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mobil training with the mcs (mobile content shell)

4ks — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:51:17 CDT

Mobile training

It’s now possible to learn wherever you are. In the same way the cellular phone untethered us from the work desk, smart phone devices can now elevate the burden of carrying scores of hefty training manuals, with one small lightweight device all your training material can be carried in your back pocket.
ilearn Australia have developed a system which allows trainers to instantly update course content any where any time, knowing that all their students will receive the updated information to their mobile devices the next time they connect to a internet. ilearn Australia has invested significant time into developing mobile training system which can deliver training material to trainees on the go or in the field as it is needed, so-called "m-training". All training material can be created through an online account and maintained and administered by a single individual anywhere in the world day or night. Training material is then delivered to course subscribers though the mcs mobile content shell web service. Since training material is downloaded to the device you don’t need an ongoing internet connection to review course material and complete self paced assessment.

ilearn Australia have been working closely with Goal Training and Development to help perfect the delivery of m-learning and have successfully used the mobile training system to deliver certificate level training on PDA and Smartphone devices for the hospitality sectored. We are now shifting our attention to the delivery of a new retail training course which takes advantage of the government subsidies available for eligible students to provide a cost neutral training programme for selected students.
Many of the training resources used in the delivery of training are done so on Personal digital assistants (PDAs) in the form of Pocket PCs as a form of e-learning – these training courses consist of high quality multimedia content, pictures, text, audio and video and Auslan signing for hearing impaired learners.

Garry Kendridge of Ballarat University commissioned ilearn to develop a training resource for disabled and hearing impaired learners. He has experience overwhelmingly positive feedback from students. The project breaks with tradition in that it focuses on delivery training in a new and seldom utilised way. “With this system hearing impaired students don’t have to miss out on e-learning and m-learning” Garry says. The resource utilised captioned and Auslan signed video examples to demonstrate set tasks, the video content is also complemented with written descriptions and voice over’s for students with low literacy levels.

"The nature of the project was to retain, engage and motivate young people," Garry says. "It could be anything from URLs to fostering teamwork to bringing social groups together. We are turning them from disengaged to highly engaged students."

Being a native technology in today's youth culture, mobile devices are not considered out of the ordinary with most students picking up the basics required to use the devices in minuets due to their exposure to mobile phones.

We believe that the work to date is only the tip of the iceberg in mobile arena and the delivery of J.I.T just-in-time workplace training.
If the success of these first-generation training courses is a guide, it looks like on-the-job mobile mentoring will undoubtedly help workers improve their skills.
The next steps for ilearn are to expand on the existing platform to provide support for moodle and other LMS learning management systems to provide teachers with existing training courses developed on these systems. Future advances may include the ability to record assessment using device microphones and cameras. This information would then for part of the student’s assessments and remain on file.

As more and more students carry a Smartphone or comparative devices in their daily lives the way we think about engaging with students is set to change.

Creating project assessments

4ks — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:35:27 CDT

From the “Project content” pageof your online account you will see a text box labelled “Assessment Name”, enter the desired name of your new assessment and click the create button.

Once the assessment has been created select the assessment file from the project content list to open the assessment editor.

Enter the title for your assessment and save it. This will return you to the project content window, select the assessment file again to resume the editing process.

Next will start adding question to our assessment, all assessment question must be contained within an assessment group. Hover over the “Question text” and right click, this will bring up the available options. Select “New Group” then select the new group label to change its details.

Right click the new Group title again to access the available options and select “Add Question” then select “true false”.

Once added select the true false question to edit its details. Repeat the process to add a Short answer question or any other.
Save the assessment and your done, return to the project details page and publish the project to update changes to all subscribers.

Linking assessments to document elements

Assessments can be linked to text or images through the HTML editor in the same way we link videos and audio files.
Showing assessment in the split panel screen for quick access
In order to show an assessment amongst the projects assets within the split panel screen we must add the assessment file to the list of project assets. This can be done by adding the assessment file to the project structure within the “Project structure” page which can be accessed from the main project details page.

Getting started

4ks — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:51:30 CDT

To develop project using the mcs online tools is so easy, if your and existing developer who uses IDE's tools or other you can upload your files as you crated them or upload an entire project and its assets when your ready to deploy

If your not familiar with building content for mobile device don't worry, your online account provides all the tool you need to get started including page editor, file upload and tools to loink uploaded files to links withing project pages.

mcs mobile content shell mobile deployment made easy

4ks — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:43:48 CDT

The mcs player what is it ?

The mcs player provides a simple and easy to use way to distribute and review content on your Smart Phone or PDA device.Users create an online account where they can then build and subscribe to projects. Once a subscription has been established the project is downloaded to your device by the mcs player for viewing at any time on or off line.

The mcs player supports many popular formats

HTML, Flash
mp3, wma, mpeg4, avi, wav
gif, jpg

The mcs player features include

Image viewer for zooming and panning hi-resolution images on small screens
Video and audio playback in part or full screen
Built in project navigation allows users to easily navigate through project pages and assets
Split screen assets viewer for fast access to individual content files
Project synchronisation insures content is always up to date
Capability to extend player with custom .net application modules
Online tools to manage and create content

Commonuses include

mobile training
hearing impaired and disabled learners
mobile sales tool
onsitedata collection

Add-on modules

Assessment builder

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mcs in the news

4ks — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:18:51 CDT

2007 trials: learners with disabilities

Australian Flexible Learning Framework

Documentation

4ks — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:10:50 CDT

Getting Started
Project Structure

Project Structure

4ks — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:36:40 CDT

The structure of a project determines how each page with in you project relates to one another, thereis no need to create links within each page of your project to access one another. By providing structure to your project you are telling the mcs playerhow you want your project pages to relate to one another and the order in which they should be viewed when the next and previous page controls are accessed.
To apply structure to your project simply select the "project structure" link from the project editing section of your online accountuse the drag and drop interface provided to crate the structure of your project. (fig 1.0) shows the structure of a project, it is important to note that the project structure tool menus are right mouse button activated (fig 2.0). This means that reordering project assets or renaming then can be archived by selecting the project assets and clicking the right mouse button.

Renaming project assets

rename a project asset with a preferred display name simply right click the file name and select "rename" and rename it to something more particle for your end user. The name you provide here is for display only and does not rename te project asset.


fig 1.0	fig 1.1

Tutorials

4ks — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:41:54 CDT

My First project in 5min
This tutorial will show you how to build and deploy your first project in 5 minuets flat

Subscribing to Projects
This tutorial shows you how to add suscription to your device

About

4ks — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:38:37 CDT

What is it?

The mcs player is coupled with your own online users account. Together they provide a simple method to create and view multimedia content on windows mobile devices, Smart Phones and PDA's.

How it works

Users subscribe to Projects through their online account. The Projects are then downloaded to the user’s device by the mcs player. Once downloaded Projects can be viewed at anytime on or off line.

The mcs player supports many popular formates:

HTML, Flash
Mp3, WMA, mpeg4, avi, wav
gif, jpg

The mcs player features include:

Image viewer for zooming and panning hi-resolution images on small screens
Video and audio playback in part or full screen
Built in project navigation allows users to easily navigate through project pages and assets
Split screen assets viewer for fast access to individual content files
Project synchronisation insures content is always up to date
Capability to extend player with custom .net application modules

Add-on modules

Assessment builder

(Currently these modules are only available through the i-learn development team for more information please contact info@learn.net.au)

Online account management

Through the online account management system you can access a full range of tools to help you manage all aspects of your project subscriptions, development and distribution features include:

Drag and drop functionality to build and manage a projects structure. Projects are similar to web sites they may contain many different types of content, but unlike websites not all assets need to be embedded within a HTML document.
Document upload and management facility to store and organise project assets into directories
Project search facility provides keyword and unique project key options to locate projects of interest
Users can administer who accesses their projects and the projects they are subscribed to
HTML editor allows you to create customised project pages, assets can be linked within project pages to crate compelling multimedia projects.

Custom modules

Assessment builder module provides drag and drop functionality to build and manage an assessment structure and questions true/false, multiple choice and short response.

Getting started

To get started all you need is an online account once setup you can subscribe to other user’s projects and start creating your own. Video tutorials are available from the “MyAccount” page once logged in.

So what is it good for?

New uses are being created all the time but some of the uses which the system has already been used for include:

Multimedia guided tours incorporating written information and audio visual content, images and animation.
Vocational training packages where workers in remote locations can use small portable devices to complete work place training modules
Store and organise and share all you music online, your device will update while you sleep
Information Pack for trade shows and seminars, visitors can subscribe to the projects containing promotional videos audio and product information via a unique code obtained from your booth and download the required assets from a wireless connection.
Advertising platform and easy to use system to present infomercial type material to prospective users
Personal music player access and manage your music library, your device will always be up to date.

Custom business applications

The mcs player has been design to be a flexible synchronisation system. This means our development team can rapidly develop custom applications which extend the current mcs player. For more information visit out site mcs player

Business

4ks — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:51:27 CDT

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Products

4ks — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:49:42 CDT

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