Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2013

We have compiled the 50 best eLearning posts of 2012 from our blog. And for us, it’s a time to relook at the posts that trended on twitter and other social channels, and were loved by our readers. Finally, a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who follows and subscribes to our blog. We are going to make it even better!

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Best eLearning Blended Learning Augmented Reality LMS 277

Upside Learning

MARCH 8, 2010

Twitter has become the number 1 tool for learning in just three years – voted by hundreds of learning professionals in this survey at Jane Hart’s site. All these tools have functionality that’s similar to Twitter. In the learning community #lrnchat is one such example of a Twitter discussion forum.

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Case Study Yammer Webcast Twitter 252

Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

On 3rd September, the Upside Learning Blog completed six months of existence. The blog has 70 posts, attracted 150+ comments, has around 300 subscribers (reported from FeedBurner), and has received over 22,000 page views. The Wordpress Blog Stats graph of monthly page views for the last 6 months. Learning Technology (20).

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Blended Learning Outsource Twitter eLearning Tools 168

Upside Learning

JANUARY 11, 2012

So we thought it would be interesting take a journey down our blog for some of the most popular and noteworthy posts of 2011. We have pulled these up based on social signals (views, comments, twitter and more). So without much ado, here are Top 50 eLearning Posts of 2011 from our blog as determined by you, our readers.

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Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Wiki eLearning 274

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2010

In continuation to our weekly roundup of the best links shared on Twitter and Facebook, here is a collection of our top 15 links from the last week, each accompanied by a quick brief. This article has a great list of sites including blogs, curriculum resources, play and video games for children. The Top 50 Leadership Blogs Of 201 0.

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Social Networks Wiki Learning Technologies Technology 199

Upside Learning

JUNE 2, 2011

It’s been a trying time of the year; erratic schedules, vacations and finding time to introspect has meant I’ve not blogged over the last month or so. As I get back on track, it’s time to start blogging in earnest again. Lifestreaming – Persistent and Always On – Twitter, facebook are only the first wave of lifestreaming.

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Simulations Augmented Reality Search Virtual World 262

Upside Learning

JUNE 4, 2009

The best thing about this tool is the support available on forums and blogs. Google Reader (and numerous blogs): Blogs have been a huge source of information, as well as a big influencer, about anything new in recent times. Twitter: I’ve only been on Twitter for the last two months, but it is already up there on my top 5 list.

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Tools Dreamweaver Adobe Flash 208

Upside Learning

JANUARY 6, 2012

While many of you follow us on Twitter and Facebook , we do realize that keeping a track of all the tweets/ posts, given the high proliferation and dynamic nature of information, is difficult, to say the least. This article from the MindShift Blog underscores the importance of play in learning.

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Social Networks Games Player Social Network 223

Upside Learning

JULY 6, 2010

About a month back I blogged about Smokescreen which allows advertisers to run simple Flash movies on iPad/iPhone using HTML5/JavaScript. Today while checking my twitter feed I discovered Frash which runs Flash content on iPad/iPhone in a Safari browser.

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Flash Player iPad Player Flash 240

Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

I’d been mulling posting these to the blog. Serious Games Blog. Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009. The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007. Adopting Digital Game-based Learning: Why and How- Upside Learning Blog, March 26, 2009. What Makes a Learning Game? December 11, 2008.

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Games Resources Simulations PDF 280

Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

I’d been mulling posting these to the blog. Serious Games Blog. Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009. The Learning Circuits Blog, October 13, 2007. Adopting Digital Game-based Learning: Why and How- Upside Learning Blog, March 26, 2009. What Makes a Learning Game? December 11, 2008.

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Games Resources Simulations PDF 280

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Questions probed the familiarity of respondents with six prominent social media (blogging, podcasting, online video, social networking, message boards and wikis). In 2009, several new tools were added including the popular microblogging service Twitter and other popular social networking sites like Linkedin, Facebook, and MySpace.

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Social Media Social Networks Media Social 193

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

While many of you follow us on Twitter and Facebook , we do realize that keeping a track of all the tweets/ posts, given the high proliferation and dynamic nature of information, is difficult, to say the least. Each week sees us sharing interesting articles (including news, reports, statistics etc.) Read it here. Read it here. Storytelling 2.0:

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Social Networks Media Augmented Reality Technology 182

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 8, 2009

The Top 10 Tools are: 1. Twitter. He questions the real learning potential of Twitter and wonders if it’s a fad. I think micro blogging will remain - in some form (Twitter or something else) – an important personal learning tool for some years. 2. Delicious. 3. YouTube. 4. Google Reader. 5. Google Docs.

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Google Docs Slideshare Tools PLE 178

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2010

A quick look at the top 10: Twitter – micro-updating tool. Wordpress – blogging tool. YouTube – video hosting and sharing tool. GoogleDocs – online collaboration tool. Delicious – social bookmarking tool. Slideshare – presentation hosting and sharing tool. Skype – instant messaging and VoIP call tool.

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Social Networks Survey VoiceThread Tools 259

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Captivate Integrates Twitter. Shameer Ayyappan, Captivate Product Manager, posted a Connect recording of his very cool Captivate Twitter Widget presentation to the Captivate Blog. We think there is potential for this sort of Twitter widget to be integrated into all sorts of learning content, keeping it alive and relevant.

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Simulations eLearning Social Media Captivate 174

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Using Buzz you can connect to the other social media services like Twitter, Picasa, Flickr and Google reader. More information on how we might use it in elearning can be found in this post on our blog. Google has announced Buzz a new social media service that would be integrated within Gmail. A personal assistant for mobile phone.

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Google Buzz Flash to HTML5 Conversion Social Media PNG 200

Upside Learning

JANUARY 15, 2010

Another real-time collaboration tool based on twitter theme - This app allows users to share text, tasks and files. Related posts: eLearning: Interesting Weekly Finds #5 eLearning: Top Posts of 2009 - Upside Learning Blog The Big Question - What I Learned About Learning in 2009. Interesting thoughts, worth a read.

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Flash Player SWF Flash Simulations 182

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Extensive support for internal micro-blogging to quickly connect users with their network of friends and followers through a series of short status messages about work and life. Recently, Twitter has emerged as a fast growing and influential social networking service. The constant feed of messages makes the LMS alive and alert.

Social Networks 202

Social Networks LMS Social Network Blended Learning 202

Upside Learning

JUNE 29, 2010

The system has real-time Twitter feeds built in, allowing learners to see the tweets of those following them or those who are friends of theirs within the LMS. The LMS also includes a WordPress blog that learners can post to, and postings can be viewed both from within and outside the system.

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Brandon Hall Emergent LMS Wiki 236

Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

She lists four key additions to PLE that can enhance user experience, which, in brief, include: An interface that can be manipulated to meet end-user’s needs and preferences – like freedom to bring blog, YouTube, Twitter feeds, LinkedIn forms at one place for viewing – which they can utilize to develop and hone expertise anytime, anyplace.

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LMS Emergent Trends PLE 270

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2009

If you liked this paper, please recommend it on your blog, twitter feed, and social bookmarking service. I hope this paper will help organizations consider casual games as serious and appropriate learning tools. Please feel free to comment about and question/debate the paper here. Click here to download the white paper.

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Adoption Adopt Games Digital 203

Upside Learning

AUGUST 20, 2010

Upsidelearning Blog -Read series on IPhone-User interface guidelines 1-3. Developing advance IPhone app like BASIC twitter /facebook client. Regarding videos : After registering to free iPhone development program you can download and view related videos through iTunes. IOS Development Quick Start -Hello World App. Simple application.

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iPhone Develop Examples Sample 221

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The younger generation of learners is more inclined towards Blog, Facebook, Twitter and instant access to information on the Internet, preferring self-paced web-based training, available anywhere and anytime. Increase Learner Engagement through Social Media.

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ROI LMS Tips Metrics 268

Upside Learning

JUNE 4, 2009

The best thing about this tool is the support available on forums and blogs. Google Reader (and numerous blogs): Blogs have been a huge source of information, as well as a big influencer, about anything new in recent times. Twitter: I’ve only been on Twitter for the last two months, but it is already up there on my top 5 list.

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Tools Dreamweaver Adobe Flash 100

Upside Learning

JANUARY 11, 2011

In continuation to our weekly roundup of the best links shared on Twitter and Facebook, here is a collection of our top 15 links from the last week, each accompanied by a quick brief. 15 Fabulous Blogs Should Follow By Game Addictive. 100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration. 11 Ways to Learn in 2011.

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Blended Learning Technology Learning Technologies iPad 209

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.

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Big Question Social Networks Social Network eLearning Consultant 140

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In continuation to our weekly roundup of the best links shared on Twitter and Facebook, here is a collection of our top 15 links from the last week, each accompanied by a quick brief. This article on the Brandon Hall blog mentions new statistics on this new technology. Learning Management System Acquisition Statistics.

Social Networks 199

Social Networks Google Docs Technology Learning Technologies 199

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.

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Big Question Social Networks Social Network eLearning Consultant 100

Upside Learning

APRIL 1, 2010

This quote from them was doing rounds on twitter for quite some time after their presentation – “Only by watering ideas do you find out if it’s a weed or a flower”. Related posts: Our Favorite Game Design Blogs eLearning: Top Posts of 2009 – Upside Learning Blog The Big Question – What I Learned About Learning in 2009.

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Games Simulations Blended Learning Metrics 178

Upside Learning

JUNE 9, 2009

If you’re on Twitter and have missed Spymaster - where in the world have you been? You’re into it, or just plain confused about what the objective of the game is; either way, there’s no way you can ignore it’s huge presence on Twitter. I sent out several dozen invites, got less than half to join.

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Twitter Games Player Asynchronous 157

Upside Learning

JANUARY 6, 2011

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). Top 13 LMS (and Learning Technology) Blogs. Top 25 Rapid eLearning Blog Posts.

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Custom eLearning Development eLearning Strategy Augmented Reality eLearning 252

Upside Learning

JUNE 9, 2009

If you’re on Twitter and have missed Spymaster - where in the world have you been? You’re into it, or just plain confused about what the objective of the game is; either way, there’s no way you can ignore it’s huge presence on Twitter. I sent out several dozen invites, got less than half to join.

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Twitter Games Player Asynchronous 100

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2010

In continuation to our weekly roundup of the best links shared on Twitter and Facebook, here is a collection of our top 15 links from the last week, each accompanied by a quick brief. How to Back-up Your Blog and Why You Should. Find directions for creating offline back-ups of Blogger blogs, Edublogs blogs, and WordPress.com blogs.

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Media Learning Technologies Technology iPad 216

Upside Learning

JUNE 19, 2009

The Learning Circuits blog makes a similar comment about this difference between the values of Instructional Systems Design and Computer Game Design. Related posts: The Spymaster Game on Twitter Top 100 Learning Game Resources Upside Board Game Exercise – Download the Winning Game.

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Standards Instructional Design Games Innovation 157

Upside Learning

JUNE 19, 2009

The Learning Circuits blog makes a similar comment about this difference between the values of Instructional Systems Design and Computer Game Design. Related posts: Project Natal The Spymaster Game on Twitter Upside Board Game Exercise - Download the Winning Game.

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Standards Instructional Design Games Innovation 100