Mobile learning has been propelled to the forefront of training and education in an increasing number of workplaces, says Gary Woodill, a senior analyst at a leading e-learning research firm.

In a forthcoming book, “The Mobile Learning Edge: Tools and Technologies for Developing Your Teams,” Woodill shows how mobile learning is evolving, and how organizations can use it more efficiently and effectively--with companies reaping the rewards of increased communication, teamwork, productivity and profitability.

Readers will learn:

·        How to break free from the old notions of training and development with the concrete strategies in the book.

·         Become skilled in the seven principles of successfully training employees on the move.

·         Implement new learning programs that employees can access anywhere.

·         Develop a future mobile learning strategy in an ever-changing environment.

·         Discover what might be the right kind of mobile technologies for a company.

With the ideas generated in the book, readers will be able to go beyond applications and content and be able to create engaging and productive mobile learning for their team.

According to a recent study, there's one mobile device for every two people in the world, and the technology making these devices smarter and more connected is improving almost daily. Mobile learning releases learners from the classroom where they are immobilized, and allows them to learn at "anytime, anyplace," according to Woodill.

In The Mobile Learning Edge, Woodill outlines the most effective methodologies for training and engaging employees on the move and takes the person out of the classroom, while keeping learners connected to the information they need at all times.

The book features:

·         Information on the social media and enabled devices that can serve mobile learning

·         Strategies for how a business can use mobile learning to train, educate, and instruct employees anywhere

·         Pointers on information gathering and analysis on the fly

·         Innovative ideas for creating effective mobile learning experiences

·         Strategies for anticipating future mobile learning needs and developments

The book includes information about the history of this emerging field, retrieving information, methods for learning, applications, uses, and experiences--and how to put it together to build a mobile learning system.

Using case studies, Woodill shows how to emulate the successes of corporations like Nike, Accenture (News - Alert), and Merrill Lynch in using micro-blogging, cloud computing, mobile gaming, intermodal mashups, virtual worlds, collective intelligence, and other mobile learning platforms to take a business's recruitment, training, communication, and collaboration functions to the next level.

Woodill’s case studies include those from Nike, Accenture and OnPoint.

Among the companies he mentions in the book is Blackboard, a mobile learning provider.

Gary Woodill is director of research and analysis at Brandon Hall, an e-learning firm, whose clients have included Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, GE, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard (News - Alert). He has been a keynote speaker at industry training conferences.