Following the recent launch of the gomo central app, our all-new native app capability, we ran a webinar to delve deeper into the idea of using apps for learning. We feel that native apps take the possibilities of mobile learning a step further, facilitating offline learning (and tracking) and providing a customized experience of relevant training onto the personalized devices of learners. Check out the full recording from the webinar below… Want to learn more about the gomo central app and get a better idea of how it can integrate with your learning strategy? Drop us a line today. The post Webinar recording - harnessing native apps for learning appeared first on gomo Learning.

The Experience API or xAPI specification is the talk of many an exhibition seminar today, with the idea of being able to truly measure the learning experience getting teams around the world pretty fired up. The xAPI specification was co-created by our sister company Rustici Software as a less rigid e-learning standard than SCORM. It allows e-learning departments to measure more, easier. With the right technical wizardry, it’s possible to use the xAPI specification to track basically anything, across systems and outside of traditional training confines. Here at gomo, however, our attention is focused on helping people create the best and most beautiful learning, which is why gomo comes pre-configured with an xAPI analytics dashboard to give training teams a real-time snapshot of how your learners, and learning, are doing. What makes the xAPI specification great? SCORM is a 2D, black and white look at e-learning SCORM, the accepted standard of e-learning, is great for ensuring an authoring tool and LMS will play nicely together - i.e, the content you create will work seamlessly when you upload it to an LMS. It’s not so great, however, as a method of tracking e-learning, with little data available beyond quiz scores and time lapsed in a course… it’s very course specific. The xAPI specification is the new standard, which brings training measurement into vivid HD colour, presenting all kinds of data to assist training teams understand what learners are and aren’t doing, where they’re based, what devices they’re using and loads more. Track the experience across devices Learning is an experience, so it’s important we can understand the when, why and how of our audience in order to create learning which meets their requirements and suits their needs. It goes without saying that devices are and will continue to be an important vehicle for learning, but SCORM doesn’t help teams understand how learners are picking up training. Knowing how staff consume learning has a huge impact on learning design - why focus on desktop as the primary vehicle for delivery if 60% of learners are using their smartphone, or vice versa. xAPI data from the gomo analytics dashboard xAPI can be configured to track whatever you like, although it will require you to have the expertise either in-house or through a vendor. Because we know that isn’t always possible, the gomo learning suite comes with a preconfigured dashboard of xAPI goodness to give you a wealth of insight that SCORM can’t. gomo tracks the following as standard… who has (or hasn’t) taken the training training dates results completions passes failures device types (desktop / tablet / smartphone) activities report (including individual questions and answers) To try out the xAPI specification and get an idea of the insight you can gain into your learners and learning with xAPI, begin a 21-day free trial of gomo today. The post Authoring and the xAPI specification - what we can gain from advanced tracking appeared first on gomo Learning.

The gomo team are delighted to announce our partnership with Micropole Institut, launching at next week’s E-Learning Expo.  Micropole Institut has become the latest business to join the gomo reseller programme, joining Learning Technologies Group’s LEO (EMEA, North America and South America), ITC Learning (Australia) and Vestergaard & Co (Denmark) to become our official reseller in France. The Paris-based agency will provide all things gomo to the French market, further spreading our passion for multi-device learning across Europe. Whilst Micropole Institut have already been welcomed into the gomo network; the official launch of this exciting new partnership will take place at next week’s E-Learning Expo event in Paris (24th-26th March). Our new resellers will be spreading the power of gomo, providing gomo licences and associated services such as local support, custom theme development, training and content creation services. With territorial growth high on the agenda for 2016, gomo’s Managing Director Mike Alcock is pleased to have the agency onboard: "Micropole Institut is one of Europe’s leading e-learning providers, and we’re excited to be working together. Through this reseller agreement, we look forward to working closely with Micropole Institut to assist their customers and partners to implement gomo as a key component of their e-learning strategies." Jean-David Amaoua, Managing Director at Micropole Institut has also been keen to express the importance of the partnership: "Micropole Institut’s commitment to providing the best e-learning solutions to our customers makes gomo a logical choice. With gomo’s unique authoring, hosting, analytics and app capabilities, we expect that our customers will be able to reap the benefits of multi-device e-learning to improve business performance." If you’re unable to see gomo in action at E-Learning Expo, why not join a webinar to find out more? The post gomo learning to launch partnership with Micropole Institut at E-Learning expo 2016 appeared first on gomo Learning.

Before the Easter break I accompanied gomo’s new re-sellers, Micropole Institut, at the E-learning Expo event in Paris. In true gomo style it was a busy day on the exhibition floor with lots of conversations and, of course, constant demos. After weeks of communication with Micropole Institut, it was great to finally meet the team in person. As the official re-seller of gomo in France, I’m looking forward to seeing how far we can grow the gomo message in this territory. Even my Mancunian accent didn’t get in the way and people were able to understand and experience the power of gomo first hand. The E-Learning Expo was gomo’s first outing in France and the reception to the authoring suite was as incredibly positive. It was great to unveil our new app capability to a unique demographic. The new gomo central native app is an extension of gomo central, our learner portal, which allows learners to download and run courses and content offline on a tablet or smartphone.  When running a course offline (e.g. on a plane or train), tracking (via xAPI) is stored within the app and then synchronises back with gomo hosting upon reconnection. This was the first time we have shared the app with an audience since February’s Learning Technologies exhibition and it was great to see such enthusiasm around the power of offline learning. The gomo central app builds on our strategy to reach the intended audience in as effective a way as possible. The feedback from visitors to the stand was brilliant, and it’s really exciting to have so many conversations around the power of offline learning to improve distribution. The new gomo multilingual features were especially of interest to the French audience. The ability to have a single course with multiple languages was really appreciated by many of the multinational corporations who looked at gomo. The multilingual editor and localisation options also went down well. It was a great opportunity to join Micropole Institut at E-learning Expo and to showcase gomo in France. I have taken away some great feedback which we will be looking to channel into our road-map over the next 12 months. Next on the gomo exhibition tour is ATD ICE in Denver, closely followed by FocusOn Mobile in Texas. Myself, Gavin and Huw are (as always) really excited to head over to the US and greet our gomo-enthusiasts across the pond. Learning Technologies and E-learning Expo have been great conferences to kick off 2016 with and I can’t wait to unveil the gomo central app to our US audience. The post E-Learning Expo: gomo launches in France appeared first on gomo Learning.

Collaboration has always been a key destination on the gomo roadmap. We know the importance of a collaborative team in the creation of engaging content, and pride ourselves on building a tool to bring creative minds together. We’ve shortlisted the many reasons we love collaborative e-learning authoring down to just three: Collaborative e-learning authoring to create effective content Teams are built on a foundation of common interest, usually to fulfil a business goal or function. An effective team is not only efficient in the generation of results, but contributes a range of unique perspectives, minds and strengths. Some of the best ideas we have had here at LTG come from team workshops and we love getting people from different departments together to share ideas. gomo encourages collaboration through shared ideas with a team-based development approach. Representative of our style within the gomo team itself, collaborative content development ensures all voices across the team are heard. In our experience, the best ideas come from a team that thrives on collaboration and shared discussion. Collaborative e-learning authoring to save time The introduction of Google Drive saw an increase in collaborative working and we were keen to emulate this streamlined approach when creating the gomo learning suite. Working towards a collaborative model, we decided to forgo spreadsheets and email trails, instead encouraging our customers to review their courses live on our server. Including additional team members can cause problems during the review phase. gomo wanted to make including your subject matter experts in the review process as easy as possible, so we awarded contributors the power to add review notes directly into the course preview with full workflow and task assignment available. Collaborative e-learning authoring for review on the road gomo understands how tough it can be to create, refine and review content when away from the office. Providing direct link and QR code sharing is our way of making things easier for those working away from the office. The gomo learning suite allows users to deliver courses for review and testing to colleagues via direct link or via QR code. By using a QR code reader, colleagues can transfer the course straight to their smartphone or tablet. Reviewing on the road has never been easier. If you’re keen to experience the power of collaborative authoring, gomo offers a free 21 day trial to try with your team. The post Collaborative e-learning authoring for results appeared first on gomo Learning.

Here at gomo, we know the importance of brand. Whilst external branding is key to success, we never underestimate the power of internal messaging. Brand is unique to your company - tone of voice, graphical assets, company culture and training and development all contribute to a reputable brand of commercial success. Customization is important to gomo, and we want to make sure you can use the gomo learning suite to create customizable themes that match your branding seamlessly, for e-learning that really feels like yours. A library of themes for customization gomo provides users with a range of themes for ultimate creative control when building courses. New themes are added regularly so your content will always look fresh and can be updated with ease. Powerful theme configuration gomo themes are highly configurable so you can adjust them to match your brand or project requirements. You can also save your theme customizations as bespoke themes so you can reuse and edit your content whenever a refresh is in order. The configuration facilitates easy changes regardless of whether your courses need a small tweak or a design overhaul. Customization of your library in an instant gomo’s themes are separate from your content, enabling a rebrand of all your projects in an instant. A simple update of the theme enables you to change one, or hundreds of courses, instantaneously. The speed of content customization means that you’re spending minimal time on admin, with more to spend on creating great learning. Customization for content that really looks like yours Change the colours, fonts, backgrounds, opacity and size of your assets within gomo to create a truly unique and onbrand solution. gomo offers a tailored learning experience for a fraction of the cost of a bespoke solution, and remains editable for the lifetime of your content. We’ve developed gomo to keep your learning as ‘on-brand’ as possible without opting for a bespoke solution. If you’re looking for an even more personal approach, we also offer custom gomo themes designed to your exact brand specifications. Trial gomo for 21 days to see our customization features free of charge. Examples of gomo custom themes can be found here. The post The importance of customization in the creation of e-learning content appeared first on gomo Learning.

I often think about the ways in which people are using technology, and how the emergence of the Internet has impacted things such as bullying, where when I was young, you used to be able to escape bullying by going home after school. For these reasons (and more), I wanted to chat a bit about the concept of Digital Citizenship. What is digital citizenship? Digital citizenship is relates to societal norms and responsible use of digital technology and the Internet. Who is a digital citizen? A digital citizen can be considered any individual who is using technology and the Internet to participate socially (e.g. reading and writing blogs/wikis, participating in social media, etc.). What constitutes responsible use? Responsible use as it relates to digital citizenship would involve using digital technologies in a manner that will not negatively impact other individuals or which are illegal. For example, cyber bullying negatively impacts those individuals on the receiving end of the bullying, plagiarizing someone’s work is unethical, and downloading pirated films/tv shows/software is illegal. But there’s so much more! Digital citizenship isn’t just about being a responsible user of digital technology, it also involves being responsible when it comes to how you use digital technology. For example, using ergonomic principles and best practices, you can set up your workstation so that it does not negatively impact your muscles and body. Resources Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship from digitalcitizenship.net Digital Citizenship: Developing a Culture of Trust and Transparency by A. Marcinek 5-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship by A. E. Borovoy  

I know I’m going to regret doing this, but I’ve added a new weekly feature to the site: Screencast Monday. I’ll regret doing this only because I am in a constant state of feeling like there are never enough hours in the day…but my hope is that it will be a very helpful feature for all of your lovely folks!  Sharing is caring! Inspired by the E-Learning Heroes Community screencast challenges, where I’ll be cross-posting videos, when relevance allows. The first instalment of Screencast Monday has been cross-posted to the E-Learning Heroes Community post Share Your Tips for Getting Started with Storyline’s Variables. Using Variables to Add Values in Storyline I write about this and many other neat Storyline concepts in my new book, being published in the next couple of months, Mastering Articulate Storyline, so if I peak your interest, stay tuned and grab the book when it comes out! This week, I’m showing you just how easy it is to perform basic calculations using the Number variable in Articulate Storyline. This is a great function to use when it comes to mathematical quizzes, or scenario-based learning. Check out the video below to find out how you too can add values using number variables, and let me know in the comments whether you’re excited about this new weekly feature and whether you want me to continue it!

This week I wanted to chat a bit about something I aspire to participate in locally. Something I’ve wanted to create for some time now, but just haven’t found more hours in the day…User Groups! User Groups? A user group is a group of users of a particular software who meet regularly to share information related to the software, such as: How the software is being used Neat tips and tricks for using the software To talk troubleshooting Getting advice User groups can help enhance your product knowledge and potentially streamline your development within the software. If you’re working in a silo, how can you reap the benefits of user tips and tricks when you aren’t interacting with these users? Sharing truly is caring, and the main goal of a user group is to share information! Each individual user has a different perspective, and everyone can bring great ideas to the table! Not to mention, user groups give you a huge opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, which could benefit from an entrepreneurial perspective (e.g. if User 1 has too much work and needs to offload to another individual - the user group provides the opportunity to locate qualified sub-contractors). I’ve been lusting over all of the Articulate User Groups, but have not found enough interest in an Articulate User Group within my demographic (Eastern Canada). I have the means of securing a location, but just need warm bodies…particularly warm bodies interested in participating in a regular Articulate User Group. If you’re one of those individuals, let me know!

This week I wanted to show you how easily you can create an automatic scrolling effect in Articulate Storyline 2. Hopefully you can find some good uses for this effect in your e-learning projects and add a bit of flare to your Storyline interactions!