Comments on: New Learning Apps http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/ Smart.fm Official Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: russ http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-760 russ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:03:30 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-760 Small update: we increased the number of votes on the Learning Apps from 10 to 20 to give everyone more room to share ideas. Small update: we increased the number of votes on the Learning Apps from 10 to 20 to give everyone more room to share ideas.

]]> By: alchymyst http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-759 alchymyst Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:48:21 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-759 Sounds good! I was actually using a netbook over the weekend, and was somewhat frustrated with the inability to resize the screen :D Looking forward to all the new stuff! Sounds good! I was actually using a netbook over the weekend, and was somewhat frustrated with the inability to resize the screen big grin
Looking forward to all the new stuff!

]]> By: ted.oneill http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-758 ted.oneill Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:21:22 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-758 Thanks for the votes back @simon! Much appreciated and I'll try to put them to good use. Thanks for the votes back @simon! Much appreciated and I’ll try to put them to good use.

]]> By: simon http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-757 simon Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:15:14 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-757 @elsiemarley your study progress on each individual item will remain the same. This is really the one of the core principles of the smart.fm application and something that we value highly, tracking your progress across items. We are not changing the way we calculate your progress on items so your items studied/completed totals will be unaffected by the renewal. We will be making visual improvements to the way we display your progress on your profile and home page. @ted.oneill I will return your votes for features we have implemented for the next version of the app. @elsiemarley your study progress on each individual item will remain the same. This is really the one of the core principles of the smart.fm application and something that we value highly, tracking your progress across items.

We are not changing the way we calculate your progress on items so your items studied/completed totals will be unaffected by the renewal. We will be making visual improvements to the way we display your progress on your profile and home page.

@ted.oneill I will return your votes for features we have implemented for the next version of the app.

]]> By: untmdsprt http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-756 untmdsprt Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:09:46 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-756 Yeah, I'd love to be able to do my lists on my iPhone while waiting on the native app. Yeah, I’d love to be able to do my lists on my iPhone while waiting on the native app.

]]> By: elsiemarley http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-755 elsiemarley Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:15:33 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-755 I have just one question I keep forgetting to ask... It will keep track of what we've studied already, right? I wasn't around for the previous major iKnow changes, so I'm just curious. Will completed items or percentages change at all? And I noticed in the alpha one of the new features is that the multiple choice is sometimes in kanji, which is really awesome, by the way. I have just one question I keep forgetting to ask… It will keep track of what we’ve studied already, right? I wasn’t around for the previous major iKnow changes, so I’m just curious. Will completed items or percentages change at all? And I noticed in the alpha one of the new features is that the multiple choice is sometimes in kanji, which is really awesome, by the way.

]]> By: Atolm_Dragon http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-754 Atolm_Dragon Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:11:49 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-754 When is the site being relaunched? When is the site being relaunched?

]]> By: ted.oneill http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-753 ted.oneill Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:57:21 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-753 The ten vote limit is a bit low when dealing with alpha. There are so many issues at this point that I very quickly ran out of votes. And, I haven't exactly been profligate with them. I just voted stuff that was broken or I really did think was important (not cosmetic issues). If 10is a hard limit, how about returning votes for items that are "planned". Here are my votes so far on the alpha: The large timer bar is a little distracting 1 add a pause button 1 Frequently interrupted by "you are done for today" boxes 1 loading problem 1 allow users to input how many items they want to study under review 2 allow users to input how many items they want to study under review 2 Sessions count wrong in iKnow after alpha study 1 Correct spelling marked incorrect 1 Tell us the rationale! 2 I am all out of votes so there seems to be little reason to continue to test the alpha if I can no longer post issues. There are some very interesting aspects to the new alpha, but I wonder if it might take a bit longer... Thanks! The ten vote limit is a bit low when dealing with alpha. There are so many issues at this point that I very quickly ran out of votes. And, I haven’t exactly been profligate with them. I just voted stuff that was broken or I really did think was important (not cosmetic issues). If 10is a hard limit, how about returning votes for items that are “planned”.

Here are my votes so far on the alpha:
The large timer bar is a little distracting 1
add a pause button 1
Frequently interrupted by “you are done for today” boxes 1
loading problem 1
allow users to input how many items they want to study under review 2
allow users to input how many items they want to study under review 2
Sessions count wrong in iKnow after alpha study 1
Correct spelling marked incorrect 1
Tell us the rationale! 2

I am all out of votes so there seems to be little reason to continue to test the alpha if I can no longer post issues. There are some very interesting aspects to the new alpha, but I wonder if it might take a bit longer…

Thanks!

]]> By: ArtSalt http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-752 ArtSalt Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:12:50 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-752 russ, you guys have created a great Flash app and improved it again and again for a lot of people since iKnow! days. The current Flash one is perfect and has no points to condemn, except bugs of rendering some language characters. Of course I look forward to the next Javascript app, whereas I would be happy if you wouldn't dump the Flash app. Yes, I love the current Flash app of iKnow! and dictation. The new app is JavaScript? It sounds great. OK, but at the same time you can save Flash in the future. There is a famous Japanese word, it's "もったいない" (mottainai), which means "A short-term use of things is a waste and take care of them." Offer both the JavaScript option and the Flash option. Let me select what I want to learn with if possible. russ, you guys have created a great Flash app and improved it again and again for a lot of people since iKnow! days. The current Flash one is perfect and has no points to condemn, except bugs of rendering some language characters. Of course I look forward to the next Javascript app, whereas I would be happy if you wouldn’t dump the Flash app. Yes, I love the current Flash app of iKnow! and dictation.

The new app is JavaScript? It sounds great. OK, but at the same time you can save Flash in the future. There is a famous Japanese word, it’s “もったいない” (mottainai), which means “A short-term use of things is a waste and take care of them.” Offer both the JavaScript option and the Flash option. Let me select what I want to learn with if possible.

]]> By: AkiraKin http://blog.smart.fm/en/2009/10/07/new-learning-apps/#comment-751 AkiraKin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:56:19 +0000 http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/10/07/180891-new-learning-apps#comment-751 I liked how goal-mode would only give you items that weren't 100% completed. Will you be keeping this option and is that the implication of setting an end date? For certain lists I much prefer this, because it allows one to study new content without the monotony of constantly being drilled with long memorized items. This can get extremely tedious after a while. Of course, for other lists (core 6000 series for example), I would use "long-term" mode. All depends on the content. I liked how goal-mode would only give you items that weren’t 100% completed. Will you be keeping this option and is that the implication of setting an end date? For certain lists I much prefer this, because it allows one to study new content without the monotony of constantly being drilled with long memorized items. This can get extremely tedious after a while. Of course, for other lists (core 6000 series for example), I would use “long-term” mode. All depends on the content.

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