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Mobile Learning: Why is it a must-have for organizations?

Gyrus

Mobile learning is a cost-efficient way to enhance your employee's skills and knowledge. Multiple organizations worldwide have taken the m-learning path with success. It's time to lead the change

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What Makes Mobile Learning (mLearning) Different From eLearning?

Gyrus

For keen learners, the distinction between eLearning and mLearning is something they are not bothered about. Both are means of distance education, digital and both require an internet connection (intranet, too in case of eLearning).

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Mobile Learning Infographic – Benefits and Features

Gyrus

Mobile Learning Infographic – Benefits and Features. A few months ago we explored Mobile Learning and whether or not it is viable , today we provide an infographic of the benefits and features of Mobile Learning at a glance. Text of Infographic: Why is Mobile Learning so Effective?

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Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable?

Gyrus

Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable? Mobile Learning has been a cool shining beacon in the learning industry for quite a while now. If you have read my recent posts, you may already know where I stand on the matter, however, I would like to expand on my previous pro-mobile learning sentiments.

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Transforming to Mobile learning management system software

Gyrus

Mobile learning management system (LMS) allows your employees to stay connected to their training through their mobile device, accessing it on their own time.

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Debunking Misconceptions about Mobile Learning

Gyrus

However, there is often a misunderstanding on mobile learning capabilities and its usage for corporate learning and training. Let us look at some of the common misconceptions about mobile learning or m-learning through this blog: Mobile Learning Means Learning via Mobile Phones.

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Step up your association’s learning program to deliver greater member value

Nimble AMS

This suggests an opportunity to provide more learning options for your members. On-demand learning . Mobile learning . Just-in-time learning . Social learning . For example, members say they are interested in a wide variety of professional education and training opportunities, including: .

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Struggling with gaps in talent and skills, organizations are starting to invest more heavily in technologies to predict their training requirements, understand their learners and to create exciting ways to deliver training and learning to their employees.

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Online Learning Trends That You Can’t Ignore

Gyrus

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Mobile learning. It is also estimated that the mobile learning industry alone will grow to over $37 billion by 2020.

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The Future of eLearning and Immersive Learning Environments

Gyrus

Elearning continues to rapidly evolve as technologies such as gamification, immersive learning environments ( ILEs ), MOOCS, mobile learning and other modern training delivery methods penetrate the marketplace. It’s truly fascinating to see this evolution spawned by farsighted individuals and companies.

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The Concept of Microlearning

Gyrus

This could be applicable to topics that do not need the granularity of a full course, or can be used as a supplement to learning exercises throughout a student’s learning within an organization. The concept of Microlearning is not that new. Picture if you will an eLearning that takes an hour of your employees’ time.

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What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

Gyrus

As such, it is safe to say a well-executed mobile learning in augmented reality could captivate learners to levels we have yet to see, and it is up to instructional design developers to get us there. Social Feeds have aided in the Pokémon growth enormously.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The specific technologies highlighted in the reports are place along a continuum of near-term, mid-term, and far-term field adoption: One year or less to adoption: Cloud Computing (K-12), Mobile Learning (K-12), MOOC (Higher Ed), Tablet Computing (Higher Ed).

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The Future of the LMS

Gyrus

In the Learning and Development world training has migrated from solely instructional and self-taught. To completely accessible without time requirement, electronic, as well as mobile learning platforms. What’s New with the LMS?

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xAPI – What it can mean for your learning Program

Gyrus

As a whole, the intent of xAPI is to aid the flexibility of the entire system, as well as the way in which we measure our learnings. Learning is no longer confined to typical methodologies, this opens up the avenues towards Social Learning, Mobile Learning, and Gamification. What are the benefits?

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Five Tips for Motivating Physician Learners

Web Courseworks Associations

Micro-learning is the word here. You will get more uptake if physician learners can fit the learning experience into commutes, lunch breaks, and brief breaks between appointments and meetings. Mobile learning is a huge plus. Formats like podcasts and reading that is broken into chunks are a great way to do this.

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The Disruptive Approach to the Learning Industry

Gyrus

New features such as mobile learning, gamification, and microlearning, all serve a need that was not immediately identified within the context of a training environment. Think of the industry and how it currently stands, and the new features that are being introduced within the context of your training environment.

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How To Foster User Adoption In Your New Learning Management System?

Gyrus

high performance learning organization. New technologies are a vital component of delivering high performance learning in a way that is cost-effective and that results in measurable…… Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable? Recent Post. Gyrus tend to talk about it… a lot.

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Learning and Development: The Presidential Debate Edition

Gyrus

Systems are capable of not only organizing Instructor-Led Training (ILT), but they now house E-Learnings, Gamification, Mobile Learnings, and alternative learning objects. The ways in which people learn are being considered universally in the production of learnings and how users interact.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

May be created and consumed using mobile technology and distributed using other social media tools. Here's a good list of micro-media tools , although they are labeled as mobile learning tools.

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Four Reasons to Replace Your Outdated LMS

Gyrus

A Learning Management System (LMS) provides a strategic solution for planning, delivering, managing, and reporting on various learning/training events and activities within an organization. Four Reasons to Replace Your Outdated LMS.

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Nonprofit Website Design: 13 Best Practices for Killer Sites

Qgiv

Fortunately, most modern website builders and website themes automatically take mobile optimization into account. However, if yours doesn’t, consider reaching out to a nonprofit website developer to reformat your content for mobile. Learn how Qgiv can help you use your nonprofit website to supercharge your fundraising!