Modern mobile devices are highly sophisticated, and easy-to-use, technological tool that make it practical for virtually anyone to perform traditional tasks or learn new ones, through using this one physical device in a multitude of ways.
Moving to Mobile – What are the Gotchas? Part 1 of 4
So you want to move to mLearning. Great! Do you know how to get there from where you currently are? Not sure how to get started? This blog series will discuss seven categories I’ve found helpful in creating a mLearning strategy.
October was big for eLearning templates, even with a week off at DevLearn. The main highlight for last month was we added two new categories in our eLearning Template Library!
For 20 years we have had an interactive web with links to all manner of content, including videos; this model is duplicated from the desktop to mobile devices. With the evolving possibilities of interactive video, we may soon see this turned on its head. The new canvas won’t be the web page, but may be a video, and all the interactivity and links to content will be within the video itself. What was the contained object will become the container itself.
A university-wide survey on students' mobile learning practices showed that ownership of mobile devices is high among students and that tablets are the most popular devices for academic purposes.
The survey also found that mobile learning typically occurs outside the classroom, with only limited guidance from instructors.
To improve mobile learning effectiveness, students and instructors need help adopting more effective learning and teaching practices across content areas.