1. Adopting Mobile Technology for Instructional and Performance Support Leo Grassi, Head, Integrated Learning Environment Navy Medicine Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Bethesda, Maryland

2. Past discussion Corporate content developed and deployed via mobile devices in an organization needs to be reliable, relevant, and engaging. Reliability was understood as accessible through a dependable and secure infrastructure Relevance was, in a sense, self-evident as the information disseminated should be meaningful and immediately deemed useful to the end user [electronic performance support, reference point of need]

3. Past discussion, Contd Content must maintain user interest and attention through a variety of channels, leveraging video, audio, animation, and interactivity satisfying unique learner preferences for processing information Organizations contemplating adoption of mobile technologies should ensure these are in direct alignment with its mission and vision, thus facilitating a return on the investment and consequently justifying the expenditure

4. A Framework for the Present Needs assessment Target audience [occupational/technology analysis] Content to be developed [text, video, audio, input forms, images] addressing requirements [training/performance support] Content type/output device relationship Adopting industry best practices and standards ICANN dot mobi TLD, Network Solutions Web development guidelines, rapid authoring options

5. Check it Out! itsanywhere.mobi http://showcase.mtld.mobi/ http://www.networksolutions.com/learning- center/mobi-guide.pdf http://www.buildmymobi.com/ http://mtld.mobi/mobilenet/index.html

6. By 2010, its expected that half of the planets population will have access to the internet through a mobile device. Network Solutions [2007]