As part of Training Industry Inc.’s commitment to continuously monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of outsourced learning services, it recently announced the Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List for 2015. Amongst the eight companies from across the globe that it features, is Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions.

For over 11 years, Upside Learning has been ruling the learning outsourcing space with its Custom Development and Technology services. Today, it provides Custom eLearning, Custom mLearning, Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), Multi-device Testing Lab, Translation and Localisation, Tool-based Rapid Learning as part of its Custom Development Services. UpsideLMS, the best value, responsive LMS, which is its proprietary Learning Management System, is offered as a part of its Technology Solutions along with admin and allied services.

Amit Garg, Co- Founder and Director – Custom Learning Solutions, and Amit Gautam, Co- Founder and Director – Technology Solutions, expressed their joy on being featured in 2015 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List.

Selection to the 2015 Training Outsourcing Watch List is based on the below mentioned criteria, with each participating company undergoing extensive research, including thorough analysis of its capabilities, experience, and expertise.

• Innovative service offerings
• Ability to provide services on a global basis
• Unique and proven approach to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions
• Quality of client served

Earlier, Upside Learning has been featured in Training Industry Inc.’s Learning Portal Companies Watch List successively from 2011 – 2014 and in its Content Development Watch List in 2014.

The 2015 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List is available for viewing here –

https://trainingindustry.com/top-training-companies/

Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, announced the release of its latest, free eBook, titled ‘99 Tips for Great Custom Learning‘, today. The eBook draws upon the company’s 11+ years of experience and expertise in designing, developing, testing and delivering eLearning, mLearning and Responsive/Multi-device Learning solutions to 100+ organisations across the globe.

‘Great’ Custom Learning is the result of sound instructional design, visual sophistication and digital interaction supported by well-defined processes and project management. This ensures that not just the learning material but the process of development is ‘great’ too. As more and more companies start embracing Custom Learning solutions for their organisational learning needs, it is essential that they have a clear understanding of the designing, development and delivery process.

As a leading provider of Custom Learning solutions, with 5000+ hours of Custom Learning developed and more than 1000 projects completed, Upside Learning has a broad experience across tools, technologies, industries and geographies. Leveraging this, the company has complied 99 top tips across eLearning, mLearning and Responsive/Multi-device Learning, which will make it easier than ever for other companies to adopt and benefit from their Custom Learning initiatives.

• What makes a Custom Learning solution ‘great’
• Tips for ‘great’ eLearning
• Tips for ‘great’ mLearning
• Tips on Designing and Testing Multi-device/Responsive Learning
• Tips on UX/UI

The eBook is available for a free download here.

Upside Learning has set the stage for revealing its secret to delivering ‘great’ Custom Learning in today’s multi-device world at the ATD 2015 International Conference & Exposition. The company will join leading providers of learning solutions from across the globe to share the best practices and insights on the current and future trends in the training and development industry. More than 10,500 L&D professionals will have the opportunity to experience innovative solutions from 17^th-20^th May at Orlando, Florida. The four day Conference & Exposition is touted to provide a unique opportunity to network with world-renowned thought leaders, and industry luminaries.

At its booth#109, Upside Learning will showcase some of its innovative solutions and services and also share insights on how to #DoGreat in context of today’s multi-device, multi-aspect world.

Highlights at booth (109)

• Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), enabling faster and reliable development of Responsive eLearning
• Multi-device Testing Lab, for thorough testing of eLearning projects
• Custom eLearning, that are tailor-made for laptops and desktops
• Custom mLearning, that are tailor-made for tablets and smartphones
• Multi-Device/Responsive Learning, solutions that adapt and work on different devices and operating systems
• Tool-based Rapid Learning, for faster, easier, and within the budget learning development

Interested individuals can pre-book a one-on-one consultation session with Amit Gautam, by sending an email to us.sales@upsidelearning.com

As the countdown to Europe’s leading showcase of organisational and technology learning, Learning Technologies 2015 begins, Upside Learning invites L&D professionals to share their most pressing challenges pertaining to multi-device learning.

The participant to post the most pertinent challenge stands a chance to win the ‘highly sought after’ conference pass (valued at £1099). The pass entitles the winner to the 2 day conference, to be held on 28^th and 29^th January at Olympia Central, London, which is touted to be ‘the must-attend conference’ for all learning and development professionals. With a huge array of sessions to choose from, including keynote addresses, cafe sessions, panels, case studies and theory presentations, the winner will get a chance to listen to, and interact with, some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in workplace learning, gaining practical guidance for his/her challenges today, as well as insights into the big picture of learning tomorrow.

Upside Learning will be publishing answers to the challenges submitted on their blog (www.upsidelearning.com/blog). Alternatively, participants can also look forward to having their challenges addressed by Amit Garg at Upside Learning’s stand (# 146).

At the stand, visitors can also take a look at:

• UpsideLMS, the best value, responsive Learning Management System
• Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), enabling faster and more reliable development of Responsive eLearning
• Multi-device Testing Lab, for thorough testing of Multi-device eLearning projects.

To participate and earn a chance to a free pass at the biggest L&D Exhibition & Conference, interested individuals can use #UpsidePass via Twitter and submit their multi-device challenges on or before 12^th January 2015.

More information about the event can be found here – http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions, recently brought together its Instructional Designing team for an open discussion to explore the key qualities of an ID. The discussion was conducted as a part of the company’s analysis of all key profiles and understanding of the important qualities for each.

During the discussion, the participants examined a number of issues related to conceptualisation, approach and processes, including various ways in which Instructional Designers can play a key role in addressing the challenges pertaining to project delivery. Each ID who participated put forward a unique quality, from which the most important ones were published by Upside Learning in a blog post.

Some key qualities that were revealed, in no particular order, are: Learner focussed, detail oriented, creative/imaginative, eager to learn, open minded, patient, ability to visualise well, has strong analytical skills, good communicator, stubborn, good writer and technologically aware.

In the context of eLearning, Instructional Designers play a pivotal role in designing the content. Hence, it is inevitable that certain criteria be followed when recruiting an ID in an organisation. The qualities listed in the blog can act as clear standards that can help in selecting the exceptional Instructional designers to conceptualise the eLearning content.

It’s a great start to 2015 for Upside Learning as two of its leadership team members, Amit Garg and Jeevan Joshi, have been recognised amongst the most influential people in the corporate eLearning sector. Now in its sixth year, the top ten e-learning movers and shakers list 2015, features Amit in the 6^th position and Jeevan amongst the ‘Bubbling under’ category in the Asia-Pacific list.

These ‘movers and shakers‘ lists are compiled from a corporate online learning perspective, on the basis of a person’s perceived current influence on the online learning industry – as a practitioner, commentator, facilitator and/or thought leader. They have continuously helped to identify key influencers in the online learning industry across the world. The 2015 list that covers various regions – the World, North America, Europe, the UK and Asia-Pacific – contains the names of 38 people.

The judges focusing on the Asia-Pacific sector, said that “talking about ‘typical e-learning’ is no longer good enough. Practitioners are looking for information on innovation, new ways and new technologies in considered, cost-effective, meaningful implementations”.

Amit Garg was listed amongst the top ten eLearning movers and shakers for 2013 and 2014 in the World list, was on top of the Australia-Pacific list for 2013 and 2014, and continues to be amongst the top ten this year.

The APEX 2015 Awards for Publication Excellence, which were announced yesterday, feature Upside Learning as a winner in 3 categories for its work in Electronic Media and Social Media. The 3 awards have been won for its Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED) under Electronic Media – Special Purpose category, its blog – The Upside Learning Solutions Blog under Social Media – Blog Content category, and an eLearning course developed for its client under Electronic Media – Multimedia category.

Upside Learning’s Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED) is an innovative HTML-based framework that helps develop responsive learning and performance support interventions on multiple devices seamlessly. The Upside Learning Solutions Blog, maintained and contributed to by the Upside Learning team, focuses on Innovation, Design, Development and Trends in the Learning Solutions domain. With over 1 Million views (in July 2013), it has 700+ blog posts on a wide variety of topics, thousands of subscribers and loyal readers, and recognitions and rankings from some of the apex awarding bodies.

APEX 2015, the 27^th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence, is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and websites. This year close to 1,900 entries were evaluated by a panel of judges that includes John De Lellis, Concepts Editor & Publisher; Kenneth J. Turtoro, noted circulation executive and Marketing Director with the New York agency, Shain+Oringer, Christine Turner, Contributing Editor of the Writing That Works Archives and Bill Londino, Consulting Editor of Writer’s Web Watch.

According to the APEX 2015 judges, “The awards were based on excellence in graphic design, quality of editorial content and the success of the entry in conveying the message and achieving overall communications effectiveness.”

In line with the growing multi-device usage, Upside Learning proudly presents its first eBook of the year, “Tips for Designing, Testing and Delivering eLearning in a Multi-device World“. Based on Upside Learning’s vast experience and expertise in designing, testing and delivering multi-device eLearning, the eBook reveals tips that will help Instructional Designers, Graphic Designers, Programmers, Quality Analysts and training officers to design, test and choose a responsive LMS.

With the rising number of devices available, people move between devices to accomplish a goal. In learning context, learners now access learning via a number of different devices – desktops/laptops, tablets, phablets and smartphones – starting a course on one device and finishing it on another. This makes it imperative to have the information/learning materials available at the point-of-need or time-of-interest, which makes it more context based. The learning material/courseware hence has to be designed and tested across multiple devices, browsers, manufacturers, models and sizes, operating systems, connectivity modes and platforms. Same applies to the delivery platform which in most cases is a Learning Management System.

But in the wake of the emerging devices, browsers, manufacturers and other parameters and their combinations, a number of challenges pertaining to designing, testing and delivering multi-device eLearning come to the fore.

Upside Learning’s eBook, “Tips for Designing, Testing and Delivering eLearning in a Multi-device World“, covers the whole nine yards of these challenges while revealing tips for designing, testing and delivering eLearning for a contrasting variety of devices.

Key takeaways:

• The need for multi-device eLearning
• Pointers on designing multi-device eLearning
• Tips on multi-device testing
• Tips for selecting a responsive LMS

The eBook has been co-authored by Upside Learning’s Founders – Amit Gautam, Director – Technology Solutions, and Amit Garg, Director – Custom Learning Solutions. Gautam and Garg have to their credit several eBooks and blog posts, and webinars and learning sessions at various L&D conferences across the world.

The eBook is available for a free download here.

Every year, Learning Technologies Summer Forum provides a unique opportunity to all visitors to revisit the best of Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference held early that year. This year too, the Summer Forum, to be held on 16^th of June in Olympia, London, will bring together thought leaders and L&D professionals and act as a platform to explore the best sessions, new technologies, demos and companies that might have been missed at the January event.

Leveraging its 11+ years of experience in designing and developing eLearning, Upside Learning, is all set to take its wide range of Multi-device Learning solutions and services to the forum.

Amit Garg, Director of Custom Learning Solutions & Co-founder of Upside Learning, will present a session on ‘Smart Ways to do Multi-Device Learning‘, which addresses the challenges of today’s multi-device world and reveals some smart ways to design, develop, test and deliver multi-device eLearning.The session will be held on 16^th June 2015, 12:00 – 12:30 at Theatre 3.

Upside Learning will also be showcasing its Best Value, Responsive Learning Management System, UpsideLMS, Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), that enables faster and more reliable development of Responsive eLearning, and its Multi-device Testing Lab, that ensures through testing of multi-device eLearning projects at booth# 25.

Individuals interested in having a one-on-one discussion with Amit Garg, can drop in at booth 25 or can book a timeslot in advance by sending an email at uk.sales@upsidelearning.com, specifying the preferred time.

Learn more about Learning Technologies 2015 Summer Forum here –

http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/Content/LEARNING-TECHNOLOGIES-SUMMER-FORUM/11/

Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning technology solutions and Learning Technologies 2014’s number 1 company for ‘the most profitable conversation’, will be exhibiting and presenting at Learning Technologies 2015 in London on the 28^th-29^th January. Apart from being an enthusiastic participant, Upside Learning is also a LSG sponsor this year.

Learning Technologies, co-located with Learning and Skills, is Europe’s leading showcase of organisational learning and the technology. With more than 7,000 visitors, 150 free L&D seminars, 250 exhibitors, two exhibition halls packed with the latest learning technologies, innovation and best practice. It provides a unique and exciting environment for all those involved in workplace learning.

In line with the growing usage of multiple devices for learning and training in workplaces, Upside Learning’s theme for Learning Technologies this year is ‘Learning in a Multi-device World‘. At its stand # 146, the proud sponsor will play host to some innovative, multi-device learning technology solutions like:

• UpsideLMS, our best value, responsive Learning Management System
• Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), enabling faster and more reliable development of Responsive eLearning
• Multi-device Testing Lab, for thorough testing of Multi-device eLearning projects

Visitors can see and experience the solutions first hand, view a demo, check out some pre-designed courses and discuss their multi-device training challenges with Upside Learning’s team.

Amit Garg, Co-founder and Director of Custom Learning Solutions of Upside Learning, will be presenting two learning sessions in the course of the two-day event. The first session, titled ‘Learning in a Multi-device world‘, to be held on 28^th January 2015 at 11:00 AM in Theatre 3 will touch upon the various challenges and solutions of delivering learning in today’s multi-device world.

The LSG session, ‘The why and how of moving your eLearning to HTML‘ on 29^th January 2015, 2:15 PM at Theatre 8, will address the shift of eLearning from Flash to HTML; providing insights on moving your eLearning, both existing and new, to HTML.

Apart from being rated as the number 1 company for “the most profitable conversation“, visitors at LT 2014 had rated Upside Learning as the 5^th company (of the 250+ there) whose material they remembered putting into their show bags!

Interested individuals can set an appointment by emailing on uk.sales@upsidelearning.com.