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Mobile learning is in the air. It's the buzz word in training these days and you can't escape all the noise surrounding it. At Upside Learning, we have been doing a fair bit of mobile learning for more than two years now. During this period we've tried several things; experimented a lot; and in the process have built a good understanding and capability in the mobile learning space. Recently we released an innovative mobile learning platform - Upside2Go.  Along the way we've shared quite a few blog posts , a few SlideShare presentations, and a whitepaper about mobile learning.

Infuse Learning is a free student response system that works with any Internet-connected device including iPads and Android tablets. Infuse Learning allows teachers to push questions, prompts, and quizzes out to students' devices in private virtual classrooms. In an Infuse Learning room a teacher can give students a wide variety of formats in which to response to a question or prompt. Students can reply to prompts and questions in standard multiple choice, true/false, and short answer formats. But Infuse Learning also offers an option for students to reply by creating drawings or diagrams on their iPads, Android tablets, or on their laptops.

MentorMob is an attempt to organize learning into relevant chunks i.e. playlists. Learning playlists are created by the community of users, and this collaboration it is hoped will lead to quality. As each playlist is rated by the community, the good ones will come to the surface.

Blog post on a day-long certificate workshop at the inaugural mLearnCon in San Diego titled Creating a successful m-learning strategy: From Planning to Implementation conducted by Judy Brown, Rovy Branon, Jason Haag, and Chris Raasch. The workshop was well designed and gave a wide range of information along with templates and charts that could be useful for the beginners and the slightly more experienced professionals in the field.

a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis for mobile learning

The Open High School of Utah is an online public charter high school, offering an incredible curriculum, personalized learning experiences, and the flexibility of studying from your home or wherever else you may be. And because the Open High School of Uta

Emerging technologies for learning' aims to help readers consider how emerging technologies may impact on education in the medium term. The publications are not intended to be a comprehensive review of educational technologies, but offer some highlights a

Vineet Madan is Vice President of McGraw-Hill Higher Education eLabs, which works with colleges and universities, professors and students along with technology partners to develop innovative, cutting-edge digital educational tools to improve the way instructors teach and students learn.

White papers and reports on teaching and learning from Iowa State.

Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning book website sponsored by NCTE and Corwin Press. This webpage has several online websites developed by the Media Education Lab at Temple University.

Microsoft Powerpoint is an immensely powerful suite, and can be used for much more than straightforward presentations. It can be used to create website mockups, and even interactive learning tools.

is online game software that allows people to create cool games and publish them on the web. Sploder™ even allows you to easily put Flash games on your site without having to learn Flash.

To photograph the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), follow these instructions and tips to get the best photos. Try different settings shown here and learn what's best for taking pictures of the Northern Lights in all their nightly beauty.

You should be passionate about what you do. Path 101 isn't just about getting a job--it's about figuring out what you actually want to do that will make you happy, challenge you, and ultimately help you achieve success. Everyone learns differently. We're

Shelley & Devon's Hacking Innovation in Professional Learning Networks at AZTEA WOW 2010 in Glendale, AZ.

"I've had this growing interest lately in QR codes and their application to education. I'm quickly coming to the realization at how useful QR codes can be in education and how these little graphical icons can make mobile learning a little easier for teachers to incorporate with students. Here is a list of some websites that I've accessed recently on the topic."

Welcome to MediaCommons Press, an in-development feature of MediaCommons, promoting the digital publication of texts ranging from article- to monograph-length. Our most recent project is an open review of the essays proposed for the collection Learning Through Digital Media. We are also currently hosting a discussion of chapter 6 from Thomas Streeter's book, The Net Effect: Romanticism, Capitalism, and the Internet.