Upside Learning Buzz
Issue 36
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Events Stand
#341
ASTD ICE 2014 International
Conference & Exposition

May 4-7 |Washington, DC, USA
Learning & Skills Group
Conference

June 17 | Olympia 2, London, England
Spotlight
Upside Learning's 10 Year Anniversary
 
10th Anniversary Party
We commemorated this milestone by holding an event for our employees to close out the decade in style!
From Our Blog
 
Is Scenario-based Learning the Right Option?

Scenario Based Learning

The Serious eLearning Manifesto

Serious elearning

 
Scenario interaction and feedback has been human mediated over most of the learning history. But a new trend has developed over the last few years where technology assisted mediation has now become an integral part of eLearning. The Serious eLearning Manifesto was put together by several eLearning scholars in an attempt to bring focus to the creation of meaningful and effective eLearning. It aims to move from typical eLearning to a focus on values and characteristics of serious eLearning.
 
 
 
Personal Learning Agents with Android Wear

Personal Learning Agents

A month back Google announced Android Wear, an operating system for wearable computing devices. Watch this cool video on Moto 360, a smart watch from Motorola running on Android Wear, and see how far technology will go to enable 'proactive' performance support.
 
Evident Shift towards eLearning Acceptance in Africa

eLearning Acceptance in Africa

Having served the South African region for more than a year now, there is a growing momentum towards custom eLearning development services. Learn more about the trends, stats and opportunities that lie in Africa pertaining to eLearning.
View To Learn
Watch our Animation Showreel
Animation Showreel
Our custom eLearning team has compiled an animation showreel to showcase animation pieces from various projects we've worked on recently. We thought it would be great to share with our newsletter readers as well. Go ahead, take a look.  
 
Upcoming Webinar
 
Free Webinar:
Responsive eLearning Development - Challenges & Considerations

Join us as we discuss one of the top eLearning trends for 2014 - Responsive eLearning. We'll talk about some of the key challenges and considerations we came across while developing our responsive framework and how we resolved them.

Date:   24th & 29th April 2014
Responsive eLearning Development - Challenges & Considerations
 
 
 
 
eLearning On Tablets Product Demo:
UpsideLMS

Be a part of our open live demo on our multi-award winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS. The product demo will take you on an hour long tour on the ins and outs of UpsideLMS along with its key features and functionalities. At the end of the session, you will know why the well acclaimed platform is dubbed as 'The Best Value LMS That Delivers More'.

Date:   30th April 2014
Time: 10:30 AM (Delhi Time)
3:00 PM (Sydney Time)
 
Upside Learning In News
   
Upside Learning Celebrated its 10th Anniversary
 
Upside Learning 10 Year Logo Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, is excited to announce that April 2014 marks the company's 10 year anniversary of its founding. Being in existence for 10 years, it continues goes strong by making a profound impact on learners through its wide range of innovative learning solutions.
 
 
 
Thumbay Group Selects Upside Learning's UpsideLMS to Deliver Cost-Effective Training
 
Thumbay Group Logo Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, has been hand-picked by the Thumbay Group to deliver new ways of training their staff for improving performance.
 
 
Industry Sightings
 
Technology Developments Drive Growth in the Global eLearning Market

Global Industry Analysts, Inc. announces the release of a comprehensive global report on eLearning markets. Global market for eLearning is projected to exceed US$230 billion by 2020 driven by technology developments.
Read more.

 
How Do People Hold and Touch Mobile Devices? Take a Peek!

The article provides insights on how people use mobile devices to devise an mLearning strategy. It provides key facts about people's preferences on using mobile devices and discusses the implications for user design.
Read more.

 
       
Mobile Learning in Healthcare: How Augmented Reality Learning is Saving Lives

Mobile learning might be as important to the evolution of education as massive open online courses have become in recent years. With healthcare information being constantly updated, having access to this data is helping save lives during critical health crisis moments.
Read more.

 
Innovation Matters, but Prioritizing It Lags

In an increasingly global and complex work environment, the ability to innovate is critical. A March 2014 study, conducted by ASTD, reveals that 98 percent of respondents say that innovation is important for the future success of their organizations.
Read more.

 
Upside Learning In A Flash
 
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A Multi Award Winning Learning Management System Mobile Performance Support Platform Tailor-Made Solutions For Desktops and Laptops Tailor-Made Solutions For Smartphones and Tablets
 
 
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