Learn the crucial points to consider before adopting Mobile Learning (mLearning) & the steps to take to ensure effective Mobile Learning Implementation.

1. Amit Garg
@gargamit100

2. Upside Learning
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5. Understanding Mobile Learning
Source: http://www.mlearnopedia.com/mlearncon/

6. Understanding Mobile Learning
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7. Understanding Mobile Learning
“ mLearning is about augmenting our
”
learning – and our performance
- Clark Quinn
Source: Designing mLearning: Tapping Into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance

8. Understanding Mobile Learning
“ mLearning is about augmenting our
”
learning – and our performance
Clark Quinn
Source: Designing mLearning: Tapping Into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance

9. 1. Need For Mobile Learning
No Escaping Mobile Learning
• A growing mobile workforce
• Shift in computing
• Personal behavior patterns changing
• 21st century workforce
• When do we actually learn?
• Doing more with less
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10. 1. Need For Mobile Learning
• What’s the real need?
• What do you wish to achieve?

11. 2. Assess Readiness
• Audience profile – ease with mobile phones
• Management buy-in
• Culture – sharing, commenting
• Learning strategy fit

12. 3. Devices & Platforms To Support
Feature Phones Smart Phones Tablets

13. 3. Devices & Platforms To Support
Mp3 Players Audience Gaming eReaders
Response Systems Consoles

14. 3. Devices & Platforms To Support
• Eric Schmidt - $70 Android smartphones
• Huawei IDEOS - $80 smartphones
• Beetel (Airtel) - < $200 tablet
• Sony – phasing out feature phones

15. 3. Devices & Platforms To Support
Smart Phones Tablets

16. 3. Devices & Platforms To Support

17. 3. Devices & Platforms To Support
• Ecosystem – align with one or more or none
• BYOD – Bring Your Own Device

18. 4. Technology Bits
• Native app or mobile web
• Flash vs HTML5 (eLearning is not mLearning)
• Authoring tools (develop once, deliver everywhere)
• LMS integration/unification (SCORM, TIN CAN)
• Build vs outsource

19. 5. Context Drives Content
What kind of content will
work here?
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20. 5. Context Drives Content
• Learner’s context
– Performance support nuggets / videos
– One hand operated/voice driven
• Think different (out of the course)
– Not eLearning  mLearning

21. 6. Security Concerns
Connecting Soldiers to
Digital Applications
“The Army is pursuing a solution that
sidesteps the security issue in a sense,
one that ensures that these consumer
smartphones access data without
storing it. This way, if a device winds up
in the wrong hands, it cannot be hacked
into and exploited”.
Source: http://www.arcic.army.mil/connecting-soldiers-to-digital-applications.html

22. 6. Security Concerns
• Login password protection
• Data encryption
• MDMs/ MAMs – remote erase
• Mobile security policy

23. Final Thoughts
mLearning Strategy is a
‘Moving Target’
‘Just do it’
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24. To Summarize
• Think mobile augmentation
• Identify the real need
• Ensure readiness
• Devices & platforms to support
• Technology bits
• Context drives content
• Security
• It’s a ‘Moving Target’ - ‘Just do it’

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26. Thank You!
amitgarg@upsidelearning.com
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