[link] I had the privilege recently of making a podcast with the team from Xyleme Voices. You can listen to the podcast using the player above, or go to the Xyleme Voice page where you can subscribe to the podcast RSS feed. From the podcast blurb: Mark. makes the case that companies are spending thousands of dollars on creating training content but they are locking it away in their Learning Management System (LMS). In today’s podcast Mark will be discussing how to get more from your LMS. Original post. Sponsor me for the Big Issue London - Paris Bike Ride. Technology MORE >>

'Post Type: Blog post. Pastiche 2.6 is an offline player for iPad and Android tablets that tracks and reports scores from interactive courses to the LMS. This new feature of Pastiche allows your nomad and field learners to download and take courses on their tablets and complete them on their time, regardless of connectivity. For example, a course can be taken while on a business trip and mid-flight. Then, when you land or get to the hotel and access the Internet, the score can then be reported back to the LMS. read more. Products MORE >>

Last month Xyleme had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with none other than elearning luminary Elliott Masie on “iPad, a Game Changer for Blended Learning”. Elliott Masie and Xyleme’s CEO, Mark Hellinger, covered a lot of ground so rather than giving a synopsis I have selected the most insightful “iPad-isms” to give readers a taste of what was discussed.  . mobile learning blended learning elearning Elliott Masie iPad learning content Mark Hellinger mobile content Pastiche™ XylemeIt’s a game changer in that sense. They [the USDOD] want to be more agile.  MORE >>

[Guest Post by Jeff Katzman, Founder and CLO, Xyleme] The views of this post are that of the guest and not my own. guest post Cloud services LMS elearning corporate eLearning XylemeHowever, you can feel free to comment here to engage with the author. We're seeing a polemic emerge pitting proprietary systems and exclusive content against open systems and open content. Recent developments in standards have the potential to up-end the status quo, and re-draw the competitive landscape of learning technology providers, and learning content providers. MORE >>

You have probably heard the (rather exciting) news of Xyleme’s new “iPad app that creates apps” - Pastiche™. mobile learning blended learning elearning iPad Pastiche™ XylemeWe believe that it’s a revolutionary product that will change the way organizations define blended learning and we’re proud of our continued work on its development. We will try to keep release cycles for the Pastiche™ app short and agile with new versions to be released every 5-8 weeks and numbered with even numbers as follows: v 1.0, Based on early user feedback we decided to release Pastiche v1.2, ramonguiu. MORE >>