Forward Thinking

why is there a QR code on my print out from Moodle?

This quarter's iPass Mobile Workforce Report provides insights into the trends and habits of today's mobile workforce. Some of the notable findings in this quarter's survey include: The mobile stack (average number of devices carried by a mobile worker) has grown to 3.5, up from 2.7 in 2011. 64 percent of mobile workers now carry a tablet, rising to nearly 80 percent within the next six months according to respondents' buying predictions. LinkedIn is the social network of choice for 79 percent of mobile workers, followed closely by Facebook at 76 percent. 67 percent of mobile workers now use social media for work. 92 percent of mobile workers believe their smartphones should be enabled for both work and personal use. Respondents felt that the laptop was still the most effective device for multi-tasking (62 percent). Smartphones (51 percent) and tablets (36 percent) were only effective in combination with another device for multi-tasking. Mobile workers are becoming less satisfied with their mobile service. 87 percent were satisfied in 2011, while only 62 percent in 2012. 61 percent of a mobile worker's day is within range of a Wi-Fi network.

This recently released JISC report is inviting feedback prior to full publishing on 23/03/12, thought you may be interested?

An interesting insight into the possible future of SCORM.

LoudCloud's Adaptive Reader Technology (ART) was developed to improve graduation and student success rates by accelerating mastery of learning and improving student engagement and retention through data driven instruction. LoudCloud's adaptive technology captures and statistically analyzes over 300 variables from student demographics, course engagement and assessment data to deliver necessary content, supplementary materials, remedial instruction, tutoring support and personalized feedback based on each learner's profile. LoudCloud's Behavioral Analytics Reporting Systems (BARS) logs and audits every click activity of its users on the platform, thereby analyzing the behavioral pattern of each user. The patterns and reports generated through this engine help both educators and administrators, apart from students themselves to apply timely remediation at their points of need.

An £80m Home Office programme to give police forces Blackberrys and other mobile devices has been criticised by the National Audit Office. In its report the NAO said only one in five forces has used the new technology effectively.

Blog post on the potential downside of learning analytics

An interesting thread of conversation around the use of YouTube as an 'organisational' tool. Maybe worth bearing this in mind when suggesting YouTube to clients.

Quite in-depth, but a nice collection of thinking around Mobility and Learning in the Digital Age

Sussex Uni E-learning team blog on why they are choosing responsive themes over native app for Moodle

Here's a very interesting take on..... well, pretty much what we do.... what do people think? Is this feasible?  How would clients react? Does it cause any problems?

According to the 2011 iPass Global Mobile Workforce Report, each year the average smartphone/tablet owning employee works 240 hours longer than the general workforce. Smartphone adoption is now 94% of the global workforce, with tablet adoption at 41%.