In his blog post from last week, Amit Carg, an eLearning professional and co-founder of Upside Learning , a learning solutions firm, identified three essential ways mobile devices can assist with the continued education of employees: 1. To add to the blend of learning/education. Carg writes, “it is clear that the interest in mobile learning is very strong. His company’s infographic (shown below) provides an overview of where mobile learning can be utilized within a corporate environment. To access information. MORE >>

With the rapid development of mobile technologies, a new style of learning, termed as mobile learning, has exploded everywhere in the world. This is now considered as an essential learning style in the future. The transition to m-learning is inevitable; m-learning with its all forms can promote the learning process in a way that encourages a pedagogic shift from a teacher-centric model to a learner-centric approach. In Saudi Arabia, the acceptance of new smart devices is growing exponentially. JUSUR, LMS System. 5-Year CAGR. 23.8%. MORE >>

Back in 2007 when I began this blog, the main thrust was sharing ideas about why mobile devices can improve teaching and learning. Now in 2013, not only has the use of mobile devices become much more widespread both in schools and society at large, but the attitudes toward the use of mobile devices for learning has changed. Many in the education system are much more willing to accept mobile devices as learning tools. By how I mean ‘ how can mobile learning be used to develop 21st century skills?’ MORE >>

For those interested in adding to the creation of a mobile instructional design model. So, if you are interested in the research call for participation launched by Jason Haag , mail him at jason.haag.ctr at adlnet.gov Here is what Jason distributed on the research participation call: In February 2013, the Advanced Distributed Learning(ADL) Initiative will be conducting a thorough needs analysis in preparation for a new design-based research project named, the Mobile Training Implementation Framework (MoTIF). this is your chance! guess that is all of us. MORE >>

desktop and mobile device). So I don’t discount the value of mobile courseware, I just think that the design community often forgets to think about the differentiation between mobile devices and desktop computers. Besides the always on, always connected, always with you nature of mobile devices, they also have a number of different sensors that we can utilize in our learning design. Obviously, there are several considerations when building a mobile learning application. That’s my question to the reader. MORE >>