ADL Mobile Learning Newsletter #104

ADL Mobile Learning Newsletter

2 July 2012

Welcome to the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) weekly report on news and findings of interest related to mobile learning in the military. Note that due to increased requests, this newsletter is now open to all. Please subscribe using the link at the bottom of this newsletter.

Note: The ADL mobile team is updating the Mobile Learning Handbook. If you have seen any good examples of mlearning apps or content and would like to submit them for inclusion in the Handbook, please contact us at adlmobile@adlnet.gov.

Mobile Learning...

An integrating design? - http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=2772
Mobile Learning's First Thing - http://elearndev.blogspot.fr/2012/06/mobile-learning-first-thing.html
Do Learners on Mobile really know what they want in mLearning? - http://rjacquez.com/do-learners-on-mobile-really-know-what-they-want-in-mlearning/
Educational Mobile Learning: A Technology Evaluation Grid - http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/educational-mobile-learning-a-technology-evaluation-grid/
Experiments Show We Really Can Learn While We Sleep - http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/06/experiments-show-we-really-can-learn-while-we-sleep/
How an innovative educator became interested in mobile devices for learning - http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.fr/2012/06/how-innovative-educator-became.html
How This School District Turned its Students' Love of Mobile into Better Learning, Test Scores - http://www.zdnet.com/blog/sybase/how-this-school-district-turned-its-students-love-of-mobile-into-better-learning-test-scores/3426
Making History: mLearnCon 2012 Rocks Attendees - http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/958/making-history-mlearncon-2012-rocks-attendees-
Mobile Learning: Is it Time for Some Reality Checks? - http://www.impactinstruction.com/learning/mobile-learning-is-it-time-for-some-reality-checks/
More Thoughts on Categories of Mobile Learning Content [Vendor] - http://floatlearning.com/2012/06/more-thoughts-on-categories-of-mobile-learning-content/
Paving the path to mobile learning in Latin America - http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/paving-the-path-to-mobile-learning-in-latin-america.html
San Diego Schools Spend $15 Million On 26,000 iPads For Kids - http://www.cultofmac.com/175739/san-diego-schools-spend-15-million-on-26000-ipads-for-kids/
Social Learning Experiences Tamed with Tappestry - http://learningpilgrims.wordpress.com/tag/float-mobile-learning/
Strategies for Making the Most of Mobile Learning Tools in the Classroom - http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/06/strategies-making-most-mobile-learning-tools-classroom
When mLearning Isn’t mLearning - http://pcbloggeraugust.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/when-mlearning-isnt-mlearning/

News Stories of Interest...

Data Monday: Are Tablets Mobile Devices? - http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1571
A Stylus You Can Talk To - http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428322/a-stylus-you-can-talk-to/
An App Keeps Spies Away from Your iPhone - http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428344/an-app-keeps-spies-away-from-your-iphone/
Apple releases new universal iOS app, Podcasts - http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/26/apple-releases-new-universal-ios-app-podcasts/
Apps get better at retaining users, iOS more than Android - http://gigaom.com/2012/06/26/apps-get-better-at-retaining-users-ios-more-than-android/
Brightcove takes App Cloud open source - http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/brightcove-takes-app-cloud-open-source/24349
BYOD As a Right, Not a Privilege - http://www.govexec.com/technology/wired-workplace/2012/06/byod-right-not-privilege/56426/
Cell Internet Use 2012 - http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Cell-Internet-Use-2012.aspx
Google I/O: Just the Data - http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1573
Google unveils latest Android platform to developers - http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/google-unveils-latest-android-platform-to-developers/24371
Google's computerized glasses steal the show at I/O - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228577/Google_s_computerized_glasses_steal_the_show_at_I_O
Measuring a Mobile World: Introducing Mobile App Analytics - http://analytics.blogspot.ca/2012/06/measuring-mobile-world-introducing.html
Mobile Is Where The Growth Is - http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/07/mobile-is-where-the-growth-is.html
Price Waterhouse Cooper: Only mobile comms can SAVE HUMANITY - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/28/mobile_salvation/
RIM Cutting 5,000 Jobs; BlackBerry 10 Delayed Until 2013 - http://allthingsd.com/20120628/blackberry-10-delayed-til-2013-rim-cutting-5000-jobs/
Samsung hit by US Galaxy Tab injunction - http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/samsung-hit-by-us-galaxy-tab-injunction/24357
Think smartphones are ubiquitous now? Just wait a few years - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/27/smartphones-iphone-mobile-market
Three Questions for Patti Maes - http://www.technologyreview.com/qa/428289/three-questions-for-patti-maes/
With Google Now, Android Puts Apple's Siri To Shame - http://www.businessinsider.com/google-now-better-than-siri-2012-7
With Nexus 7, Google Finally Gets Android Tablets Right [Review] - http://mashable.com/2012/07/01/nexus-7-review/
You're being watched, but help is on the way - http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/youre-being-watched-but-help-is-on-the-way-20120627-211ot.html

Press Releases of Interest...

Digital Solutions for Personalizing Learning Take Center Stage at ISTE 2012 - http://www.pearsoned.com/digital-solutions-for-personalizing-learning-take-center-stage-at-iste-2012/
Motorola Mobility Foundation Announces Empowerment Grant Recipients, Reaches One Million Dollars in Funding - http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-Foundation-Announces-Empowerment-Grant-Recipients-Reaches-One-Million-Dollars-in-Funding-3b43.aspx
National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint Against State Department - http://www.nfb.org/national-federation-blind-files-complaint-against-state-department
Qualcomm and Akamai Collaborate to Optimize Mobile Page Loads and Improve Mobile User Experience - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qualcomm-and-akamai-collaborate-to-optimize-mobile-page-loads-and-improve-mobile-user-experience-2012-06-27
Sales Training “Just-in-Time” with Digital Media Training and SCORM Cloud Integration – Mobile Learning, mLearning, Sales Training On The Go - http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/Sales-Training-Just-in-Time-with-Digital-3665692.php
Use your Smart Phone to Get Smarter with M-LearnOntheGo - http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Use-your-Smart-Phone-to-Get-Smarter-with-3676176.php
Verizon Turns to ISTE to Help Teachers in Underserved Schools Use Mobile Technology to Prepare Students for STEM Careers - http://3blmedia.com/theCSRfeed/Verizon-Turns-ISTE-Help-Teachers-Underserved-Schools-Use-Mobile-Technology-Prepare-0

Resources...

mLearnCon Conference Handouts & Resources - http://www.elearningguild.com/mLearnCon/concurrent-sessions/resources.cfm?selection=doc.2275&event=92&utm_campaign=mlc12
10 reasons why to pay attention to Mobile Learning - http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/172965/10-reasons-why-to-pay-attention-to-Mobile-Learning
10 steps to engage patients in mobile, online health and wellness platforms - http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/10-steps-engage-patients-mobile-online-health-and-wellness-platforms/2012-06-26
Accessible Mobile Learning - http://aim.cast.org/learn/e-resources/accessibility_resources/elearning#accessible_mobile_learning
Implementing an mLearning Prototype Strategy [Vendor] - http://www.slideshare.net/ScottFloat/scott-mc-cormick-float-mobile-learningprototyping-strategymlearncon-2012
iPad App Evaluation for the Classroom [PDF] - http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/iPadAppEvaluation.pdf

For Developers...

1 Billion Augmented Reality (AR) users by 2020 - http://3g4g.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/1-billion-augmented-reality-ar-users-by.html
4 Awesome Mobile Websites to Learn From - http://www.business2community.com/mobile-apps/4-awesome-mobile-websites-to-learn-from-0194841
50 jQuery Mobile Development Tips - http://www.jquery4u.com/mobile/50-jquery-mobile-development
Adobe Captivate 6: Strong Out of the Gate - http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/959/adobe-captivate-6-strong-out-of-the-gate
An Update on Flash Player and Android - http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2012/06/flash-player-and-android-update.html
Big question: where do you stand on mobile content strategy? - http://www.netmagazine.com/features/big-question-where-do-you-stand-mobile-content-strategy
Could native apps disappear as HTML5 apps gain? - http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/content/13184.html
Does Google’s Mobile SEO Preference Change Mobile SEO Best Practices? - http://searchengineland.com/does-google%E2%80%99s-mobile-seo-preference-change-mobile-seo-best-practices-125362
Google I/O: Android Design for Success - http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1577
Google I/O: Fast User Interfaces for the Cross-Device Web - http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1576
Google I/O: Turning the Web Up to 11 - http://html5audio.org/2012/06/google-io-turning-the-web-up-to-11.html
Talks by W3C Speakers - http://www.w3.org/2007/11/Talks/search/query?date=2012#X_2012-06-29-589
Working With Android Sensors - http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1574

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