Mobile Learning

October 22, 2014

7 Tips To Repurpose eLearning Content for Mobile Learning

In this article, I'll share 7 top tips that will help you to successfully repurpose you eLearning course’s content for your mobile learning course, so that you can develop a mobile learning strategy that requires minimal resources and offers maximum benefit to your learners.

by Christopher Pappas

October 12, 2014

6 Great SAT Prep Apps

Ever searched for a great SAT prep app in iTunes? At the following article you will find 6 SAT prep apps that will benefit any student preparing for the SAT. Also these SAP prep apps are free to download with a few offering in-app purchases for additional features or content.

by Kim Caise

September 9, 2014

Use Video Messaging Apps To Enhance Your eLearning Experience

Complement your curriculum with video messaging apps for a richer online education experience. Vidopop is a video note and messaging app that allows you to easily record and send videos with your mobile device. Videos are instantly uploaded to the cloud even if the video is big or if you are sending it to a group. You can upload and send videos to your contacts in a matter of seconds. Here are the different ways you can utilize apps such as Vidopop to make communicating with your students easier and more effective.

by Raine Medeiros

August 27, 2014

Mobile Learning meets E-Memory

Studies suggest that access to the limitless information on the internet has changed the way our memories work. Researcher Robert Clowes argues that we now have two memory systems: an old system – our brains – and a newer system he calls E-Memory. If E-Memory is indeed the direction in which our memories are evolving, Mobile Learning is critical to effective talent development!

by Stephen Meyer

August 14, 2014

Boost Employee Productivity: 4 Tips for Mobile Training

Ready to increase productivity in your office? It’s time to go mobile - but make sure you do it the right way. A carefully planned mobile training program can have huge results for employees.

by Christie Wroten

July 25, 2014

eLearning Responsive Design Isn’t Responsive to Your Solutions

As an eLearning designer, making your eLearning content responsive across devices shouldn’t be a main concern; rather creating optimal learning or performance experiences should be your focus. This article talks about mobile use cases and how this will help you create these optimal eLearning experiences.

by Steven Loomis

July 1, 2014

The Importance of Responsive Design in Online Education

Responsive design will become a critical aspect of online education in the very near future. Those institutions willing to engage with learners in the online environment they are most comfortable in are sure to have the effort reflected in increased satisfaction and retention.

by Michael Schmitz

June 28, 2014

8 Steps To Create and Develop an Effective Mobile Training Strategy

While face-to-face instructor-lead training used to be the “norm”, today mobile training has become an increasingly popular method of skill set and knowledge development. Training and development managers are beginning to see the endless potential of mobile training. That is because mobile training not only offers learners the ability to learn on-the-go, but also allows them to gain immediate access to information whenever and wherever they really need it.

by Christopher Pappas

June 18, 2014

Mobile Learning War Heating Up - eLearning Authoring Tool Review

Learn from our frustrations. With Apple's latest iOS 7.1.1 release there are a lot of issues with Mobile Learning courses. Here is what happened to us... and better yet, how we fixed it.

by Dan Keckan

May 28, 2014

mLearning: The Way of Learning Tomorrow

Mobile devices have become deeply engrained in our everyday lives. From reading to schedule management to entertainment to GPS, it is The Multi-Purpose Gadget in our lives and some have even said to suffer from the “phantom limb” syndrome without it! Mobile Learning, or mLearning for short, lets learners learn and get performance support via their mobile devices. This article introduces to you the unique features of mLearning, what it can be used for and the difference between mLearning and traditional eLearning.

by Joanne Chan

May 15, 2014

A Guide to Gesture-based Interactions: Learning at Your Fingertips

Kids today grow up with touchscreen devices and seem to innately know how to use them. This is lucky for them, as smartphone designers across the globe seem determined to fit the most content and least number of buttons onto the front of a phone. This means gestures—scrolling, swiping, tapping, pinching, flicking—are becoming the dominant interaction of the smartphone user interface. Children intuitively know which touch gestures to apply, but what about those of us who aren’t so-called “digital natives?”

by Stephanie Ivec

April 27, 2014

20 Wonderful Resources for Using BLE Beacons in Mobile Learning

After our inspiring and thought-provoking interview with Geoff Stead, we were left mesmerized with the way Qualcomm used their Gimbal Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons to create a learning zone effect within their museum. Since then, we have been doodling and dreaming about using this fascinating tool to create proximity-based learning applications. Now, as we are planning to get started on this project using the (Gimbal) beacons that we received recently, we set out on a journey to explore and learn more about this concept. Read on...

by Ravi Pratap Singh