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At this week’s meeting of East Midlands Learning Technologists the focus for discussion was mobile learning.
Mobile – What is it good for?
With the introduction of ubiquitous, connected mobile devices into the workplace or the classroom, what can I do now that I couldn’t do before?
- Expect people to be able to access information at their point of need
- Expect people to be able to communicate with peers and experts outside of fixed times or locations
- Capture data (eg. audio and video) at any time
What needs to be in my mobile strategy?
As in most strategies, there are three components:
People — Processes — Technology
People
You will need to consider:
- Current capabilities – of learning professionals and learners
- Required capabilities – around study skills, digital literacy, learning design and content development
- Organisational structures – such as online mentoring and content design and development
- Training & support
- Change management & communication
Processes
You will need to consider:
- Your content development workflows – mobile adds a whole new dimension to this!
- Your learner support processes
- How you will retrieve data from mobile devices – to share in a classroom, or online
Technology
You will need to consider:
- Are you going to focus on online mobile delivery, using responsive web design?
- Will you use mobile apps? They are great for offline use, but can mean an extra layer of complexity
- Will you need to handle many types of device, or do you have control over the devices?
- Which tools will you use to develop and deliver content?
- Security – how will you handle sensitive data on devices you don’t control?
Addendum
The recently released mLearning Design Reference Model from ADL’s MOTIF project provides a useful interactive Powerpoint (why Powerpoint rather than HTML, I’m not quite sure). It helps learning designers and architects to focus on the unique characteristics of mobile devices and usage patterns.
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Posted: 02 July 2015
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