Comments for CM Luminosity http://www.cm-luminosity.com CM Luminosity Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by John Curran via Linked In http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-281 John Curran via Linked In Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:04:37 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-281 I think slates, tablets and pads are superb devices for viewing and interacting with e-learning content. Their user friendly interface, portability and nice screen size suits the relative simplicity of e-learning screens (with a next and back button and some fairly rudimentary interactions such as tick the box or drag and drop). Although I have an iPad and get frustrated by the lack of Flash support (which is in my view entirely political) some of the new slates are pretty cool devices too and they are appearing now across a wide range of price points. So, as a content developer I would dearly like to author content that will work across as many of these devices as possible. But can HTML5 deliver what we need in e-learning or should we ignore the iPad and stick with Flash? This is a tough question but I'm currently researching new tools to see what the best option is for us learning content developers. Maybe I need to re-visit Luminosity Studio.. ;-) As a final point the blog also makes some good points about connectivity with the LMS since learning content without an LMS (for example embedded in an app) is of much less interest to organisations (they need to manage who has access to what and also tracking progress through materials). I think slates, tablets and pads are superb devices for viewing and interacting with e-learning content. Their user friendly interface, portability and nice screen size suits the relative simplicity of e-learning screens (with a next and back button and some fairly rudimentary interactions such as tick the box or drag and drop).

Although I have an iPad and get frustrated by the lack of Flash support (which is in my view entirely political) some of the new slates are pretty cool devices too and they are appearing now across a wide range of price points.

So, as a content developer I would dearly like to author content that will work across as many of these devices as possible. But can HTML5 deliver what we need in e-learning or should we ignore the iPad and stick with Flash? This is a tough question but I’m currently researching new tools to see what the best option is for us learning content developers. Maybe I need to re-visit Luminosity Studio.. ;-)

As a final point the blog also makes some good points about connectivity with the LMS since learning content without an LMS (for example embedded in an app) is of much less interest to organisations (they need to manage who has access to what and also tracking progress through materials).

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by Tim Buff http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-280 Tim Buff Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:13:51 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-280 iPads are not sufficiently rugged and encryption is hard if you need secure units - your devices look good and with HTML5 should provide an interesting solution iPads are not sufficiently rugged and encryption is hard if you need secure units – your devices look good and with HTML5 should provide an interesting solution

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by Holger Kalnischkies via Linked In http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-279 Holger Kalnischkies via Linked In Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:12:52 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-279 Hi, the past months have seen some deployment of iPad or iPad like devices in training and e-learning applications, take for example US MOD and SIA deployments. However, there are questions about security (key encryption) and ruggedness of such devices. Personally i see a lot of room for these devices in MOD field and strolling on exhibitions you will find more and more application for MRO, documentation, training, e-learning, BMS, C4i, etc. Just the perfect product, easy to handle, intuitive usage, cheap and to be honest a thin client, no issue with updates and versions. The question will be in future more related to OS type. Who can provide which level of security and which device is capable to handle encryption in secure way. This will divide in future successful deployment from unsuccessful once. At last a bit of advertisement, we as rugged specialist have thought about this topic for some time. Check out the web on November 8th, 2011 or drop me a mail. Hi, the past months have seen some deployment of iPad or iPad like devices in training and e-learning applications, take for example US MOD and SIA deployments. However, there are questions about security (key encryption) and ruggedness of such devices. Personally i see a lot of room for these devices in MOD field and strolling on exhibitions you will find more and more application for MRO, documentation, training, e-learning, BMS, C4i, etc. Just the perfect product, easy to handle, intuitive usage, cheap and to be honest a thin client, no issue with updates and versions. The question will be in future more related to OS type. Who can provide which level of security and which device is capable to handle encryption in secure way. This will divide in future successful deployment from unsuccessful once. At last a bit of advertisement, we as rugged specialist have thought about this topic for some time. Check out the web on November 8th, 2011 or drop me a mail.

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by Michael Fulthorpe via Linked In http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-278 Michael Fulthorpe via Linked In Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:11:20 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-278 I work for the MOD and have heard about possible iPad use for training and also operational maintenance but there are concerns that it would be seen as a toy for the boys more than a suitable media for the role. As such I'm not sure how far it has gone but it is a powerful tool that can be easily used but would have to be made a bit tougher for the front line use!!! I work for the MOD and have heard about possible iPad use for training and also operational maintenance but there are concerns that it would be seen as a toy for the boys more than a suitable media for the role. As such I’m not sure how far it has gone but it is a powerful tool that can be easily used but would have to be made a bit tougher for the front line use!!!

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by Neil McInosh via Linked In http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-277 Neil McInosh via Linked In Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:07:46 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-277 Great blog link with a really useful summary of the opportunities and challenges of using what could be a great device for learning. Our current experience suggests that the iPad is attracting a great deal of attention from a number of healthcare sector clients who are equipping their sales team with these devices. What is even more encouraging, is that our clients are veiwieng this device as a means of boosting the sales performance of their revenue generators, but in saying that they are not blind to the opportunity to use these devices for on the move on the fly training and knowledge dissemination. Therefore building a robust and scalable solution for content development and deployment could be a good move....... Kind regards Neil Great blog link with a really useful summary of the opportunities and challenges of using what could be a great device for learning.
Our current experience suggests that the iPad is attracting a great deal of attention from a number of healthcare sector clients who are equipping their sales team with these devices.
What is even more encouraging, is that our clients are veiwieng this device as a means of boosting the sales performance of their revenue generators, but in saying that they are not blind to the opportunity to use these devices for on the move on the fly training and knowledge dissemination.
Therefore building a robust and scalable solution for content development and deployment could be a good move…….
Kind regards
Neil

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by Tim Buff http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-276 Tim Buff Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:06:16 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-276 Yes there are some technical reasons why Flash doesn't run well on several mobile devices - but I suspect the biggest reason is political! We started creating our eLearning many years ago using Flash, since then we have added SIlverlight to the mix and more recently HTML4. We now have added HTML5 and find this a good format - so much so that we have just enabled all our Luminosity range of authoring tools to output in HTML5. We still do some Flash courses for some customers, but are finding Flash slower to develop in and therefore more expensive. Yes there are some technical reasons why Flash doesn’t run well on several mobile devices – but I suspect the biggest reason is political! We started creating our eLearning many years ago using Flash, since then we have added SIlverlight to the mix and more recently HTML4. We now have added HTML5 and find this a good format – so much so that we have just enabled all our Luminosity range of authoring tools to output in HTML5. We still do some Flash courses for some customers, but are finding Flash slower to develop in and therefore more expensive.

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by Allan Skinner via Linked In http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-275 Allan Skinner via Linked In Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:05:13 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-275 I like the concept. A hands on touch sensitive approach may be more attractive to some people than computer mouse and keyboard. The only problem is that ipads dont run flash and elearning modules developed in applications such as articulate, and I think captivate, will therefore be excluded as I understand it. In which case one would have to go for a tablet with an android operating system. Seems a pity, as I am a mac fan. I like the concept. A hands on touch sensitive approach may be more attractive to some people than computer mouse and keyboard. The only problem is that ipads dont run flash and elearning modules developed in applications such as articulate, and I think captivate, will therefore be excluded as I understand it. In which case one would have to go for a tablet with an android operating system. Seems a pity, as I am a mac fan.

]]> Comment on eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad by eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad | CM Group's Learning ... | Immersive World Education Quality | Scoop.it http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/10/18/elearning-deployment-models-for-the-ipad/#comment-274 eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad | CM Group's Learning ... | Immersive World Education Quality | Scoop.it Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:49:56 +0000 http://blog.cm-luminosity.com/?p=830#comment-274 [...] eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad | CM Group's Learning ... Also, figures announced by Apple recently, indicate that over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies are currently deploying or piloting the iPad. So if you've not already thought about delivering eLearning content to an iPad, the ... Source: blog.cm-luminosity.com [...] [...] eLearning Deployment Models for the iPad | CM Group's Learning … Also, figures announced by Apple recently, indicate that over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies are currently deploying or piloting the iPad. So if you've not already thought about delivering eLearning content to an iPad, the … Source: blog.cm-luminosity.com [...]

]]> Comment on Business vs the environment – is eLearning Green learning? by Raphael Samad http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/05/16/business-vs-the-environment-is-elearning-green-learning/#comment-263 Raphael Samad Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:04:27 +0000 http://www.cm-luminosity.co.uk/blog/?p=662#comment-263 I believe that we should take the green issues into account and that they should be included as an element of the decision-making process - perhaps not the over-riding element but certainly one of the elements. We recently did a very conservative estimate of the CO2 emission savings that online training could give one of our customers and the result was quite astounding. I believe that we should take the green issues into account and that they should be included as an element of the decision-making process – perhaps not the over-riding element but certainly one of the elements.
We recently did a very conservative estimate of the CO2 emission savings that online training could give one of our customers and the result was quite astounding.

]]> Comment on Business vs the environment – is eLearning Green learning? by Jeffrey Popova-Clark http://www.cm-luminosity.com/blog/2011/05/16/business-vs-the-environment-is-elearning-green-learning/#comment-262 Jeffrey Popova-Clark Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:58:04 +0000 http://www.cm-luminosity.co.uk/blog/?p=662#comment-262 Hi Patrick Gray There is no standard mechanism for the large number of small shareholders (including indirect shareholders through managed funds, 401k etc) to communicate their desire for ethical approaches by their investments. In fact one could argue that those shareholders expect their investments to make a return only; and if they also desire action on the environment (or child labour, or consumer naivete cultivation etc) they could obtain their ethical demands from elsewhere. With increasing wealth concentration we are then reliant on fewer and fewer large individual shareholders to express their ethical preferences to companies. These people are understandably unusual people and not representative of the population at large. Litigation is not a big issue for environmental issues in many countries as there is no-one to represent the environment, and regulators are becoming less powerful through defunding and the commercial revolving doors. @Jon Mendoza many large corporations contribute little in taxes through transfer pricing, entity tax loss management and other international tax strategies. Anyway, even if our nuclear plant paid significant taxes it can still spread the load for the cleanup with other taxpayers. Better than having your shareholders pay the lot for dealing with the toxic waste. Businesses operating within our economic system will not be able to address green issues in any more than a superficial manner. We can keep burying our collective heads in the sand and pretend the system (e.g. "if only we'd think long term") was designed to handle market externalities like the environment or we can accept reality. Hi Patrick Gray
There is no standard mechanism for the large number of small shareholders (including indirect shareholders through managed funds, 401k etc) to communicate their desire for ethical approaches by their investments. In fact one could argue that those shareholders expect their investments to make a return only; and if they also desire action on the environment (or child labour, or consumer naivete cultivation etc) they could obtain their ethical demands from elsewhere. With increasing wealth concentration we are then reliant on fewer and fewer large individual shareholders to express their ethical preferences to companies. These people are understandably unusual people and not representative of the population at large. Litigation is not a big issue for environmental issues in many countries as there is no-one to represent the environment, and regulators are becoming less powerful through defunding and the commercial revolving doors. @Jon Mendoza many large corporations contribute little in taxes through transfer pricing, entity tax loss management and other international tax strategies. Anyway, even if our nuclear plant paid significant taxes it can still spread the load for the cleanup with other taxpayers. Better than having your shareholders pay the lot for dealing with the toxic waste. Businesses operating within our economic system will not be able to address green issues in any more than a superficial manner. We can keep burying our collective heads in the sand and pretend the system (e.g. “if only we’d think long term”) was designed to handle market externalities like the environment or we can accept reality.

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