CUSTOM LEARNING SOLUTIONS Tailor-made solutions for your learning needs AN OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Tailor-made solutions to meet your unique learning needs • 1 Brandon Hall Bronze in Best Extended Enterprise Learning Program (2012) • 7 Apex Awards of Excellence (‘11‘09, & ’08) SOLUTIONS Translation & Localization Blended Learning Custom eLearning CUSTOM LEARNING SOLUTIONS Custom mLearning Rapid Authoring SOLUTIONS Custom eLearning Offerings • Interactive eLearning Courses • Simulations & Scenarios • Game-based Learning CUSTOM ELEARNING | SHOWCASE Interactive eLearning Courses CUSTOM ELEARNING | SHOWCASE Simulations & Scenarios CUSTOM ELEARNING | SHOWCASE Game-based Learning SOLUTIONS Custom mLearning Offerings • Micro Courses • Mobile Apps • Mobile Videos • Augmented Reality • Mobile Games • Tablet Apps/ Courses • mBooks CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS Micro Courses • Short courses (typically 2-5 min) to be delivered as follow-up summaries to a classroom or eLearning session CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS Mobile Videos • Short, crisp mobile video lessons on practically anything • Great as refresher for performance support or for company communication CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS Mobile Games • Fun quizzes and games for periodic knowledge checks or surveys CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS mBooks • Short story–based learning modules to your learners within an mBook app • Very useful for compliance training CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS Mobile Apps • Custom apps for varied platforms like iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, and Windows. • The apps could be created as web apps or native apps CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS Augmented Reality • Geo-location-based or imagebased information retrieval, augmented reality solutions • Useful for performance support CUSTOM MLEARNING | OFFERINGS Tablet Apps • Custom apps for varied platforms like iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, and Windows • The apps could be created as web apps or native apps SOLUTIONS Rapid Authoring Tools Used • Articulate • LearnExact • Adobe Captivate • Lumesse • Lectora RAPID AUTHORING | SHOWCASE SOLUTIONS Blended Learning Highlights • Custom eLearning • Custom mLearning • UpsideLMS • Upside2Go BLENDED LEARNING | SHOWCASE SOLUTIONS Translation & Localization Highlights • Short-listing VO artists • Preparation of audio scripts in base language • Preparation of translated audio scripts • Management of audio recording • QA of recorded audio • Integration of audio files into translated version and resynching as required • Replacement of transcript and onscreen text • QA of translated version TRANSLATION & LOCALIZATION | SHOWCASE PROJECT PROCESS Pre-initiation Initiation Analysis Prototype Development Closure Approval on Statement of Work (SOW) Kick-off call Content analysis Developing static GUI Storyboard development Closure call Introduction of team members Discussion & query rounds Approval Source files delivery Setting up project process & communication protocols Proposing instructional & visual approach Developing functional prototype to demonstrate the instructional, visual & functional standard Multimedia development Updating Project Management System Approval on Project Delivery Schedule Testing Approval on approach Outcome = Setting up Light House (Client Communication Tool) and Whizible (Project Management System) Outcome = Design Specification Document, Functional Specification Document, Test Plan Delivery Feedback Sign off (The Development stage can be structured as Alpha, Beta & Gold phases) Outcome = Storyboard, Course Package, Change Management Outcome = Lessons Learnt document, Archiving Organizational Assets PROJECT TEAM STRUCTURE Client Steering Committee Project Manager Client Team Leads/ Coordinator Communication Tools Video Conference Tele Conference Email Text Chats Project Status Reports Weekly Client Review Offshore Center Business Manager Project Manager Sr. Visual Designer Project Management Tools Sr. MM Developer Client Team Members Whizible* Lighthouse ** Sr. QA Expert Sr. Instructional Designer Common Tools and Processes * Whizible is a project management tool which includes all details about the project such as Phases, Modules, Process, Resources, Quantitative Objectives, Training Plan, Risk Management Plan, Milestones, Quality and Change Management etc. ** Lighthouse is a web-based tool that helps us collaborate better to execute projects by improving communication between the teams working together on a project. It has components such as Dashboards, To Do List, File Sharing and Message Boards. TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES WHO WE SERVE | Clients WHO WE SERVE | Client Testimonials ‘ We’ve been working with Upside Learning for more than 2 years. With each new project we’ve been impressed with their creative efforts. We also rely on their professional project management. Overall, Upside provides Tyco with a good product at a good value. We are happy to be working with them. ’ Mike Miller Director, Learning Programs, Tyco Learning Technologies, USA ‘ This was our first bespoke online course that we have developed, so we wanted an engaging and interactive way to get the learning content across to our staff. The addition of the game was a fun way for our staff to demonstrate what they had learnt. Luide Meah ’ eLearning Project Manager, A4e, UK CONTACT US