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One of the biggest challenges facing early mobile learning adopters is how to migrate non-mobile content to mobile. In this article, Mayra Aixa Villar introduces a “device independent” model for thinking about content migration that can be used as the basis for future content strategies in mobile learning projects.

Learning Technologies 2014 in London offers a unique snapshot on what is happening in Learning Technology across Europe. In two intense days, you can meet all the local thought leaders in this growing area, and get a useful overview of all the current trends, and contrasting views. Did you miss it?

Have you tried the iBeacon experience in the Apple Stores? it is pretty awesome – you install their app, then as you walk around the store, you can get contextual information about the products in front of you. Our Museum app uses the same technology, but what we didn’t realise until today is that it is EXACTLY the same technology!

We’re very excited to be able to offer some new places on our team. Are you an enthusiastic mobile developer looking for more meaning in your life? Our Mobile Learning Lab in San Diego might just be the place to be!

After a decade of moving into the mainstream, there is now no question that the smartphone is an essential tool for learning, both in the classroom, at work, and in fact, wherever the learner may be. But as the technology evolves, what are the implications for Learning designers? What kinds of learning or training content work best on a smartphone, and how is this likely to change?

Khoa Lam, one of our Mobile Learning team, was picked by Elliott Masie as one of his “30 under 30” future learning leaders. We sent him to Learning 2013 to meet the other 29, to mingle with some older learning leaders, and to report back on some of the prevailing corporate learning themes in e-learning….

Museums are the perfect place for a mobile tour guides, but what are the current technology trends that can make these simpler to create? Discover what happened when we used Bluetooth LE to build a virtual museum tour…

A new model for work based mobile, and mobile learning.

Most of the academic research, and discussion around mobile learning starts from the more traditional end of the learning spectrum. It doesn’t always work for us. Here is the amended model we use to think about mobile learning in a workplace

Do you want a pre-release version of Qualcomm’s new Toq watch? Read below to find out how to create a virtual one in about 5 minutes! The trend of the year is surely the smart watch. 2013 seems to be the year when everyone is announcing them. The big guys like Samsung, Qualcomm, Sony, Apple…

What will work be like in 10 / 20 / 30 years? And what can we do to prepare our learners for it? The future is not really such a mystery. It is already happening – but only in small pockets, and specific industries. We need to keep our eyes open to these other sectors,…