3 Reasons to Decree Mobile Learning by 2015

By Joshua Kim. 1.  Mobile Education Is Coming: Spend some time with Mary Meeker's 2013 Internet Trends Report and one trend that jumps out is the rapid accession of the mobile web. Meeker describes the trends in mobile as "aggressive momentum". Everything from search to shopping to music to games to news is moving quickly from the computer and browser to the smart phone and tablet. Education services through the laptop and browser may not disappear, but they will certainly be complemented by mobile.  
2.  The Need to Prepare Today for Tomorrow:  Ben Franklin once said that “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” If we wait to prepare for a future where our students expect the same mobile access for their education materials and platforms as they get for their banking, news, gaming, and entertainment platforms then we will not be ready when that future arrives.
3.  A BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) Motivates Teams: We need goals that take us out of our day-to-day work of spending all of our energy making our existing services work. Yes, we need to keep our high service levels - but we also need to find the cycles to prepare for what's next. A decree about mobile learning from leadership gives us permission to look beyond the problems that are directly in front of our face. We can feel empowered to experiment, try new things, and learn by failing. Read more...