301 Adapting Learning Management System Courses to a Mobile Environment

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1 Leveraging Learning Infrastructure for Your Learners and Your Organization May 15 & 16, Adapting Learning Management System Courses to a Mobile Environment Dave Lewis, etechnology Consultants

2 Adapting Learning Management System Courses to a Mobile Environment Dave Lewis etechnology Consultants Survey Define terms Why mobile learning Limitations Enabling content Developing content Q&A Agenda Page 1

3 Survey Current employment situation Corporate Consultant Academia Other Survey Current LMS status Currently using Considering implementing Looking for information Page 2

4 Objectives Identify what works and what does not work for individual platforms. Optimize curriculum content for specific platforms. Streamline work procedures during curriculum content development. Learn to develop content for Moodle and other LMSs. What is Mobile Learning The term M-Learning, or "mobile learning", has different meanings for different communities. One definition of mobile learning is, "any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location, or learning that happens when the learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies." In other words, with the use of mobile devices, learners can learn anywhere and at any time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mobile-learning Page 3

5 What is Mobile Learning The term M-Learning, or "mobile learning", has different meanings for different communities. One definition of mobile learning is, "any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location, or learning that happens when the learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies." In other words, with the use of mobile devices, learners can learn anywhere and at any time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mobile-learning What mobile learning is not Page 4

6 What mobile learning can be Why is mobile learning important to my organization? Page 5

7 20 Eye-Opening Stats You Probably Didn t Know About Mobile Learning Posted by Ryan Schaaf on April 9, eye-opening-stats-you-probably-didnt-know-about Why is mobile learning important? By 2015, 80% of people accessing the Internet will be doing so from mobile devices Horizon Report Page 6

8 Why is mobile learning important? Tremendous growth in the number of new mobile devices, specifically tablets, expected over the next few years. Gartner predicted world wide rollout of million in 2012 and million in By January 2014 there should be more mobile devices than people in the world. Why is mobile learning important? Three top uses of mobile in learning: Easily accessible reference material, Performance support, and Video ASTD research on Mobile Learning Page 7

9 Mobile Instructional Strengths 1. Learning is context-sensitive 2. Learning can be personalized 3. Delivery of learning is more flexible 4. Mobile learning is learner-centric 5. Learning is immediately useable 6. Facilitates life-long learning 7. Learning can occur in non-traditional environments Page 8

10 Mobile Instructional Challenges 1. Fragmented learning experience 2. Lack of instructor control 3. Lack of instructor training 4. Technology limitations 5. Varying levels of digital fluency 6. External distractions Technology Limitations When Designing for Mobile Learning Download rates Screen size Multi-tasking App vs. Web based Flash / HTML 5 Page 9

11 Download Rates 3G/4G Performance Map: Data Speeds for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon By Mark Sullivan, PCWorld - May 7, :00 PM Research by Novarum data_speeds_for_atandt_sprint_t_mobile_and_verizon.html Download Rates Page 10

12 Download Rates Download Rates Residential Internet Service Providers CableOne CenturyLink Comcast 5-50 mbps 3-40 mbps mbps T4 Commercial connections mbps WiFi hotspots mbps (depends on band, concurrent users and connection to Internet) Page 11

13 Screen Size Page 12

14 Multi-tasking Capabilities Platform Multi-tasking Capabilities Blackberry yes Android sort of (task switching) ios not really but a few applications will Windows mobile depends on device Service provider Depends on the device whether you can talk, check , listen to music, and/or read an ebook Page 13

15 App vs. Web Based App based mobile learning Benefits: Control environment Limit distractions Downsides Very platform dependent OS version dependent Can limit self directed learning App vs. Web Based Web based mobile learning Benefits: Less device dependent Less development cost Downsides Certain standard resources may not work Have to meet certain standards Page 14

16 Flash vs. HTML 5 Flash driven learning Benefits Many resources to draw from Long term standard Downsides Doesn t work with all platforms Not all newer devices that used to support still do Constant updating Flash vs. HTML 5 HTML 5 driven learning Benefits New standard for accessing resources Less platform dependent Downsides Not all sites/curriculum written to HTML 5 More browser dependent Page 15

17 Why use an LMS What is a Learning Management System (LMS)? a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of education courses or training programs. Page 16

18 Why use an LMS Comparing training methods, elearning tools allowed organizations annual savings of 21%, according to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). Commercial options Pearson Integrated Education Management System Inmedius LMS/Omnibus Page 17

19 Open Source LMS options Page 18

20 Enabling Mobile Web Services Enabling Mobile Web Services Page 19

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25 Are there other options? Page 24

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30 Developing Content For Mobile Learning Page 29

31 How do you design for Mobile Learning? Mobile learning is not about repurposing laptop elearning so it fits on a smaller device. It's about concise, short bursts of learning and performance support. Tom Masotto ON24 How do you design for Mobile Learning? When designing learning you start first with the instructional goals and performance objectives. Then you decide what the best platform is to provide the content. Page 30

32 Standardize Layouts & Resource Locations Standardize Layouts & Resource Locations Page 31

33 Bite size learning 2-7 minutes When & Where it s being used Page 32

34 Account for Learner Differences Hawk - flickr.com Page 33

35 More interactive More media and animations will be make it more engaging Page 34

36 Don t get locked into one device or vendor What s the Next Step? Page 35

37 The Next Step Look at other sites to see what you like/what works Take an online class yourself and do part on a desktop and part on a mobile device Find mobile learning training and take a class Talk to stakeholders and define measures of success Talk to an expert Final Thoughts Page 36

38 Content Location Move video, documents, audio, and other resources off of the LMS on to cloud storage such as Dropbox or Google drive Play to the mobile device s strengths Minimize mobile device s weaknesses Page 37

39 Mobile Instructional Strengths 1. Learning is context-sensitive 2. Learning can be personalized 3. Delivery of learning is more flexible 4. Mobile learning is learner-centric 5. Learning is immediately useable 6. Facilitates life-long learning Mobile Instructional Design Principals for Adult Learners Andrea Dillard - Copyright Issues Page 38

40 - Copyright Issues Link or embed content rather than copying to your server or pasting into curriculum If you can t link or embed then cite correctly when you use Don t use material in advertizing if you re not absolutely sure about the copyright or have model releases Q&A Page 39

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