Eight Things we MUST Do in 2013 to

Seize the Potential of mLearning

A Blog Post by RJ Jacquez

http://bit.ly/UvD0n7

Mobile Learning Expert, Analyst,

Consultant and Speaker, who helps

companies understand the potential of

Mobile and make a successful

transition from eLearning to mLearning

in their organizations. Also a Mobile

Learning Evangelist, podcasting and

blogging the Mobile Learning

Revolution as it happens. Before that,

RJ worked for Adobe Systems and

Macromedia as a Senior Product

Evangelist.

About RJ Jacquez

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Embrace change and adopt a new mindset…

…To fully realize the potential of

mLearning, we need to think outside the

eLearning box and question many of our

traditional practices. More than anything

else the mobile revolution is about

adopting a new mindset…

Become an active, observant mobile user…

…Try to get different devices and

download as many apps as you can and

ask yourself what you like and dislike

about each of them. This is important

because you can then implement a lot of

the things you like about the app

experience into your own mobile learning

projects…

Think mobile-first and desktop-second…

…the traditional PC has now been

reduced to just one of many screens in

today’s new multiscreen world. One of the

many advantages of thinking mobile first

and desktop second, is that it forces you

to focus and prioritize because of the

limited canvas size you are working with

on mobile…

Resist the temptation to simply convert your

eLearning desktop to HTML5…

…reimagine what your existing courses

need to look like on mobile, considering

the context in which people use mobile

devices, plus all the sensor superpowers

built into mobile devices, and then go out

and look for the right tools and

technologies that will help you bring your

ideas to life…

Embrace Simplicity…

…the mobile experience is about

simplicity, it’s about sharing one big idea

per screen and nothing more, it’s about

looking at what’s really important and

then getting rid of everything else, the

fluff…

Don´t put limits on mobile learning…

…I am fully convinced that when you

couple the mobility and physicality of

mobile, with all the other sensor

superpowers inherent in mobile devices

(i.e. digital compass, gyroscope, audio,

dual cameras, Bluetooth, proximity, etc.),

we will actually create better learning

experiences on mobile…

Explore new tools beyond the usual suspects…

…developing m-Learning is very different

from designing traditional eLearning and

I believe we need new tools that are built

from the ground up and that embody

everything that is great about mobile…

Learn everything you can about mLearning…

…Read and subscribe to as many blogs,

newsletters and Podcasts on m-Learning

as possible, attend conferences,

webinars and workshops whenever you

can. Also learn everything you can about

new technologies like HTML5,

responsive design, CSS3 and begin to let

go of some of the older technologies like

Flash…

Thank you!

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