Liam Butler, General Manager - EMEA from NetDimensions shared his insight and knowledge about Mobile Learning & Technology: Essentials for Success for the Aurion Learning E-Learning Journeys Masterclass 2013 at The Lighthouse, Glasgow on Thursday 10th October.

1. Mobile Learning & Technology:
Essentials for Success
Liam Butler
General Manager, EMEA
NetDimensions
Thursday 10 October, 2013

2. What We Will Discuss
 What content works well on mobile
 The innovative ways that NetDimensions clients are using
mobile learning
 What technologies are needed
 Mobile options available
 Case studies on mobile learning

3. Show of Hands
Is your organisation leveraging any form of
mobile learning today?
 Yes
 No, but we would like to
 No, it’s not really for us
 Not sure

4. Mobile Content

5. The Evolution of the LMS
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
• Classroom registration administration
• Computer-based CD training
• Web learning & online course management
• Blended & on-demand learning
• Learning Experience is anytime, anywhere – Mobile Learning & xAPI

6. Mobile Content –xAPI/TinCan
Source ADL

7. Tin Can (xAPI) – What’s the Future?
 Is it a solution to the 70/30 rule?
 E.g. Book marketlet functionality in Google/YouTube etc.
 The impact of the Learning Record Store (LRS)
 No longer held back by the web browser
 Mobile, Serious Games, Social Media
 Native Apps can be built to work on any LMS or System.
Learning Experience is Everywhere – Any Training Modality

8. Mobile Learning

9. Mobile Learning – Finally a Reality
According to IDC,
37,2% of the world’s
workforce will be mobile
by 2015
 Mobile learning means different things
to different people, but:
 Mobile learning is NOT just eLearning
on smartphones or tablets
 Workforces are now mobile & remote
 Internet connectivity should
not be taken for granted
 There is no single solution for everyone!

10. Mobile Learning Involves …
An increasingly mobile workforce
Expecting personalised access
To context- & location-aware content
Enabling communication & collaboration
With connectivity completely abstracted

11. But… A Few Reality Checks
 Mobile Learning means a lot of different things to different
people, but:
 mLearning is not just eLearning on smartphones or tablets
 Offline players or mobile delivery platforms are only point solutions
 Organisations think evolution, not revolution
 There is no single solution for all… even within the same
organisation

12. New Market Trends Affect Mobile Learning
 Mobile devices are now readily available in the corporate
world and tablets present the next new frontier
 Organisations now understand they need “Learning
Environments” that foster learning anywhere & anytime
 Learners now expect more personalised, on-demand,
collaborative learning experience wherever they are

13. NetDimensions mLearning Strategy
1. The Portable LMS – mEKP
 Plug-and-learn anywhere
 No installation, no connectivity required
2. NetDimensions Talent Suite on Smartphones
 Cross-platform, device-optimised mobile web access
 Web apps available for Android and iOS
3. Native Mobile Apps – iPad/Android
 Industry-specific apps by NetDimensions resellers & clients
 More apps via NetDimensions SDK integrations

14. NetDimensions mLearning Solutions
The Portable LMS
Plug & Learn Anywhere
No Installation
Smartphone
Web Apps
Native iPad Apps

15. “mEKP, … a disruptive step in the evolution of
enterprise software”
 Your personal learning &
support environment
 Runs independently
from a USB flash drive
 Supports tracking of
user data and activity
 Delivers, manages & tracks web-ready content
 News, courses, surveys, exams, podcasts, videos, technical
documentation & more
 Performs smart synchronisation

16. Case Study – On-the-job
Performance Development
 CLIENT
 Fugro Group, a Dutch multinational providing Survey, Geotechnics and Subsea Services to
oil, gas, mining & construction industries
 CHALLENGE
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Deliver on-the-job learning, assessments & competency-driven performance development
Requirement for an intuitive user interface for mobile access
Remote workforce often in locations with no connectivity
12,000 users with at least half of them in the field and 1/4 at the same time
 RESULTS
 Solution: NetDimensions Learning & Performance (SaaS) and mEKP
 Employee engagement for new hires is 10 percentage points higher than average because of
mobile delivery of training & access to career development
 Planning to now roll out appraisals & assessments at the point of performance

17. SmartPhone Responsive UI
• Responsive design adapts to smartphone screen size
 Design based on three key concepts:
 Learner access to eLearning & Learning Assets
 eLearning content played directly on SmartPhone
 Manager Access for Enrollment Approval
 Manager able to manage enrollment process for any content type
 Ability to conduct Supervisory Assessments
 Manager can conduct basic appraisals and supervisory assessments
via Smart Phone

18. Smart-Phone Use Case Scenario
 Direct Appraisers, Supervisors or Managers are frequently
on the move with business travel and are required to
execute Approvals and Assessments as part of the workflow
process.
 Managers having adequate internet access on mobile
phone.
 Features are built for Managers having access to Talent Suite
using their respective mobile phones.
 Responsive Design = Agnostic to Smart-Phone device.

19. Approvals on Smartphone

20. Supervisory Assessments on Smartphone
Supervisory Assessment based on
Question Pools generated from Exam
Manager in NetDimensions Learning
LMS

21. NetDimensions Mobile Tablet App (Slate)
• Available on iPad & Android tablets
• Uses SCORM offline extension
 Design based on two key concepts:
 Search-based navigation
 Ability to universally search any type of content in the NetDimensions
Talent Suite (e.g. courses, reference materials, knowledge bases,
people, forums, news, functions)
 Ability to present taxonomy of results for easy navigation
 Both online & offline access
 Ability to tag any type of content for offline access
 Ability to synchronize automatically when online

22. Native iPad App

23. Native iPad App

24. Native iPad App

25. Native iPad App

26. However… The Disclaimer
 12 months from now Mobile Learning will look completely
different
 Technology and Use Cases are evolving at a rapid pace
 Technology Company road maps have changed from 12 to 6
months. Innovation is rapid on Mobile.
 Tin Can (xAPI) is a solution to problem we never knew we had,
much like the iPad. The ways we use it are evolving month by
month and it is changing the way everyone looks at Learning
Experiences. 12 months from now this presentation will probably
be obsolete.

27. QUESTIONS?
Liam Butler
General Manager, EMEA
NetDimensions
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/liam-butler/4/437/420
THANK YOU

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