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Module 1: Digital Education: The Myths and Facts
- Video Overview of Module 1
- Learning Objectives
- Map Your Digital Day Activity
- How digital tools support the typical characteristics of adult learners
- ACTIVITY- Download Discover’s “Typical characteristics of Adult learners” and see which traits apply most to YOUR students!
- ACTIVITY- Download Quiz and use Kahoot to turn it into an interactive quiz for your participants!
- Lesson Activity Part 1- Group Research Exercise Using Diigo!
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Module 2: Digital Inclusion: How the Design and Use of Digital Technology Can Promote Equality in Education
- Video overview of Module 2
- Learning Objectives
- What is digital inclusion, why is it important?
- How can we promote digital inclusion?
- ACTIVITY: Download Digital Inclusion Case Study Guide
- TRUST- Overcoming the phycological barriers of the digital world
- MOTIVATION-Supporting Adult learners driven by a specific purpose!
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Module 3: Innovative teaching...resources and practices that enhance learning and teaching!
- Video Overview of Module 3
- Module 3’s downloadable learning objectives
- Why do we need Innovative teaching methods?
- The role of the educator
- The flipped classroom teaching method!
- Problem based learning as an innovative teaching method!
- Jigsaw technique as an innovative teaching method!
- Inquiry based learning as an innovative teaching method!
- ACTIVITY: Download DISCOVER’s learner feedback worksheet!
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Module 4: Mobile Learning
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Module 5: Games and learning
- Video summary of Module 5
- Module 5’s Downloadable learning objectives
- Introduction to Game based learning
- The Advantages and disadvantages of game-based learning
- Game based learning in practice- how to get started!
- Examples of Adult learning games!
- Lesson Activity Part 2 – Group Presentation Activity using Powtoon
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Module 6: Learning Spaces AND Collaborative virtual environments
What are the challenges of Mobile learning?
Despite the numerous benefits mobile learning can bring to your company, there are certain challenges companies are faced with. This kind of training can give your company a competitive edge, but only when you overcome these challenges:
Challenge: Data Security
As more and more businesses depend on BYOD policies, mobile connections increase their exposure to security threats. The risk of potential breaches of corporate networks is holding many business owners from implementing mobile learning.
Solution:
Before starting a mobile training course, your organization needs to address the security challenges associated with all mobile traffic. With proper controls implemented, your employees can use their mobile devices safely to access business and training resources. Developing a security plan to keep your documents and data safe promises to alleviate any lingering concerns about mobile access to corporate networks.
Challenge: Content Issues
Training materials created for the classroom rarely work well for mobile learning. File sizes and formats that computers and laptops easily manage often lead to performance problems for mobile devices. The challenge of creating and adapting content for mobile consumption can delay or disrupt your mobile learning program.
Solution:
Ensuring to develop content that you know will work well on a mobile device is key, keeping information bite sized will allow learners to reap full benefits of m-learning.
Challenge: Budget Constraints
As mentioned above, to implement a successful mobile learning strategy, you will need to invest in the creation of learning material suitable for mobile devices. Your organisation might not have enough money to acquire needed resources and migrate your old training programs.
Solution:
Despite the cost, mobile learning can improve learner retention and engagement. Nevertheless, you should evaluate whether your company has a high need for implementing mobile learning before you make any decisions.
Challenge: Any Evidence of Impact
Justifying the expense of your mobile learning program can prove difficult. Effectively integrating the new tactics and technology associated with mobile learning can challenge the capabilities of your organization. Furthermore, many of the organizations that use mobile learning have no formal system for measuring results.
Solution:
However, in the future, experience, widespread adoption, and time will lead to the development of the metrics and analytical tools needed to track the profitability of mobile learning programs.
Is mLearning same as eLearning but on a mobile device? Do you have to be on the go for it to be considered mobile learning? Do you absolutely need special mobile learning software to offer mlearning courses? Do you have to be fully committed to mLearning if you’re an online training provider? WATCH this YouTube video to find the answers to all this, and come bust with us the most widespread mobile learning myths.