5. By 2015, 80% of people accessing the Internet will be doing
so from mobile devices.
6. Mobile Learning is approaching a tipping point as parents and
educators recognize the potential of mobile technology in
the classroom
7. Parents recognize the benefits,
71% of parents say mobile
devices open up learning
opportunities
8.
9. and by high school, more than half of all high-
school students carry a smartphone on a daily
basis.
10. “Education had an expiration date, then working life began.” This model
which has its roots in the industrial era, is quickly becoming less relevant
or applicable to the way we live our lives in the connected age.
11. in the connected age, education is getting increasingly interspersed with our daily
activities allowing for continuous learning.
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12. Through mlearning we
download and
digest life or work
related articles with
instructions on how to
fix things, look up
recipes, engage
with online facts,
and even learn
through online
courses.
13. Continuous learning will
simply be a given for the generations of
today’s youngsters who are often literally
born within reach of a connected personal
experience.
14. The ability to access educational
content during pauses though daily
routines or at night, or even as a
running “soundtrack” that accompanies
you during a task are all novel
opportunities offered by
a classroom that can
follow you wherever
you go
15. “People in their 60s are also being pulled in the mLearning experience more than
ever, motivated to adoption by the need to stay in touch with their grand kids. “
16. “mlearning promises to be able to
put girls and women of all ages in
contact with high quality education
privately and on their own
time. “
17. Further, educational material can be within the reach of
people with extreme disabilities who many not be
physically able to get to a classroom or campus on regular basis.
18. “Mlearning solutions are poised to tap into the vast amount of existing
educational materials that could be made accessible via mobile
channels.
This is
especially
true with
Youtube,
Vimeo and
other video
sharing
devices”
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19. “These sites already provide a critical mass of tips
, tutorials and lessons that can be re-aggregated by theme
and packaged as educational material.”
