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. In contrast, the overall mobile phone market grew 21.7%. It has arrived. MORE >>

Almost a year ago I wrote about emerging Trends in Learning and Development , but one trend that’s really taken off is the rapid growth in mobile learning. Recent studies show that nearly 50 percent of all Americans use smart phones, and while that may not be surprising the fact that so many use them for learning, is. Ambient Insight predicts that the largest demand will come from custom development and content conversion of existing training. market for m-Learning. As patients recover mobility therapists can assign additional exercise regimens. MORE >>

They don’t realize it, but today’s mobile phones have the computing power of a personal computer from the mid-nineties, while consuming a fraction of the energy and are made at significantly lower cost. In India, the mobile phone has revolutionized communication and India is now one of the fastest growing markets for mobile phone services, with growing usage and increasing penetration. The increasing ubiquity of the mobile phone begs for it to be used as a learning tool. Like all communication and computing devices, mobile phones can be used to learn. MORE >>

This summer I attended the 2010 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Some very interesting topics came up in the facilitated Think Tanks, and I wanted to share some of the predictions that were developed from these active group discussions regarding where eLearning will go in the next ten years. Not only do these technologies allow for stronger opportunities for peer to peer learning (social learning) and better access to content, it also allows instructors to nudge learning along with calendar and assignment alerts. MORE >>

Is mobile learning becoming a reality rather than a prediction? And has this led to new generation of players emerging in the learning market place? Over the last three years there have been various predictions , ranging from pessimistic to optimistic about the role that mobile learning will play in the world of learning. For as mobile devices offer universal web access, there are instant opportunities to deliver content. Is the learning industry just playing catch up or is it really driving the change? MORE >>