So, what’s next? How can you start moving forward and making progress towards the goal of implementing an mLearning deliverable in your enterprise? These next five resolutions will allow you to make big steps towards that goal:

那么,接下来你该怎么做?该如何向前迈进,使你的企业朝着实施移动学习这一目标继续前行?接下来这五点建议将让你朝着你的目标迈进一大步:

6、I will assess my current learning curriculum for potential mobile learning content. Review your active eLearning, CBT and ILT, and identify some content that has a high potential to be successful. Maybe it is something as simple as a checklist of best practices or safety standards. It might be some valuable employee onboarding information. Look for that “low-hanging fruit” that resonates with your target audience. You are most likely going to make this first effort relatively simple, so you don’t want to launch something overly complicated.

6、为潜在的移动学习内容评估目前的学习课程。回顾你的在线教学内容,中央商务平台(CBT)以及物流证书(ILT)等,找出一些容易成功转化为移动学习的内容,这些内容可能像最佳做法或安全标准单一样简单。当然也可以是一些有用的员工入职信息。找一些简单易行并且能与你的目标受众产生共鸣的内容。第一次尝试应该相对简单些,所以你不要有推出过于复杂的东西的打算。

7、I will build a mobile learning development team. Who is in your department that is going to help you get to your goal? You are going to need some specific roles and responsibilities such as instructional designer, developer, IT, quality control/testing and project manager. You are going to want someone who is going to “champion” the effort and evangelize it within the organization. Which of these roles are you going to take on? Build a team of people who see the power and potential of mLearning so you are all working with passion toward the common goal.

7、成立一个移动学习开发团队。你部门中谁将帮你达成目标?你需要有一些特定人员负责特定内容,如教学设计人员,开发人员,技术人员,质量监控/测试人员、项目经理。你需要有人来拥护、带领你这个团队努力发展并且在组织内部宣传移动学习。建立一个能看到移动学习的潜力和力量的团队,这样你们就斗志昂扬地朝着共同的目标而努力。

8、I will learn about the different types of mobile delivery. Mobile website? Mobile Web app? Native app? Hybrid? Aaaah! Don’t get frustrated. The delivery that is best for you is going to be driven by different factors and help you make this choice. Delivering to a variety of mobile devices? Probably not a native app. Want to make use of the camera? Native app, probably! It’s good to know what each of these delivery types are capable of and where they fall short. Your IT person is going to want to have a say in this choice so discuss it with them as well. This resolution is a big one as you will most likely need to learn about mobile application management (MAM), mobile device management (MDM), mobile security and BYOD (bring your own device). I know all these acronyms might make you want to BYOB, but you don’t need to become an expert in all of this. Just make sure you understand the principles and advantages and disadvantages of each. Your IT team member can do the heavy lifting in this area.

8、了解不同类型的移动传输方法。移动网站?移动Web应用程序?本机应用程序?混合动力? 天呐!这么多东西要学。不要沮丧。不同的因素决定哪种传输方式最适合你。传送到各种移动设备也许不是本机应用程序的工作。要使用摄像头可能用得到本机应用程序!了解每种传输工具的优缺点很有用处。技术人员可能会对这些程序表达一下自己的意见,所以多和他们讨论讨论。这很重要,因为你将很可能需要了解移动应用管理(MAM),移动设备管理(MDM),移动安全和BYOD(携带自己的设备)。我知道这些简写可能会让你想要自备设备,但你并不需要成为在这些方面的专家,你只需要确保能理解每一种方式的运行原理和优缺点就可。你的IT团队能够担起这研究这些设备的重任。

9、I will consider a prototype for a deliverable. Float Mobile Learning is a HUGE proponent of the prototype. We write blog posts about it, magazine articles, give presentations – we talk prototypes to anyone who will listen! Why are we so high on prototypes? For one, there is less risk involved. You are going to make mistakes with your mLearning initiative, especially if it is a first effort within your enterprise. Why not make those missteps on a smaller, more manageable effort? Prototypes also help you keep the Big Three in check: scope, schedule and budget. The smaller deliverable will not cost as much as a full build, and it will have a shorter timeline. Also, it will give you a powerful and engaging deliverable to show your stakeholders and get them on board for the complete project.

9、考虑备份传输内容的原型。Float绝对支持原型备份。我们写博客发帖,杂志报道,做报告来讨论原型备份,我们对所有的看官和听众都谈论原型备份这一问题!为什么我们对原型备份如此重视?原因之一,内容传输会存在风险。你首次进行移动学习肯定会有失误,尤其是如果移动学习首先在企业内部运行。那么为什么不把这些失误控制在一个更小,更易于掌握的范围之内?此外,原型还可以帮助你检查,安排和预算。较小的传输内容开支会比整内容传输要小,所需时间更短,而且在给你的股东们展示这个过程的时候会更有力,更吸引人,也更容易得到他们对整个项目的支持。

10、I will implement mobile learning in my organization for the right reasons. I saved this resolution for last, even though it is the most important one. Any mLearning project you develop must result in your target audience becoming better at what they do. Make them more informed. Make them more productive. Allow them to become more efficient in their job. Smarter. Safer. Faster. Happier. What does success look like for your mobile learning? Make sure you have that clearly defined in a business case, and that you can measure it so you know when you have reached your goal. Don’t let the wrong reasons hijack your mLearning effort. If you hear yourself saying, “We are doing this because mobile learning is cool,” or, “The AVP said he wanted an app!”, be forewarned you might have a negative outcome. Build a strategy that leads to success so that your audience gets excited about learning on a mobile device. You will pave the way for many more mobile learning deliverables.

10、在合适的时间在组织内进行移动学习。虽然这个建议被放到了最后一点,但它是最重要的。你开发任何移动学习项目,直接目的是使目标受众者在他们的领域做的越来越好。让他们了解更多的信息、工作更有效率,让他们更聪明,更安全、速度更快、更快乐。你的移动学习怎样才算成功?请确保你在商业案例中有明确的成功标准并且能获得成功,这样当你达成目标的时候你就知道,你成功了!不要让错误的原因阻碍你的学习。如果你觉得移动学习很流行,或者是领导希望有一个应用程序,这时候你应当注意,你得到的结果很可能不理想。策划一个方案确保观众对在移动设备上学习感兴趣并引领他们走向成功。你将为更多的移动学习传输铺平道路。

If you can hold to these resolutions this year, I can safely say you have a great chance of talking about your successful mLearning at the office Christmas party in December. Did you have any resolutions this year? Maybe some that aren’t on this list? Add them to the comments below or keep me posted during the year. I would love to hear both successes and failures. Lessons learned make us all better.

如果今年你能坚持这些建议,我敢肯定,在今年12月份的公司圣诞晚会上你很有可能会被邀请讲讲移动学习成功的经验。