Monday, July 27, 2009 Update on ACU's Mobile Learning Initiative I wrote a blog post last December on Abilene Christian Universitys Mobile Learning Initiative and more recently on their iPhone Programming course. In addition to podcasts, class polls and various communication channels made possible by iPhone ubiquity, the school also provides a web portal -- one that can be accessed through either an iPhone or any standard web browser on a desktop or laptop computer. Subscribe to this Blog Newsreel Loading. The results from the year one pilot are encouraging. like it or not." MORE >>

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 9:08 am and is filed under army , conference , m-learning , mobile learning , navy , raf. e-Learning Stuff news and views on e-learning, ILT and tech stuff in general… Home About James Clay New Stuff Old Stuff Mobile learning in a military context Yesterday I was in that for me was in some ways a very alien environment and in other ways a familiar environment. delivered a session on mobile learning to a group of military personnel down in Torpoint in Cornwall. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 MORE >>

This entry was posted on Friday, March 20th, 2009 at 7:18 am and is filed under 3g , iphone , mobile , mobile internet , n97 , nokia , palm , pre , sxsw09. e-Learning Stuff news and views on e-learning, ILT and tech stuff in general… Home About James Clay New Stuff Old Stuff Increase in mobile internet The Guardian reports on the surge in mobile internet use: Google UK today revealed that mobile internet use was surging thanks to the Apple iPhone. The head of Google UK, Matt Brittin, said iPhone owners search online 30 times more than those who use rival smartphones. MORE >>

It’s such a popular business model that competitors like Google and Microsoft have (and are continuing to develop) their own app stores, Google Apps Marketplace and Windows Marketplace, respectively. But, as tech columnist John Blossom reported in 2009 , the “Application-centric” model is not the only option out there. You can to go to Walgreens’ mobile site (using your smartphone’s browser, like Safari) and take care of business. Online Blogucation Subscribe via RSS Home About 28 Jul/10 1 The Future of Mobile Learning? First, the obvious: the iPhone and iPad. Simple! MORE >>

Several more of the Tier 2/Tier 3 LMS vendors also “tossed their hat in the ring” (or towards it anyway) announcing some way of publishing content so it could appear via a mobile browser on the iPhones , iPads and Android device trying to capture a few of their most “loyal fans” in learning land. True, accessing mobile learning content via a device’s embedded web browser is an effective and useful delivery modality but the experience is generally watered down to what works at the lowest common denominator level. A.K.A. How our January 2010 Predictions Played Out! Maybe next year. MORE >>