Upside Learning To Showcase Its mLearning Solutions At ASTD TechKnowledge 2013

For Upside Learning, it’s ASTD TechKnowledge 2013 calling. The company will be in San Jose, California from January 30 – February 1, along with other 70 odd exhibitors and learning enthusiasts from world over, showcasing its wide range of mobile learning solutions.

As the mobile workforce continues to grow manifold, it’s imperative that the organisational L&D strategy matures to accommodate the changing learning needs of the learners. Upside Learning has been helping organisation to embrace these changing needs and adopt or transition to mLearning in the most efficient way. In line with this, Upside Learning has planned its itinerary for the three–day event, comprising a showcase of its wide range of innovative custom mLearning solutions, a learning session on mLearning implementation, interaction with attendees for addressing their queries, amongst other things.

Upside Learning’s Director of Technology Solutions (and Co–founder), Amit Gautam, will be presenting a learning session, titled ‘Mobile Learning Implementation: Need, Myths & Success Factors’, on 31^st January at 11:55 a.m. in Exhibitor Demo Area 1.

Furthermore, those who are planning to ‘mEnable’ their existing eLearning for iPads or create new content for iPad (or other tablet), can collect a free copy of ‘eLearning on iPads – 10 Bright Ideas’ from the company’s stand (#315). Attendees can also interact with Upside Learning’s representatives, including Amit Gautam, who will be present at the stand and discuss their eLearning or mLearning requirements or queries.

More details about Upside Learning’s activities at the event can be found at – https://upsidelearning.com/pressrelease/astd-ice-2013-beckons-upside-learning/

Upside Learning To Conduct Free ‘mEnablement And Going Mobile’ Consultancy And Q&A Sessions

With the increasing penetration of tablets in the workplace, almost every L&D team is being tasked with ‘going mobile’ and is suddenly faced with the challenge of making its existing eLearning portfolio available across multiple devices. Upside Learning, a leading provider of workplace learning technology solutions, has been helping its clients make this move through its easy, 3–step process of mEnablement – a simple, efficient and cost effective methodology to make the legacy eLearning courseware run on iPads and other tablets. The company will be leveraging this experience as it helps L&D managers and organisation understand the ‘What, Why & How’ of going mobile through its free sessions.The company has announced a total of 3 free consultancy sessions which will be held onsite at the interested individuals’ offices‚ between 17^th and 21^st June‚ and will be strictly on a ‘first come‚ first served’ basis. These no holds barred sessions will be conducted by Amit Garg, Director and Founder – Upside Learning, Sonal Sheth, AVP Bespoke Solutions – Upside Learning, and Alan Samuel, Director Client Solutions – Europe – Upside Learning.

To win one of the 3 free consultancy sessions, interested individuals can mail alan.ukinfo@upsidelearning.com with ‘mEnablement’ in the subject line on or before 16^th June.

Learning Technologies Summer Forum will be held in Olympia 2, London on 18 June, 2013. To attend this free event, please register here.

To support its theme of ‘eLearning on tablets and mEnablement’, which Upside Learning will be promoting at the upcoming Learning Technologies Summer Forum, the company has announced 3 free, 90 minute consultancy and Q&A sessions on ‘mEnablement and going Mobile’.In line with these sessions, the company will also be presenting an insightful seminar titled ‘eLearning on Tablets – What, Why & How?’ at the LT Summer Forum on 18^th June at 1PM BST in Theatre 3.

Upside Learning To Help Organisations Design eLearning For iPads Through A Session At Learning Technologies 2013

While designing eLearning for iPads may appear relatively straight forward, given somewhat similar display areas to laptops and PCs, the context in which the iPad will be used, the ever increasing usage on the move and the changing user preferences, makes designing for iPads different and challenging. Further, the dilemma over whether to convert existing eLearning courseware into tablet compatible format or to create fresh courseware adds to the challenge.

Some key topics to be covered in the session include:

Key factors to consider for designing fresh, effective eLearning for iPads
Simple and cost–effective solutions for ‘mEnabling’ existing eLearning for iPads
Few examples showing how Upside Learning’s clients are using eLearning for iPads

Upside Learning will be addressing these and other such significant challenges related to tablet learning at its Learning Technologies 2013’s learning session. Titled ‘Designing eLearning for iPads’ the session will be delivered by Upside Learning’s Co–founder and Director of Custom Learning Solutions, Amit Garg, and Director – Client Solutions (Europe), Alan Samuel. Designing eLearning for iPads is slated for 29^th January at 12:30 p.m. in Seminar Theatre 3.Commenting on the upcoming session, Amit Garg, said, “eLearning on iPads is seen as one of the fastest growing and upcoming trend in workplace learning, but when it comes to designing eLearning for iPads, the battle is still on. We see Learning Technologies as a perfect platform to share our views and experience pertaining to this topic, recommend some effective designing ideas and at the same time, learn what others are thinking about it.”

Besides attending this insightful learning session, attendees can get a copy of ‘eLearning on iPads – 10 Bright Ideas’ at Upside Learning’s stand #55. This leaflet will unveil the 10 key tips to be kept in mind while creating eLearning for iPads (and other tablets). The company is also giving a chance to a few, lucky individuals to get their mLearning related queries answered by Amit Garg. Interested individuals can mail their queries along with a suitable time to alan.ukinfo@upsidelearning.com.

To know more about Upside Learning’s session and other activities planned by the company for Learning Technologies 2013, please visit – Upside Learning

The Upside Learning Blog Hits 1 Million Views

With 2500+ subscribers and 575 posts, The Upside Learning Blog hit 1 million views on 15^th July 2013. The blog which is owned and maintained by Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, was started on 3^rd March 2009 as a platform to share thoughts and views pertaining to eLearning. Over a period of 4+ years, this has turned into a knowledge hub for people in the eLearning industry and otherwise to gain knowledge.

Today, the company has an internal blogging team of over 10 employees, apart from the founders – Amit Garg and Amit Gautam, who actively contribute to the blog. These employees with their diverse educational qualifications and work experience add a unique flavor to the posts. This is further underlined by their area of work in Upside Learning which helps them leverage their knowledge and expertise.

While sky is the limit for the various categories that are generally targeted on the blog, Mobile Learning, eLearning, Learning Management Systems, Blended Learning and Social Learning are some of the most popular ones. The blog carries over 140 posts on Mobile Learning alone.

Some other Upside Learning Blog stats worth noting:

1,000,000 Views All Time
2500+ Subscribers
1500+ Comments
31,624 Best Ever Views In A Month
1,693 Best Ever Views In A Single Day

The Upside Learning Blog can be accessed at https://blog.upsidelearning.com/

Upside Learning To Deliver A Session On Mobile Learning Implementation at ASTD TK 2013

Organisations, the world over, are increasingly adopting mLearning as a part of their L&D activities. While some have already implemented mobile learning, others are still battling with the common myths surrounding it or are unaware about the key elements to consider while implementing a mLearning solution. With a view to helping these organisation implement mLearning in way that works for them, Upside Learning will be presenting an insightful learning session titled ‘Mobile Learning Implementation: Need, Myths & Success Factors’ at ASTD TechKnowledge 2013 in San Jose, CA. The session to be presented by Amit Gautam, Co–founder and Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning, is scheduled on 31^st January at 11:55 a.m. in Exhibitor Demo Area 1, Hall I.This 30 minute session will establish the need to consider mLearning, debunk the common myths surrounding it, and detail the 6 key strategic decision areas to be taken into consideration before implementing it in the workplace. It will conclude with a list of success factors that will ensure a successful mLearning implementation.Attendees at ASTD TK 2013 can also visit stand #315 where Upside Learning will be showcasing its wide range of mLearning solutions, including its revolutionary platform for Mobile Learning, Upside2Go, and some truly innovative Mobile Learning Solutions for smartphones, iPads and other tablets. A complimentary copy of ‘eLearning on iPads – 10 Bright Ideas’, unveiling the 10 key tips to be kept in mind while creating eLearning for iPads (and other tablets), will be also available at the stand.Upside Learning’s representatives will be present at the company’s stand (#315) throughout the event. Interested attendees can pre–arrange a meeting with a member of the Upside Learning team to discuss their learning problems/ requirements by sending an email with the preferred time and date at sales@upsidelearning.com

Passmore Duff Initiates Blended Learning With Upside Learning’s End–To–End Solutions

Based in Australia, Passmore Duff, a training company specialising in the field of workplace violence and critical incident risk management, has collaborated with Upside Learning for commencing a new chapter in blending learning. This marks a new beginning for Passmore Duff as it moves from its current internally hosted LMS platform, developed in 2004, to Upside Learning’s multi award–winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS. to deliver training to its clients. As a part of the relationship, Upside Learning will also help Passmore Duff to convert its existing ILT sessions into eLearning courses.

With an aim to make information and knowledge resources accessible to its clients anywhere and at anytime, Passmore Duff wanted to convert some of its ILT sessions into eLearning courses. These resources were to support the delivery of its nationally accredited competency based training programs. With 3000+ hours of custom learning developed and more than 500 projects completed, Upside Learning used its expertise and experience to develop Flash–based eLearning courseware for Passmore Duff.

UpsideLMS is now used for the delivery of these Flash–based and its other tailor–made eLearning courses, and also as a reinforcement tool for its ILT sessions, thus delivering a unique blended learning experience to its learners. The ILT sessions too are managed via UpsideLMS’ Classroom Training Module, which is complete with training scheduling, nomination workflows, venue and vendor management, and training costs management. Moreover, UpsideLMS’ 3 tier or multi–portal architecture (having a Client Manager, a Learner profile and a Site manager) enables Passmore Duff to create and host different portals for each of its clients. For its clients, it allows them to brand their individual portals according to their corporate identity as well as make use of it for delivering training to their workforce.

About Passmore Duff

Established in 1996, Passmore Duff is a training organisation, imparting specialised training services dealing with aggressive and violent behaviours, de-escalating aggression in the workplace as well as workplace conflict.

Passmore Duff’s advisory, planning and training services develop skills within organisation during critical incident risk management. It provides its clients with industry best practice as well as innovative approaches and techniques for managing these risks.

For more information, please log on to – http://www.workplaceviolence.com.au

WiniGroup To Bring Upside Learning’s eLearning & mLearning Solutions To Nigeria

Like other developing countries, Nigeria too is witnessing growth in technology enabled learning, including new age solutions like mobile learning, in workplaces and education alike. In line with this, WiniGroup, a renowned player in IT security, risk and compliance domain, has entered into a channel partnership with Upside Learning to bring the best of breed learning technology solutions to Nigeria.WiniGroup has been helping organisation in strengthening the security of their network infrastructure, and providing business solutions and IT security training. It is a sister concern of a prominent eLearning and computer training firm that has been working towards uplifting the learning and skills development scenario in Nigeria by offering wide range of IT training and certification courses in the region. It was this connection with L&D coupled with the growth of technology enabled learning in Nigeria that encouraged WiniGroup to seek partnership with a leading provider of learning technology solutions, Upside Learning.Under this partnership, WiniGroup will promote and sell Upside Learning’s world–class eLearning and mLearning solutions comprising UpsideLMS, a best value Learning Management System, Custom Development Services and Mobile Learning Solutions, including eLearning on iPads (Tablets), and Catalog Courses in Nigeria.Commenting on the partnership, Amit Gautam, Director of Technical Solutions at Upside Learning, said, “There has been a noticeable change in learning scenario in Nigeria, which is opening and accepting new technological developments for L&D activities. Our association with WiniGroup will not just help in opening new avenues for us in the unexplored market of Nigeria but our solutions will be able to benefit the learners.”

About WiniGroup

A value–added international security solutions provider, WiniGroup delivers IT security, risk management, business process optimization, physical security and training services across Africa. Headquartered in Nigeria, the company’s unique mission is to make Africa a more secure region in today’s information age.

WiniGroup represents technology solutions from best–in–class IT security partners around the world including: SafeNet®, FortiNet®, Radware, Lancope, Check Point, Mobile Iron, Gold Lock, IVIZ, iSCAN, CIBECS, Kaseya, Xsol, SysAid, Kinetic Six, TripWire, SilverTail, AlertEnterprise, SAINT®, STOP®, Gold Lock®, ThreatMetrix™, FireEye™, G Data Software, Secunia, LiveEnsure® and many others. The company’s solutions allow its Fortune 500 customers to focus on their core business in order to maximise growth and profits.

For learn more, visit http://www.winigroup.com/

Upside Learning’s Latest Release – A New eBook On ‘eLearning on Tablets’

The tablet market is showing exponential growth with tablet sales touted to overtake that of notebook PCs with an estimated volume of 240 million units sold worldwide by end of 2013. Tablets are no longer limited to entertainment purposes like viewing video or playing games; they are now a part of organisational L&D activities across large and small businesses. However, designing and developing courseware for tablets still remain a challenge for most organisation. To cater to organisation like these and others too, Upside Learning has released a free eBook titled ‘eLearning on Tablets – Getting it right’.

This latest release from Upside Learning is based on the company’s recent discussions with its clients and prospects that point towards a growing demand for solutions on tablets, but at the same time highlight a clear lack of understanding of these media devices. For instance – Some enterprises are seeking to deliver learning meant for traditional desktops on these devices while for some, mobile learning (mLearning) is nothing more than delivering learning content on tablets. Nothing can be further from the truth.

eLearning on Tablets – Getting it right aims to get this truth out there – in front of organisation planning to implement eLearning on tablets as a part of their learning strategy. Some of the key topics covered in this informative eBook are:

eLearning on Tablets – The Basics
Designing eLearning For Tablets
Development and Authoring Tools available
Top 10 tips for designing and developing eLearning on tablets

Further, case studies of actual implementations have been used throughout the book to support the topics. This not only helps in better understanding of the concepts, but for organisation still unsure of implementing tablets for eLearning they add instant credibility.

The eBook can be downloaded (free) from here: https://upsidelearning.com/ebook/elearning-on-tablets-getting-it-right/

Upside Learning Schedules 2 Webinars On ‘eLearning On iPads’ In March

Earlier this year, Upside Learning had announced its key themes for the year – eLearning on iPads (tablets) and mEnablement; a term coined by Upside Learning that denotes the conversion of the existing eLearning courseware to a mobile compatible format. These themes were hinged on the growth of the smartphone and tablet market across the globe in 2013. Continuing with this theme, the company will be conducting two webinars, titled ‘Designing eLearning for iPads’. Upside Learning’s Director of Custom Learning Solutions and Co–founder, Amit Garg, will be presenting the same webinar on 12^th and 19^th March.The webinar on the 12^th March is scheduled at 11 AM EDT, while that on 19^th is at 11 AM IST. By conducting the webinar on two days at different time slots, the company aims to reach out to its key target markets, namely the US, the UK, APAC, ME and India, each operating in a different time zone.‘Designing eLearning for iPads (tablets)’ will help the attendees to understand tablets and their common usage, how eLearning on iPads(tablets) can serve as an entry point into Mobile Learning and the key factors to be kept in mind while designing new eLearning for iPads or while ‘mEnabling’ the existing eLearning courseware into a tablet compatible format.The webinar will be supported by a few examples of how some of Upside Learning’s clients are using eLearning for iPads and the value they have delivered in doing so. Amit Garg will also answer the questions posted by the attendees after the webinars.

Upside Learning To Uncover The ‘What, Why And How’ Of eLearning On Tablets Through A Free Webinar

Many organisation have included eLearning and mobile learning in their L&D strategies, but are yet to account for the increasing usage of tablet devices in the workplace. On the other hand are organisation that are ‘now’ feeling the need to move towards mLearning. Whichever stage an organisation be in, developing eLearning for tablets (also called as tablet learning) is almost inevitable today. This makes understanding of tablets, their usage and applications in the context of workplace learning the need of the hour.

Upside Learning’s free webinar ‘eLearning on Tablets – What, Why and How?’ aims to facilitate this understanding. Scheduled on 27^th August at 3.30 PM BST and 28^th August at 11 AM IST, the webinar will be presented by Amit Garg, Director and Co–founder, Upside Learning, and Alan Samuel, Director Client Solutions (Europe).

Starting with the different types of tablets available today, the webinar will go on to explain how they are being used in our daily lives before diving into the need of developing eLearning on tablets and finally concluding with some design and development considerations. The webinar will be largely driven by Amit and Alan’s vast experience in the learning domain and the various interactions they have been having with clients and prospects across different geographies. Facts and figures by renowned research bodies and examples from learning and non–learning scenarios will be used to support the topics in the webinar.