Role of Instructional Designers in Mobile Learning

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Role of Instructional Designers In

Mobile Learning

Mobile LearningMaking the training content accessible on mobile devices to cater to the learners’ needs on the go.


Platforms to deliver Mobile Learning


- Steve Jobs

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.


Factors GoverningMobile LearningDesign


Supporting devices

Resolution used

Screen size

Responsive design architecture


Mobile LearningDesign ?What’s usually

missed?


Robust Instructional Design for Mobile Learning

1. Define the Learning Need

• Is it new learning content?

• Is the purpose reinforcement of learned content?

• Is there a need to provide a quick refresher on the go?


Key Aspects

• Design the content for point-of-use.


While travelling

During idle wait times

When a quick refresher is needed

2. Design Bite-sized Learning Components

Key Aspects

• Know the kind of templates that support the chosen authoring tool.

• Avoid interactions like drag n drop that aren’t best suited for small screens of mobile devices.

• Avoid designing heavy graphics, videos, and animations.

• Balance push versus pull learning components to give the learner more control and choice.


3. Adapt Your Design for a Consistent Learning Experience Across Devices

Key Aspects

• Each nugget of learning needs to be short, relevant and precise.

• Focused on one learning objective, each existing as a standalone component.

• Instructionally, this requires a design approach same as used in the Learning Object model.


4. Cater to Short Attention Span and limitations of ‘Learning on the go’

Key Aspects

• Use crisp graphic, statistics and/or a question to work as an attention grabber.

• Use appropriate terminology such as ‘tap’ and ‘swipes’ instead of ‘clicks’.

• Write short and precise sentences instead of paragraphs of text.

• Use visual images, infographics, and animations, where possible, to convey message.

• Provide links wherever more depth of content is needed.


5. Using an Appropriate Style of Instruction

Key Aspects

Creating effective storyboards for mobile devices is not difficult,


just different.

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