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3. Number of people who carry a
mobile communication device
4 MILLION
4. Number of years it will take smart phones to
outsell desktops, notebooks and net-books
5. Number of years it will take smart phones to
outsell desktops, notebooks and net-books
TWO
6. Mobiles have moved into the
“Time-to-Adoption Horizon : One Year or Less”
from two to three years timeframe in 2008
– 2009 Horizon Report
7. The unsurpassed growth in mobile technology
has lead to increase in social interaction and
Mobile Learning
8. According to the E-learning Guild Report:
Mobile learning makes up
about 9.3% of the
overall training in an
organization
9. According to the E-learning Guild Report:
Mobile learning makes up
about 9.3% of the
overall training in an
organization
The content that is specifically
developed for
mobile learning is 13%
13. So again, what is Mobile Learning?
It is the acquisition or
modification of any
knowledge and
skill through using mobile
technology, anywhere,
anytime
and results in the
modification of behavior
15. Game devices
PDAs
iPod
Blackberry
Laptops
Tablet PCs
Cell phones….
….all these & more
constitute mobile devices
that could aid in
mobile-learning
16. The phone is more than a just simple
communication device
Fueling the rapid increase in
mobile learning is the
advent of more powerful
telecommunication networks
17. The phone is more than a just simple
communication device
Fueling the rapid increase in
mobile learning is the
advent of more powerful
telecommunication networks
Networks now support a
whole range of data and
internet access services
19. Mobile capabilities enhance learning through
•Interaction and collaboration
•Creation of a learning community
20. Mobile capabilities enhance learning through
•Interaction and collaboration
•Creation of a learning community
• Providing access to a variety of online
resources
21. Mobile capabilities enhance learning through
•Interaction and collaboration
•Creation of a learning community
•Providing access to a variety of online
resources
•Allowing new skills or knowledge to be
applied immediately
22. Mobile capabilities enhance learning through
•Interaction and collaboration
•Creation of a learning community
•Providing access to a variety of online
resources
•Allowing new skills or knowledge to be
applied immediately
•Enabling training when it is needed
23. Mobile capabilities enhance learning through
•Interaction and collaboration
•Creation of a learning community
•Providing access to a variety of online
resources
•Allowing new skills or knowledge to be
applied immediately
•Enabling training when it is needed
Greater emphasis is now placed on
self-directed learning
24. Mobile Learning at school
Duke University provided all
incoming freshmen with their
own 20-gigabyte iPods
25. Mobile Learning at school
Duke University provided all
incoming freshmen with their
own 20-gigabyte iPods
Virginia Tech College of
Engineering was the first public
institution to require all students
to purchase a tablet PC
beginning with incoming
freshmen in fall 2006
27. Mobile Learning is not just limited to
school/college education…
…it is making its presence
felt in the workplaces too
28. In the future of collaboration in the workplace,
tools like IM along with other real-time applications
will gradually replace email
29. In the future of collaboration in the workplace,
tools like IM along with other real-time applications
will gradually replace email
Workers would benefit from
a toolbox that contained a
variety of networking,
communication and
learning tools
30. The digital divide is real & involves several generations
As the younger individuals start
to enter the workforce, they
bring with them a perpetually
connected, communicative, trans
parent & contributive culture
31. The digital divide is real & involves several generations
As the younger individuals start
to enter the workforce, they
bring with them a perpetually
connected, communicative, trans
parent & contributive culture
They prefer synchronous (real
time) collaboration tools over
asynchronous tools
32. The advent of Mobile Learning is upon us
New devices having new features
& new capabilities are appearing
at an accelerated pace
33. The advent of Mobile Learning is upon us
New devices having new features
& new capabilities are appearing
at an accelerated pace
The bulk of individuals carrying a
device in their pockets capable of
acting as an agent & mediator for
learning content & applications is
growing rapidly
34. The advent of Mobile Learning is upon us
Are you ready?