Internet connectivity on phones not restricted to WiFi alone. Specially when the need is to build native apps which can utilize the true potential of the mobile platform. For over two years now, we have not only just been hearing about mobile learning but also actively understanding and working on it. From trying to explain five myths of mobile learning to assisting customer  new to mobile learning, getting started with mobile learning has been an exciting journey through which we have seen mobile learning seeing increasing adoption. Weaknesses. Due to lack of Flash. Threats. MORE >>

what smart phones are today, and all phones will be). The success of a technology depends on its mainstream adoption, which in turn depends on a lot of factors not necessarily linked to the quality or utility of the technology. Last week Amit and I made a small presentation to the Mobile Learning MOOC (MobiMOOC) about the possibilities in the future of mobile learning. You can find our presentation here. Ubiquitous and pervasive computing. Social (human) and Machine networks. The Semantic Web and Intelligent Agents. It goes without saying the future of learning is mobile. MORE >>

As they say in their report: This year the number of connected mobile devices, the vast majority of which are mobile phones, will surpass the world’s population for the first time in history. As mobile technologies continue to grow in power and functionality, their utility as educational tools is likely to expand and, with it, their centrality to formal education. Those nice folks at UNESCO continue to champion mobile learning. This represents a missed opportunity. For these reasons, UNESCO believes that mobile learning deserves the careful consideration of policy makers. enjoy! MORE >>

Pressing issues conventional wisdom assumes women with mobile phones can text illiterate women and numeration mobiles obscure gender this is not the case many women are only able to use expensive voice services functions that rely on counting or nubmer sequences are confusing cultural restrictions on communication between men and women extend to mobiles These issues are bigger than a community of Berber women (approx. The texting utility gap due to the complex literacy and language environment, women's mobile use is basic ( "What is literacy when u have 2 spoken dialects?") MORE >>

Just as geocaching enhanced earlier forms of interpretive tours or location-based hunts to a wider audience, smart phones are pushing the potential of place-based learning into uncharted territory. Utilizing the smart phone’s camera, GPS and real-time connection to a database allow any number of possibilities for a user to walk, point, and interpret. Tags: New Media augmented reality e-learning instructional design ipad mobile devices smartphones iPhone place-based learning smart phone Some of the recent examples of this are most apparent with augmented reality. MORE >>