Continuing with it endeavour to help organisation understand and implement mLearning better, Upside Learning will be conducting a webinar on mobile learning later this month. Titled, ‘Busting Mobile Learning Myths’, the webinar will identify and bust the common myths surrounding mLearning that hold back its adoption at the workplace.

Earlier, the company has presented a webinar on mLearning, titled ‘No Escaping Mobile Learning’. Exploring various reasons that make escaping mobile learning impossible for organisation, the webinar had identified the key drivers accelerating mobile learning adoption. ‘Busting Mobile Learning Myths’ is a logical extension to this webinar. It will uncover the most common mobile learning myths related to content delivery, security issues, SCORM compliancy, device specification and much more. This is a must–attend session for organisation thinking of leveraging mobile learning in their workplace as it will help them in understanding the realities behind these myths and making better decisions when adopting it.

The webinar will be presented by Amit Garg, Founder & Director of Upside Learning, along with Abhijit Kadle, Sr. Manager – Instructional Design at Upside Learning.

‘Busting Mobile Learning Myths’ will be held on 22^nd October, 2012 at 11 AM EDT. The free 45 minute webinar will be followed by a 15 minute Q&A session with the webinar hosts.

Consistently surpassing its past achievements, Upside Learning has won a Bronze for Best Extended Enterprise Learning Program under the 2012 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards in Learning.

The company’s winning entry, a range of custom learning solutions, has been developed for VoCollect, the number one developer and manufacturer of voice solutions. Called the VoCollect University, the courses offered include VCT, WBT and ILT; and ranges from technical to sales training. The primary goal of the VoCollect University was to provide all individuals using Vocollect products and services (namely the employees, partners and end–users) the required training to use the products safely and efficiently. The delivery of this training was carried out in various forms, and its programs can be best described as holistic blended training programs carefully designed and delivered for maximum learning impact.

The judging panel for the awards consisted of several veteran, independent senior industry experts along with Brandon Hall Group’s Sr. Analysts and Executive Leadership. The winning entries were selected based upon different criteria’s, which included: fit to the need, design of the program, functionality, Innovation, and overall measurable benefits.

“This years’ winner should be very proud of their achievements especially based on the rigorous judging process all submissions underwent,” said Mike Cooke, Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group, Inc. “We are honored to recognize the award winners who exemplify a high standard of performance in their organization and demonstrate clear, measurable business results through these innovative programs.”

In its 18^th year now, the prestigious Brandon Hall Excellence Awards in Learning are held annually to acknowledge best technologies, innovations, strategies that deliver astounding results in the learning domain.

About Brandon Hall Group

Having worked with more than 10,000 clients globally and after 20 years of delivering world–class solutions, Brandon Hall Group is the preeminent research and analyst organization focused on developing research–driven solutions to drive organizational performance for emerging and large organization. Brandon Hall Group has an extensive repository of thought leadership, research, data and expertise In Learning and Development, Talent Management, Sales Effectiveness, Marketing Impact, and Executive Management.

To learn more, visit www.brandonhall.com

The second edition of MobiMOOC has started on 8^th September, and will run until 30^th September. Of the many impressive weekly sessions lined up for these 3 weeks is the Corporate mLearning week starting from 24^th September. And facilitating this is Amit Garg, Co–founder and Director of Custom Learning Solutions at Upside Learning.

The entire week will see Amit sharing his expertise on mobile learning, and its role and necessity in the corporate world today. Some of the MOOC topics that will be covered by Amit include:

• The potential of mLearning
  • Why is Mobile unique?
  • What is Mobile Learning?
  • What can mLearning help a corporate in?
  • Why escaping mobile learning is impossible?
• Busting the myths of mLearning
• Getting started – Key elements in implementing mLearning in workplace

Below is the schedule for Amit‚s webinars during the Corporate mLearning week:

Webinar Topic : Understanding Mobile Learning

Date/Time : Monday, 24 September 2012 | 10.30 AM, Brussels time

Webinar Topic : How to implement mLearning in workplace

Date/Time : Tuesday, 25 September 2012 | 3.00 PM, Brussels time

Webinar Topic : Future of mLearning in workplace

Date/Time : Friday, 28 September 2012 | 3.00 PM, Brussels time

Through these webinars, participants will be able to understand and appreciate the potential of mLearning in the workplace, understand the key elements of mLearning implementation strategy, identify the myths related to mobile learning and learn how mLearning can actually be implemented in the workplace through examples.

Talking about his selection as a course coordinator for MobiMOOC, Amit Garg commented, “MobiMOOC 2012 has a very impressive faculty to conduct the weekly sessions on mobile learning and related topics. I feel absolutely honored to be included amongst them and I look forward to interacting and learning from the participants of these sessions.”

Organised by Inge Ignatia de Waard, and already running in its second week, MobiMOOC 2012 is divided into three weeks with each week covering different course topics related to mLearning. A unique initiative exclusively on mobile learning, it invites industry experts to share their knowledge on mobile learning and embark discussion and open dialogue between the audiences. All the courses conducted on this open platform are freely available to everyone.

Interested individuals can register for MobiMOOC 2012 by becoming a member of the Google group.

Upside Learning has joined hands with New Horizons to jointly offer eLearning solutions in UAE and Kuwait. While UAE will be the primary market for New Horizons, the company will also offer solutions to organisation in Kuwait through its Kuwait-based sister concern.

The two entities have entered into a channel partnership agreement. As part of this partnership, New Horizons and Upside Learning will jointly provide world–class learning solutions and services to organisation, thereby helping them in increasing their learning and training effectiveness, and support in employee retention. The offering includes UpsideLMS (Upside Learning’s best value Learning Management System), Upside2Go (Upside Learning’s revolutionary Mobile Learning platform), custom eLearning development services and mobile learning solutions.

Upside Learning’s wide range of award–winning solutions and services and New Horizon’s extensive experience in the eLearning domain sets the foundation for a successful partnership.

New Horizons is a part of HumanSoft Holding Company KSCC, a Kuwait stock exchange listed company and a Middle East leading organisation in the public education, higher education and Human and IT development fields. With extensive experience of 28 years, it is a pioneer in offering learning methods that have changed the training landscape.

“We are happy to have New Horizons on our channel partner network. The collective experience and wide range of learning solutions and services between Upside Learning and New Horizon make this a promising association.”, said Amit Garg, Director of Custom Learning Solutions at Upside Learning.

About New Horizons

For the past 28 years New Horizons has been providing innovative learning solutions that have transformed businesses and helped 28 million students reach their career goals. Over the last quarter of a century, it has grown into a global network of 300 centers in 60 countries offering more than 4,000 courses in areas spanning business and professional development, everyday desktop use software and IT skills. It also has a dedicated eLearning division that offers effective learning strategy to more complex needs of organisation.

Attendees of LearnX Asia Pacific 2012 can learn the crucial points to consider before adopting mLearning at their organisation and the steps to take to ensure effective mobile learning implementation, as Upside Learning presents a learning session on mobile learning. Titled ‘Key Decisions to Make in Mobile Learning Implementation’, the session will be presented by Amit Garg, Director of Custom Learning Solutions at Upside Learning, at 11 AM AEST on 30^th August.

Key points that will be discussed in this session include:

• What is mLearning and why is it almost inevitable in today’s age?
• The devices and platforms to consider
• The development and delivery technologies to consider
• Understanding the security issues
• Deciding on the learning content to be deployed

The session is a must attend for organisation looking to include mLearning as a part of their training mix but are unsure how to design, develop and implement a successful mLearning strategy that works for them.

Besides this informative session, attendees can also get a first hand experience of Upside Learning’s multi award–winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS, revolutionary mobile learning platform, Upside2Go, and Custom Learning Solutions at its booth (#19). There will also be a special offer on UpsideLMS, which will be open only for LearnX attendees.

The company’s representatives will be present at booth #19 throughout the event. To pre-arrange a meeting with a member of the Upside Learning team, interested individuals can send an email specifying the preferred time and date to sales@upsidelearning.com.

Close on the heels of the announcement of its first independent webinar series, Upside Learning hosted a successful webinar on mLearning, titled ‘No Escaping Mobile Learning’, on 8^th August. Attracting registrations to the tune of 400, the webinar was well attended by L&D professionals as other mLearning enthusiasts from across the globe.

The webinar was presented by Amit Garg, Founder & Director of Upside Learning, along with Abhijit Kadle, Sr. Manager – Instructional Design at Upside Learning. The 45 minutes session, followed by Q&A, was packed with many insights and information related to mobile learning.

Few key points highlighted in the webinar were:

• Current scale of adoption of mobile devices
• The key drivers accelerating mobile learning adoption in workplaces
• Getting started with mLearning quickly

The timing of the webinar could not have been better. With the massive proliferation of smartphones and tablets, and ever increasing bandwidths and speed of mobile networks – the entire planet has gone mobile quite literally. Organisations have begun to understand the importance of leveraging mobile devices for learning in workplaces as a great opportunity to enhance learning and performance of its employees.

Upside learning strongly believes in sharing knowledge and information with the global community at large. To this effect the company will continue to arrange more such webinars addressing key issues time and again.

Upside Learning, a global leader in workplace learning technology solutions, will be participating in LearnX Asia Pacific 2012. A first time participant of this annual event on learning innovations, the company will also be sponsoring this two–day event, and has become the silver sponsor.

To be held in Melbourne, Australia on 29^th and 30^th August 2012, LearnX brings together visionary learning leaders across the globe and conducts interesting events, sessions and awards ceremonies pertaining to learning industry.

At its booth (#19), Upside Learning will be showcasing its wide range of learning technology solutions which includes its best value Learning Management System – UpsideLMS, its revolutionary mobile learning platform – Upside2Go, and its latest offerings in Custom Learning Solutions. Attendees at the expo can experience all these solutions and services first hand, interact with the team and discuss their learning problems and requirements.

Further, Amit Garg, Director of Custom Learning Solutions at Upside Learning, will be delivering a learning session, “Key Decisions to Make in Mobile Learning Implementation”, at the expo. Scheduled at 11 AM AEST (Room 103) on 30^th August, this session will provide insights to implementing mLearning in the workplace – a must attend for professionals planning to deploy mobile learning in their organisation.

As a special LearnX offer, Upside Learning will be offering a free 3 month subscription of UpsideLMS and an additional 10% discount on the final price quote of this multi award–winning Learning Management System at the two–day expo. Details of the offer will be revealed at the company’s booth.

The company’s representatives will be present at booth #19 throughout the event. To pre–arrange a meeting with a member of the Upside Learning team, interested individuals can send an email specifying the preferred time and date to sales@upsidelearning.com.

Almost 2 years after Upside Learning’s website donned a new look to reflect its new corporate identity, the company announced today the launch of its revamped website.

The new website is designed with a fresh, clean, user–friendly format which offers quick and easy access to the key sections that today’s consumers desire. New banners and crisp copy have been used to aid understanding and encourage user interaction. The main aim of the website is to help visitors get a clear understanding of what Upside Learning brings to the table, with convenient ways for prospective clients to learn about the company’s solutions and services.

Among its new features are – a floating share tab with popular social media links on all the pages, shorter forms (for requesting demos and setting up a call) on all solutions and services pages, and floating tabs on its solutions (UpsideLMS and Upside2Go) pages. A new section dedicated to the industries served has also been added.

On the technical front, the website has been developed using HTML 5 structuring, CSS, jQuery and XML.

To access the all new Upside Learning website, go to – www.upsidelearning.com

Since the announcement of its channel partnership programs for its solutions and services last year, Upside Learning has been working towards creating a strong network of partners across the globe. In the past 3 quarters alone, the company has added 4 partners in the Middle East. Strengthening these efforts further, the company has recently signed a channel partnership agreement with TRACK Learning Solutions, a learning provider of innovative eLearning solutions in Kuwait.

Track Learning Solutions is a leading provider of eLearning solutions in the Middle East. It helps Human Resources, Training & Development and IT managers to implement effective learning solutions in their organisation which improve the retention rate for their employees and increase training ROI.

Now as part of this partnership, TRACK LS and and Upside Learning will jointly assist organisation in increasing their learning and training effectiveness, and improving human performance and potential through its wide range of learning solutions and services. These include UpsideLMS (Upside Learning’s best value Learning Management System), Upside2Go (Upside Learning’s revolutionary Mobile Learning platform), custom eLearning development services and mobile learning solutions.

Fouad Mohsen, AGM at TRACK LS commented, “We are thrilled to be a part of Upside Learning’s channel partner network. Our partnership with Upside Learning, coupled with their world renowned solutions and services, dovetails succinctly with Track Learning Solutions’ suite of eLearning solutions.”

About TRACK Learning Solutions

TRACK LS holds the industry’s leading position by delivering innovative e-Learning solutions using latest technologies that is re-shaping the Training Delivery which in turn has direct impact on development of human resource within organisation. It is committed to the highest level of service and support, becoming a true learning partner to help organisation achieve long-term growth and competitive advantage through the increased performance of people.