Are eLearning Tools Ready For The Mobile Revolution?
- 1. ARE ELEARNING TOOLS READY FOR THE MOBILE REVOLUTION? Helmut Doll, Ph.D., Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University, Eric Milks, Project Manager, Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University, Mary Nicholson, Ph.D., Professor, Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University, Timothy Phillips, Ph.D., Chairperson, Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University
- 3. HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION CREATED MOBILE LEARNING CONTENT?
- 4. IS THERE DEMAND IN YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR MLEARNING?
- 5. APTARA STUDY (EARLY 2010)
- 6. WHAT IS YOUR ‘USUAL’ AUTHORING TOOL?
- 7. THE QUESTION: Can you use your usual rapid authoring tool to create mLearning content? Can you convert your existing content (built using those tools) to mLearning?
- 9. THE TOOLS
- 10. HTTP://IIT.BLOOMU.EDU/ SALT2011/
- 11. THE DEVICES
- 12. ITEMS WE LOOKED FOR ๏ Compatibility ๏ Multimedia ๏ Interactivity
- 15. FIRST APPROACH: DON’T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT FOR MOBILE
- 16. EXAMPLE 1: http://iit.bloomu.edu/salt2011/articulate/ ARTICULATE ON ANDROID
- 17. EXAMPLE 1: http://iit.bloomu.edu/salt2011/articulate/ ARTICULATE ON ANDROID
- 18. http://iit.bloomu.edu/salt2011/articulate/ Click and hold on/below URL address bar to HINT enter full-screen mode
- 19. SUPPORTED FEATURES flv wav mp4 mp3 m4v
- 20. Large buttons Small work well buttons are almost unusable SIZE ISSUES ARE BIG
- 21. NOTICE: SIZE OF Size especially affects Engage interactions and NUMBER BUTTONS navigation
- 23. WHAT ABOUT TEXT INPUT?
- 24. DRAG AND DROP
- 25. BETTER APPROACH: MODIFY YOUR DESIGN
- 26. RECOMMENDATION: CUSTOM NAVIGATION BUTTONS
- 28. ADOBE CAPTIVATE ๏ Very similar results ๏ Everything works technically ๏ Usability issues due to small size
- 29. ROLLOVER INTERACTIONS DO NOT WORK
- 30. ROLLOVER INTERACTIONS DO NOT WORK
- 33. LECTORA ๏ Template based content authoring ๏ HTML output ๏ Interactivity with HTML/JS/CSS and Flash Games ๏ Mobile templates for phones and tablet devices
- 34. SOME ISSUES ๏ DEFAULT TEMPLATE SIZE 320X480 ๏ REQUIRES MORE ADJUSTMENTS ๏ INTERFACE ELEMENT SIZES MORE APPROPRIATE FOR MOBILE ๏ PLACEMENT OF ITEMS SOMETIMES DOES NOT FIT THE TEMPLATE AT ALL ๏ DRAG-AND-DROP INTERACTIVITY DOES NOT WORK
- 35. THE GOOD NEWS ๏ Almost all functionality of Lectora sites is available on most smart-phones
- 36. SPECIAL CASE: POWERPOINT ๏ No support from factory ๏ But: many options
- 38. SPECIALIZED TOOLS FOR MLEARNING http://www.outstart.com/about-hot-lava-mobile.htm http://www.mobl21.com/ Ready go Web Course Builder http://www.readygo.com/ mLearning Studio http://www.rapidintake.com/products/mobile/ mobile-learning-studio/ Any we missed?
- 39. WHAT IS MISSING?
- 40. GESTURE SUPPORT
- 41. OTHER ITEMS
- 42. SUMMARY ๏ HTML/Flash or Apple/World divide is the largest obstacle ๏ The common rapid eLearning authoring solutions can be used to create mLearning content ๏ Size issues are common ๏ Some interactivity does not work on the mobile devices ๏ Content should be redesigned for mobile learners