Good on the Poms for having the awards democratically decided – by the distinctly ‘mobile’ technology of SMS – so if you care to, why not vote between now and September 28 and show your support for myself but also any others that take your fancy who are making mobile learning happen. SMS charges vary according to operator but this is a non-premium rate service so your contract may include free SMS. SMS messages can be also be sent via  Skype. Only Tags: uLearning awards handheld handheld learning mlearn SMS txt MORE >>

Challenges in Malawi Challenginginfant mortality rates (69/1000 children die in the first year) and only 40% ofwomen in Malawi had access to family planning services. How this mHealth project was set-up A networkbetween central computers that are connected via USB modems for data transfer,connected with Frontline Medic sms (enables bulk message interactions between acentral location and people across any region, setting up forms, connect topatient database). This is a short synopsis of his presentation. So how canthe access to care be increased? mobile mLearning ITM health ICT4D MORE >>

LivePerson over SMS. Customer service is one obvious example – how great would it be for you to be able to text in your computer problem or billing complaint, and rather than sitting on the phone, just get a text back? A mobile messaging campaign is conversational by its very nature. You text out information to a wide number of people; they respond; then you send them further information based on their responses. For most organizations, those conversations are largely automated. In some situations, however, you may want to provide a live, immediate response to your users. MORE >>

At presentations and workshops, I am often asked to recommend tools for authoring mobile learning. do not recommend any tools, but do encourage them to check with their current authoring tool vendor to see what their plans are for mobile, as many vendors are moving in this direction. Recently I have gathered information on the current tools and have compiled the following list. will publish a complete listing and will attempt to keep it updated MORE >>

The article discusses how, like many of the best ideas, Occupy SMS was built to fill a need: “It started with our actual experience in the Rockaways. We had brought a generator and a pump,” said Stephanie Shih, founder of Occupy SMS, “but unfortunately none of the volunteers had a database of who needed to be pumped. ” As a result, Occupy SMS set up a system wherein people who had been affected by Sandy could text in their needs, and be matched with volunteers who texted in their capabilities. Read more about Occupy SMS here.). MORE >>