Mobile Learning

May 28, 2014

mLearning: The Way of Learning Tomorrow

Mobile devices have become deeply engrained in our everyday lives. From reading to schedule management to entertainment to GPS, it is The Multi-Purpose Gadget in our lives and some have even said to suffer from the “phantom limb” syndrome without it! Mobile Learning, or mLearning for short, lets learners learn and get performance support via their mobile devices. This article introduces to you the unique features of mLearning, what it can be used for and the difference between mLearning and traditional eLearning.

by Joanne Chan

May 15, 2014

A Guide to Gesture-based Interactions: Learning at Your Fingertips

Kids today grow up with touchscreen devices and seem to innately know how to use them. This is lucky for them, as smartphone designers across the globe seem determined to fit the most content and least number of buttons onto the front of a phone. This means gestures—scrolling, swiping, tapping, pinching, flicking—are becoming the dominant interaction of the smartphone user interface. Children intuitively know which touch gestures to apply, but what about those of us who aren’t so-called “digital natives?”

by Stephanie Ivec

April 27, 2014

20 Wonderful Resources for Using BLE Beacons in Mobile Learning

After our inspiring and thought-provoking interview with Geoff Stead, we were left mesmerized with the way Qualcomm used their Gimbal Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons to create a learning zone effect within their museum. Since then, we have been doodling and dreaming about using this fascinating tool to create proximity-based learning applications. Now, as we are planning to get started on this project using the (Gimbal) beacons that we received recently, we set out on a journey to explore and learn more about this concept. Read on...

by Ravi Pratap Singh

April 21, 2014 | Sponsored

Top 18 Incredible Resources On Using QR Codes in eLearning and mLearning

We at Learnnovators have always been excited about Quick Response (QR) Codes. We have been doodling about leveraging the possibilities these quirky square codes offer while developing cost effective and powerful mobile performance support solutions. Today, when we are contemplating on a design for a mobile learning solution for one of our clients to help make their product unpacking and commissioning processes effortless, we set out on a journey to explore and learn more about this wonderful tool. Read on...

by Ravi Pratap Singh

April 10, 2014

Hold the Phones! 5 Things to Consider Before You Go Mobile

The words “m-Learning” and “mobile learning” are on everyone’s lips recently. It can start to feel like if you don’t have an m-Learning plan, you’re falling behind. But is m-Learning right for every organization?

by Stephanie Ivec

April 3, 2014

eLearning and Mobile: Should you go Responsive?

Is it really necessary to make an eLearning website 'mobile-friendly' for it be successful?

by Chris Clayton

March 30, 2014

20 Incredible Mobile Learning Quotes

Today, we set out on a quick journey to revisit our most precious resources on mobile learning. Here are a few of the most important thoughts we were able to recall from our interviews (Crystal Balling Series) and our blog posts on mobile learning that we would like to share with you (in the form of excerpts). Read on... 

by Ravi Pratap Singh

March 23, 2014

Top 5 Performance Support Apps for Learning Designers

Connie Malamed was one of the first in the learning industry to design and develop an app for learning designers. Naturally, during our interview with her, we were eager to probe and find out more about her inspiration and the thought process that went into the making of her app. This is also one of the many things that we were left wondering about after our interview. We set out on a journey to explore and learn more about other apps that are available for learning designers. Read on...

by Ravi Pratap Singh

March 17, 2014

Digital Apps to Complement Classroom Language Learning

How can language teachers avoid the pain and frustration of blended learning pitfalls? By using and recommending new technology that complements rather than replaces classroom learning. Learn more about the problem and discover several free solutions that every language learner should try.

by Meredith Cicerchia

March 11, 2014

Docebo’s new Apps set to disrupt e-Learning

In terms of usefulness, two new Apps stand out from the new version of Docebo’s learning management system. Learn how the ILT-Classroom App enables ILT and blended training activities so trainers can easily organize Courses and Sessions, Classrooms, Locations, Enrollments, Assessments and Evaluations.

by Bob Little

March 10, 2014

The Who, What, When and Why of Mobile Learning

Mobile learning has clearly made its mark on the corporate world. With Smartphones being used to access so much content daily, adopting mobile as a training resource was inevitable. But is it possible that some organizations have been too hasty in adding mobile to their basket of performance support tools without really thinking it through?

by John O Brien

February 27, 2014

Beyond the Office: Mobile Learning in the Workplace

For many people, work isn’t defined by a desk or office; their work requires them to be flexible and on the go. In addition, 60 percent of people believe they don’t have to be in an office to be productive, according to an international workplace study by Cisco. But what do we do about required department training?

by Christie Wroten