According to Google, in three years, mobile devices will replace desktops to which most people currently turn to for information. Mobile phones are not just communication devices sparking new modalities of interaction between people; they are also particularly useful computers that fit into your pocket, are always with you, and are nearly always on. Like all communication and computing devices, mobile phones can also be used for learning.
Foraying into mobile learning, Emantras launched Mobl21, a unique learning platform in January 2010. Mobl21 is designed to make mobile education accessible for individual teachers and students, and scalable for institutions and enterprises. Mobl21 not only compliments formal course systems, but also pushes learning beyond the traditional boundaries of the classroom.
The unique pedagogy of Mobl21 helps in creating learning assets (of various media types) that compliment formal courses, by extending the learning opportunity beyond traditional barriers. It helps to manage the content ecosystem by making it accessible to users and groups, and also to publish content on the desktop, social platforms, and on iPhone/iPod Touch for ‘global accessibility’.
Speaking on the launch of Mobl21, Sesh Kumar, Founder & CEO, Emantras said, ‘We are proud to be releasing Mobl21, a product that truly delivers significant value to the learning ecosystem and makes mobile learning accessible to a global audience. The value of mobile education is truly derived when it can be adopted across the board and can lend significant value to existing methods of learning – we believe Mobl21 does all these things and more’.
This new platform would provide students the opportunity to learn anywhere–anytime. In addition, the content design is such that the learning assets truly enhance learning. The system is designed for teachers to create material quickly and effectively for their students, for students and parents to create learning material for their own study and for publishers to create learning assets that compliment formal text and online courseware. Within an enterprise setting, the platform delivers significant value in driving a ‘micro-learning’ strategy to enhance performance.
