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A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald commenting on the challenges facing educators (and their institutions/organisations) about the cost of mobile learning and the how the telcos are threatening the viability of m-Learning in Australia. I suggest you read Marc Prensky’s article (see below under Trends heading) published in the Innovate – Journal of…

A real success story with the young From Checkpoint e-LearningLondon, May 2005 – Key findings from mobile eLearning trials have been published this month by the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) in a report "Mobile Technologies and learning". The report presents some innovative ideas on how mobile technologies such as smartphones and PDAs (Personal…

The Cape Group (an Australian-based global human capital research and advisory firm) have just released a report based on responses from 30 of the top 100 organisations in Australia and New Zealand. Learning Circuits magazine (from ASTD) reviewed the report: The survey found that only a handful of organizations viewed themselves as being mature users…

This is a “MUST SEE”! Follow the link and register to view the webcast – it’s about 1 hour long – it’s FREE – and it’s fascinating from 2 perspectives! Firstly, the content is really engaging and very relevant to all educators and learning professionals. These ideas and predictions about work will influence and shape…

By Lisa Neal, Editor-In-Chief, eLearn Magazine While we’re looking at future issues and trends – this recent interview with Saul Carliner highlights some interesting observations: Few observers are as astute as Saul Carliner, an e-learning veteran who examines data and trends to predict where the industry is going and why. Saul has a foot in…

The link below is from Danny Hillis’ “Edge – the Third Culture” website. There are some interesting essays on the future of learning. Scroll down, past the essay on “The Reality Club” (you can read that later) to “Aristotle – The KNowledge Web” – some thought provoking comments for learning professionals! http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/hillis04/hillis04_index.html