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Have You mEnabled Your eLearning For iPads?

Upside Learning

Since its launch, back in April 2010, Apple has sold more than 100 million iPads – a mind boggling quantity unmatched and way ahead of any other device manufacturer. A fact supported by the recent news that Barclays, one of the world’s largest banks, has just bought 8,500 iPads for use by their branch staff!

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iPad or iFad?

Learning with e's

Now, ten years on, more and more schools are finding the resources to offer their students a laptop each, and some schools are trail blazing by providing iPads for each of their learners. One such school, Cedars School of Excellence, in Greenock, Scotland has discovered that providing an iPad for each of its children has many benefits.

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E-learning In Automobile Industry – New Report

Upside Learning

Last week Towards Maturity published its latest report on e-learning adoption, utilization & effects in the European automobile industry. So I was quite keen to see what the report had to say about the state of learning technology use in the industry today. The report is available for a free download here.

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Net worth of the iPad

Learning with e's

Much interest was shown in yesterday's post iPad or iFad? It focused on whether schools should provide iPads for all their students. The main objection against one iPad per child projects is that there is little evidence to show that the new devices actually improve learning gain.

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Mindflash FocusAssist Now Available on Computers and iPads

Mindflash

In online training, one of the most challenging things for trainers is knowing whether their training courses are engaging and effective. We launched FocusAssist in Beta for the iPad back in August, 2013 in attempt to find a solution to this problem. That’s where Mindflash’s FocusAssist comes in. A seamlessly integrated feature.

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14 Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 18

Upside Learning

Yes, we have covered it all from QR codes in education to replacing smartboards with iPads. Besides this, we have uncovered some cool resources, reports and findings that will keep you abreast of the latest happenings. Can Your iPad Replace Your SmartBoard? Then, can an iPad replace the smartboard and help cut down on cost?

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So how are people really using the iPad?

Clive on Learning

A recent posting on Mashable reports some interesting data from Resolve Market Research based on an online survey of potential purchasers and active users of iPads, smart phones, e-readers and portable video game devices in the USA. Surprising was that, for 37% of respondents, the iPad was their first Apple purchase.

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