1. International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

2. Challenges of Mobile Learning in Security and Defense Learning Christian Glahn Mobile Instructional Design

3. About the ISN

4. The ISN is an Open Access Information Service for International Relations and Security Professionals Since 1994Since 1994

5. Partner Network 243 ISN partners worldwide and growing

6. Main User Countries

7. ISN Activities Content and Analysis Digital Library Communities and Partners Training and ADL

9. Todays Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations Mostly learning facts Content Centric Multimedia Summative Assessment

10. Todays Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations Mostly learning facts Content Centric Multimedia Summative Assessment Well supported by SCORM

11. The world has changed

12. No Desk No Laptop Mobile Messy Quick Always online (almost) Personal

13. Challenges for Mobile Learning in Security and Defense Organizations

14. High Demand of Higher-order Procedural Skills and Knowledge Complexity of international support and intervention Desktops are often unavailable Content is difficult for training for complexity Complex collaboration and cooperation

15. Militaries supply their soldiers with smartphones Not only for ADL Makes a good vehicle for ADL Traditional ADL wont work – too desktop oriented

16. Need for Continuous Training, Repetition, and Timely Updates Gaps between training and application Higher order competences are hard to drill Context of application Assimilation of knowledge and skills Greater flexibility and mobility

17. New Forms of Assessment IMS QTI wont work out of the box Good for testing facts Cumbersome for mobile use No support for assessing complex processes

18. Training becomes Performance Support Facts are easy for just-in-time delivery Anytime access to reference material Implications for training facts

19. More Audiences for Security Learning

20. Real Time Strategic Information Mobile social media Security issues become of wider concern Need for timely and contextualized data

21. Ongoing work on Mobile ADL

22. Mobile ADL Initiative ADL Mobile Learning Handbook Judy Brown & Jason Haag (2011) Technology adoption Devices Technology constraints Content adaptation

23. Mobile Research at ISN Strategic forecasting of technology availability Integration with existing ADL infrastructure Mobile Demonstrators

24. Christian Glahn International Relations and Security Network (ISN) ETH Zurich Switzerland www.isn.ethz.ch @phish108 @ISN_Zurich slideshare.net/phish108

25. 11 th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning mLearn 2012 - MOBILE LEARNING IN CONTEXT Helsinki, Finland - 16-18 October 2012 - Call for PapersSubmissions until 30. May 2012 - Call for Workshops Submissions until 30. April 2012 Visit: http://www.mlearn.org

26. International Relations and Security Network (ISN)