Cell phones have become an essential piece of equipment to most people. mLearning is many things to many people, though.

• Pure Learning (questionable)
• Data Collection (probable)
• Performance Support (probable)
• Reinforcement (probable)
• Reference (likely)

Possibilities (decreasing down the list in complexity and cost):

• Rich Media (Flash lite, Pod/Vodcasts & streaming video)*
• Courseware (learning + interactive assessments)^
• Resources (reference materials and collaboration)
• AudioCasts (story-based learning)
• SMS/MMS (iterative learning & reinforcement)
• Notifications (messaging, reminders)

* Requires Premium SmartPhone
^ Requires Standard SmartPone
All others require a standard cell phone

Unfortunately, most learning management systems do not yet have the capability to launch and track mLearning.

CellCasts are

• easy to create
• easy to distribute
• easy to access
• easy to track
• easy to localize
• easy to personalize

Try a CellCast
http://www.mlearning.com >> Create Your Own Account

Approximate cost is ~$2/month.
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Watching another attendee (Leah) use the software to create a simple CellCast did indeed show it to be a simple process. It’s not something I see us deploying from a marketing or customer standpoint. However, I could see our HR training director looking at this for internal training.

IIL07