Upside Learning

APRIL 29, 2010

Moodle has been able to sustain itself and keep evolving through its community, resulting in its emergence as a good option for anyone wanting to use an LMS. As a result they may not be able to allocate enough, skilled resources or if they do then you can imagine the cost to the company for such resources. Not your IT team!

Open Source 258

Open Source Association Learning Management System Cost Open 258

Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The PLE that would know learners’ interests and gaps in knowledge and skills and proactively suggest new information, courses, social communities and network for consideration. (I The LMSs of the future will be enabled to suggest new courses or other available learning resources specific to the need of the learner. Gamification.

LMS 270

LMS Emergent Trends PLE 270

Upside Learning

AUGUST 10, 2011

Why then is there such a gap between technology development and adoption by the L&D community? I feel the issue lies in companies being hesitant to unleash what could possibly be a huge resource hog on the network. I personally believe that 3D simulation and collaborative environments have huge potential.

Second Life 257

Second Life Simulations Pipes Firewalls 257

Upside Learning

MARCH 8, 2010

Performance support – using microblogging organizations can provide real-time performance support with quick tips and links to resources [like pdf files, quizzes, YouTube videos, flickr/picasa photos etc.]. In the learning community #lrnchat is one such example of a Twitter discussion forum. One can take time to reflect on them later.

Case Study 252

Case Study Yammer Webcast Twitter 252

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Discusses use of characters in eLearning courses including ideas for their use and additional resources. This article underscores the criticality of social learning strategy formulation, community design, rewards and incentives, content quality, and benefits tracking. Read it here. Characters. Read it here. Read it here.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 208

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Media Flash Player Learning Technologies 208

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

As of now, the Tin Can API is still evolving to become a complete standard and many of us in the eLearning community are still trying to grasp what new avenues the Tin Can API can open up. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. You can also explore our other free learning resources available here- [link]. and Gingerbread (2.3). Case Studies.

iPad 270

iPad Custom eLearning Development Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 270

Upside Learning

JULY 17, 2012

Increased engagement: Social tools provide engaging experiences through learning ‘communities of practice’, discussion groups, micro blogging, Wiki, and online live support (via ‘Ask the Expert’ functionality) for performance support and training reinforcement.

Learning System 203

Learning System Adoption Adopt System 203

Upside Learning

JANUARY 18, 2011

Lists 22 predictions and 14 hopes covering diverse topics including: mobile learning, analytics, accreditation, open educational resources, quality of e-learning, perceived quality, accountability, faculty development, and many calls for collaboration. 100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education.

Social Networks 216

Social Networks Diversity Training Media Learning Technologies 216

Upside Learning

AUGUST 5, 2010

A great resource for anyone who wants to implement SCORM for mobile devices, this blog post discusses some interesting use cases, common technical challenges and the best practices in SCORM implementation. SCORM Implementation Strategies For Mobile: mLearnCon. Future Of Flash Is Open Source.

iPhone 180

iPhone Flash Flash Player Open Source 180

Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2012

‘Collected Resources’ from the #mLearnCon backchannel are here, thank you David Kelly. Some more posts: Community Chatter – [link]. Feel free to add to the comments, I’m sure there are a bunch of other posts about it on the web I have missed. The curated back-channel is here with on-going updates.

Social Networks 184

Social Networks ADL Social Network Behavior 184

Upside Learning

JULY 25, 2009

Having a browser on the phone opens up all the learning resources available on the web, including Google, LMS applications, typical eLearning courseware and other tools/applications. Additionally, rural communities will benefit tremendously not just from mLearning, but the mobile technology as a whole.

Mobile Learning 232

Mobile Learning Mobile Voice Multitasking 232