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Mobile Authoring Tools: Hot Lava Mobile

The eLearning Coach

MICHAEL: It’s been available through OutStart since we acquired Hot Lava Software in June 2009. It worked out well in terms of technology and learning from the experiences of early adopters. OutStart provides applications specifically for BlackBerry, iPhone, iTouch, iPad and Android devices (with others on the way).

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Introducing New Technology: From Promise to Reality

Allison Rossett

Last year, speaking to a conference of aviation trainers, John Alonso, CTO, OutStart , observed that ninety percent of mobile learning pilot projects he is aware of have failed. Implicit in the comparison of the two models is that in the tool view , the technology itself is instrumental in the decision to adopt the technology.

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Introducing New Technology: From Promise to Reality

Allison Rossett

Last year, speaking to a conference of aviation trainers, John Alonso, CTO, OutStart , observed that ninety percent of mobile learning pilot projects he is aware of have failed. Implicit in the comparison of the two models is that in the tool view , the technology itself is instrumental in the decision to adopt the technology.

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Sales Team Portal for Content and Expert Access

Tony Karrer

They looked at several different portal options and chose OutStart Participate. Part of the decision was also based on that they had good experience with Outstart products previously and they knew that it would be easier to get approval from IT and information security – which it was. They really felt they needed more of a portal.

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My "Top Ten List" for Mobile Learning News in 2009

mLearning Trends

In addition, longtime mobile learning tool provider Hot Lava Software was purchased by LCMS platform provider Outstart and interest in their combined offerings was well received. In my opinion, this was the biggest news of 2009 for everyone involved in the enterprise mlearning space. As they say, the rising tide lifts all ships.

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My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

mLearning Trends

For enterprise mobile learning to be considered a “bullseye” and truly mainstream, the level of adoption will needs to be measured in wide scale usage not just varying levels of investigation, pilots and strategy development. Prediction #5 - Gamification Accelerates mLearning Adoption.

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SMBs and Social Learning Technologies

Janet Clarey

Tagging/Bookmarking - described how they worked; relatively low adoption but may increase as more LMSs include. Jeff Whitney, Outstart (Interview, strategy). Presence - Some ways to use presence tools to enhance education: Allow learners to reveal (or conceal) their presence both synchronously and asynchronously. Manrique, D. &