View this presentation to understand the growing need of mobile learning at workplaces, find the truth behind the common mobile learning myths preventing its adoption and know about the success factors that will lead to effective implementation of mLearning in your organization.

1. Mobile Learning
Implementation
Need, Myths & Success Factors
Amit Gautam
@amitgautam
Stand #315

2. Upside Learning
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3. Upside Learning
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eBooks and Whitepapers
• Mobile Learning
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Research endeavors
• ASTD Research
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• Towards Maturity

4. Presenter
Amit Gautam
Founder & Director - Technology Solutions
12+ years in eLearning domain
Engg (Computer Science), MBA
Learning technologist, Internet addict

5. Agenda
1 Establishing The Need Of mLearning
2 Busting mLearning Myths
3 Success Factors

6. Mobile Learning?
Source: http://www.mlearnopedia.com/mlearncon/

7. Mobile Learning?
Source: http://www.mlearnopedia.com/mlearncon/

8. Mobile Learning?
“ mLearning is about augmenting our
”
learning – and our performance
Clark Quinn

9. Mobile Learning?
“ mLearning is about augmenting our
”
learning – and our performance
Clark Quinn

10. Establishing
The Need Of mLearning
Stand #315

11. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
A Growing Mobile Workforce
Source: IDC study, Worldwide Mobile Worker Population 2011-2015 Forecast

12. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
A Growing Mobile Workforce
• Advantages
– Increased productivity
– Happier knowledge workers
– Better Organizational Agility
• Challenges
– Communication/Collaboration/Motivation
– Managing/Monitoring Performance
– Training/Coaching

13. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
A Growing Mobile Workforce
• Training focus : Push to Pull
– Mobile fits very well
• Examples
– Sales Time and Expense Sheets
– Video Calls/Conferencing
– Order Entry and Tracking
– CRM Integration

14. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
Shift in Computing
Source: Business Insider

15. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
Shift in Computing
Source: Qualcomm, 2011

16. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
Personal Behavior Patterns Changing
• Maps - Performance Support in our daily lives
• NoMoPhobia

17. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
Personal Behavior Patterns Changing
• Mobile devices are being used for
Source: go-globe.com

18. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
Personal Behavior Patterns Changing
• Baby boomers’ use of mobile phones
Source: go-globe.com Source: emarketer

19. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
21st Century Workforce Demographics
• Generation definition
Gen X Gen Y Gen Z
Born 1966-1976 1977-1994 1995-2012
Coming of Age 1988-1994 1998-2006 2013-2020

20. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
21st Century Workforce Demographics
• Generation Y or the Millennials
– more tech-savvy than any previous generation
• Generation Z
– a ‘search’ mentality; have played games
Different generations understand and behave
with technology differently

21. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
When Do We Actually Learn?
• Adults learn differently – purpose?
• Event based training model may not work

22. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
When Do We Actually Learn?
• Adults learn differently – purpose?
• Event based training model may not work
• There’s an opportunity to space learning

23. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
When Do We Actually Learn?
• Gottfredson’s Moments of Learning Need
– When learning for the first time
– When wanting to learn more
– Trying to remember
– When things change
– When something goes wrong
Mobile fits these situations very well

24. Establishing The Need Of mLearning
Doing More With Less
• Prominent recently, but a perpetual desire
• Mobile brings productivity
– Fits in staff’s ‘idle time’
– Helps response times

25. Busting
mLearning Myths
Stand #315

26. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

27. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

28. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

29. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

30. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

31. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

32. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

33. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

34. Busting mLearning Myths
Just learning ‘on the move’ Small screen
size is
unsuitable
for learning
Create once and deliver
Elearning on the on all devices
phone
It’s not secure
Mobile content is
SCORM
expensive to create compliancy
and distribute is a must

35. Success
Factors
Stand #315

36. Success Factors
• Identify the real need for implementing mLearning
• Access culture/ readiness
• Stakeholder commitment/ buy in
• Design to suit user’s real context – it’s the learner who is mobile
• Adopt a strategy that works for your setup (may need trial and
error)
• Plan some quick wins
– Make website mobile compatible
– Turn on the mobile version of your LMS
– Try a small app or blog for sharing updates
– Try with sales team

37. Success Factors
• Pilot with limited group
• Know what to measure and how will you measure it
• Get user feedback and implement
• Support through pilot to rollout and beyond is crucial
• Provide real mLearning benefits – just-in-time access, offline
use, access to experts, ability to share & comment, ability to
capture a spark
• There needs to be focus on alignment with mainstream learning/
training function
• Re-evaluate strategy every 3-6 months. Revamp if need be

38. Thank You!