Here on the last day of the year, I offer my predications for the big and shaping trends we’ll see in the enterprise mobile learning space for 2012. As in the past, this year’s list includes predictions across a gamut of new technologies, consumer/buyer trends plus a few anticipated seismic shifts in the world of business that should collectively reshape the landscape for the adoption and accelerated growth of mobile learning for businesses. Mobile Learning Goes Mainstream. no matter where or when we choose/need to learn. Access Points Diversify. MORE >>

I have recently been investigating the concept of QR codes in teaching and learning.  Below is an example of a QR code for anyone who may not know what a QR code is The code can be decoded by QR code readers that are usually found on mobile phones and are read using an image of the code taken by the mobile phone’s camera.  The code above is a link to Wikipedia’s English mobile website found at [link] While QR codes have been in existence for quite some time in business (used initially to track product parts), I have only recently come across the concept.  MORE >>

Mobile learning has always been about using the tools of learning wherever one finds themselves. In this blog, I have discussed a range of techniques for learning on the go from reading texts or listening to audiobooks on a mobile device to using built in cell phone tools such as a camera and access to web 2.0 services to document learning both within and outside of the classroom. Augmented Reality apps take this just-in-time, on-location learning to a new level. Tags: augmented reality edushifts AR MORE >>

I’ve spent an inordinately long time writing a whitepaper on mobile learning trying to expound our thoughts about it and how it might be used in the workplace. If you’re considering mobile learning in any shape or form, I’d suggest you give these a browse. Mobile Learning Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training. Learning Org. Mobile Learning thinking: Get on your skateboard to keep up! The Revolution No One Noticed: Mobile Phones and Multimobile Services in Higher Education. Will at Work Learning. Learning. MORE >>

This is a partnership between several organizations as you can see from the video, and it adds another layer of depth to the mobile augmented reality experience. This is the type of technology that really showcases the things you can do with mobile devices. You couldn’t do this with a laptop or a desktop, you need the mobility to move your body around a fictional world. These augmented reality technologies are very interesting when we consider the applications for learning and for productivity in general. link]. MORE >>