. We have pulled these up based on social signals (views, comments, twitter and more).  January. MORE >>

That iPads and smartphones have made their presence felt inside the classroom is a given now. Their new FREE iPhone/iPad app called BINARY is a game that teaches players everything they need to know about the binary language without the boring techie bits. What The Smartphone Market Will Look Like In 2015 [STUDY]. in 2011, due to an increasing number of users who will replace feature phones with smartphones. How Educators Use iPads. Since the iPad has entered the education filed, educators have used it in ways more than one to assist them in teaching. MORE >>