Comments on: iPad: m-learning at its best or worst? http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst ...our analysts on what it means in real life. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Why isn't the corporate learning community excited about the iPad? | The State of Sourcing http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-376 Why isn't the corporate learning community excited about the iPad? | The State of Sourcing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:32:44 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-376 [...] confidence in the tablet’s capabilities to fit in and facilitate learning in the workplace? Or is it the breaking away from form, more specifically, from Flash – a medium that has define... There is also serious competition from iPhone 4 and upcoming devices running on alternate platforms [...] [...] confidence in the tablet’s capabilities to fit in and facilitate learning in the workplace? Or is it the breaking away from form, more specifically, from Flash – a medium that has define… There is also serious competition from iPhone 4 and upcoming devices running on alternate platforms [...]

]]> By: Are educators actually iNvesting in the iPad? | The State of Sourcing http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-357 Are educators actually iNvesting in the iPad? | The State of Sourcing Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:57:35 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-357 [...] So I played devil’s advocate, while the rest of the learning world appreciated the leap forward with the Apple iPad. Having carefully evaluated the bad and the ugly (thanks to everyone on Linkedin/this blog who shared), there is definitely a need to look at everything good that’s coming out of the tablet world, of relevance to the learning community. [...] [...] So I played devil’s advocate, while the rest of the learning world appreciated the leap forward with the Apple iPad. Having carefully evaluated the bad and the ugly (thanks to everyone on Linkedin/this blog who shared), there is definitely a need to look at everything good that’s coming out of the tablet world, of relevance to the learning community. [...]

]]> By: Sandhya Nagee http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-262 Sandhya Nagee Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:19:54 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-262 A very interesting read. All said and done, I see great potential in ipad. It might have to undergo refinements and learning itself might have to be revamped in order to leverage the emerging technologies. I think Apple is doing a great job by delivering great products into the market. When you compare a BB to and iphone, iphone is my choice of smartphones hands down. The apps are amazing and you can just about create an app for just about anything. It is upto the learning professionals to come with innovative and creative ways to leverage these hand held tools to deliver content. What I believe is we will see more and more of informal, and unstructured collabratiive learning happenning. ipad gives us the potential to break out of brick and motar mentality and start thinking of true collaboration. Although, I do believe that these tools are more of performance support and performance engineering tools rather than delivery of huge learning pieces. Evaluations and assessments will need to change too. Evidence-based assessment should be replacing the traditional assessments as the interaction, and participation using these tools will provide sufficient evidence about the knowledge, skill and ability of the individual rather than simply writing a test. I can write so much on this but I will end with just one sentence: potential is endless, we just need to think smart. A very interesting read. All said and done, I see great potential in ipad. It might have to undergo refinements and learning itself might have to be revamped in order to leverage the emerging technologies. I think Apple is doing a great job by delivering great products into the market. When you compare a BB to and iphone, iphone is my choice of smartphones hands down. The apps are amazing and you can just about create an app for just about anything.
It is upto the learning professionals to come with innovative and creative ways to leverage these hand held tools to deliver content. What I believe is we will see more and more of informal, and unstructured collabratiive learning happenning.
ipad gives us the potential to break out of brick and motar mentality and start thinking of true collaboration. Although, I do believe that these tools are more of performance support and performance engineering tools rather than delivery of huge learning pieces.

Evaluations and assessments will need to change too. Evidence-based assessment should be replacing the traditional assessments as the interaction, and participation using these tools will provide sufficient evidence about the knowledge, skill and ability of the individual rather than simply writing a test.

I can write so much on this but I will end with just one sentence: potential is endless, we just need to think smart.

]]> By: Akshay http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-261 Akshay Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:18:59 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-261 Hi Reetika I think IPAD would be the tipping point in a way content is delivered to students now. Only a fool would miss the golden opportunity that a high resolution touch based device presents. My mouth waters at the prospect of a history text book whose pages i can flip through, zoom into graphics, read about the world war and on the same page click a button to watch a small clipping of the battle of Stalingrad. IPAD per say is isolating flash and this means most content we build today is inaccessible on the IPAD and honestly speaking they are not meant to be on the pad. What we do today is just not good enough. This may be a time when we start building what is called a natural user interface with which you can interact by touching it and sometimes even speaking to it. We now have a device and possibly more such devices that will enable amazing creativity to come forward. Just a matter of using them properly. Imagine after you get an IPAD (type of device) at a certain age, no carrying school books. Every year just download your new books and you are ready to rock. Hi Reetika

I think IPAD would be the tipping point in a way content is delivered to students now. Only a fool would miss the golden opportunity that a high resolution touch based device presents. My mouth waters at the prospect of a history text book whose pages i can flip through, zoom into graphics, read about the world war and on the same page click a button to watch a small clipping of the battle of Stalingrad.

IPAD per say is isolating flash and this means most content we build today is inaccessible on the IPAD and honestly speaking they are not meant to be on the pad. What we do today is just not good enough. This may be a time when we start building what is called a natural user interface with which you can interact by touching it and sometimes even speaking to it.

We now have a device and possibly more such devices that will enable amazing creativity to come forward. Just a matter of using them properly. Imagine after you get an IPAD (type of device) at a certain age, no carrying school books. Every year just download your new books and you are ready to rock.

]]> By: Reetika http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-167 Reetika Wed, 26 May 2010 05:48:20 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-167 Thanks for your comments, guys. Yes, weighing the good versus the bad, it seems like Apple is in it for the long haul, and this recent release is just a sign of things to come. Here's a great article talking about the 'Macpocalypse' - five years in the future (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/why-steve-jobs-hates-flash.html). Though the learning curve will be high, the low acceptance will eventually give way, as Apple churns out its next versions with more practicality thrown it! Innovations in learning will come steadily, but as George puts it, it will definitely be for the niche few. Thanks for your comments, guys.
Yes, weighing the good versus the bad, it seems like Apple is in it for the long haul, and this recent release is just a sign of things to come. Here’s a great article talking about the ‘Macpocalypse’ – five years in the future (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/why-steve-jobs-hates-flash.html).

Though the learning curve will be high, the low acceptance will eventually give way, as Apple churns out its next versions with more practicality thrown it! Innovations in learning will come steadily, but as George puts it, it will definitely be for the niche few.

]]> By: Vivek Achary http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-173 Vivek Achary Tue, 25 May 2010 13:50:33 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-173 The iPad is an important milestone in the m-learning saga but it clearly has some way to go. That's the problem with any new technology -- low acceptance, low compatibility and in this case, high costs as well. By definition m-learning is _the_ perfect choice for some applications (see examples at www.tatainteractive.com/mlearning.html) and it helps increase user adoption if the technology is already widespread - e.g. smartphones etc. In such a case the technology gets out of the way, and remains a medium to deliver the learning, which is the more important goal. To average users, learning on an iPad would first require them to get comfortable with the device, which can actually become an impediment to learning. It will be a while before the iPad or its clones iron out their wrinkles and achieve critical mass. What matters more is the quality and innovation of the learning content itself -- the tool is just an enabler. What the iPad does offer is a great opportunity to develop exciting content that is specifically targeted at niche users who are already sold on the technology. Interestingly, while Adobe launched Flash 10.1, they also announced a new suite of HTML5 tools (see http://nyti.ms/dfG4F5), so they're hedging their bets it seems :) The iPad is an important milestone in the m-learning saga but it clearly has some way to go. That’s the problem with any new technology — low acceptance, low compatibility and in this case, high costs as well.

By definition m-learning is _the_ perfect choice for some applications (see examples at http://www.tatainteractive.com/mlearning.html) and it helps increase user adoption if the technology is already widespread – e.g. smartphones etc. In such a case the technology gets out of the way, and remains a medium to deliver the learning, which is the more important goal. To average users, learning on an iPad would first require them to get comfortable with the device, which can actually become an impediment to learning. It will be a while before the iPad or its clones iron out their wrinkles and achieve critical mass. What matters more is the quality and innovation of the learning content itself — the tool is just an enabler.

What the iPad does offer is a great opportunity to develop exciting content that is specifically targeted at niche users who are already sold on the technology.

Interestingly, while Adobe launched Flash 10.1, they also announced a new suite of HTML5 tools (see http://nyti.ms/dfG4F5), so they’re hedging their bets it seems :)

]]> By: George Kunz http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-174 George Kunz Sun, 23 May 2010 15:42:20 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-174 You may be missing the forest by concentrating on a few trees. The significance of the ipad is the large scale commitment by a major manufacturer to an innovative small form factor content delivery tool. The first telephones had terrible audio, and a great many limitations. I'm sure there were some who pointed to these and pronounced the telephone a bad idea with little future. I wouldn't judge either of these technologies based on features sets that will ultimately play a minor role in the future use. Lack of multitasking, university network support and Flash are simply early stage irritants in this trend. The advantages of this form factor vs laptops and/or book bag, the greatly expanded notion of a text book and ever present web access will ensure domination in the academic world - and elsewhere....despite this somewhat disappointing first effort by Apple. You may be missing the forest by concentrating on a few trees. The significance of the ipad is the large scale commitment by a major manufacturer to an innovative small form factor content delivery tool.

The first telephones had terrible audio, and a great many limitations. I’m sure there were some who pointed to these and pronounced the telephone a bad idea with little future.

I wouldn’t judge either of these technologies based on features sets that will ultimately play a minor role in the future use.
Lack of multitasking, university network support and Flash are simply early stage irritants in this trend.

The advantages of this form factor vs laptops and/or book bag, the greatly expanded notion of a text book and ever present web access will ensure domination in the academic world – and elsewhere….despite this somewhat disappointing first effort by Apple.

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]]> By: Ashutosh Thatte http://www.sourcingnotes.com/blog/ipad-m-learning-at-its-best-or-worst/comment-page-1#comment-172 Ashutosh Thatte Fri, 21 May 2010 07:09:59 +0000 http://www.sourcingnotes.com/e-learningblog/?p=201#comment-172 Nice one Reetika, Apple products so far have been more eye-catching than knowledge enhancing. Be it the i-pod, i-phone or now the i-pad. Serious use of these devices for formal learning is highly clumsy right now. More to do, maybe, with the MATURIY of e-learning in general. Exchange of Information is one thing and Learning is quite another. Maybe, once users settle in to using i-pad, they can think of using this for formal learning. Maybe the pace at which companies are churning out newer technologies and products is not giving time to the users to fully utilise the product in hand. But surely a nice article. Was wondering if you are also keeping an eye on the Indian eLearning market? Cheers Ashutosh Nice one Reetika,

Apple products so far have been more eye-catching than knowledge enhancing. Be it the i-pod, i-phone or now the i-pad. Serious use of these devices for formal learning is highly clumsy right now. More to do, maybe, with the MATURIY of e-learning in general. Exchange of Information is one thing and Learning is quite another. Maybe, once users settle in to using i-pad, they can think of using this for formal learning. Maybe the pace at which companies are churning out newer technologies and products is not giving time to the users to fully utilise the product in hand.

But surely a nice article. Was wondering if you are also keeping an eye on the Indian eLearning market?

Cheers
Ashutosh

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