Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How does the network take form? – In biological systems, (for example – slime molds and other mycelial networks ) there are clearly stages in the development of the network. We should assume something similar happens when we develop learning networks. It could come in varied forms, just like it does in nature.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Some of the artifacts that a learning network can generate are extremely complex. In the first part of my post on The Complexity Of Learning , I mentioned competition as an element that is inherent to complexity in networks. The networks gradually reconfigure to co-opt new agents and objects into the system.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Social (human) and Machine networks. This being able to put a tiny computer that is capable of connections in everyday objects will require a new sort of network (see IPv6) that these millions of computers will connect, we will gradually see the emergence of the true ‘internet of things’ and machine to machine networks.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 25, 2011

And social media users are even more likely to be active: 82% of social network users and 85% of Twitter users are group participants. Read the full report here. Responsive Web Design: What It Is and How To Use It. Almost every new client these days wants a mobile version of their website.

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Upside Learning

MAY 29, 2012

Last week Microsoft launched a new network called so.cl – pronounced ‘social’ – which is being discussed all over the web. The layout resembles an amalgamation of existing social networks, taking cues from Google+, Facebook, Twitter and more”. ” How’s it different? How does it matter?

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Users can build an elaborate social network by adding individuals in the enterprise they interact with regularly as friends. This network built over time stretches beyond the departmental or working unit boundaries; eventually resulting in knowledge sharing across multiple channels in the enterprise.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Social networking booms as individuals use their devices to connect with each other. Learning across employees and through the organization benefits through the growth and development of social network driven by mobile devices. Frontline sales and market facing employees are first to see direct benefits. Stage 4 – Mature.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2009

If you are considering to use streaming videos, you can have two options – either setup your own server by buying Flash Media Interactive Server OR use services from third-party content delivery network (CDN) companies partnered with Adobe if there are hundreds of high quality videos to be delivered and your viewership is high enough.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The micro-blogging feature is a great way to build a network that can be used for varied types of learning. Twitter is a fast growing and influential social networking service that is being leveraged as a great learning tool. Letting users create their own network, it makes information sharing across domains easier and faster.

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Wiki LMS Social Networks Micro-Learning 252

Upside Learning

AUGUST 10, 2011

Networks/Bandwidth – When 3D started out, the biggest constraints faced were around the hardware and networks required to deliver a reasonable 3D experience. I feel the issue lies in companies being hesitant to unleash what could possibly be a huge resource hog on the network.

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Second Life Simulations Pipes Firewalls 257

Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

It is hard to imagine the implications of being able to embed a tiny fully functional networked computer into pretty much anything we desire. My instant reaction when I saw the graphic was – we are now currently entering the mobile learning phase, will an ‘ubiquitous’ learning phase be next.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Social, informal, networked learning takes time to evolve in the workplace. One way that social/informal learning works is by co-opting SMEs into your personal learning network. In my mind, I directly equate this with needing more formal training. As a training department, there is little you can do but provide the tools.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

This morning I stumbled upon an excellent report ‘ Learning & Education in the Networked Society ’ on the Thinking Ahead section of Ericsson’s website. There’s an accompanying 20 min video titled ‘The Future of Learning’; I’ve linked to that below, take a look.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Last week I was at the eLearning Network’s 25th Birthday Bash in London. The second column ‘Social’ is about leveraging social networks and tools to learn from each other. It was a fantastic event with some great speakers and an opportunity to learn drumming. Here’s a summary of my talk. Informal Learning.

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Informal Learning Informal Mobile Social Networks 278

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Slow Connections: Our mobile learning solutions should be able to work effectively on slow networks. Interaction areas need to be easy to tap and important text should be large enough to read from a distance of 24 inches/ 2 feet. That means that our designs need to be graphically light. Additional Resources. Mobile Usability.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Design Blended Learning 266

Upside Learning

JULY 4, 2011

Social/Collaborative – Offering tools that mimic social media/network software will be one obvious theme. For administrators/managers robust analysis tools for social network and generated content analysis will provide a truer picture of the ‘knowledge state’ of the organization than an LMS could ever hope to represent.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Web of Trust’ Networks of trust are becoming very important to the way we create products/services where each individual on the network is a potential contributor. There are just such networks in the enterprise as well, and they play a big role in how tacit knowledge is transferred in the organization.

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Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2023

An auditory component in a noisy environment may be wrong, just as a web solution in a network-free location isn’t going to work. While some variation is valuable, the core cognitive processes need to be invoked, and in a manner appropriate to the audience and the context. There are also the people issues.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2009

While they’re all keyed about mobile learning, they have serious reservations about how they (as telecom service providers) can leverage their own networks. Each of their employees carries a cell phone and is connected to the network 24 hours a day. and 3G networks. I often point to some simple facts.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Diversity Training Network 189

Upside Learning

AUGUST 2, 2012

With the massive proliferation of smartphones and tablets, and ever increasing bandwidths and speed of mobile networks – the entire planet has gone mobile quite literally. There is really no escaping mobile learning; not in today’s day and age.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Learning Network 202

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Navigating one’s own personal, professional and social networks helps people develop and exploit both strong and weak links and that, in turn, will be crucial to surviving and exploiting swarms for business benefit. Weak links are the cues people can pick up from people who know the people they have to work with. Hyperconnected.

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Gartner Simulations Social Networks Pattern 272

Upside Learning

JANUARY 5, 2015

All you have to do is share a challenge that you or your organisation faces with Multi-device Learning and you could see yourself networking with some of the most notable thinkers, visionaries and practitioners in workplace learning today […]. We’re giving away a free conference pass to one lucky L&D professional.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Social Networking: The Future. Where is social networking headed next? Read it here. 5 Trends To Watch 4 In 2011. Lists and explains 5 trends that would be predominant in the LMS and mobile learning domain in the coming year. Read it here. Check eight predictions in this article from Mark Suster via Tech Crunch. Read it here.

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Social Networks Wiki Learning Technologies Technology 199

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2009

unleashed a wave of tools that facilitate learning by leveraging social networks and informal channels. enabled platform for employees to build their own networks and 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.

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Blended Learning Blended Social Technology 270

Upside Learning

JUNE 16, 2010

Social networking tools. Tools focused on providing a networked environment to learners and allowing them to share content, opinions and information with each other could extend to take over some of the LMS functionality posing a new competition (already are) to LMS.

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Analysis LMS Social Networks Open Source 277

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2012

Earlier this year Rob Hubbard chair of the eLearning Network launched a campaign for effective elearning at the Learning Technology 2012. With so much of mindless elearning being created around us everyday this is a welcome initiative. Here’s a video by Rob Hubbard explaining the campaign.

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Upside Learning

MAY 24, 2011

This challenge was posted by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the Collaborative Chronic Care Network (C3N). I came across a challenge posted on the Innocentive website titled – Games for Health: Inspiring Adolescents to take Control of their Health. Challenge Overview.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Questions probed the familiarity of respondents with six prominent social media (blogging, podcasting, online video, social networking, message boards and wikis). In 2009, several new tools were added including the popular microblogging service Twitter and other popular social networking sites like Linkedin, Facebook, and MySpace.

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Social Media Social Networks Media Social 193

Upside Learning

JUNE 23, 2010

networked device. network input to GPS. I’ve presented a short summary of the first session (Judy’s) which mainly covered planning part: The mobile is a unique device with following devices rolled into one: phone. audio/video capable of recording and playback. GPS enabled. games device. accelerometer. touch screen. barcode scanners.

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Learning Strategy Strategy Create Microphone 229

Upside Learning

MAY 25, 2010

In this, she has included a 5-part video series from her presentation at the UK eLearning Network earlier this month. Going through my feeds yesterday, I came across this great post by Cathy Moore titled – “ How to design eLearning thats memorable and budget friendly ”. Don’t create a course until it is really necessary and useful.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 24, 2009

Looking around me here in India at the amazing rate of adoption of mobile devices (see Mobile Learning in India ) and the availability of mobile networks capable of data that now range contiguously across India (see Networks in Rural India ), its obvious cost is hardly a factor in the mobile learning equation.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Adoption Adopt 250

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

At the event, our Founder and CEO, Amit Garg, AVP of Marketing, Isha Sood, and Head of Business for Europe & Middle East, Sushant Gore, showcased powerful eLearning solutions, strengthening our global network, and reinforcing our commitment to impactful workplace learning.

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Compliance Training Diversity Training Brandon Hall microlearning 147

Upside Learning

JANUARY 6, 2012

With our increasing focus on Game Based Learning, each week sees us sharing interesting articles and resources about Game Based Learning on varied social networking platforms.

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Social Networks Games Player Social Network 223

Upside Learning

JANUARY 14, 2010

I’ve mentioned previously there’s an entire generation of mobile savvy learners entering the workplace, mobile communication and computing devices are becoming commonplace and communication networks powering these devices are becoming pervasive and support higher data bandwidths than ever before. What network will be used for distribution?

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Mobile Learning Mobile Blended Learning Methods 246

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Students also regularly use digital media like blogs, Skype and a custom-made social networking site to create projects and share their ideas with their classmates.

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Social Networks Skype Social Network Instructional Design 198

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

The OCS lets the teacher and students carry out research, communication, collaboration, publication, and other network-based functions through an intuitive interface and provides classroom-level management and control.

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Open Source Player Server 174

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Founder of the World Wide Web says that some of the most successful social networking sites ‘have begun to chip away at its principles’, reports this article on Guardian. The New York Times and its Learning Network asked teachers to make videos demonstrating how the use of technology has changed their classrooms.

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