Whether it’s shopping, socializing, or searching for information, chances are you have an app for that. The average consumer spends more time using their mobile phone than their desktop computer or laptop. A growing number of industries have begun to reap the benefits of catering to mobile users. But corporate learning has been slow to get with the program. Despite the slow start, our 2018…

As many of us can attest, it’s difficult to remain on the cutting edge of technology when it comes to training. Whether it’s resistance within our organizations or a limitation of tools (like a bloated LMS or ancient browser requirements), working to improve design can often feel like more of a hassle than it’s worth. But regardless, we work hard to bring learners the best possible experience in…

If you attended ATD TechKnowledge this year, then you might have seen a session about this new thing called The Mobile Mindset and it’s all about mobile learning basics. Steven Boller and myself presented on this topic in front of a rather enthusiastic audience. We were excited to see just how ready people are to do something—anything—to get mobile learning started at their organization. I…

Our web analytics tell me that most of you are reading this blog post on your desktop. Probably at work. But a growing percentage are reading our articles from the browser on their mobile phone. I expect that trend to steadily increase. We spend our time on the internet browsing from website to beautiful website. Almost every webpage we visit now is responsive, adapting to whatever device we are…

After years of hype, mobile is finally the big workplace knowledge support tool we've all been talking about. This is especially true for sales enablement. Most field-based sales reps live or die by their phones. It's the device they constantly have with them and reference. But do you really understand how those reps use their phones? Do you think about what they want and need in any kind of…

While a huge number of organizations are still just getting their feet wet with mobile, this year's ATD TechKnowledge conference sought to get learning professionals thinking beyond our current approaches to imagine how technology in 2020 and beyond will impact learning. David Rose, MIT media lab instructor, entrepreneur and author, painted an exciting picture of the "internet of things" in…

Clark Quinn is a long-time advocate of the use of mobile technologies to support learning efforts. He's also been a very public presence in trying to help the learning and development community (and anyone else who cares to listen to the conversation) that the BEST use of mobile phones is NOT eLearning. He has written and spoken numerous times on this topic. I responded to his recent post with…