MobileLearning:3 Reasons3 Case Studies3 To dos

Charles DeNault

cdenault@saba.com

@mathchuck

Sr. Director of Product Marketing

August 28, 2014

3 Reasons for Mobile Learning

3 Case Studies

3 Suggestions on getting started

Questions, answers, and comments are welcome throughout.

Slides will be sent to all attendees.

Agenda

Accommodate Learning Styles. Everyone loves the convenience.

Reason 1: Anytime, Anywhere Access

• In 2012, 65% of workers surveyed declared their mobile devices to be their most critical work device.*

• 78% of Facebook access in the US is via mobile

• Phones and tablets offer great performance and are easy to use.

Reason 2: Mobile is the computing platform of choice

*http://elearninginfographics.com/10-mind-blowing-mobile-learning-statistics-infographic/

Poll: How will Mobile Learning fare at your company in the near future?

• Decrease significantly• Decrease somewhat• Remain the same• Increase somewhat• Increase significantly

6©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

The near future of mobile – source: Brandon Hall 2014

Reason 3: Your competition is investing in mobile learning

It will increase significantly

It will increase somewhat

It will remain the same

It will decrease somewhat

It will decrease significantly

38.7%

48.7%

12.0%

0.0%

0.7%

Case Study: Guitar Center

Saba.com/Blogs – Perfect Harmony June 12, 2014

8©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

“People want to learn on their own terms, when it makes sense for them.”

– Chris Salles, Director of eLearning

Case Study: Guitar Center “More Stories to Tell”

9©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

“We’re going from 25 SMEs to 12,000!”

Mobile and Social Learning

• Disseminate information quicker

• Share information among stores

• Collaborate, record and share

• Lack of PCs

About Guitar Center• Over 250 locations

nationwide• 12,000 passionate

employees• Largest retailer of

musical instruments and related gear

Case Study: Weight Watchers “Moving to Pull”

10©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

“No one wants a 4 hour eLearning course. They want something right now, that’s 10 minutes, and they want it to be good.”

– Dan Hoffmaster, Sr. Manager of Learning Technology

Why Mobile Learning?

• Nimble and Bite Sized

• Easily access fit with their BYOD Culture

• Elevate employee engagement

About Weight Watchers• 25,000 Employees • Operates in 30

countries• For over 40 years has

helped millions lose weight

Saba Case Study 2014

Big Global Technology Company “Just-in-Time Learning”

11©2014 Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

2 Years of Search, Filter, Download

• Phase 1: Smartphone friendly content (MP4, PDF, PPT) & community access

• Phase 2: Converting existing e-learning

• Content review board & process

About this implementation• 97,000 Partner Employees • Operating in 166 countries• 25% usage is mobile• 109,000 content downloadsSaba Summit Presentation 2014

What do you think your biggest challenge will be with Mobile Learning?• Infrastructure• Integrating with current learning programs• Content (creating or converting)• Adoption• Workforce rules (union or part-time)• Other (please share in chat)• Not sure

POLL

• Choose a project – a class, a process, or community

• Gain familiarity with the technology

• Learn about content and behavior

• Use private groups on LinkedIn or Facebook if no internal systems are readily available

Start a Mobile Learning Experiment

“There are no rules here — we're trying to accomplish something.”

- Thomas Edison

• Is your LMS ready?

• If not, how about a social enterprise tool.

• Start building a list of requirements – must haves and nice to haves.

Mobile Learning Infrastructure

Will your learners access your content?

$20 a month buys about 2GB of data which is a lot of learning and even more good will

Sponsor Mobile Access

Discussion

Thank You

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