The Rising Battle for the Planet of the Apps

Abstract

This chapter introduces mobile learning for individuals, groups, and macro-level mLearning for personal and professional development. The chapter offers practical application of theories to be leveraged within pedagogical and andragogical approaches. There are multiple layers of considerations offered in terms of context, content, and collaboration to optimize mLearning. There are more mobile devices in the world than people, and many more of the world's population already has some type of mobile phone, making it the most wide-spread technology and most common electronic device in people's hands. Tapping into this ubiquitous technology creates a wide array of educational possibilities. Hence, a mobile first learning design is crucial in personal, organizational, leadership, and professional development contexts to help bridge the gap between personal lives, schools, colleges, and the workplace. The chapter illuminates how mobile learning brings to life that learning is everywhere as a natural segue for ownership of learning and ripe for dynamic, interactive, educational engagement.