This webinar goes beyond the reasoning that because 40 percent of web content is consumed via mobile phone, and more than half of American adults have smartphones, you must create mobile learning. As educators, we will look at mobile learning with a focus on learning, and not on the fact that mobile devices are ubiquitous. We will examine a framework that helps you evaluate mobile learning based on what you must teach, how learning occurs, and the instructional tactics required to support your learning objectives. Understanding the instructional benefits and limitations of a range of mobile learning options will help you advocate for mobile learning when it makes sense, and provide you the foundation to address those who advocate for mobile learning simply because these devices are everywhere.
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Margaret Driscoll is a project manager for IBM Global Services, global process services practice. She is the author of Web-Based Training, and co-author, with Saul Carliner, of Advanced Web-Based Training Strategies. She is a featured speaker at national and international training events. Her work has appeared in Training Magazine, T+D magazine, Chief Learning Officer magazine, and Michael Allen’s Online Learning 2009 Yearbook. Margaret has taught at the University of Massachusetts Boston; Suffolk University; and Teachers College, Columbia University, and is a reviewer for InSite papers.
Angela van Barneveld has more than 15 years of experience in the learning and training industry, including the corporate, academic, government, and nonprofit sectors. She is currently the learning and performance specialist for IBM's business analytics sales enablement team, focused mainly on program evaluation and metrics. Angela also serves as an adjunct professor and a mentor for new online faculty in learning design and technology at Purdue University. She has presented at national and international conferences, has been a researcher and writer for The eLearning Guild, and serves as a peer reviewer for the British Journal of Educational Technology, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, and Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning.
