these things are set on a mini video with possible feedback (says Richard Clark) E.g. use the CellCast player ( [link] ). Key questions to ask: comfort level with technology, approach (direct instruction (not really great learning, dixit Richard, for mobile learning), performance support, gateway to existing), online versus offline (sync issues), range of devices (take into account the lowest version of the operating systems), fidelity to device conventions. Tags: mobile technology mlearncon liveBlog Again blogging live, so excuse me for short sentences, mistypes. MORE >>

The answer is “both&# in that for many people the ideas in The Mobile Learning Edge are still too radical for their particular corporate setting, while others have embraced these new technologies and are rapidly moving ahead in their deployment. Europe and Japan have always been ahead of North America in terms of innovative uses of mobile technologies for learning. So, it is not surprising that a UK benchmark study of 600 organizations would show that mobile technologies had a 39% penetration rate. Video content 49%. Mobile technologies 39%. MORE >>

Very interesting research has just been published by the Tomorrow Group (Speak Up 2009) about mobile phones and education. Here are a few highlights: PARENTS SAY YES! 63% of parents say they would buy their child a cell phone if they knew it would be used for educational purposes ONLY 18% of parents dismiss mobile devices as not having a positive impact on learning. Potential Benefits of Using Cell Phones in Learning According to PARENTS! MORE >>

Younger generations have an obvious advantage and therefore an easier time adapting to using new technology (because they’ve grown up with it) than many of the people who are now in the highest positions within corporations, who, having worked their way to the top, have had to actively learn new technology to remain competitive within the digital world. Industry Learning Technologies m-learning voxyIs disparity within our workforce’s experience and knowledge of mobile tools even a challenge to overcome? Are We Wired For Mobile Learning? INFOGRAPHIC] | Voxy Blog. MORE >>

The BBC is developing an app that will allow its reporters in the field to file video, stills and audio directly into the BBC system from an iPhone or iPad. Mobile Learning mLearning Mobile Learning Technology Workplace LearningIn an earlier blog post , Abhijit Kadle had written about a gradual but complete shift to mobile based devices for a whole host of activities, learning being just one of them. Today I came across a news article which strengthened that belief even further. There’s no doubt about it – The future is mobile. You can read the original article here. MORE >>