mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Back on December 30 2011, I scoped eight predictions ranging from hardware/software to content types and authoring tools to macro-level mobility trends our team felt would influence the market for mLearning products and services for the year and I wasn’t disappointed (or much surprised) about how it all played out.

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Predictions Enterprise Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 64

mLearning Trends

MARCH 27, 2011

Articulate expects to issue a select number of public beta invitations sometime in the latter part of Q2 and we’re hoping to participate and provide active feedback for these new tools as they prepare to come to market. See a screen shot of the application on display from the show below. mLearning Studio from Rapid Intake. Check it out here.

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Authoring Impatica Flash to HTML5 Conversion Rapid Intake 97

mLearning Trends

APRIL 14, 2010

The marketing blurb provides the following background: At first blush, this all sounds great! Much of what the Saba team gleaned in designing and bringing their new Anywhere offer to market can likely serve as foundational knowledge for the next anticipated step in their evolution towards true mobile learning.

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Saba Mobile Learning Mobile Productivity 43

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 26, 2010

A typical Use Case for PowerPoint content might include: The fastest growing market is data access/mobile web, with consumers being able to access the internet via their smartphone device. As with elearning, HTML provides a platform to create content from the simplest of page-turners to a highly interactive learning experience.

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Courseware Content Outstart Toolbook 40

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 28, 2011

One year ago today, I offered nine predictions running the gamut of hardware, software, industry players and general market movements based on trends we were experiencing in the commercial mobile learning marketplace; here’s my analysis of where these predictions landed twelve months later. Prediction #1 - mLearning Engagements Expand.

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Social Networks Enterprise Mobile Learning Mobile 80

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 2, 2011

After years of BlackBerry dominance in the pockets and purses of enterprise personnel, iOS (Apple) and Android -based mobile phones and tablet devices will supplant RIM-supplied smartphones as the primary desired (and likely used) smart devices for mobile learning – at least in North America. Market Consolidations Will Occur.

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Predictions Enterprise Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

mLearning Trends

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Calling this effort a white paper is truly a stretch and a marketing ploy that falls far short of its intended mark. the stated supported video formats for smartphones are simply wrong to anyone who is actually delivering video files to Apple iPhones and Windows Mobile devices). Come on, SumTotal!

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e-learning vendor vendor SumTotal eLearning Guild 40

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Indeed, many traditional eLearning vendors ventured into the market though not in the volume or with the fanfare we had postulated twelve months ago. Tablet-based content delivery of mlearning will win our "hearts & minds" over netbook-based content delivery thanks largely to the arrival of Apple's much rumored "iSlate" tablet offering.

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Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player 56

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 2, 2010

And mobile learning is still in its infancy where both mass market acceptance and adoption are concerned. After years of false starts and miscues, market acceptance for enterprise mobile learning in 2009 was largely stymied through slashed corporate spending and canceled next generation (or hopefully just postponed) projects.

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Predictions Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mobile Learning 40