The GSMA's Mobile Education project (launched in early 2011 with the objective of addressing market barriers and accelerating the adoption of Mobile Education solutions around the world) has recently published a paper "The Mobile Proposition for Education " and other interesting papers downloadable from [link] describing some key educational scenarios where the use of mobile-enabled handheld technologies can deliver significant benefits. It also describes the assets and expertise the mobile ecosystem (i.e. So get your bid in! MORE >>

A few words about the MLE (Mobile Learning Engine). The company eLibera OG from Graz Austria has developed a mobile Moodle interface which enables all Moodle users to access a site on their mobile phone. The users can either download the J2ME application or just use the mobile net to enter Moodle on their mobiles. The MLE can also be configured and edited with a WYSIWYG editor to create content specifically for mobile users. The project resulted out of the abandoned MOMO project, which was a mobile Moodle project funded by the Austrian government.In MORE >>

Another related project is Mobi Missions, in which students can create their own mobile missions in their city. Both of these projects can demonstrate that location-based learning might become a huge hit within the mobile learning community in the near future. This type of mobile game looks very promising. Tags: Mobile Education Mobile Learning lbs school software UK While commuting, I watched a podcast by Dr. Leila Walker, who is a senior researcher at Futurelab. This way, it is possible to create entire tours of cities, villages, forests and whatnot. MORE >>

Last week I went to another seminar, or rather a presentation about the future of the mobile web in 2010. Altough mobile learning per se was not mentioned, one or two of those products certainly will have an impact on the mobile learning scene of this year. According to Schärer and Wieser, some of the mega trends of 2010 are the more increased use of social networks on mobile phones, location-based services and augmented reality. So what does all of this mean for mobile learning? Some of these, obviously aren’t even on the market. In Europe that is. MORE >>

In February 2011, I wrote a brief overview of the mobile learning industry in Canada. Since that time, I have become more aware of other mobile learning initiatives in Canada, especially being part of the “Taking Ontario Mobile” (TOM) project at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU). Being Being a Canadian, I am interested in how the mobile learning is progressing in my home country. Here The Mobile Learner – Rob de Lorenzo’s blog about mobile learning in the school system. Research and Education. Dr. K. MORE >>