Mobile 
Learning: 
3 Reasons 
3 Case Studies 
3 To dos 
Charles DeNault 
cdenault@saba.com 
@mathchuck 
Sr. Director of Product Marketing 
August 28, 2014
3 Reasons for Mobile Learning 
3 Case Studies 
3 Suggestions on getting started 
Questions, answers, and comments are welcome throughout. 
Slides will be sent to all attendees. 
Agenda
Reason 1: Anytime, Anywhere Access 
Accommodate Learning Styles. Everyone loves the convenience.
Reason 2: 
Mobile is the computing platform of choice 
• In 2012, 65% of workers surveyed declared their mobile devices to be 
their most critical work device.* 
• 78% of Facebook access in the US is via mobile 
• Phones and tablets offer great performance and are easy to use. 
*http://elearninginfographics.com/10-mind-blowing-mobile-learning-statistics-infographic/
Poll: How will Mobile Learning fare at your company in 
the near future? 
• Decrease significantly 
• Decrease somewhat 
• Remain the same 
• Increase somewhat 
• Increase significantly 
©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 6
Reason 3: 
Your competition is investing in mobile learning 
The near future of mobile – source: Brandon Hall 2014 
38.7% 
48.7% 
12.0% 
0.7% 
0.0% 
It will decrease significantly 
It will decrease somewhat 
It will remain the same 
It will increase somewhat 
It will increase significantly
Case Study: Guitar Center 
Saba.com/Blogs – Perfect Harmony June 12, 2014 
©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 8 
“People want to learn on their own terms, 
when it makes sense for them.” 
– Chris Salles, Director of eLearning
Case Study: Guitar Center “More Stories to Tell” 
Mobile and Social Learning 
• Disseminate information quicker 
• Share information among stores 
• Collaborate, record and share 
• Lack of PCs 
“We’re going from 25 SMEs to 12,000!” 
©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 9 
About Guitar Center 
• Over 250 locations 
nationwide 
• 12,000 passionate 
employees 
• Largest retailer of 
musical instruments 
and related gear
Case Study: Weight Watchers “Moving to Pull” 
Why Mobile Learning? 
• Nimble and Bite Sized 
• Easily access fit with their BYOD 
Culture 
• Elevate employee engagement 
“No one wants a 4 hour eLearning course. They want something 
right now, that’s 10 minutes, and they want it to be good.” 
– Dan Hoffmaster, Sr. Manager of Learning Technology 
©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 10 
About Weight Watchers 
• 25,000 Employees 
• Operates in 30 
countries 
• For over 40 years has 
helped millions lose 
weight 
Saba Case Study 2014
Big Global Technology Company “Just-in-Time Learning” 
2 Years of Search, Filter, Download 
• Phase 1: Smartphone friendly 
content (MP4, PDF, PPT) & 
community access 
• Phase 2: Converting existing e-learning 
• Content review board & process 
©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 11 
About this implementation 
• 97,000 Partner Employees 
• Operating in 166 countries 
• 25% usage is mobile 
Saba Summit Presentation 2014 • 109,000 content downloads
POLL 
What do you think your biggest challenge will be with Mobile Learning? 
• Infrastructure 
• Integrating with current learning programs 
• Content (creating or converting) 
• Adoption 
• Workforce rules (union or part-time) 
• Other (please share in chat) 
• Not sure
Start a Mobile Learning Experiment 
• Choose a project – a class, a 
process, or community 
• Gain familiarity with the 
technology 
• Learn about content and 
behavior 
• Use private groups on 
LinkedIn or Facebook if no 
internal systems are readily 
available 
“There are no rules here — we're trying 
to accomplish something.” 
- Thomas Edison
Mobile Learning Infrastructure 
• Is your LMS ready? 
• If not, how about a social 
enterprise tool. 
• Start building a list of 
requirements – must haves 
and nice to haves.
Sponsor Mobile Access 
Will your learners access your 
content? 
$20 a month buys about 2GB of 
data which is a lot of learning 
and even more good will
Discussion
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  • 2.
    Mobile Learning: 3Reasons 3 Case Studies 3 To dos Charles DeNault cdenault@saba.com @mathchuck Sr. Director of Product Marketing August 28, 2014
  • 3.
    3 Reasons forMobile Learning 3 Case Studies 3 Suggestions on getting started Questions, answers, and comments are welcome throughout. Slides will be sent to all attendees. Agenda
  • 4.
    Reason 1: Anytime,Anywhere Access Accommodate Learning Styles. Everyone loves the convenience.
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    Reason 2: Mobileis the computing platform of choice • In 2012, 65% of workers surveyed declared their mobile devices to be their most critical work device.* • 78% of Facebook access in the US is via mobile • Phones and tablets offer great performance and are easy to use. *http://elearninginfographics.com/10-mind-blowing-mobile-learning-statistics-infographic/
  • 6.
    Poll: How willMobile Learning fare at your company in the near future? • Decrease significantly • Decrease somewhat • Remain the same • Increase somewhat • Increase significantly ©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 6
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    Reason 3: Yourcompetition is investing in mobile learning The near future of mobile – source: Brandon Hall 2014 38.7% 48.7% 12.0% 0.7% 0.0% It will decrease significantly It will decrease somewhat It will remain the same It will increase somewhat It will increase significantly
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    Case Study: GuitarCenter Saba.com/Blogs – Perfect Harmony June 12, 2014 ©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 8 “People want to learn on their own terms, when it makes sense for them.” – Chris Salles, Director of eLearning
  • 9.
    Case Study: GuitarCenter “More Stories to Tell” Mobile and Social Learning • Disseminate information quicker • Share information among stores • Collaborate, record and share • Lack of PCs “We’re going from 25 SMEs to 12,000!” ©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 9 About Guitar Center • Over 250 locations nationwide • 12,000 passionate employees • Largest retailer of musical instruments and related gear
  • 10.
    Case Study: WeightWatchers “Moving to Pull” Why Mobile Learning? • Nimble and Bite Sized • Easily access fit with their BYOD Culture • Elevate employee engagement “No one wants a 4 hour eLearning course. They want something right now, that’s 10 minutes, and they want it to be good.” – Dan Hoffmaster, Sr. Manager of Learning Technology ©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 10 About Weight Watchers • 25,000 Employees • Operates in 30 countries • For over 40 years has helped millions lose weight Saba Case Study 2014
  • 11.
    Big Global TechnologyCompany “Just-in-Time Learning” 2 Years of Search, Filter, Download • Phase 1: Smartphone friendly content (MP4, PDF, PPT) & community access • Phase 2: Converting existing e-learning • Content review board & process ©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc. 11 About this implementation • 97,000 Partner Employees • Operating in 166 countries • 25% usage is mobile Saba Summit Presentation 2014 • 109,000 content downloads
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    POLL What doyou think your biggest challenge will be with Mobile Learning? • Infrastructure • Integrating with current learning programs • Content (creating or converting) • Adoption • Workforce rules (union or part-time) • Other (please share in chat) • Not sure
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    Start a MobileLearning Experiment • Choose a project – a class, a process, or community • Gain familiarity with the technology • Learn about content and behavior • Use private groups on LinkedIn or Facebook if no internal systems are readily available “There are no rules here — we're trying to accomplish something.” - Thomas Edison
  • 14.
    Mobile Learning Infrastructure • Is your LMS ready? • If not, how about a social enterprise tool. • Start building a list of requirements – must haves and nice to haves.
  • 15.
    Sponsor Mobile Access Will your learners access your content? $20 a month buys about 2GB of data which is a lot of learning and even more good will
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