Though there are a many reasons to adopt
mLearning into your training, there are five reasons in particular why you should give it another thought if you haven't already.
Not exact matches
To stimulate critical debate on and research
into theories, approaches, principles and applications of
mLearning.
It also takes
into account the learners who will be using the
mLearning courses, the environment where they'll be accessed, the functionalities of mobile devices, and more.
There are seven categories within a
mLearning Strategy that, when addressed, will amalgamate your work
into «gotcha» free
mLearning.
Mobile learning (or
mLearning, according to industry buzzword makers), extends online learning's major feature, the ability to study from wherever you find a PC and an internet connection, and turns it
into the ability to study at any time and from literally any place.
Online learning can similarly be divided
into several different types, based on various factors, such as whether it concerns educational or corporate use (online schools vs corporate training), the mode of consumption (web based,
mLearning etc.), or even the scope of each individual learning unit (e.g. microlearning).
Clark Quinn in his book» Designing
mLearning: Tapping
into the Mobile Revolution for Organisational Performance», says ``...
mLearning should be viewed as augmenting your learning or performance...», which, for me, captures the soul of mobile learning.
Its learning solutions include eLearning course development,
mLearning solutions, conversion of legacy courses
into the mobile compatible HTML5 format, translation of online courses and hosting and managing training materials on LMS.
Ask yourself two questions to begin defining your strategy: First, why does
mLearning tie
into your learning strategy and second, how can it?