Outlook of Smartphone Usage in Brazil

via http://thenextweb.com/la/2011/08/22/smartphone-usage-in-brazil-why-youll-be-surprised/

Mobile Technology 2011

5 mobile trends to watch

 

via Alltop

Publisher perspectives on mobile learning: Interview with Michael Ross, Senior VP at Encyclopaedia Britannica

via http://www.facebook.com/Mobl21

Android #1 and Windows #2 by 2015

HT  to upsidelearning: Developing Mobile Learning: Which Device Are You Targeting?  http://bit.ly/eUMYIN

http://www.asymco.com/2011/04/07/divinely-inspired-analysis/

10 Ways Mobile Sites Are Different from Desktop Web Sites, by Shanshan Ma, March 21, 2011

I found this great post by Shanshan Ma on UXMatters.com where 10 fundamental ways mobile site design differs from desktop are identified.

The original post is here.

I’ve re-posted the summary below:

Summary

Based on my company’s research, which looked at a number of mobile sites from various industries, I’ve discovered 10 ways in which mobile sites differ from desktop Web sites:

1. In comparison to desktop Web sites, which usually contain a wide range of content and information, mobile sites usually include only the most crucial and time- and location-specific functions and features.
2. On desktop Web sites, horizontal navigation at the top of a page is a widely accepted way of structuring and presenting a site’s content. However, vertical navigation replaces horizontal navigation on more than 90% of the mobile sites we analyzed.
3. Hypertext is the signature component of the Internet and the Web. However, on mobile sites, there are few or no hypertexts on pages.
4. On desktop Web sites, designers use graphics for many different purposes, including promoting, marketing, and navigating. Mobile sites avoid using promotional and marketing graphics and use minimal graphics for navigation.
5. Various types of navigation are available on desktop Web sites. Some are global, so are consistent across a site, while others are contextual and change depending on where users are on a site. In contrast, while most mobile sites have global navigation, contextual navigation is rare on mobile sites.
6. On desktop Web sites, footers typically provide either links to content users might expect to see on a site’s home page or quick links that are available across a site to provide access to content users often need. Mobile sites employ a minimal form of the first type of footer, but they do not use footers containing quick links.
7. On desktop Web sites, breadcrumbs reassure users that they are on the right page and let them backtrack on their navigational path. Breadcrumbs are rare on mobiles sites and really aren’t necessary, because of the relatively flat structure of mobile sites.
8. Process funnels on desktop Web sites frequently use a progress indicator at the top of each page to guide users through the process. Such progress indicators do not appear on mobile sites.
9. Mobile sites offer better integration with phone functions—and present marketing opportunities such as facilitating direct orders by phone or sending promotional text messages.
10. Mobile sites can take advantage of technology that automatically detects where users are to present local search results. When users set up their preferences or profile, personalized search results become even more relevant and valuable to them.

Are We Wired For Mobile Learning? [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Horizon Report 2011

Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education and creative expression over the next one to five years. The areas of emerging technology cited for 2011 are:

Time to adoption: One Year or Less

• Electronic Books
• Mobiles

Time to adoption: Two to Three Years

• Augmented Reality
• Game-based Learning

Time to adoption: Four to Five Years

• Gesture-based Computing
• Learning Analytics

Full document available: http://www.educause.edu/Resources/2011HorizonReport/223122

What is a MOOC?

spotted on http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2011/02/preparing-massive-open-online-course-on.html

Licensed under Creative Commons:

Written and Narrated by Dave Cormier
Video by Neal Gillis

Researchers:
Dave Cormier
Alexander McAuley
George Siemens
Bonnie Stewart

Created through funding received by the University of Prince Edward Island through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s “Knowledge Synthesis Grants on the Digital Economy”

21st Century Learning Mobile Learning Devices | Verizon Business Tools

Students use Mobile Learning Devices in the classroom. New Verizon technology enables teachers and students to learn in an interactive environment.

21st Century Learning Mobile Learning Devices |…, posted with vodpod