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Feature sets are optimized to streamline common use cases Use typography to show hierarchy and importance Features are progressively displayed Large buttons are used to make interactions actionable

Designing with awareness to context will yield a more atomic design that instead of introducing users to a proverbial blank canvas, will guide them toward accomplishing important tasks. Having to deal with slow data speeds, high network latency, smaller screens, and an unpredictable mode of use only reinforce the need to isolate an application’s essential features and offer access to them when contextually appropriate. Next time you design an interface for a mobile device, remember to consider context of use and context of the medium as part of your design strategy.

Dealing with phone numbers and other mobile friendly data Displaying information on a smaller screen Not using a cursor Device speed and network latency

Context of the medium

To design an experience that can gracefully coexist with others tools, one needs to understand what kind of media can be processed by specific mobile internet browsers, and when onboard applications are launched.

Using traditional web development techniques of creating fluid designs that scale horizontally is the fastest way to deploy a single design to many different mobile devices.

Social learning, at its core, is a network of communities. This network is usually formed and accessed through the use of social media. The community network provides the “path” for an effective flow of information.

A community network is the primary source of advice, methods, leading practices, lessons learned, and innovation. It’s the “repository” of content, experience, and intelligence that enables people to learn, develop, and excel at work. The effectiveness and usefulness of the community network is a function of its size and make-up.

A new generation of learning is here. Today, employees are working in a very fast-paced environment and they need learning that is immediate, relevant, and delivered in the context of their work. Social media won’t do the job alone. Organizations must embrace social learning and adopt the leading practices presented in this article if they want their employees to keep their company on the cutting edge. Social learning works when it is born from a well thought-out strategy, is made up of mature community networks, is fueled by motivated members, is a resource of great content, and is guided by meaningful metrics. Take some of the ideas presented in this article and start implementing them now.

5 Examples of How Schools Are Using Social Media to Enhance Learning buzzmarketing daily, 5 March 2010

Social network tweets to classes, Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia, 5 February 2010

In-Class Tweeting in a Large Lecture Class, Tiffany Gallicano, 30 January 2010

gust 2009 Twitter Style Guide, Sherry Main, Social Media Today, 16 August 2009

Twitter Scavenger Hunt Helps Students Learn More About Campus,19 Au

25 Twitter projects for the college classroom, OnlineColleges.net, 10 August 2009

Twittering in an educational setting, Elizabeth Hannan, Social Media Today, 17 May 2009

Twitter as a Learning Tool.  Really. Pat Galagan, ASTD, March 2009