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Mobile Learning for Decision Makers?
Presentation at Online Educa BerlinNovember 29, 2012
Andreas Hörfurter, Senior Consultant
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WBI asked common sense to conceptualize and pilot mobile Learning for Decision Makers
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What makes Decision Makers learn?
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Any successful Learning approach must be useful for the target group.
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What is useful for Decision Makers?
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What is useful for Decision Makers?
We need to understand their needs
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Needs of Decision Makers?
- Time is the most valuable resource
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Needs of Decision Makers?
- Decisions require conceptual knowledge
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Needs of Decision Makers?
- Many decision makers do not want to be associated with formal learning
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Mobile Learning – the ideal format for Decision Makers?
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- Time is the most valuable resource
Mobile Learning formats are ideally microlearning approaches with short learning time (5 to 10 minutes)
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- Decisions require conceptual knowledge
The short learning sequences support rather conceptual than procedural knowledge
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- Many Decision makers do not want to be associated with formal learning
Mobile Learning can be done anytime and everywhere beyond formal training approaches
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But: What is Mobile Learning?Let’s try a definition…
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What is Mobile Learning?
Mobile Learning represents an opportunity to learn everywhere and anytime by using mobile communication devices.
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What is Mobile Learning?
Learners can be reached, regardless of external circumstances. Thus, any environment, in any situation, at any time of day can become a learning environment.
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Devices and Technology
Mobile devices usually are small and portable and therefore enhance flexibility and mobility of their users.
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Devices and Technology
But of course there are also some technological challenges which restrict the different formats of Mobile Learning or even exclude user groups.
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Device ClassesLet‘s make a list of devices that can be used for
mobile Learning…
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Devices and Technology
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Devices and Technology
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Devices and Technology
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Devices and Technology
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Devices and Technology
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Mobile InternetThe two most popular formats in this field are
Apps (mobile applications running on the different mobile operating platforms) and browser based content.
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Browser-based or Apps?
Mobile browser-based content or Apps?
That is a difficult question.
What do you think?
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Browser-based or Apps?
Which phones are used by the target group?
Device Fragmentation?
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Browser-based or Apps?
Offline use required?
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Browser-based or Apps?
Need for complex media?
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Decision for WBI
Browser based solution:- High device fragmentation- Content deployable with accessible
media formats
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Case Study: blended mobile Learning
At World Bank Institute, common sense integrated Mobile Executive Summaries into the moodle learning process.
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Case Study: blended mobile Learning
Blended Learning
Now, MES modules, short, platform independent learning elements for decision makers, compliment the existing conventional modules.
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Case Study: blended mobile Learning
This way, decision makers can access abstracts and review key terms during the last moments before an important meeting.
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Case Study: blended mobile Learning
This micro learning solution addresses a highly heterogeneous device landscape, utilizes moodle mobile and device-specific style sheets.
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Mobile Executive Summaries (MES)Training Module on WBI moodle
Case Study on WBI moodle
Content Selection Process / Chunking(selecting a suitable content section, reducing/streamlining content
to 10 min chunk)
Content Production(XHTML production of two MES, approx. 15 mobile screens each, with a maximum of 75 to 100 words per screen, images and animated GIF)
Content – based MES
Case Study - based MES
+ self test, discussion & exercise element
+ self test, discussion & exercise element
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Mobile Executive Summary
Format: 10 min quick access case study– Eligibility Criteria and Case Study– Provides text, still images, animated
GIFs– Can provide discussion/
communication options
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Work through MES• Content will be offered
as text, animated gif or jpg.
• You can choose a particular topic on the overview screen.
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Work through MES• Alternatively you can
move through the MES in sequence.
• You can always jump to the beginning or back to the moodle module navigation.
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Mobile Learning for Decision Makers?
Andreas Hörfurter, Senior Consultantcommon sense eLearning & training consultants, Vienna
