Mainstream Mobile Devices – The smartphone’s impact on learning

from J Hruby, Director of Marketing

on April 29, 2010

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I wrote in the latest Fredrickson eZine about a radio interview featuring Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens.  The interview itself is interesting, but it started me thinking about Stephens’ observations about smartphones in terms of how this technology will eventually change workplace learning and development.

Here’s the interview, courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio:

If you can’t see the embedded audio player on this page, here’s the interview on MPR’s website.

I’m interested in your comments.  What do you think of the arrival of the smartphone age?  When and how will this technology change learning in the workplace?

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The recent article, Satirical, Yet Oh So True
by Molly Emmings, Account Manager is relavent.  To expand on her comments about the challenge of gaining, and holding reader (aka Learner) attention reminded me of a concept that was first posed by Linda Stone:  Continuous partial attention.  We have become scanners and the smart phone has allowed us to continue our partial attention to all parts of the world.

by Bob Bodine
on May 05, 2010 - 2:11

Thanks for the link. Very interesting conversation...I have alway thought that, for example, the iPhone is really is handheld computer that one can make a phone call.

by Richard Fong
on May 05, 2010 - 2:25

Kudos to you! I hadn’t tuhoght of that!

by Spud
on May 01, 2011 - 9:23

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