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M-Learning’s dirty little secrets

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So conventional wisdom dictated that a mobile version of the course would be a smash hit. Most people won’t use their own mobile devices for training. For all the rhetoric in the LMS market about mobile learning, IMHO they are designed principally for the desktop. But my confession is not that it tanked.

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The paradox of augmented reality

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Daqri’s 4D Anatomy app showcases the visualisation capabilities of the medium, while the Australian Defence Force not only targets a real-world need with their Mobile Medic app, but also incorporates it into their recruitment process. I think the mobility of the technology also remains under exploited.

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The foundations of innovation in L&D

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Whether the underlying technology is an intranet, CMS or wiki, again the pedagogical purpose is the same: to provide your people with on-demand access to bespoke content that improves performance. In this way, the training becomes performance oriented. Rather, they form the bedrock of further innovation.

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The 3 mindsets of m-learning

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Given the increasingly mobile workforce and the emergence of BYOD, increasing pressure is being placed on the organisation to distribute its content to multiple devices. It replaces the notion of training “in case” it will be required with performance support “when” it is required. Mindset #1 – Push.

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Doctoring the Informal Learning Environment

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My short answer is “yes and no&# – which I will explain – but for the moment please read Anne Marie’s idea for yourself… In the last few weeks I’ve been thinking about how we can support the learning that takes place when medical students are on placement. I certainly support the idea of staff profiles.

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Paper cuts

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Note: This link is not supported in the mobile web version of Google Maps. Yet I am astonished by the lack of interoperability between Google’s own platforms, our reliance on third party products to perform seemingly simple tasks, and the tech giant’s customer un centricity. Oh the irony.).

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Mobile learning – Push or pull?

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This approach accommodates multiple devices (mobile or otherwise), without the need for multiple authoring tools or the production of multiple content packages. Wikis, intranets, VLEs, LMSs etc must be mobile friendly for the paradigm to work. Of course the pull approach to m-learning relies heavily on standardisation.

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