Mobile

Is True E-learning Lagging?

From the standpoint of a magazine that’s always talking and writing about the latest trends in corporate learning/training, it came as a bit of a surprise to us when we tallied the results of this year’s survey of readers. You would think that social learning (of which mobile learning or m-learning is a part) would be the number one choice…

12 Thought-Provoking Mobile Statistics

During John Moxley’s webinar on how he created mobile learning at Cricket Communications, I mentioned some statistics that I uncovered on mobile device usage while preparing for a recent article that I wrote for our magazine.  We had several people send us emails asking for those statistics so that they could incorporate them into their mobile learning strategies.  The statistics…

Do You Micro-learn?

For some e-learning applications, micro-learning is fast catching on, particularly in the corporate world. Simply put, it’s learning in small steps—which is not only compatible but symbiotic with traditional e-learning. “It’s when companies create narrow groups of courses or topics, like teaching about copyright protection instead of business law, or covering a subject for a limited time, or using only…

A Best Practice in “Xtreme Learner Engagement?”

Speed-writing seems to have the same psychology behind it as an old attention-focusing trick used by some presenters and sales people.  For example, if you are talking with someone, and then that person picks up a pen, looks down at a document that he or she is showing you, your eyes and attention will be drawn to the movement of…

The Mobile Revolution – 25 Apps on the Near Horizon

In 2009, mobile devices began outselling PCs.  On January 27th, 2010, the iPad was announced at an Apple press conference by Steve Jobs.  The iPad has now become the fastest-selling consumer product of all times. These mobile devices have an enormous penetration in the world’s population.  In fact, 90% of all people on the planet now have potential access to…

Links to Top 72 Product Finalists in Best of ELearning! Awards

The Reader’s Choice Awards for the 2012 “Best of Elearning! Awards” are listed below, along with links to each company’s website.  As this is a pretty large list of vendors, I thought it would help as a quick index to top learning and e-learning tools if I provided you with the links.   You’ll see everything from LMS/TMS’s to content,…