Best Practices in Rapid Mobile Application Development

Mobile applications are multiplying at an astounding rate, and billions of mobile device users around the world devour them instantly on their smart phones and tablets. And no wonder. Mobility is a key factor as companies rethink their business models, reinvent their workforces and rewire their operations for tomorrow.

Apple’s App Store rejects close to 30% of 26,000 submissions received every week, for failing to adhere to its developer guidelines. Have you ever experienced this?

Do you want to avoid the heartbreak, save on iteration costs and importantly, achieve ‘Faster time to Market’?

Are you looking for enhancing the capabilities & implement the best practices around rapidly creating and updating cross-device mobile apps?

Harbinger Systems will be sharing insights across Conceptualization, Development, Testing and Submission phases of the mobile app development process.

Key Takeaways:

  How to detect problems early on in the ADLC and build a strong platform for app development

  How to automate trivial tasks, make the code maintainable & detect bugs in minimum cycles

  Testing tips which significantly save time during maintenance and app upgrades

  How to Honor the Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) to reduce review time and iterations

We will set aside time for Q&A, so there will be plenty of opportunity to answer your specific questions on mobile development best practices. So please join us to learn about building the right apps – on time and on budget.

Harbinger Systems, is a recipient of “SUPERSTAR” award in the 10th Annual Mobile Star Awards™ program hosted by MobileVillage.com.

Date: August 23rd, 2012

Time: 11 am PST | 1 pm CST | 2 pm EST

Don't miss it  .

http://www.harbinger-systems.com/best-practices-in-rapid-mobile-application-development

Best Digital Storytelling Examples and Resources- ebook

10 Digital Storytelling Projects

In short, digital storytelling refers to creating and distributing a story using digital tools. That's the obvious answer. Let's explore that answer a little more.

Depending upon who you ask, digital storytelling can refer a lot of things. In general you will find that when people talk about digital storytelling they're referring to videos and podcasts. But digital storytelling can also refer to creating interactive media in the forms of ebooks, maps, and timelines. And still to some teachers digital storytelling refers to the use of digital images to tell a story.

This work  ten digital storytelling projects developed and conducted by educators just like you and me.

Editor:

Richard Byrne

Contributing Authors:

Wayne Cherry, Jr.

Rebecca Hersh

Gayle Spinnel-Gellers

Mary-Ellen Sargiotto

Karen Orlando

Alisa Wright

Kurt Gosdeck

Brad Bahns

Jacquelyn Whiting

Shar Dean

Leslie Cataldo Savage

A Free eBook from Free Technology for Teachers .

http://www.scribd.com/doc/79101242/10-Digital-Storytelling-Projects

No Escaping Mobile Learning - Webinar

The use of mobile devices and technology for learning and information access is rapidly gaining ground across the world. If not already adopted, mobile learning is now featuring in most strategy discussions within L&D teams in large and small enterprises. But are you still trying to escape it?

As you probably already know, last week we kicked off our independent webinar series with the first one titled as ‘No Escaping Mobile Learning’ which I co-presented with Abhijit Kadle (watch recording here). I’m very pleased with the response we got on this – 400 registrations and 136 actual attendees. Thank you for making it a successful beginning for us and we do hope to continue sharing our insights on topics that matter the most to you. At the end of this post are answers to the questions asked in the webinar.

In this webinar, Abhijit and I discussed about the six key drivers that are forcing organizations to adopt mobile learning. They are -

Growing mobile workforce

Computing shifting to handheld devices

Changing behavior patterns

Next generation of workforce

When do we really learn

Doing more with less

We believe each of them is powerful enough to drive your organization to mobile learning, but put together they create the perfect storm for adoption.

In this webinar You also touched upon how to get started with mobile learning quickly. Our advice is to ‘just do it’ while a full-fledged strategy can come later. This seemingly contrarian advice comes from the fact that creating a comprehensive strategy is time consuming and complex. Getting started with a simpler mobile learning project will help get your hands dirty and give you some valuable inputs which will be very useful for strategic planning in future.

You can register here :

http://www.upsidelearning.com/campaign/webinar-recording.asp?camp=WbrNoEsc&src=ULBlog&webinarid=2

More Information:

http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2012/08/22/no-escaping-mobile-learning-webinar-recording-audience-queries-answered/

Good luck.

52 Tips on Best Practices for eLearning Development and Implementation

How can you develop and deploy eLearning quickly, efficiently, and with positive results? Which eLearning development and implementation methods work best and which methods are unreliable or ineffective?

From tips on popular authoring tools to ideas for generating team engagement, this complimentary eBook provides 52 ideas to help you create and deliver high-quality eLearning, drawing on the experience of 12 experts who are leading sessions in The eLearning Guild’s September 2012 Online Forum, “eLearning Development and Implementation: Best Practices.”

Get valuable insights in areas including:

Guidelines and Protocols

Making Tools Work for You

Engaging Your Team

Reaching (and Teaching) Your Audience

Contributing Editor, Karen Forni

http://www.elearningguild.com/surveys/?sid=211

Your e-Learning Investment - Free Webinar

 How Allen Interactions Achieves Business Impact & Boosts Learner Performance

IN THIS WEBINAR YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

maximize your investment in performance-based and skill-based learning initiatives

re-align current training needs for greater budget impact

apply a new instructional design model to your learning initiatives for maximum learner engagement and performance

PRESENTED BY: Paul Howe, Vice President of Sales, Allen Interactions

WHEN: Wednesday, August 22, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Central

You can Register here :

http://info.alleninteractions.com/bid/89649/Complimentary-Webinar-Your-e-Learning-Investment

Good time .

Adobe Edge 7 is Here

Preview 7 is here. New features include resizable layouts, rulers and guides, a more precise timeline, and much more.

Motion and Interaction Design for HTML5

Adobe® Edge Animate is a powerful, intuitive tool for creating stunning animated and interactive content using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Edge Animate is intuitive and has powerful features that can save time and headaches. Content made with Edge Animate runs gracefully on mobile devices and desktops, expanding your reach on the modern web.

Edge Animate Highlights:

Intuitive user interface — The features of Edge Animate are centered around a WebKit-based stage, so your compositions have fidelity across modern browsers. Design engaging HTML content with an assortment of styling options and integration with font services like TypeKit.

Animate with precision — Add motion to graphics and HTML elements with amazing accuracy with Edge Animate using the powerful, yet easy-to-use, timeline editor. Edit property-based keyframes and enhanced easing for complete animation control, or leverage the Pin tool to speed up the animation process.

Energize existing HTML — Since Edge Animate works natively with HTML, you can open HTML pages and add motion to them. The animation code generated by Edge Animate is stored in a separate file, so the integrity of the page is preserved.

Extend — Enhance the richness of your work with Edge Animate by handling user interaction and playback control. Use the built-in code snippet library or add your own JavaScript code.

Symbols — Create nested animations with independent timelines and interactive capabilities. Symbols are reusable and can be controlled via exposed APIs and pre-built code snippets.

Mobile-ready content — Content created with Edge Animate is designed to work reliably on iOS and Android devices, and modern desktop browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer 9. Edge Animate also lets you define a fallback state for older browsers.

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/edge/?sdid=KADWG

Interactivity, Games and Gamification: Creating Engaged Learners

Session Description :

Based on the bestselling learning book, “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” this presentation introduces, defines, and describes the concepts of gamification, games for learning and interactivity. It then dissects the elements of games and describes how they can be applied to the design and development of interactive learning. 

The presentation is based on solid research including peer-reviewed results from dozens of studies that offer insights into why game-based thinking and mechanics makes for vigorous learning tools. Not all games or gamification efforts are the same, creating engaging learning using game-based thinking  requires matching instructional content with the right game mechanics and game thinking. Moving beyond the theoretical considerations, the presentation explores three methods for designing interactive learning based on concepts from games.

About Karl Kapp

Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., CFPIM, CIRM, is a consultant, scholar, and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business operations. His background teaching e-learning classes, knowledge of adult learning theory, and experience training CEOs and front line staff provides him with a unique perspective on organizational learning. His experience with technology companies and high-tech initiatives provides him with insights into the future of technology. He shares those insights and perspectives through writing, consulting and coaching with clients in the field of e-learning.

(60 Minute Session)

Recodred Webinar :

http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/welcome/karlkapp_aug7