Mobile Learning

Why it’s important in employee training

What is mobile learning?
Mobile learning is essentially a form of both distance learning
and online learning. While the name implies mobile phones, the
term actually extends to learning on any portable device that
supports a learner’s freedom of movement.
Why mobile learning?
Being able to use any device in education lends itself to instant
knowledge sharing and feedback. The former is important for
internal transparency and improving decision-making. The latter
is important for recognition and getting ahead of detrimental
behaviours or beliefs.
 Benefits of
Mobile Learning
 Accessibility
Anytime, anywhere, any device. Mobile learning encourages
greater engagement by allowing learners to do so from wherever
they find the most convenient or most comfortable.
 Microlearning
In today’s world – short, sharp and concise content is the most
enticing. Trimming large amounts of content into digestible, bite-
sized chunks is one of the biggest drivers behind mobile learning.
 Dynamism
No two learners are the same. Some prefer to study a little every
day, while others want to knock it all out at once. Some are visual,
others prefer listening and others are still tactile. Mobile learning
makes it easier to reflect all learning styles.
 Real-Time Feedback
Mobile learning speeds up the delivery of feedback in learning
and assessments. This seeks to reinforce newly attained
knowledge by correcting mistakes, affirming capability and
validating a learner’s thought process.
 Cost-Effective
Within mobile learning environments, guest instructors can be
hosted with no cost for travel. This allows more employees to
access training at a much lower cost without inhibiting
productivity and profitability in the process.
 Immediacy of Technology
Mobile learning software can quickly, efficiently and often
autonomously reflect new content, technology or information to
thousands of users.
 Challenges of
Mobile Learning
 Lack of Focus
It can be quite easy to get distracted on a mobile device compared
to a restricted work computer or laptop. It does, however, provide
an incentive to learn self-discipline and builds trust.
 Reliance on Internet
Mobile learning does tend to be reliant on having an internet
connection, a problem in remote areas with patchy service. A good
eLearning vendor will often offer the ability to download and
complete content offline, syncing up again once reconnected.
 Scope
Some content might not be easily viewable or accessible on mobile
devices. Responsive design means content adapts to the device it’s
presented on.
 Comfort
Learners may become acclimatised to an online environment,
closing off their interest for in-person training. Good mobile learning
blends with experiential learning.
 Optimising
Mobile Learning
 Amplify Discussion
Discussion plays an important role in eLearning, not least because
it brings a little humanity into a technological environment. Mobile
learning apps can enable real-time communication and feedback.
 Gamification
This encourages learners to engage better with content and view
it through a new lens by imbuing an element of competition into
coursework. Adding things like points and a leaderboard make
course completion a race to the finish line.
 Supplement Formal Training
Not every kind of training is suitable for mobile delivery. Sometimes
supplementary and experiential training is needed to reinforce
learned skills in a contextual way.
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