First, I would like to declare that I am NOT working for Apple , and I was certainly not paid for preparing a workshop (and slides) on using iPad for learning and teaching. However, I do use iPad a lot for my own personal learning, and there are some really cool things that educators can do with it to engage students and inspire more creativity, besides the negative aspects which are highlighted, too ( Slide 11 ). The ' iPad for Learning and Teaching ' workshop was facilitated at IMU on the 9th January, 2013 (for IMU faculty staff only). APPS FOR. MOVE FORWARD? MORE >>

Last week I asked if you had thought about mEnabling your eLearning for iPads (mEnabling, is what we are calling the process of getting your existing eLearning to run on iPads and other tablets) but didn’t really tell you how? One of the best tools, if you are already using Articulate, to convert your existing (Articulate based) courses to run on iPads, other tablets and mobile devices. Storyline publishes to three different formats: Flash, HTML5, and iOS for iPad, delivering rich multimedia and interactivity for tablet learning. So here’s a few – 15 actually! MORE >>

As a result of running one teaching workshop with multiple ipads I've encounter a lot of the logistical issues you come across. The easiest way to integrate ipads (or any other tablet device) into formal education is to buy each student a device to manage themselves. This jumped this hurdle effectively. The ipads have been used twice. Luckily, this session wasn't run by me and my colleague planned only minimal ipad use so this wasn't too disruptive. For my first teaching session using the ipads workshop this week, it worked fine. There are 2 networks. MORE >>

Tablet Learning, however, can be viewed as a separate category that serves as an effective stepping stone in the transition from eLearning to mLearning. We’ve presented some cost-effective options below to help you get started. If you have courses already developed in Articulate, then Articulate Storyline can be a cost-effective option for converting them for Tablet devices. Mobile Learning eLearning iPad Learning Tablet LearningThese conversion solutions have been divided based on the tools in which the original eLearning was created. 1.Flash Course. MORE >>

Since its launch, back in April 2010, Apple has sold more than 100 million iPads – a mind boggling quantity unmatched and way ahead of any other device manufacturer. Unsurprisingly, global enterprise’s interest in the iPad is growing and it is reported that a staggering 94 percent of the Fortune 500 companies are either testing or deploying the iPad. fact supported by the recent news that Barclays, one of the world’s largest banks, has just bought 8,500 iPads for use by their branch staff! So, how can you mEnable your eLearning for iPads? MORE >>