Upside Learning

JANUARY 30, 2010

Learning is fast turning Social, Informal, & Mobile. That’s the message I’ve been hearing loud & clear from Learning Technologies 2010. He also reiterated what I personally believe in strongly – that we learn from making mistakes and by trying again & again until we succeed. Personal Directed. Group Directed.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2013

This article was originally published in Inside Learning Technologies & Skills. Learning Management eLearning LMS'

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

There has been a lot of talk about informal and social learning vs. formal learning. There is so much about it on the internet, that we wonder sometimes if formal learning has any sort of place in the future of learning at all. The fact hasn’t change, formal learning will exist in the future.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As our services in game design and development advance, we’re often asked how ‘social gaming’ paradigms can be used in learning games. I’ve been doing some thinking about social games; what makes them tick. When designing a social learning game, I’d definitely want to include one or more of these in some way or the other.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 10, 2023

This includes learning styles, attention span of a goldfish, millennials/generations, and more (references in this PDF, if you care). Concepts like immersive learning, workflow learning, and Learning Experience Platforms (LXPs) are some that are touted without clarity. first appeared on The Upside Learning Blog.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Taking Cues From Industry: Using Casual Games For Learning At DAU. This article talks about Defense Acquisition University (DAU) where games have grown from being closely aligned with both the learning objectives and the context of the acquisition workforce to the launch of the first Department of Defense casual gaming site.

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Upside Learning

MAY 3, 2010

It was an exciting moment when Tom Werner of Brandon Hall started announcing the names of the winners for various categories in the online ceremony for the 2009 Excellence in Learning Technology Awards. Learning Management Technology for Blended or Informal Learning. Social Learning Technology. Best Advance.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The final list of top 100 tools for learning for 2010 is now out on Jane Hart’s website. I understand this list is more inclined towards tools that learning professionals use for their own learning as opposed to those used for creating learning programs or training sessions. Facebook – social networking site.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2009

unleashed a wave of tools that facilitate learning by leveraging social networks and informal channels. Such tools must form an essential part of any company’s learning strategy going forward; as these will fast emerge as the primary channels for learning. We recommended that the company seek to provide such a Web 2.0

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Upside Learning

APRIL 4, 2012

For all you folks who couldn’t make it to our webinar with Brandon Hall Group, titled Learner Driven Learning Management System in a Global Environment held on 22 nd March, here’s a recorded video that will transport you back in time. Amit Gautam, Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning, filled in for Jason.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

With our focus on mobile learning, we’re constantly attempting to address the multifarious platforms in the mobile technology space. While this is rudimentary quiz application, we’re working on other applications that will function as learning tools. You can download the Soccer Quiz for free and try it out. No related posts.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 15, 2011

Speaking of the iPad, the growth of mobile devices has led to an increase in social and informal learning. Know how you can evaluate this new form of learning effectively. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? How To Evaluate Social And Informal Learning.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 11, 2011

For over two years now, we have not only just been hearing about mobile learning but also actively understanding and working on it. This has been possible due to a variety of factors – better, faster, cheaper smartphones, the advent of tablet computers, and an increasing awareness of the benefits and applicability of mobile learning.

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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. So what ails mobile learning? It is much more than ‘Learning’. No escaping mobile learning.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 16, 2013

In our earlier blog post, 5 Tips For Managing Blended Learning Through An LMS , we had discussed the ways in which organizations can mix different teaching materials and tools into an integrated learning experience using an LMS. is robust enough to run blended learning in a smooth way. Needs, Objectives and Plan. Infrastructure.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

As people increasingly embrace social media and new technologies with open arms, social learning, informal learning and blended learning continue to gain a strong foothold in an organization’s learning palette. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further?

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

With this release, learners can now access eLearning courses, training calendar, assessments, social learning and other learning and performance support resources from desktops/laptops, tablets and smartphones through Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari on Mac and IE (9.0 Upside Learning' and above).

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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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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Jane Hart released the final list of top 100 tools for learning 2009 last month. It’s been created based on responses from 278 learning professionals worldwide and has taken several months to compile. Its important to note that the list seems to be dominated by people’s preference of tools they use for personal learning.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

from various spheres of learning and technology on varied social networking platforms. This article on Leader Messenger talks about some tech-savvy schools where students as young as five are using iPads to learn to count, read and spell. Facebook Messaging, Teens And School Work: Can Facebook Be A Social Learning Network?

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Upside Learning

MAY 20, 2011

As technology continues to infiltrate every corner of the K-12 educational space, mobile learning is slowly but clearly emerging as the ‘future’ of learning. Furthermore, you can learn some tips, techniques and best practices for developing mobile web apps. The Top 10 Reasons Your Mobile Learning Strategy Will Fail.

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Upside Learning

MAY 26, 2009

There’s been quite a bit written about how Twitter can be used for learning. Now learning professionals have voted Twitter the #1 learning tool. A good article by ASTD: Twitter As a Learning Tool. A few interesting reads are listed at the end of this post. responses in its favor compared to 42.5% Really. •.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

That the LMS needs to incorporate social learning elements is no longer a point of debate but both a question of survival for the LMS itself and also a test of how the LMS handles the balance of both the elements of training and the ‘networkedness’ of the social learning.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 22, 2011

Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? Growing Up Digitally: The iPad As A Learning Device. Devices like the iPad can assist the child at learning at his or her own pace, and possibly in his or her own individual way. A Model Of Workplace Learning. Is this better?

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Upside Learning

JULY 12, 2011

But I’m digressing, so without ever intending to learn from using Plus, I ended up learning several things mostly around: Insights into how Google’s engineering folk think about web service/application development. Now if only organizations understood that such networks could be critical to learning and in turn survival.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 15, 2013

Driven by the rapidly changing way the people learn in the workplace today, Learning Management Systems have had to keep pace and change in their design and capability to deliver what today’s learner is asking for. The LMS of “Now” brings them together, allowing the management of learning without differentiation!

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Regardless of what aspect of learning you’re interested in, you can be sure that learners are using mobile technology and social media, are you ready for it? Related posts: Types of Social Media Users Five Myths of Mobile Learning The Semantic Web Cometh – 2.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

What is a Learning Management System used for? The micro-blogging feature is a great way to build a network that can be used for varied types of learning. They’re easy to learn and use. Twitter is a fast growing and influential social networking service that is being leveraged as a great learning tool.

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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. While using your LMS’ delivery modes like eLearning, Classroom Training, Virtual Classroom, Mobile Learning etc. After all it’s the age of User-Generated Learning.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 4, 2009

Jane Hart conducts annual surveys of the top 100 learning tools. Her site, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies , has some wonderful resources on learning tools, social learning, and more. We decided to contribute to the 2009 list by sending in our own list of Top 10 Tools for Learning Professionals.

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Upside Learning

JULY 28, 2009

Last month Tony Karrer posted this interesting piece on the Business of Learning on his blog – eLearning Technology. To follow-up on that discussion, Tony organized a free webinar on the Future of Learning as a Business last week. For those who missed or could not attend the conference – the recording is now available on Learn Trends.

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Upside Learning

MAY 29, 2012

It is described as “an experimental research project, developed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, focused on exploring the possibilities of social search for the purpose of learning.” distinguishes itself by focusing on learning and education. In the context of workplace learning too I think So.cl

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Upside Learning

MAY 25, 2009

Tony Karrer’s post guided me to this article in CLO magazine by Jay Cross and Clark Quinn, in which they urge CLOs to become Chief Meta-Learning Officers. Jay and Clark suggest several signs and elements for CLOs to watch for in the rapidly changing workplace learning domain. How do I learn? In my opinion, probably not.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 6, 2009

In Learning Circuits’ Big Question for March , most experts agree that social learning is here to stay, differing only in the degree to which it’s used. The workplace culture of an organisation is identified as the biggest challenge in implementing social learning.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Ever since I first heard about the Tin Can API, I launched a full-fledged quest to learn and understand as much as I could about this development which was hailed by many in the elearning fraternity as a game-changer. How did I learn about the Tin Can API. Learning happens everywhere! It’s great for tracking: Mobile Learning.

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