Tag Archives: HTML5

Flash For Mobile Is Dead

Abhijit Kadle | Future Technology | 647 Views | November 10, 2011 | 1 comment

Is the iPad Driving eLearning Towards HTML5?

Amit Garg | eLearning Development | 3,332 Views | October 20, 2011 | 3 comments

The battle between web technologies (read ‘Apple and Adobe‘) started a couple of years back when Apple decided to not support Flash on its newly launched iPad terming it buggy. Apple backed HTML5 to be the next big thing and single handedly forced the developer community to take sides. The eLearning industry was not too happy about the iPad not featuring Flash as it meant reinventing the wheel for animation and interactivity in eLearning. Also HTML5 was not ready for eLearning development then. The fact is the iPad has taken a significant lead in the tablets market. I’d say purely because of the brilliant ‘form factor’ and the fact that it’s backed by the most popular app store.

Flash to HTML5 – Swiffy From Google

Abhijit Kadle | Weekly Finds | 1,025 Views | June 29, 2011 | 3 comments

This has come just in time for mLearning implementers; there is a new tool out in Google Labs called Swiffy that let’s one convert flash animation (swf files) to a device independent HTML5. Simply put, this will allow existing libraries of flash animation content to be ported to devices that run iOS – iPhones, iPads, and iPods. This also helps us poor elearning developers circumvent the continuous war between Adobe and Apple over flash technology, and allow delivery across devices/platforms. Incidentally, Adobe had worked on just such a tool called Wallaby.

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

Abhijeet Valke | Weekly Digest | 676 Views | February 22, 2011 | Write the first comment

This time around we decided to go all out on training and learning. And true to our commitment, we have covered the whole spectrum – from calculating the effectiveness of your training to delivering training to multi-taskers, from methods to engage learners with emerging and connective technologies to the future of learning.

But our loyalties towards mobile learning cannot be questioned! For all you mobile lovers, dig in to know about the top trends in mobile, cool iPhone Apps for educational purposes and studying aboard, and tons of iOS Apps for freelancers.

Find it all here in our Weekly Digest – a collection of our top 22 links from the week gone by, each accompanied by a quick brief.

Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? You can dig into our previous lists here.

Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 3

Amit Garg | Weekly Digest | 164 Views | December 7, 2010 | Write the first comment

In continuation to our weekly roundup of the best links shared on Twitter and Facebook, here is a collection of our top 15 links from the last week, each accompanied by a quick brief.

1. Taking Cues From Industry: Using Casual Games For Learning At DAU
The use of games in education and training is quickly becoming a mainstream practice. This article talks about Defense Acquisition University (DAU) where games have grown from being closely aligned with both the learning objectives and the context of the acquisition workforce to the launch of the first Department of Defense casual gaming site.
Read it here

Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 2

Amit Garg | Weekly Digest | 649 Views | November 30, 2010 | Write the first comment

This Flash Player (Frash) Runs On iPad

Yogesh Agarwal | Innovation | 13,990 Views | July 6, 2010 | 2 comments

Updates On HTML5 From Google I/O

Yogesh Agarwal | eLearning Development | 541 Views | May 20, 2010 | Write the first comment

Is HTML5 Ready for eLearning Development?

Yogesh Agarwal | eLearning Development | 6,797 Views | May 5, 2010 | 14 comments

Last week, while justifying Apple’s refusal to allow Flash player on iPhone/iPad, Steve Jobs wrote– “New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too)”. A few days before the launch of iPad Apple had released a list of ‘iPad ready’ websites having support for HTML5. Clearly Apple is backing HTML 5, CSS 3 and JavaScript for developing future web applications.

Yes, HTML5 is a major revision over its predecessor HTML4. Some pertinent questions need to be asked.

The Open Screen Project – Will It Succeed?