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Mobile Learning (mLearning)
Definition
Learning delivered through mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, enabling access to training content anytime, anywhere. Mobile learning supports flexible, on-demand access to microlearning modules, job aids, and performance support resources for today's distributed workforce.
Where it fits in the SDI system
Turn a new process, system, role, or expectation into relevant practice, communication, job support, and evidence people can use in the work.
SDI practitioner lens
From definition to decision
Mobile learning is valuable when access at the point of work changes performance. It should be designed for short attention windows, touch interaction, variable connectivity, and the privacy and safety constraints of the work environment.
01 / Decision it should inform
Use mobile delivery when the audience is distributed or field-based and the content or support must travel with the task.
02 / What to watch for
Shrinking a desktop course onto a phone preserves the content while often destroying readability, interaction quality, and practical use.
Related ideas, client examples, and next steps
Carry the change from intent into day-to-day performance.
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