Mobile Learning; Beyond the Hype

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Mobile Learning - Beyond the HypeDr. Allen Partridge | Sr. Technology Evangelist, eLearning


Our Session today will blend the historical, practical and theoretical <– in that

orderAnswering the call of the masses without losing your marbles

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Mobile learning evolution

Screens, scrolls and fingertips

A look ahead along the path


In their natural environment, humans are curious & inquisitiveYou might call them natural learners

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of workers

declared their mobile devices to

be their most critical work

device.

Sources: iPass Global Mobile Workforce Report 2012, The 2011 Horizon Report,

Studyblue’s user base of 1 million students, Intuition.com, eLearninginfographics.com and Adobe data



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of mobile learners

praised the convenience and

time management benefits.





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Mobile learners study

minutes more each week by

studying everywhere they go**




Mobile Learning has a very long history of successIt’s perfectly natural

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Today there are more than 7.29 Billion people in the worldFewer than half (42%) are Internet users

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That’s about Olympic-sized

swimming pools full of M&M’s

Enough for several hungry

teens.

Source: The Washington Post



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There are billion

unique mobile users. (And even

more connected mobile

devices.)

Source: We Are Social



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Most researchers agree that slightly

more than of all web traffic

today is coming from mobile devices

Source: IDG



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In a 2014 IDG Survey, of

respondents reported using their tablets

during evening hours to research for work

Source: IDG


Experts cite rising pressure from the public as the impetus for changePeople find pre-mobile technologies frustrating and cumbersome

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What differentiates mobile learning?Is there significant added value in making eLearning available on mobile devices?

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Learn anywhere

Learn anytime

Move while

learning

Location becomes

a tool

Touch computin

gTilt or flip

Interact with

others

create images &

video


Check out my companion article to today’s sessionhttp://adobe.ly/1hNOpue

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Still not

convinced?

http://adobe.ly/1hNOpue




What changes for eLearning authors and developers?How do we craft learning for mobile?

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Scre

ens, S

cro

lls &

Fin

gertip

s


Responsive Web Design vs. Responsive eLearning


What are Breakpoints?It’s all in the sliding


What is Viewport Size?http://viewportsizes.com/mine/

http://viewportsizes.com/mine/


Captivate’s Law of Inheritance ;)


What’s next for mobile learningExpanding our canvas for learning

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A lo

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Location Aware LearningThe ultimate field guide

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Fun with AccellerometersThe ultimate field guide

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AppificationEase of Use becomes hygiene

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Big DataIntelligent Analytics / Integrated Awareness

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Bring Your Own DeviceFreedom to use your own begins to dominate over 1:1 and unified initiatives

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GamificationThey’ve never known non-interactive

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Social LearningEasily integrate communication and interactive learning

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Video Based LearningContinued acceleration and democratization of video

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Still Hungry for more?Check out these resources for more training in Adobe Captivate

• Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/presenter/

• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/adobepresenter/

• AdobeTV: http://tv.adobe.com/channel/e-learning/

• Adobe EDEX: http://edex.adobe.com/

• Adobe KnowHow: http://www.adobeknowhow.com/

• More eSeminars: http://adobe.ly/1qqQ2FX

• Email me: [email protected]

http://blogs.adobe.com/presenter/

http://www.youtube.com/adobepresenter/

http://tv.adobe.com/channel/e-learning/

http://edex.adobe.com/

http://www.adobeknowhow.com/

http://adobe.ly/1qqQ2FX

mailto:[email protected]

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