Well, it’s here; the iPad has finally landed. and they are simply how can we be sure that the iPad will be any good if we’ve literally only just got it (not in the UK we haven’t!)? and will they see the benefit to their education, or is it just another shiny Apple device? So the iPad will at least initially further widen the digital divide.&#. Just last month, George Fox University in Oregon also announced that it plans to give its new students a choice between a MacBook or an iPad. I’ll start with my final words (!) MORE >>

The battle between web technologies (read ‘ Apple and Adobe ‘) started a couple of years back when Apple decided to not support Flash on its newly launched iPad terming it buggy. Apple backed HTML5 to be the next big thing and single handedly forced the developer community to take sides. The eLearning industry was not too happy about the iPad not featuring Flash as it meant reinventing the wheel for animation and interactivity in eLearning. The fact is the iPad has taken a significant lead in the tablets market. MORE >>

good starting point is our blog post – 5 Rapid Authoring Tools to Publish Courses For Your iPads – where we talk about some of the authoring tools that can be used to develop HTML5 courses for iPads. Naturally, Apple have their own – the iBook Author, an eBook authoring application. And if HTML5 is key to delivering eLearning on the iPad, but unless your organisation is adopting the iPad as the ‘preferred’ device, HTML5 may not be the best option for developing your eLearning. Apps for iPads – Native or Web-based? and later. MORE >>

This article, by Inside Higher Ed called ‘ The iPad for Academics &# is a good read, and followers neatly on from my previous posts. want to draw attention to the following statements, but I’m no going to say why; just that they struck a chord with me (either positively or negatively); “The iPad represents the genuine retailization of academic content.&#. “Overall by splitting the difference between dedicated devices and genuine computers, the iPad doesn’t show a lot of promise as a mobile platform for research and teaching. MORE >>

Thursday, May 13, 2010 Apple, Adobe, and the Flash eLearning Future Ive had a few requests from customers and prospects to address some questions raised by the firestorm of corporate rhetoric between Adobe and Apple and the "future of Flash". If youre not familiar with this subject, you may want visit these links for starters: Apples CEO on Flash - [link] Adobes CEO in response - [link] First of all, this discussion between these tech industry corporate powerhouses is far from over. There are really three questions to discuss here: 1. Ill address each question in order. MORE >>