>> Editor's note:

Hi,

As the weather changes (yes that was summer), thoughts of being out and about may be hard to bear this month, but you know as well as we do that you’ve gotta get out there. We hope we make being a mobile learner and worker a bit more bearable this month by giving you plenty to read, watch and listen to during your frosty commute

-A free guide on mobile learning
-A prototype vodcast we’ve built in collaboration with Ufi
-A podcast on rapid e-learning and simulation design

With presentations, market updates and more, we hope this month’s newsletter helps to accelerate your journey. That’s what we’re all about really.
If you’ve ideas for future newsletters, I’d love to hear from you. Get in touch at newsletter@kineo.com

Best,

Stephen
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1. Free guide with Ufi: Mobile learning

Regular readers know we at Kineo believe in collaboration and sharing. Our partnership with Ufi, the company behind Learndirect, is a great example of this. This month we release the fourth in our series of guides, co-published with Ufi, analysing key trends in learning and technology, and sharing them with everyone. Our focus for this guide is on mobile learning. As more learners carry MP3 players, PDAs and mobile phones with them on their daily journeys, can learning come along for the ride? Which formats, topics and devices are right for mobile learning, and what are the practicalities of building effective m-learning? Find out in this free guide:

http://www.kineo.com/kineo-briefings/mobile-learning-guide-2.html
Kineo can help bring mobile and rapid e-learning into your organisation, as we’ve done for Cable & Wireless, BP and others. Contact us at info@kineo.com or on 01273 728 900 and we’ll do our best to help you.

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2. Rapid mobile learning prototype: Download an example

As part of the mobile research collaboration with Ufi, we got our hands dirty and built three examples of rapid e-learning in mobile formats (well, we’re not really ones to write theory papers…). We share our experiences in the free guide, and Ufi have kindly shared one of the prototypes for download. Find out more here:

http://www.kineo.com/kineo-briefings/mobile-learning-guide-2.html

At Kineo we believe that rapid prototyping can get you there faster. Is your business demanding an effective e-learning module in three weeks or less? We can say yes, which means you can too. Find out more by contacting info@kineo.com.

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 3. Rapid e-learning and simulations: Audio interview with John Cleave

As we’ve mentioned before here, we’re big believers in learn by doing and goal-based scenario approaches to learning design. So is John Cleave, principal at Experience Builders, a US company specializing in simulation tools. We talked to John about simulations, rapid e-learning and much more besides.
Listen to the interview here:

http://www.kineo.com/audio-downloads/john-cleave-interview.html
Want to develop podcasts for your organisation? Kineo can help with podcast and vodcast development and training for your team, as we’ve done for CPS and others. Contact us at info@kineo.com

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4. Slideshare of the month: Kineo at CEDMA

We like sharing, and presenting slides, so it’s no surprise we love slideshare. This tool makes it so easy to put presentations online to share with everyone. Expect to see a lot more of it from us. Earlier this month, Steve Rayson spoke at CEDMA, the Computer Education Management Association, about rapid e-learning and e-learning 2.0. You can see what the discussion covered here:
http://www.kineo.com/rapid-elearning-briefings/presentation-to-cedma.html
Kineo can apply rapid e-learning techniques to accelerate learning in your organisation, reducing costs and accelerating response rates as we’ve done for BP, Marks & Spencer and others. Contact us at rapid@kineo.com to find out more.
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5. Market update: More for less

If it’s September, it must be Harrogate….Steve reports from the CIPD annual conference and other events, where there’s a clear message from buyers of learning: Give us more for less. E-learning must rise to the challenge. That means moving faster, lowering costs, and not compromising quality – challenges we rise to every day with rapid e-learning.
http://www.kineo.com/e-learning-market/e-learning-market-update-september-2007-.html

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6. Kineo update: Big year, bigger one ahead….

As we approach the end of our financial year at Kineo, we thought we’d share an update on our progress and directions.

It’s clear to us, now more than ever, that rapid e-learning has the power to transform the e-learning market by changing what value means in e-learning. By driving down cost and accelerating delivery, we’ve won and retained clients including BP, Marks & Spencer, Cable & Wireless, Reuters, Google, Capita, Virgin Media and O2 .

Our rapid approach has delivered value to our clients, and results for Kineo. Our turnover for our second year is a 200% increase on the first. In response to the huge demand for rapid e-learning, we have added eight new team members to create what we believe to be the most talented e-learning team in the UK.

We’d like to thank our clients for giving us the opportunity to deliver value in e-learning for them this year, and our team for their incredibly hard work in making it happen.

As we look into the upcoming year we look forward to seeing you at Learning Technologies, on the speaking circuit, expanding into new markets and regions, and above all, focusing on delivering value in e-learning through our rapid approach.

To learn more about how we can help you, get in touch at info@kineo.com.

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