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Meeting Announcement

March 2006: Mobile Learning--Where are we today and where are we heading?

Today, a wide range of mobile devices are supporting learning and knowledge work in the workplace and in educational institutions (both schools and universities)—and the number and types of innovative devices are exploding. At the same time, the infrastructure—especially wireless networks—are expanding rapidly and giving us high-speed Internet access in more and more places. The result is dramatic change and new opportunities to change how we work and learn. This eLearning Forum meeting will examine a number of questions about these trends and developments to gain better understanding of what we can realistically expect to see in the next few years.

We have a diverse set of speakers who will be able to address mobile learning from a number of different perspectives, to examine not only changes in the underlying and enabling technology, but also content issues as well as social and cultural aspects of mobile learning. We will also discuss what various Silicon Valley players are doing on both the user and vendor front. Companies like Genentech, for instance, understand the new opportunities that mobile learning can have—including for their sales force—and are preparing strategic initiatives. And companies like Intel, HP, Adobe and others have long been actively involved in mobile learning and are continuing to bring innovative mobile solutions to market.

Topics:

  • Major mobile learning successes in the workplace and the educational sector.
  • Major challenges that have slowed adoption of mobile learning.
  • Interesting and important deployment initiatives underway today.
  • Innovative technologies we see coming.
  • Key content issues and new tools and technologies.
  • Interesting R&D initiatives and projects.
  • Social and cultural issues that will impact the success of mobile learning.

Date/Time:
Friday, March 24, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Speakers:

  • Mark Oehlert, former Director of Learning Innovations, MASIE Center, and now with Booz, Allen Hamilton’s learning team
  • Ellen Wagner, Director of eLearning, Adobe (formerly Director, Higher Education, Macromedia)
  • Valerie Crawford, Senior Researcher, Center for Technology in Learning; SRI International
  • Jeremy Rochelle, Director, Learning Environments, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International

Agenda:

8:30 a.m. - Registration, Coffee, and Seating
9:00 - Introductions, Forum News, and Meeting Context Setting—Eilif Trondsen
9:30 - Mobile Learning Innovations and Trends—Mark Oehlert
10:15 - A Mobile Learning Perspective from Adobe—Ellen Wagner
10:50 - BREAK
11:10 - Mobile Learning in Education: Some Results of SRI Research—Valerie Crawford/Jeremy Rochelle
11: 30 - Open Discussion
12:00 - Noon Box Lunch and Networking

Who Should Attend:

Learning executives, managers, and practitioners who want to learn from and share with colleagues who face similar business and learning issues; Business managers who are interested in the intersection of business and learning.; Solutions providers interested in business drivers for decisions on learning technology and solutions; Learning professionals in business and education looking for innovative solutions and interested in future trends and issues.

Location:

SRI International 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA
(SRI is on Ravenswood Drive between Middlefield and El Camino Real)
Please use the parking lot at the corner of Ravenswood and Middlefield (next to the church) and walk the half block to the meeting. SRI has very limited parking in front of Building A; those spaces are reserved for SRI's use.

Registration:

Click here to register and pay on-line.
Registration at the door $35 cash.

Further Information:

Eilif Trondsen,
Founder and Chairman, eLearning Forum
etrondsen@sric-bi.com
650-859-2665 Also, go to the website: www.elearningforum.com for further updates as they are made available.



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