I have several blog posts backed
up like planes in the queue on the tarmac at O’Hare International. The first,
while it is relatively fresh in my mind, is a review of mLearnCon, the eLearning
Guild’s Mobile Learning Conference which took place a few weeks ago in San
Jose. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak at the conference on the
topic of mLearning readiness. The content comes from our mLearning
industry study update published earlier this year.
up like planes in the queue on the tarmac at O’Hare International. The first,
while it is relatively fresh in my mind, is a review of mLearnCon, the eLearning
Guild’s Mobile Learning Conference which took place a few weeks ago in San
Jose. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak at the conference on the
topic of mLearning readiness. The content comes from our mLearning
industry study update published earlier this year.
Some notes from the session:
I presented several images of people
using their mobile phone in various places –heavy equipment operator outside, pilot
in the cockpit, nurse, office worker, soldier, restaurant worker, road warrior,
etc. These images led to a conversation about organizational beliefs on the use
of phones in the workplace. Based on the responses, we could see that there is
still a stigma attached to mobile phones – goofing off, doing personal stuff,
slacking, etc. This speaks to the importance of culture. We also talked about
m-learning approaches and various solution providers of content, “apps,”
development tools, tracking & distribution, and collaboration.
using their mobile phone in various places –heavy equipment operator outside, pilot
in the cockpit, nurse, office worker, soldier, restaurant worker, road warrior,
etc. These images led to a conversation about organizational beliefs on the use
of phones in the workplace. Based on the responses, we could see that there is
still a stigma attached to mobile phones – goofing off, doing personal stuff,
slacking, etc. This speaks to the importance of culture. We also talked about
m-learning approaches and various solution providers of content, “apps,”
development tools, tracking & distribution, and collaboration.
Some highlights from the
conference:
A Game of Phones: I was handed a
deck of cards when I registered for the conference. “A Game of Phones” the card
stated. Basically, the game had three types of cards (technology, hardware, challenge).
The goal was to come up with a solution to whatever issue you were presented
and debate your position or have it judged. Solutions were posted in a web
portal, the community could vote online, and the results were sent to Twitter. Here
is the story of how the game was made.
Jeremiah Owyang keynote address:
I’ve been following Jeremiah’s work for several years now. He formerly was an analyst at Forrester and is currently with Altimeter Group. He used a nice bee / honeycomb metaphor for understanding the process of learning enabled by social media. M-learning through Bees. You can view his slides here:
Panel on the “Possibilities and
Challenges of Continuous Learning Anytime, Anywhere: Several experts answered audience member’s questions (voted on by the audience). This was an excellent way to reflect on the conference and the future.
As is the case with all conferences, there are numerous blog posts, tweets, etc. Fortunately for all of
us, David Kelly aggregated the content, including the learning backchannel,which you can see archived
on his blog. Thanks David!
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