by Robert Gadd
Many organizations are considering mobile learning, and most are being cautious in their implementation. A wise approach is to conduct a pilot program to test the waters and to identify issues that may affect success in the particular organization or market. Here are five points to consider that will help you better plan, deploy, and evaluate the results of your first mobile pilot.
35
0
by Stephen Haskin
Video has been called the original rapid e-Learning method, and there is no doubt that it is now an important medium in our work. However, there is also a great deal of misinformation and misunderstanding about video, spread in conferences, online forums, and over coffee. This two-part series examines ten of the most common of these myths.
127
15
by Jeff Batt
Interactive games add motivation and interest to e-Learning! This tip shows you how to put together a “Jeopardy” type game using Rapid Intake.
16
0
by Anne Derryberry
“Determining the right technology package for a learning solution can be challenging under any circumstances. Identifying – and assembling – the right set of freeware tools to provide the infrastructure that will spawn an active social learning network among a class of mid-performing 9th graders was like being back in grad school.”
9
0
by Paul Clothier
“How to make e-Learning that plays on tiny screens?” and, “How to work without Flash?” are key questions in designing mLearning content for smart phones in general, and for the iPhone in particular. Would you be surprised to learn that you may already have the tools that you need to solve these problems? Many other tools are cheap or free. This article explains the workarounds.
91
12
by Bill Brandon
This year, The eLearning Guild’s Annual Gathering made an evolutionary morph, becoming Learning Solutions 2010. This reflects the continuing evolution of The Guild itself, to a broader perspective on learning and on the ways that technology can support it.
26
0
by Anne Derryberry
In February, Anne joined the Teacher Support Network in her community. She was assigned to a ninth-grade teacher and students, to help the students succeed in their classes so that they can stay on (or get on) a college-bound track. This also gives her an opportunity to experience life inside a high school classroom firsthand. This week’s column continues the story of that experience.
31
2
by Bill Brandon
In organizations that use more than one authoring tool, managing review of e-Learning projects can be a real challenge. Here is a just-released Web-based tool that supports collaborative review of courses authored in Articulate, Captivate, Lectora, and ProForm.
21
0
by Suzannah Green
We thought the client had a straightforward project. Then we read the details: “Deliver the entire training solution with just four small, IT-enabled classrooms. E-Learning should be engaging and interactive, but must be developed without the use of Flash animations, large graphics, audio, or video. It must run from a browser, not require plug-ins or software, and it must also run from a CD.”
59
0
by PJ Babcock, Dan Cox
As SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions become more widely adopted, movement to collaborative online course authoring is increasing. This review explores one example of these “always on” tools that are accessible from any Web browser. The authors identify some attractive advantages, as well as some potential reasons for staying with desktop authoring.
38
0
