Upside Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Students also regularly use digital media like blogs, Skype and a custom-made social networking site to create projects and share their ideas with their classmates.

Social Networks 198

Social Networks Skype Social Network Instructional Design 198

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Delicious – social bookmarking tool. Wordpress – blogging tool. Facebook – social networking site. Some observations: The top 10 is like a who’s who of social and informal learning tools. The complete list has a very strong bias towards social tools. Slideshare – presentation hosting and sharing tool.

Social Networks 259

Social Networks Survey VoiceThread Tools 259

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Using phones, they browse the web, connect on social networks, share photos and videos, make purchases, play games, and keep track of what they care for through dedicated apps. Mobiles are a way of life and are catching up in the learning domain as well. Your workforce uses mobiles for more than just phone calls or text messages.

Mobile Learning 260

Mobile Learning Global Mobile Virtual Classroom 260

Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2009

How much time do you spend and how did you find time for all the relatively newer things like reading blogs, twitter, social networks, etc.? I spend between 3-5 hours on new things, reading blogs, blogging, twitter, social networks. I like to think of it as system maintenance and upgrades.

Big Question 140

Big Question Social Networks Social Network eLearning Consultant 140

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

from various spheres of learning and technology on varied social networking platforms. New Research Puts Fortune 500 Social Media Usage On Display. Each week sees us sharing interesting articles (including news, reports, statistics etc.) Read it here. Read it here. Storytelling 2.0: Open Your Books To Augmented Reality.

Social Networks 182

Social Networks Media Augmented Reality Technology 182

Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2009

How much time do you spend and how did you find time for all the relatively newer things like reading blogs, twitter, social networks, etc.? I spend between 3-5 hours on new things, reading blogs, blogging, twitter, social networks. I like to think of it as system maintenance and upgrades.

Big Question 100

Big Question Social Networks Social Network eLearning Consultant 100

Upside Learning

MAY 28, 2009

There’s more talk about Digital natives going around; Jeremiah Owyang blogged from the Corporate Social Networking Conference in Amsterdam. Time and again, this talk about Digital natives and the millenials comes up, and there still isn’t much agreement about the key issues at hand.

Digital 191

Digital Social Networks Multitasking Instructional Design 191

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

This article on the Brandon Hall blog mentions new statistics on this new technology. Founder of the World Wide Web says that some of the most successful social networking sites ‘have begun to chip away at its principles’, reports this article on Guardian. Learning Management System Acquisition Statistics.

Social Networks 199

Social Networks Google Docs Technology Learning Technologies 199

Upside Learning

JULY 4, 2011

For administrators/managers robust analysis tools for social network and generated content analysis will provide a truer picture of the ‘knowledge state’ of the organization than an LMS could ever hope to represent. Learning is about content and bums-in-seats?

System 250

System Learning System Mobile Learning Authoring Tools 250

Upside Learning

JANUARY 30, 2010

A few things that I really like about the Dare2Share platform are: - There is a tag cloud presented in the right panel (similar to what you see on this blog) which helps users select their areas of interest. Goes on to show that the fears of people posting inappropriate content on social networks are really baseless.

Learning Technologies 209

Learning Technologies Technology Cloud Computing Blended Learning 209

Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2012

Tom Spiglanin blogs about his mLearnCon experience here. Very similar to what I was thinking , for me, there were three key themes at the conference – learning management – Tin Can API, the inclusion of gamification in learning, and the impact of social networking and large mobile platforms that will dominate computing in the years to come.

Social Networks 184

Social Networks ADL Social Network Behavior 184

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Some posts that were interesting related to mobile learning on our blog: 1. The Social Media and Mobile Computing Explosion. Interesting posts related to games on our blog: 1. Social Learning – Social learning has made it big this year. Blending Learning with Social Technology Components. Happy New Year!

Big Question 191

Big Question Blended Learning Simulations Social Networks 191