Welcome to episode 2 of my new Daily Mobile Learning show on YouTube. This is a project that I had on my mind for the last 4 years and finally decided to put action behind my idea and see what happens. The idea is that I will pick one awesome article per show, read it […]
I hope you are doing well these days. It’s been awhile since I last posted here on my Blog. I real hope to change that starting today. I have been working hard pushing my small business forward, where my wife and I spend our days running a custom picture framing shop in Chula Vista, CA, […]
What a difference three short years make in technology. Back in 2012 you would have been hard-pressed to find anything exciting in version 6 of Adobe Captivate, in fact most of the cool stuff at the time was coming from Adobe’s competitors, namely Articulate with their new Storyline software and their latest iteration of Articulate […]
A single experience across multiple screens is the holy grail of computing these days. As illustrated in the image above, this mantra is one of the key drivers behind some of the most powerful companies in the world, namely Apple, Google, and Microsoft. I believe it’s critical for us to embrace this way of thinking […]
There are many great blog posts out there about Mobile Learning Myths and not a single one mentions what I think is the biggest misconception about Mobile Learning. The majority of the myths mentioned out there include things like: You cannot condense real learning into the smaller screens. Mobile Devices are too distracting for providing […]
6 Reasons Why Responsive Design Makes sense as the Future of #eLearning and #mLearning http://t.co/14qp7Oi0Bc — RJ Jacquez (@rjacquez) March 5, 2015 How many devices do you own? For me, the answer is a whole lot, perhaps too many. I have two iPads, two iPhones, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10″, a Nexus 7, a […]
10 Things Adobe gets Right about Mobile Learning with Captivate 8 [Review] http://t.co/9vWJQYe7Zx #elearning #mLearning — RJ Jacquez (@rjacquez) February 25, 2015 When comparing the two big players in the rapid eLearning market, Articulate, and Adobe, they approach mobile learning design very differently. Articulate, for example, has gone the native app route for deploying learning projects to […]
Three years ago when I began focusing on mobile learning, I looked at the most popular rapid eLearning development tools and I was convinced there was very little chance they could re-invent themselves into decent mobile learning design tools. However today after several iterations to their products, most vendors have made great strides in reimagining […]
As you may have noticed, I have been mostly inactive online for the better part of the year (on a bit of a sabbatical from Tech if you will) and now I’m slowly coming back, more excited than before, motivated, inspired and ready for the new year! Looking back, perhaps I should have done this right after […]
Being a ubiquitous device in mobile learning, a smartphone has done almost all of the unthinkable, especially in helping learners master a foreign language. A 2012 survey done by the University of Colorado, revealed that 14% of instructors and 60% of foreign students use mobile phones for language-learning purposes. However, students are taking these nifty devices for […]
Twelve years ago yesterday, Steve Jobs and Apple introduced the first iPod using the amazing tagline: 1,000 songs in your pocket. With those words, a simple little device changed the way we listen to music, revolutionized an entire industry, and in my opinion launched the modern mobile revolution. Many people may argue that it was the […]
One of the greatest outcomes from the constant use of mobile devices, apps and everything else in our lives that is slowly being connected to the internet is that for the first time, regular everyday users care about the ’emotional experience’ of using products, apps, and everything else we come into contact throughout our days. […]