Today I was inspired to share my thoughts about mlearning due to a post from TrDev and http://bit.ly/bUb9jK. (Link through Twitter) the comments of Robert Bacal. Here's my thoughts about mlearning and the time to learn.
I believe mlearning is very much "pull" learning. And like any learner, one only absorbs when motivated, and those times of motivation to learn are episodic. Thus a mobile device can be a tool that turns an unproductive time waiting in the doctors office into an aha moment where for example one finds a great nugget of info and can plan to put it into action later. I agree that sometimes just being present is important / taking in the world – but that choice is left to the individual and where they want to place their attention at that moment.
BTW – its 5:56am. I'm checking in on my Twitter PLN via my blackberry as I await my children to wake up. Once they do, my professional learning ends and my informal, unstructured personal learning about & through my children begins as I watch & help them explore their world.
Hmm, that being said …aren't we all kind of wired for the want of knowledge? And even in "down time" are we not observing, talking and ultimately learning?
Thanks for getting my brain going this morning Robert!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
