Mobile learning is here to stay! Find out the history and the amazing benefits of mobile learning here!

1. WHAT IS
MOBILE LEARNING?
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2. DID YOU
KNOW…
We check our smartphones on average 52 times a day
(Deloitte, 2018).
That’s over three times every waking hour. We use mobiles
for messaging, checking social media, reading news, online
shopping, online banking, taking pictures, making videos and
most importantly to us… LEARNING!

3. WHAT IS THE HISTORY
OF MOBILE LEARNING?
Two thirds of the world’s population are now connected by mobile.
This means that for many, learning new content is just a few taps of
the finger away. This is all thanks to the invention of the
smartphone. Let’s take a look at it’s origin story…
The first ever smartphone was the Simon Personal Communicator,
which was unveiled by IBM in 1992. It had a touchscreen and was
marketed as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

4. WHAT IS THE HISTORY
OF MOBILE LEARNING? (PART II)
The term smartphone wasn’t coined until 1995, when AT&T employee
Pam Savage wrote an article titled ‘Designing a GUI for Business
Telephone Users.’
Fast forward to 2007, and we had the release of the first ever iPhone!
The rest, as they say, is smartphone history! Today’s mobile learning
examples include everything from language learning to maths to eating
more healthily. Mobile learning trends come and go, but mobile learning
in general is definitely here to stay!

5. WHAT DOES GOOD
MOBILE LEARNING LOOK LIKE?
Now that we have all of this power, literally at our
fingertips, we almost don’t know what to do with it.
This fact is pretty evident when you look at the
Learning & Development world.
Hard as it might be to believe, some learning initiatives still
rely solely on face-to-face training! It’s as if they’ve never
even heard of mobile learning!
If you’re still wondering where to start with mobile
learning, don’t worry, we’re here to help!

6. WHAT DOES GOOD
MOBILE LEARNING LOOK LIKE? (PART I)
Make Your Training Bite-Sized!
If the learner is out and about and manages to find a spare
5 minutes, taking a full-length eLearning unit on a mobile
device isn’t very practical. Because of the way mobile
devices are used, mobile learning has to be between 5-8
minutes in length to be effective!

7. WHAT DOES GOOD
MOBILE LEARNING LOOK LIKE? (PART II)
Tailor Your Content For Mobile & Use Campaigns!
Instructional designers need to modify their approach
when creating mobile learning content. They need to
assume that the learner will dip in and out of the content
over an extended period of time and it’s important that
what they learn in each session will be retained until the
next one.

8. WHAT DOES GOOD
MOBILE LEARNING LOOK LIKE? (PART III)
Make Your Training Social!
We all use our mobiles for social interactions on Facebook
and Instagram. It’s a must-have for your mobile learning
strategy!
Done well, the addition of social learning to a learning and
development programme will create a ‘pull’ effect for
learners. This draws them into the learning environment
and engages them, all whilst building a culture of
community and collaboration.

9. WHY IS
MOBILE LEARNING ADVANTAGEOUS?
• Anywhere and Anytime Learning!
• Micro-learning Is More Snackable!
• More interactions = Better Retention
• It’s More Time Efficient For Both Admin and Learner Alike!
• It’s Easier To Manage Than An LMS

10. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE
HOLD FOR MOBILE LEARNING?
• Wearable Learning
• Learning Gets Even More Personalized
• Augmented Reality
• Learning Won’t Feel Like Learning