The platform has been designed to work for groups, dedicated cohorts within companies or other organizations, and to solve the biggest problems they face with language instruction: low attendance and the flagging interest that inevitably follows. The MLN is designed around the possibility that this group may (or may not) wish to convene in a physical classroom as part of the learning mix. Example: a group of colleagues in Beijing who need to work on their business English skills. Anyway, that was my 20 minute essay on collapsing classroom walls through mobile access. I MORE >>

Nevertheless, let’s look at some examples of how mobile devices are already enabling new ways of delivering educational media. Michael Hanley, in his E-Learning Curve blog, offers some compelling examples of E-learning applications for the iPhone and  one need only look at the diversity of these educational “mini” applications to see how E-learning developers are already finding new opportunities for reaching a wider audience with their media. For public academic institutions, these trends can and should encourage more attention to intentional and strategic content design. MORE >>

found this article to be insightful because the authors provide a real concrete example of mobile learning as part of a seamless learning approach. The training design was based on the experiential learning approach and used 5 phases to achieve the results – Challenge, Experience, Reflecting, Planning and Applying. Each piece if the design worked students to a higher level of learning and understanding and by the end of the training, students are able to plan how they would apply the 3Rs at home and in their communities. Little Bit About the Approach. MORE >>

Bring Wireless Technology To The Classroom Verizon Wireless and GoKnow! With only four computers in each elementary classroom and an average of 22 students per class, Menchhofer knew the time students got on the classroom computers wasn’t enough to prepare them for a world in which computer fluency is mandatory. a provider of educational software designed specifically for mobile devices, the St. Marys City Schools has been recognized nationally for its efforts using mobile learning devices in the classroom. With the help of Verizon Wireless and GoKnow!, MORE >>

We will look at examples of how mLearning is going on all around us from toddlers to large corporations. This course is designed to stop people from waiting for the mLearning revolution and instead, jump on board. In this course, we'll look at how to use text messaging in the classroom for interactive games, creating short podcasts that can be downloaded to different devices and use rss feeds to quickly disperse information to your employees. I've received a lot of emails asking for information on the two sessions I was scheduled to present at eLearning DevCon 07. MORE >>