This post is the introduction to a mobile learning guest post series by Litmos Founder Rich Chetwynd (@richchetwynd) According to Gartner, mobile usage is set to explode in 2010 with over 1.2 billion getting hands on with web capable handsets. The implications for mobile based learning are huge and there... more
This is a preview of the new mobile version of the Litmos LMS running some Articulate QuizMaker Flash content on the Google NexusOne phone. What makes this video so special is not only that we are starting to reveal the new mobile interface for Litmos but we think we’re one... more
There was an interesting article in the New York Times this week called ‘Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls‘. It reinforces the idea that due to usage demands, many phones are no longer being designed for phone calls but instead for web browsing, emailing, apps, games and... more
‘By 2020 over 50% of all courses will be delivered online’ – Dr. Cathy Mincberg This was the statistic that Dr Cathy Mincberg, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at KC Distance Learning, ended her presentation with at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation event “Creating a Literacy Spine by... more
The Guardian.co.uk recently posted an interesting article called “Mobile learning for schools: a class without walls“. The article focuses on a Sheffield (UK) secondary school who, in line with the UK Government’s Manifesto for Learning Outside the Classroom (instigated three years ago), have made significant changes to the way their... more
I was in the midst of researching learning apps for iPhone and iPod Touch for a blog post when I noticed that just yesterday Jane Hart published a list of exactly that! There’s no point in re-inventing the wheel as it’s a really great list of 75+ apps and includes... more
I finally found a moment to read through some of my notes from DevLearn09 and found a mobile learning e-book recommendation from Judy Brown. The book is ‘New Technologies, New Pedagogies: Mobile Learning in Higher Education‘, edited by a group of faculty from the University of Wollongong in New South... more
I learned a little more about the Merrill Lynch pilot mobile learning program (called GoLearn) that was so successful a few years back. The pilot involved 2100 Investment Bankers and the course created was focused around compliance content. It was rolled out on the BlackBerry with the necessary design configurations,... more
I just sat in on Judy Brown’s first session on mobile learning in the Mobile Learning Jam area. This session was an overview on what defines mobile learning, current uses and the future adoption of this technology. One thing Mobile learning is not: “It is not about shrinking a course down... more
