F3 How Emerging Mobile Technologies Are Redefining the Concept of Content
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Tuesday, June 24
Harbor 2
When it comes to content, context is king. When learning professionals create a learning experience, there is a desire to add as much context as possible, for it’s the context that helps build relevance to the learner. Mobile technologies have enabled us to add even more context to learning than ever before, and things are just getting started. In this session you’ll explore the new technologies are starting to appear in your smartphone today. Things like augmented reality. The Internet of Everything. iBeacons. Technologies that redefine content and build a stronger bridge between digital and reality. You’ll explore examples where context isn’t just being added to content, but where context is the content. You’ll learn how these technologies are already being implemented in the consumer world of mobile, and discover how they can be applied in a learning context.
Geoff Stead
Senior Director, Mobile Learning
Qualcomm
Geoff Stead, the senior director of mobile learning at Qualcomm, works internally to mobilize employee learning and externally to encourage smarter use of mobile learning at work. Geoff’s team works with cutting- edge mobile technologies to explore how they can and should use these technologies to enhance learning and performance. Geoff’s team also curates the popular WorkLearnMobile.org site, sharing best practice and industry insights. Considered one of the founders of mobile learning, Geoff has been creating innovative mobile learning tools since 2001. He advises the mobile industry (GSMA), education departments, and the EU, UK, and US governments on perfecting the blend between mainstream consumer technologies and enhanced learning and teaching.
