Upside Learning

MAY 3, 2012

Of late, many of our clients have asked us to develop courses for deployment over PCs but which can also be viewed over the iPad. This hardly comes as a surprise given that the iPad dominates the worldwide tablet market. In just a month since its release, the iPad 3 snagged 4.3 1) Adobe Captivate 5.5 with HTML5 Converter.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 22, 2013

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. It literally revolutionised the ‘hand held’ mobile, tablet market across the world. So, how can you mEnable your eLearning for iPads?

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 23, 2013

A good starting point is our blog post – 5 Rapid Authoring Tools to Publish Courses For Your iPads – where we talk about some of the authoring tools that can be used to develop HTML5 courses for iPads. HTML5 is being touted as the future of the mobile web and essential for any web-based mLearning – but is it really?

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Upside Learning

JULY 6, 2010

About a month back I blogged about Smokescreen which allows advertisers to run simple Flash movies on iPad/iPhone using HTML5/JavaScript. Today while checking my twitter feed I discovered Frash which runs Flash content on iPad/iPhone in a Safari browser. The video below shows Flash content running on iPad Safari browser using Frash –.

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mLearning Revolution

APRIL 3, 2012

I’m am extremely excited to introduce a brand new weekly Podcast entitled ‘This Week in Mobile Learning” with my friend and co-host Robert Gadd. In this first episode, we review the new iPad as compared to the first and second generations, plus its impact on mLearning. Adobe Flash and Mobile devices.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

There’s no doubt the iPad has been a phenomenal success. Our earliest reactions of the iPad were that of disappointment but then iPad has gone on to shape a new category of learning, which I prefer to call ‘tablet learning’. R J Jacquez questioned whether elearning on tablets was mobile learning or not. He says. “The

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Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

Finally, here’s everything you wanted to know about eLearning on iPads… and asked! A: mLearning or Mobile Learning is designed specifically for mobile devices, mostly for learners who are constantly on the move or do not have regular access to traditional learning methodologies. Do let us know what you think.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

2012 saw the re-emergence of ‘Mobile learning’ or ‘mLearning’ as “new” (ok, not really new) buzzwords in L&D and Training circles around the world. Mobile Learning is being loosely attributed to any learning activity that is not location bound, which is very surprising! Certainly not mobile learning in my opinion.

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mLearning Revolution

JUNE 6, 2012

I came across this interesting article on Forbes.com, which also includes a short video (below) of Mark Zuckerberg answering a question from the audience and basically saying that the iPad is not mobile. Please watch the video and chime in on whether you agree or not in that the iPad is mobile via the poll below: You hear that?

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 31, 2013

We have been talking a lot about iPads (by iPads we also imply other ‘tablets’) on our blog for the past couple of weeks. So when it came to presenting a learning session at the recently concluded, Europe’s leading workplace learning event, Learning Technologies 2013, the choice of topic was simple – Designing eLearning for iPads.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

While exhibiting at ASTD TechKnowledge 2013 and Learning Technologies 2013, we seem to have severely underestimated the interest and demand we would have for our little pocket ready-reckoner on “ eLearning on iPads – 10 Bright Ideas ”!

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mLearning Revolution

MAY 11, 2012

By reading about different techniques, trying different tools and exploring mobile apps, it’s amazing how much new insight one can gain. In my opinion, the need to look for new metaphors for learning becomes even more crucial if we seek to make a successful transition from eLearning to mobile learning (mLearning).

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Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2012

When it comes to mobile learning myths and misconceptions abound. These myths are holding back widespread adoption of mobile learning in the workplace. This is the most common misconception about mlearning which leads you to evaluate how to implement elearning on mobile devices. It is quite literally mobile everything.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Mobile devices today are introducing exciting new possibilities when it comes to digital learning. A recent survey saw 47% of students say that they have used a mobile app for learning purposes. Roughly 67% of the faculty felt that the iPad also improved the quality of the students’ work. Perceived Benefits.

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mLearning Revolution

MAY 29, 2012

the learner needs to have the Flash Player installed) and thus making it an interesting challenge for our Industry to make the transition to mobile learning (mLearning), especially because of the market share that Apple commands with the iPad and the iPhone. But what about the experience for mobile users? Absolutely we can.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 15, 2011

In an earlier blog post , Abhijit Kadle had written about a gradual but complete shift to mobile based devices for a whole host of activities, learning being just one of them. In an article published on a British journalism website – www.journalism.co.uk , it was reported that the BBC is now set to broadcast directly from iPhones and iPads.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 17, 2016

Going Mobile. All LMS providers will be expected to provide a mobile responsive platform this year. A mobile responsive LMS is one that adapts to various screens, like an iPad or an android phone. This is no longer a trend but a necessity.

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Upside Learning

MAY 28, 2012

Mobile learning is in the air, almost everyone realizes the potential, and some companies are now taking tentative first steps. Here are some interesting links I’ve come across recently, mostly about mobile learning and some about learning in general that I found interesting. Why You Need A Mobile Learning Strategy.

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mLearning Revolution

AUGUST 23, 2012

The easiest way to answer this question would be to say Yes, after all the iPad as well as any other tablet, are mobile devices and mLearning is mostly about mobile devices. Ask yourself this question, is this learning experience UNIQUELY MOBILE? Does it look great not just on the iPad, but also on all other devices?

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LearnDash

APRIL 23, 2013

Recently there has been a huge emphasis of elearning, and mobile learning, within education – and for good reason. Technological advancements and the classroom’s tendency to adopt new ideas quickly has brought about a rather quick adoption of mobile learning. What about mobile learning in enterprise? But does it stop there?

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mLearning Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2012

One thing I stress in my mLearning workshops is the fact that having an iPad-only strategy for Learning is not a thorough mLearning Strategy. All of us mobile users expect the products and services we use to not only follow us from device to device but to remember where we left off on one device and continue from there on the next device.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Mobile learning is an exciting concept across many industries, however for future generations it will be the expectation. In fact, the young people of today have never known a world without internet, laptops, iPads and the like. Which begs the question: is mobile learning now in our DNA ? elearning mlearning mobile learning'

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Upside Learning

MARCH 23, 2011

Is mobile learning becoming a reality rather than a prediction? Over the last three years there have been various predictions , ranging from pessimistic to optimistic about the role that mobile learning will play in the world of learning. And has this led to new generation of players emerging in the learning market place?

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Upside Learning

JULY 24, 2012

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that we recently supported ASTD research on Mobile Learning , a report around that was released in May 2012. Kevin believes it’s the tablets that have really got mobile learning started. Is mobile learning really happening? There is no doubt mlearning has been a slow starter.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

However, his recent post against iPads in the classroom seemed to me to miss a couple of points. So writing isn’t horribly impeded on iPads for younger kids. I note that I didn’t buy my iPad for content consumption: when it was announced I wrote it off for just that reason. I hope to someday meet him.

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LearnDash

JUNE 26, 2013

It is exciting to see the growth of mobile learning, and its importance, over recent years. The new and accessible mobile technology is one reason why we see mlearning on a large scale. In fact, mobile phones count for a surprising 1 out of 8 internet page views in the United States alone. Flash and HTML5).

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mLearning Revolution

AUGUST 20, 2012

In a previous post entitled The “m” in mLearning means More , I made a case for why I believe mobile learning has vastly more potential than eLearning, in no small part because of all the sensor superpowers built into mobile devices. mLearning is bigger than mobile devices. mLearning is bigger than mobile devices.

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mLearning Revolution

JUNE 24, 2012

I really liked the tweet and immediately ReTweeted it: Ask how your audience is using mobile devices, then design for them ~ Lasher #mLearnCon — Jay Lambert (@LambertJay) June 21, 2012. The thing is, most people are asking the wrong questions regarding what people really want out of mobile learning, including eLearning tools vendors.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 21, 2014

If you have been around elearning for any amount of time, you have likely heard about mobile learning (also referred to as “mlearning”). Essentially, elearning is “mobile”, but we define the two differently primarily when it comes to the device being used to view course content. Mobile learning is motivating.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Adobe, in a written statement , announced that it will not support Flash in mobile browsers henceforth. As it is, iPhone and iPad don't play Flash content. It will be a matter of time before new versions of other mobile devices (based on Android and other platforms) stop supporting Flash in browsers. It is official.

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Absorb LMS

JANUARY 24, 2013

There are currently almost as many mobile phones on the planet as there are people. We laugh and think this is crazy… until we misplace our mobile device and have to deal with the resulting separation anxiety. In the example below, interface elements are resized and rearranged to best display on an Apple iPhone and iPad.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 21, 2011

Mobile Learning has been on our minds and for all the right reasons. And we are one of the 30 exhibitors showcasing our entire range of innovative Mobile Learning Solutions at booth number 316. Also on display would be our newly launched revolutionary platform for Mobile Learning – Upside2Go. What Is Mobile Learning?

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Association eLearning

APRIL 1, 2016

Mobile responsive training also builds incentive in their developmental strengths with consistent and time-efficient learning approach any time or any where on their iPads and Smartphones. This methodology inspires their involvement, evolves their skill sets and encourages stronger motivation to complete their tasks.

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

When Raptivity released its first collection of mobile interactions for iPad and iPhone based eLearning, the path-breaking HTML5 Pack received several accolades. For example, in the iPad world, there is no mouse-over, so any interaction involving mouse-over has to use mouse clicks.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

HTML5 is adoption for mobile learning is picking up; perhaps the iPad is one driver of change , rapid improvements in regular and mobile browsers rendering HTML5 another. It is another debate altogether about if this sort of content conversion to mobile is necessary in all contexts. How suitable is for mobile learning?

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mLearning Revolution

JANUARY 31, 2012

All signs continue to point to a near future where mobile devices will surpass desktop PCs for how we connect to the Internet, shop, and most other things, including learning. Having said that, here are three very compelling stats that all bode well for mobile learning: Apple recently announced that they had sold 15.4 million iPads.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 11, 2013

With the advent of mobile devices, there is a natural desire in L&D folks to put (or even push) some of their organization's existing eLearning onto mobile devices (mobile phones, tablets, and everything in between) too. Mobile Learning eLearning to Mobile Devices eLearning To Tablets mEnable Your eLearning'

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