Emerging Trends in Learning and Development

Emerging trends in Learning and Development (L&D)




L&D is mainly focused to make sure that the employees in the organization are gaining and improving the knowledge, skills and competencies which they require to carry out the routine work of the organization effectively for their own benefit as well as the organization. And also Learning and development has come a long way due to result of recent technology improvements and rapid acquisition of social affirmation.

Being a part of most people’s daily lives, mobile technology doesn’t need to be taught and so learning can be integrated quickly and easily into a persons’ everyday (Ophoff, 2013)

Mobile training

As a result of the dedicated work of the mobile learning community, and with the rapid increase of usage of the mobile devices all over the world, during recent past we have experienced an explosion in the growth of mobile learning across all sectors of education. Mobile learning has become one of the main emerging Learning and Development topic to discuss around the world mainly because mobile learning has been a victim of its own success.


Elias (2011) stated that Continuous and situated learning support, decrease in training costs and potentially a more rewarding learning experience as the benefits of Mobile learning.

Channels of Mobile Learning

Screenshots of educational content.

  Mobile devices are ideal for receiving short, five to six screen presentations of educational content, such as a course summary, advice on examination preparation, and assistance with a part of a course that has caused difficulties to students in the past, tutorial advice or even multiple choice tests.

Course modules

Providing learning coursed through mobile devices have become more popular at present. A comfortable didactic environment can be created by using Microsoft Reader Works to display the content. However, the main challenge is to solve the problems of screen size for the presentation of course modules in mobile learning on the slightly smaller screens of smart phones and mobile phones.

SMS messaging.

 This service e is commonly used by the universities and schools to notify their students regarding daily needs in educational contexts, for urgent communications. If the institution’s communication is sent to the students’ mobile phones by SMS messaging, the message will be received immediately by all students. An SMS messaging system can be set up by in-house development or by using an SMS service provider.


As Louise & Lee (2011) stated that limited memory of devices and Risk of sudden obsolescence are the main challengers of Mobile learning.

References
Elias, T. (2011). Universal Instructional Design Principles for Mobile Learning, Canada: Athabasca University.

Louise, M. & lee, D. (2011). Critical issues of m-learning: design models, adoption processes, and future trends. Journal of Chinese Institute of industrial engineers, Volume 3.


Ophoff, J. (2013). Towards a Method for Mobile Learning Design. Informing Science and Information Technology, Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 10.


Comments

  1. UnknownJune 13, 2018 at 6:33 AM

    Good essay but there are different fonts in various pharagraphs can u correct them. One reference does not have a in text citation please check and include. Overall structure and ideas are lucid and well planned. However should have included some examples

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  2. UnknownJune 13, 2018 at 10:31 PM

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  3. UnknownJune 16, 2018 at 9:11 AM

    your citation in last paragraph should be recheck.you are more focused on mobile training.If you can just brief about the other emerging trends, will give more value.

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  4. UnknownJuly 4, 2018 at 1:10 PM

    Its better if you have given some corporate example.

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  5. UnknownJuly 4, 2018 at 1:12 PM

    Your findings on mobile learning is interesting, and we have to agree that the trend of using mobile is getting high day by day, further mobile based learning can be more effective media in future ... keep up your search..

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  6. darshanaJuly 5, 2018 at 4:53 AM

    Good job, keep ot up

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  7. AnonymousJuly 5, 2018 at 8:52 AM

    Nicely structured essay, and you have used latest reference too. good job

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  8. UnknownJuly 5, 2018 at 10:32 AM

    useful stuff and very interesting topic. good job.

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  9. SivaArunJuly 5, 2018 at 11:49 PM

    Can obtain idead about the new trends in learning and development . Well written

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  10. Sachie HennadigeJuly 6, 2018 at 2:21 AM

    good job. keep it up

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  11. SachithraJuly 7, 2018 at 4:44 AM

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