Challenges in creating interactive content for mobile devices

Challenges in creating interactive
content for mobile devices

Presented by

Janhavi Padture Jamaica Bracken
janhavi@harbingergroup.com jamaica@harbingergroup.com

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Poll
Have you implemented mLearning?

 One or more projects deployed
 Pilot project is in the works
 Definite plan to roll out in 6-12 months
 Evaluating – timeframe undefined
 Definitely NO plans for mLearning

U.S. Government’s focus on Mobile
According to a survey of 200 federal IT workers in 2011:
45% use mobile devices for their jobs on a daily basis
 93% use e-mail apps
 68% use FaceBook
 The U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer Steve VanRoekel
proposed a ‘Federal Mobility Strategy’ in order to provide
direction on mobile technologies adoption by agencies
 ‘Making Gov Mobile’ Project by US GSA (General Services
Administration)
 President Obama on the mobile revolution

Mobile in Government
 SIRI personal voice assistant was a result of a DARPA (part of
DoD) funded project
Defense services of many nations considering equipping
forces with mobile phones and tablets for performance
support - Australia’s elite combat forces will soon be given
iPhones and iPads, UK Air force, US Army
Government Mobile app list
White House recommended Top 10 must-have
government apps

mLearning in Government
Government Elearning! Magazine (July 2012) survey indicates
38% public sector organizations intend to invest in mobile
learning technologies in 2012

Dept of Commerce – Assessment & career development
coaching tool for Senior Executive Service (SES)
 Foreign Services Institute (FSI) – Pashto and Dari language
learning apps. Content includes video and audio
Department of Education – Answers.Ed.gov now on mobile,
so people can lookup important US Education information
State Department – Smart Traveler app

mLearning in Government
 National Institute of Health - WISER (Wireless Information
System for Emergency Responders), a mobile app designed to
assist first responders in hazardous material incidents
National Science Foundation’s (NSF) - Science360 for iPad
 Montana State Government – mobile optimized tax payment
 Election offices train poll workers via mobile learning
Dept of State partnered with UNESCO to define guidelines
for mLearning
 Dept. of Veterans Affairs – PTSD Coach app
Defense Acquisition University – performance support tools
Academia & Defense of course!!

mLearning in Academia
K-12, Community Colleges (Gov. funded)
Akron-Fairgrove , MI high schools to provide iPads to
high schoolers
 Senegal pilots mobile learning in Kindergarten

K-12 Math example - http://momaths.org/m

mLearning in Defense
 By 2013, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
plans to put mobile devices in the hands of all soldiers
 U.S. Army’s Learning Concept 2015, has stressed the
importance of including mLearning strategies
ADL Survey 2011: DoD current usage of mobile
technologies in Learning Currently using mobile
technologies

0 Researching on how to
22% use mobile
30%
technologies
Plan to use mobile
technologies in the
28% next 6-12 months
20% Do not plan to use
mobile technologies

mLearning in Defense
US Army - Soldiers on-the-go can now train on electronic health
record, medical logistics, and medical command and control apps
using their personal or approved iPhone, iPad or Android devices
via the MC4 (Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care)
system on ATN2GO mobile platform
Air Force – Air Education and Training Command (AETC) outlined
the importance of mLearning in their strategy. Free app for physical
training

UK Army using iPads for training -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgCJfr_eDVc&feature=rel
ated

mLearning :
Concerns and Challenges in Government

mLearning Challenges
POLICY /
REGULATION
SECURITY
LEARNER
ENGAGEMENT

ACCESSIBILITY BUDGET /
FUNDING

Challenges in developing interactive
mLearning content
• Devices
• Screen sizes
• Operating Systems
• Browsers
• Security
• Media formats supported
• Connectivity/Connection speed/ Bandwidth
• Technology Challenges
• Native vs. Web apps
• Flash vs. HTML5

Mobile Learning Interactions

Interactivity in mLearning
1. Presents a greater challenge in mLearning

2. Used to augment learning on mobile devices

3. Engaging way to present, interact and assess

4. Ability to track progress

Examples:

Interactive
Simulations Videos
exercises

Games

Characteristics of mLearning Interactions
 (Interactive of course!)
 Modular
 Non-linear
 Selectively render content
 SWF or HTML5!
 SCORM trackable
 Balance of text & media
 Easily optimized for mobile rendering
 Secure

Few Tips for creating mLearning interactions
 Keep them short - Edumercials
 Separate Content from Presentation
 Videos & Animation are effective interactions
 Use caching and local storage for SCORM
 Use rapid development tools like Raptivity for quick
turnaround
 Use tools like PhoneGap to convert to app
 Test…Test…Test!!!

Interactive mLearning by Raptivity

Select your Customize your
interaction model interaction model as
per your requirement

Save the output as per the
requirement – HTML5 or Flash

mLearning & Raptivity
 Create mLearning interactions quickly and easily
 Interactions can be viewed on various devices
 Integrate interactions with authoring tools that
support HTML5
 Track learners performance of mLearning modules

Sample created using Raptivity
http://www.raptivity.com/sample-courses/Gov-samples/mLearning-in-Military.swf

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Thank You!

Janhavi Padture Jamaica Bracken
janhavi@harbingergroup.com jamaica@harbingergroup.com

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