Upside Learning

APRIL 24, 2013

It was the need to be able to store and deliver online learning courses to the workforce that gave birth to the Learning Management System or LMS. Today, the LMS has metamorphosed into a technologically advanced, cloud-based software that has grown beyond a mere eLearning delivery platform.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 17, 2011

Now, more than ever, Learning Management Systems are undergoing a massive transformation. ‘ LMS for Training Companies – Then & Now ‘ is an eBook which will take you through this journey of the LMS. Now, more than ever, Training Companies are accepting eLearning with open arms.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 7, 2010

A recent post on our blog poked fun at Learning management systems and underlined the disconnect that is possibly present in organizations that use an LMS to create, deliver and manage learning. Learning measurement, it looks like, is not an easy term to define.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 1, 2016

An Application Programming Interface (API), in context of a Learning Management System, helps organizations in seamlessly integrating the LMS with third-party enterprise applications for information sharing and managing various functions with ease. Basics first.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Training Companies needed to enable themselves with the tools and technologies needed to go online with their training material and find the right systems and backend partners to support them during and after this crucial exercise. It is a multi-award winning, best value LMS available for SMBs and Training Companies.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 11, 2010

Even with the present challenges mobile learning of non-standard screens, operating systems, browser support there is no real doubt that mobile learning is fast becoming widely accepted to deliver and help manage activities around learning delivery. Same view to learning plan as in the main version.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Top 100 Learning Game Resources. Top 47 eLearning & Workplace Learning Blogs. Top 50 Mobile Learning Resources. Our Top 10 Learning Tools 2009. Five Myths of Mobile Learning. Mobile Learning in India. Five Things Not to do While Selecting an LMS. Upside Learning Completes Five Years.

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Upside Learning

JULY 19, 2012

We received a Request For Proposal (RFP) from a leading Banking and Financial organization last week to deploy an enterprise wide Learning Management System. Like every other Bid Manager, I too was excited as it was a good opportunity; but my excitement soon turned into disappointment when I opened the Bid Document.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Have you ever thought as to why LMS switching is a highly conscious decision? It’s not only because it calls for heavy investments and cumbersome processes pertaining to LMS selection and implementation, but it also brings along a factor of ‘change’ that affects the learners in the process, significantly. Options Research.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 23, 2012

is generating a lot of excitement at Upside Learning. Our stunning, best value Learning Management System , UpsideLMS v5.0, is built to include features that trainers and learners have always wanted in an LMS. Our stunning, best value Learning Management System , UpsideLMS v5.0, of UpsideLMS.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2012

As I keep meeting many of my prospects, I always confront a very common question, “Can you help us to understand how we can maximize the Return on Investment (ROI) of our LMS?”. The question indirectly extends to how can we calculate the ROI of an LMS and highlight the positive outcomes of it. Improve User Experience.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

In the past I have written a few posts mainly focused on making the process of selecting the right LMS for your business need – be it internal training management or selling training as a business. We also shared our experience about what typical things training companies look in an LMS for. Implementing an LMS is no mean task.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 18, 2010

LMS is a fairly common and used (or over-used) phrase in eLearning parlance and means, primarily a software system that allows customers to do a few or many things when it comes to adopting eLearning as a part of the overall Learning strategy. E.g. does it make a difference if an LMS has more or less features?

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

You have finally switched over to a new LMS. You now plan to sit back and let the new LMS take its time to set in. But before you get too comfortable with the new LMS, it’s important you evaluate how good the switch has been for you. Below are 5 tips that will help you evaluate the success of your LMS switch: 1.Checklist

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The best software for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is the software which is designed to help them run their operations better (more efficient or more effective), save on costs and replace manual processes. Learning Management LMS Buying Tips LMS Buying Tips For SMEs'

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Released a couple of days back, this is the first year for the Top 20 Learning Portal Companies List, and it joins Training Industry’s current roster of top provider lists, designed to help assist buy?side Companies can count on the capabilities of these providers when looking to implement their own Learning Portal.”.

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Upside Learning

MAY 11, 2010

It seemed the LMS was under fire recently from many corners and questions were being raised about its very future – Jane Hart recently posted what is the future of the lms reviewing the useful of an LMS, followed up by a similar post by Harold Jarche suggesting the LMS is no longer the centre of the universe.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 7, 2011

It also helps in creating material that educates customers and addresses their needs in a more organized fashion. Of late one of the things I’ve heard from prospects and clients is “I need Facebook in my LMS&#. I absolutely love this part as we all learn when we need some learning. I need ‘Facebook’….

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Upside Learning

APRIL 29, 2010

Moodle is a good LMS with which has grown over the years and offers a host of functionality and features that are very useful to have in an LMS. 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. Nothing else!

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Upside Learning

APRIL 17, 2013

One of the most evident ones is, since most of them have spent a large chunk of their working years in your company they can use their experience in getting stuff done and also in helping newer employees learn on the job better. I believe an LMS could be a good place for sharing and capturing tacit knowledge.

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Upside Learning

MAY 28, 2010

Just very recently Google announced the release of CloudCourse , calling it both an internal learning platform and also a course scheduling system. From the videos and the pages put up on the link [link] , I could only figure out that it is a basic scheduling tool and not quite there to call it a learning platform.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Many times I come across this typical dilemma my clients face and deliberate upon – should they try to custom build an LMS or buy an off-the-shelf LMS and customize it? Does off-the-shelf LMS match your business requirements? Evaluate cost of customizing off-the-shelf LMS v/s Custom Development the LMS.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 7, 2011

Customer Complaints, how to avoid the traps makes for an interesting read; especially so because it looks at the LMS sales process purely from a customer’s perspective. And more importantly, how do we deliver the value we promise, and what the customer expects from us when it comes to our LMS? I think these help a prospect as well.

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Upside Learning

MAY 7, 2010

The Learning Circuits Big Question this month asks – “ What will the workplace learning technology look like in 2015 ”. The question is inspired from a post by Derek Morrsion – Technology to Enhance Learning in 2015 , quite an interesting post, a must read. What have we witnessed in last 5 years? example: Pune Layar ).

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Upside Learning

JUNE 30, 2010

The mind map can help learning professionals choose the right authoring tool for their requirements and expectations. While searching I realized that many learning professionals often confuse between their requirements and the specific features offered by the chosen tool. web, LMS, CD-ROM).

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 5, 2011

And hence more opportunities to help you in managing your learning better! We are kick starting the year with a Brandon Hall Research webinar on ‘ How to Select the Right LMS for Your Small/Medium Business’. Scheduled on January 19 th , 2011, this would be the first of many webinars that we have planned for 2011.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2011

In a previous post I had discussed how changing technology might call for a change in approach to make implementing and managing change in an LMS more effective and fruitful. Stakeholder engagement’ is a term commonly thrown around in the communications and project management worlds. Now, go learn something!

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2012

It was a fantastic event with some great speakers and an opportunity to learn drumming. I spoke (for 5 min) on how mobile enables informal learning. Informal Learning. One of the challenge L&D staff has had is to understand Informal Learning and what can they do something about it. Here’s a summary of my talk.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

It also needs a robust and reliable LMS solution amongst others (great courses, proper alignment of the training function with the LMS, technical support for the entire setup, etc.) The LMS remains a key link in the success chain. Is it any wonder that selecting the right LMS is not easy? Some could be: a.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 1, 2010

Future of Learning Technology – 2015. Predicts what the future holds for Learning Technology. The LMS – Will It Survive? Debates if LMS is looking at its own end or does it still add enough value to a company’s training/learning function. Does An LMS Actually Manage Learning? Will LMS Survive.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 3, 2010

Result: They are more updated and are constantly learning from the outside world. We are also bringing some structure to our learning by having discussions on our and others’ blog posts. I see all this as some form of self learning culture being established, which is great benefit that we derive from our blog.

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Upside Learning

JULY 18, 2013

A journey made possible by the contribution of some of the brightest minds in Upside Learning -our very own bloggers and you – our loyal readers. Thank you for taking the time to read our blog and helping us [.]. Upside Learning Best eLearning Links elearming LMS Mobile Learning Top eLearning Links'

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I spent a day at the Learning Technologies show exhibition in London this week. There is a lot of talk of mobile, social, and informal learning at the vendor stalls this year. The most confused, if not misused, term seems to be mobile learning. It then communicates the data to the LMS when you do connect again to the Internet.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

At Upside Learning, we believe that this is the right time to leverage mobile learning at the workplace. Upside2Go – our mobile learning solution, is the culmination of our innovation process. Upside2Go is a novel platform for mobile learning. Key Features Of Upside2Go.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Learning Management System Acquisition Statistics. More organizations are looking to invest in Learning Management Systems as the economy slowly improves. The constant stream of stimuli offered by new technology poses a profound new challenge to focusing and learning. Read it here. Read it here.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 21, 2010

Upside is doing a fair bit of mobile learning development and we blog about it regularly. I want to share some tools which may assist you in developing mobile learning applications. On broad level those tools can be categories into tools for: Enterprise application like LMS, LCMS. We used it to make our LMS client on Blackberry.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 16, 2012

Mobile learning is a relatively new domain and is rapidly evolving as well, which makes its implementation a not so easy task. When implementing mobile learning in workplace, following 6 steps will help create an effective mlearning strategy. Is mobile the only/ best way to provide training/ learning access in some case?

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