Upside Learning

MAY 13, 2011

Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? Read on to learn some specific re-design tips that work. Globalizing E-learning For International Audiences. Research firm Forrester takes a deeper look at the mobile Web versus application debate. Forrester Says Do Both.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 1, 2011

Know how work would shape up in the future, major ideas that would change the world of training and how learning would soon turn mobile. For all you Tech savvy folks, get the scoop on how technology wires the learning brain and how HTML 5 aids cross platform development. 3 Ways To Embrace Learning 2.0. technologies.

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Upside Learning

MAY 21, 2010

Just before I went on holiday recently I was asked how human learning has changed with the advent, penetration and increasing ubiquity of computing technology. Human learning hasn’t fundamentally changed over the last fifty years. We can only ‘learn’ in ‘this’ way and ’so’ much.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 11, 2011

Seven Technologies That Will Rock 2011. Lists 7 technologies that will continue to engage (and enthrall) us in 2011. This article talks about Pew Center Research study reports, which states that the Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18-29.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 23, 2013

We’ve been tracking the growth of wearable computing devices and associated technology as they are likely to have interesting implications for learning technology. Using a wearable computer for continuous learning and support , (yes, Springer, costs money 40 USD!). Wearable Tech.

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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. In today’s world, suffused with technology’s blue glow, a mere collection of bound pages may no longer suffice for entertainment in the information age.

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Upside Learning

JULY 24, 2012

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that we recently supported ASTD research on Mobile Learning , a report around that was released in May 2012. ASTD conducted a free webinar on that research report this week. Manager, Learning Technology at Qualcomm).

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Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2013

The largest learning technology survey has been launched! For those of you who are not aware of the Towards Maturity Benchmark, it is an internationally recognized, vendor neutral, longitudinal study that considers how organizations are establishing successful e-enabled learning strategies in the workplace. FREE eBook.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Upside Learning has supported research bodies like ASTD (Mobile Learning: Delivering Learning In A Connected World) and Towards Maturity ( Mobile Learning at Work ) to bring out independent research reports on mobile learning. So let me lay out my argument for why I believe this!

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

I’ve spent an inordinately long time writing a whitepaper on mobile learning trying to expound our thoughts about it and how it might be used in the workplace. I’ve been doing some research around it and I’ve documented some of the better links I’ve come across. Using Mobile Technology to Enhance Students’ Educational Experiences.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2013

The posts are broadly divided into 3 categories – Mobile Learning, Learning Management System and Learning Technology. Mobile Learning. The Future Of Mobile Learning. Top 7 Myths Of Mobile Learning. 6 Steps To A Better Mobile Learning Strategy. Mobile Learning And The BYOD Movement.

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Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2011

Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? Mobile learning blends traditional pedagogy with technology to reach every child. What Exactly Can You Learn On A Mobile Phone? How 3 Mobile Gadgets are Transforming our Lives: New Research. Know it here.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Trends Currently Affecting Teaching, Learning, and Creative Inquiry in Higher Education: People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want to. The technologies we use are increasingly cloud-based, and our notions of IT support are decentralized. Game-Based Learning. Learning Analytics.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 23, 2012

With over 160 features that make it a perfect blend of traditional learning management and innovative learning technologies like social media/networking and mobile device support, UpsideLMS provides a unique platform for companies to manage their organization-wide, multi-department training in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 29, 2010

I am pleased to share that our flagship and award-winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS , has been named as one of the “Five Emerging Learning Management Systems (LMSs) to Watch&# by Brandon Hall, chairman of Brandon Hall Research in Chief Learning Officer magazine’s July 2010 edition.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Some studies help answer some of the questions now surrounding serious games-or games whose primary purpose is something other than entertainment, such as military training, education, physical therapy-and determine the relationship between the use of video games and learning as measured on standardized tests.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. So here they are – a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. If you are already developing learning games, these links will broaden your horizons, as they did mine. Why Are Video Games Good For Learning?

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Upside Learning

JUNE 24, 2009

When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. So here they are - a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. If you are already developing learning games, these links will broaden your horizons, as they did mine. Why Are Video Games Good For Learning?

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

If you are interested in reading about an initial research done on Skill-Pill users at the FTSE download here. Tags: Learning Technology Mobile Learning Upside Learning eLearning eLearning Development learning videos mobile learning videos Skill-Pill. No related posts.

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Upside Learning

MAY 2, 2013

He also says that research suggests that less than 20% of trainees actually apply their learning in their work in a way that produces concrete and worthwhile results aligned with business strategy. And here’s Professor Brinkerhoff speaking at the Learning Technologies Show in London in 2013. The conclusion?

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This article was originally published in Learning Technologies 2013’s special show guide issue. Mobile Learning has been on the horizon for a long time but has met with scepticism and technical constraints in its early days. I’m sure you can think of many more such simple options.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

This year has been truly remarkable for UpsideLMS.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2009

tools are integral to the work experience; with teams, consultants, customers scattered in various parts of the globe - its only technology that lets such geographically disparate teams function. Luckily for me, my current role involves a fair bit of use of social technologies, both for marketing and research & development purposes.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The Neilsen Company, the well-known advertising and market research company published an interesting report recently about mobile phone usage amongst youth in certain countries. There are lots of other interesting bits in the report; well worth the time to download and read if you’re into the design of mobile learning.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 3, 2011

Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? Mobile Learning: Are We On the Cusp of Something Big? We’re at just that point now with mobile learning. Know how small businesses are harnessing mobile technologies for carrying out their work.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2009

tools are integral to the work experience; with teams, consultants, customers scattered in various parts of the globe - its only technology that lets such geographically disparate teams function. Luckily for me, my current role involves a fair bit of use of social technologies, both for marketing and research & development purposes.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

iPad takes centre stage once again as it gains increasing foothold in education, with educators touting it as one of the must-have technologies and students preferring it over hardcover books. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? You can dig into our previous lists here.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Besides this, quench your thirst for knowledge with some of the hottest tools, latest research and reports and infographics. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? Finding the Right Learning Mix. The Pros and Cons of E-Learning and Education Technology.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Another technology that has found its feet not just in marketing but more so in just-in-time, self-based learning is Augmented Reality (AR). Besides this, our technology-tuned ears have also caught some scoop on iPhone and Flash; finally, the marriage seems to be on the cards. Know how AR can change your world.

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Upside Learning

JULY 25, 2009

Such phones with voice only technology can be used to learn languages, literature, public speaking, writing, storytelling, and history amongst a whole range of topics. We’ve known that voice based learning works for millennia now. There is a definite appeal in gaming for learning using mobile phones.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 19, 2009

I was digging through some older GDC related posts during the course of some research yesterday. Related posts: The Spymaster Game on Twitter Top 100 Learning Game Resources Upside Board Game Exercise – Download the Winning Game. He mentioned the “Four I’s&# that Nintendo uses as a standard for the games it develops.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 19, 2009

I was digging through some older GDC related posts during the course of some research yesterday. Tags: Game Based Learning Innovation Learning Technology Design DGBL Games Technology. In a keynote that Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata delivered to a packed house at this year’s Game Developers Conference.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Vedea is a prototype experimental language designed by Microsoft Research UK that is aimed at helping users create interactive infographics, data visualizations and computational art. Gesture recognition is the area of user interface research that tries to translate movement of the hand into on-screen commands.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 21, 2011

This post will give you an insight into these limitations and some tips that will make the implementation of mobile learning smooth and easy. Mobile Technology – Empowering The Workforce. A gradual but complete shift to mobile based devices for a whole host of activities, learning being just one of them, is anything but inevitable.

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