Mobile learning is in the air, almost everyone realizes the potential, and some companies are now taking tentative first steps. While I haven’t blogged in a while, I continue trawling through my RSS feeds, seeing more and more references to mobile learning, mlearning, performance support, ‘just-in-time’ and so many other terms that make sense in that context. Here are some interesting links I’ve come across recently, mostly about mobile learning and some about learning in general that I found interesting. Why You Need A Mobile Learning Strategy. Mobile Learning. MORE >>

Mobile learning is certainly a hot discussion topic with elearning and training solutions providers in Australia – like anywhere else in the world. In my meetings with clients and prospects in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne over that last couple of weeks, it is clear that the interest in mobile learning is very strong. m of the opinion that there are 3 primary types of usage for mobile devices in the context of learning. Mobile devices are perfect to add to a blend in your training program. Mobile Learning Workplace Learning Mobile for Workplace Learning MORE >>

Why Mobile Learning The strongest Value Proposition for mobile learning comes from connecting people with ideas, information, and each other—anytime, anywhere! Ten years back, Clark Quinn’s statement about mobile learning seemed wishful thinking. Today, mobile learning is no longer a buzzword. The rapid and unforeseen increase of mobile device adoption from Blackberry to iPad 2. The concept map below depicts mobile affordances at three levels. Mobiles are already well on the way to becoming a universal tool for communication of all kinds. MORE >>

Before I start with any of my actual predictions, let me throw in an overall prediction that the year is going to start off slow for most people, but by the end of the year, we will all be thinking: “Wow, 2010 was a crazy year!” If you are interested in this, I will be doing a Virtual Presentation – Ten eLearning Predictions for 2010 that will be closely aligned with this post. And probably will get some more ideas from the Big Question - Predictions and Plans for 2010. Welcome to the mobile internet / convergence. It’s mostly going to be the same – as it always is. MORE >>

I tend to look at mobile learning in two distinct contexts – first as a tool to meet a learning need, second as a learning content delivery platform. While these two contexts are implicitly linked, it helps to look at them separately to understand how mobile technology can actually benefit learning. When I think about mobile learning, I like to refer to Dr. Conrad Gottfredson’s Five Moments of Learning Needs: • When Learning for the First Time. If we were to use mobile learning to meet these learning needs, we’d find that it fits best into the last three. link]. MORE >>