Upside Learning

Issue 39
july

		Performance Support Symposium September 8-9 \| Boston, Massachusetts			Learning@Work 2014 October 27-29\| Sydney, Australia

Spotlight

We just won our 8^th APEX Award

We're excited to have won our 8^th APEX Award with the recently announced 2014 APEX Award for Publication Excellence. The winning entry is an informative and educational game titled 'Information and Data Protection Game', won under the 'Education & Training Electronic Media' category.

From Our Blog

Integrating Games Into The Blended Learning Mix

Achieving The Right Learning Blend For Your Organisation

In this first of our Blended Learning blog series, we discuss the rise of game based learning in the corporate world and how such a training strategy can help you.

We brief you on factors that should be taken into consideration when you're on a search for the perfect learning blend for your organisation.

Choosing The Right LMS For Your Blended Learning Program

A successful Blended Learning strategy is always reliant on an efficient Learning Management System (LMS). We give you tips on what to consider if your organisation is debating on an LMS solution to support Blended Learning.

Assess Blended Learning Programs To Improve Business Performance

Assessing blended learning is essential to understand its feasibility and benefits. While there are no standard industry tools, we have compiled a list of important variables for measuring its success.

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	Report: Mobile Learning In The Workplace

We have been supporting Towards Maturity in its research endeavors and have been contributing to its In-Focus reports. One such is the recently released 'Mobile Learning In The Workplace' report. The report, based on extensive research derived from Towards Maturity's 2013 Benchmark Study, explores the changing patterns of use of mobile learning at work. It highlights the latest trends and practices companies are employing to incorporate mLearning in their training initiatives along with its challenges and benefits.

Upcoming Webinar

Free Webinar:
Blended Learning: The Way Ahead For Learning Organisations

Pulling different activities, resources and materials for your learning programs is always a challenge. Join us to understand new age Blended Learning and the best way of building meaningful learning interventions by exploiting your LMS.

Date:		17^th July 2014
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Free Webinar:
Mobile Learning For Healthcare: Could Mobile Be The Best Medicine?

Join us for this webinar as we explore the role of mobile devices in delivering learning and performance support interventions to healthcare professionals at the time of need, and discuss case studies and appropriate user cases.

Date:		23^rd July 2014
Time:		2:00 PM (Sydney Time) Check Time In My Timezone

Upcoming Product Demo

Live Open Demo:
UpsideLMS

Be a part of our open live demo of our multi-award winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS. The hour long demo will explore the ins and outs of UpsideLMS along with its key features and functionalities. At the end of the session, you will know why the well acclaimed platform is dubbed as 'The Best Value LMS That Delivers More'.


22^nd July 2014	2:30 PM (Sydney Time)/ 10.00 AM (Delhi Time)

31^st July 2014	2:30 PM (London Time)/ 9.30 AM (New York Time)

Upside Learning In News

Upside Learning Enters TrainingIndustry.com's 2014 Content Development Companies Watch List

We have been recognised as one of the best content development companies by TrainingIndustry.com in its recently released 2014 Content Development Companies Watch List.

Industry Sightings

eLearning Guild Research: Basic Skills Gaps And Our Role

The eLearning Guild's newest research report, Beyond ROI: The Value of Learning, explains that training ROI studies are flawed because they measure learning 'events'. But because we are continually learning at work we need to look at more variables.
Read more.

Guild Announces Performance Support Whitepaper

The white paper focuses on how to best get leaders, clients, and users to take a chance on what could be a game-changing approach to performance improvement in the workplace.
Read more.

UK Further Education Sector To Get eLearning Boost

The government's response to the recommendations from the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (FELTAG), published in June, 2014, will form the basis of a hugely significant development of the eLearning industry in the UK.
Read more.

Facing The Facts: Facial Recognition And eLearning

Facial recognition software developer KeyLemon has released a new program which identifies users when they first log into a program. It also tracks eye movement to make sure learners are paying attention to a lecture instead of just half-heartedly listening while playing a gripping game of Tetris.
Read more.

Upside Learning In A Flash


UpsideLMS	Upside2Go	Custom eLearning	Custom mLearning
A Multi Award Winning Learning Management System	Mobile Performance Support Platform	Tailor-Made Solutions For Desktops and Laptops	Tailor-Made Solutions For Smartphones and Tablets

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