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Mobile Learning Solutions

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m-Learning Solutions

Learning Solutions for

The Mobile Generation


About M&R Consultants Corporation

Founded in 1996 Over 17 years of consulting services experience – CMMI level 3 Certified Leading player in eLearning technological solutions in US market Robust and extremely effective delivery engine establishedIncreasing project-based opportunities Opened first ODC in Mumbai in 1999 Evolution into The MRCC Group of Companies

Expanding Clientele

Publishers, Financial Services, Retail, Hospitality, Banking, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Manufacturing,

Education and Government Institutions

Executed more than 250 projects in 13 Languages

Strong team of approximately 750 consulting professionals

Headquartered in Billerica, MA

3 State-of-the-Art Development Centers in India

Thane (suburb of Mumbai - wholly owned)

Pune

Chennai


About M&R Consultants Corporation

MRCC Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (MRCCES) aims to revolutionize the e-Learning Market with its quality-

centered approach and effective learning solutions under the brand Netvidya.

• Domain expertise in eLearning

• Proven and Scientific Methods of eLearning

• International Standards of Quality

• State-Of-The-Art Infrastructure & Technology


m-learning

Mobile learning is more than just learning delivered and supported by handheld and mobile technologies. It is learning that is both formal and informal, context aware, and authentic for the learner. Mobile learning generally referred as m-learning - The new age learning.

Smartphone's and internet connectivity are the key drivers today for mobile learning. Rapidly moving and evolving solution today.M-learning helps knowledge and to impart performance support and refresher learning.

M-learning technologies include handheld computers, notebooks, mobile phones and tablets.

M-learning focuses on the mobility of the learner, interacting with portable technologies. Using mobile tools for creating learning aids and materials becomes an important part of informal learning.


e-Learning to m-learning

If you want to keep you audience hooked to the organizational learning initiates then M-learning is the right option. As it provides you with on-demand relevant information while on the move, it’s a most sought solution for Sales Representatives or Field Engineers. As mobile can be used as a collaborative platform, it enables easy knowledge and information sharing among the peers and co-workers.

m-learning advantages:

• Access to affordable devices like smart phones and tabs for every learner

• Proves handy to employees who are mostly on the field

• Readily available learning and performancesupport materials

• Real Time information


Choosing right technology

Choosing Right Technology

How to choose?

In all these available options, it is vital to choose which

technology suits your needs best. This decision is primarily based on the devices your targeted audience uses.

Some questions to ask before choosing a technology –

• Which devices will my target audience be using or should use?

• Will the courses run through a LMS? • How interactive do I want my courses to be? • Will my courses be textually informative or

should they be graphically appealing? • How much effort am I willing to invest in the course?• And some others...

The most important factors among these are the targeted devices to be supported and theEffort/Cost involved.

Based on these factors, we shall distinguish solutions as per their targeted devices and which technology should be chosen for the same in the next section.


Courses for all devices

Responsive courses for

Desktops, Tablets, Mobiles


Courses for Desktops/Tablets

When you include tablets among your

list of targeted devices alongside desktops, you can be sure to eliminate Flash as an available technology as one of the most common of tablets, i.e. iPad, doesn’t support it. The choice then falls into choosing between HTML5 and Rapid Development Tools (RDT).

Courses forDesktops & Tablets


Courses for Smartphones

If we are looking to target a wider audience and also want to include

Smartphones to your list of devices, then HTML5 and RDT are your two options as above for tablets. Another option is creating applications which are installed and run on the device.

When it comes to m-learning, the development involved is different from that of desktops and tablets. There are a number of limitations and issues regarding mobile devices to be taken under consideration. Limited storage and small screen size are 2 of the most prominent of them. Another issue is the OS version. For example, every version of Android provides some changes compared to its predecessor making it vital to decide beforehand which versions are to be targeted. There are a few tools available which create responsive courses which run on all types of devices including Smartphones by making themresponsive. However, these have very limited functionality and support very limited types of content.

Courses forMobiles/Smartphones


Courses for Smartphones

Courses forMobiles/Smartphones

Generally, new courses are created for running on mobile devices withlimited functionality as compared to their desktop/tablet versions. These make sure that all the importantcontent is made available in as little space and word count as possible. Also, animations and heavy graphics are used less or even completely avoided to prevent storage andbandwidth issues.

m-Learning courses are of two types:

– Application based– Browser based

Applications are usually hybrid to reduce development costs while browser based courses have the same basic fundamentals as desktop/tablet courses.

There are RDTs such as Captivate which enable easy publishing of courses for mobile devices.


Courses with Videos

Courses with

VideosSome prefer the use of only videos

for their targeted audiences. Such video courses basically consist of a video player which runs videos explaining the concepts involved. This video player can bedeveloped using Flash, we can use the HTML5 <video> element, or even have add videos inside RDTs.


Courses with Videos

Courses with

VideosAnother option is to use a Javascript-based video library such as VideoJS. VideoJS uses the HTML5 <video> element so that it runs on maximum number of devices. Evenfor older browsers, it provides a fallback option which plays the same MP4 videos with a similar looking Flash player.


Courses with SVG

Courses with SVGArtwork and Illustrations including logos used in books and websites get

jagged when resized. Resizing becomes essential when using them on mobile devices including Pads and Phones. To ensure that the original quality is retained during thisconversion, it is important to have them created in a vector art format like SVG. SVG is a format that is rendered by most popular browsers today.

Designers can also redraw these pictures and convert them into vector art and SVG.


Solutions

These fall into these 4 major categories –

1. Courses for Desktops2. Courses for Desktops and Tablets3. Courses for Mobiles/Smartphones (m-Learning)4. Video courses

It is important to know which technologies are supported by these devices beforehand. The following table provides a clear overview for the same –

Requirement Based

Solutions

Technologies supported

Devices Flash HTML5 RDT

Desktops Yes Yes Yes

iPad No Yes Yes

Smartphones NoResponsive

HTMLMobile tools

Table representing technologies support by different devices


Mobile Learning - Testing

The objective of our testing is to:

• Establish confidence in the behaviour ofyourmobile applications across devices and platforms

• Prevent negative impacts to the brand and revenue streams


Mobile Learning - Challenges

Complexity of Devices

Sim Card Failures

No Intelligence present in case Testing Fails.

Mobile platform is a new frontier for their business sustainability, growth and brand distinctiveness but innovation of technologies brings many testing needs and challenges suggest ways to Mobile learning solutions Testing. Especially in the Mobile platform, Development and Testing will be like two peas in a pod. Certainly not undermining the development effort here but goal of testing should be aligned with the quality of offerings


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