Questions


 * Questions to tackle?**


 * Design and methodology issues**

Pro active design or reactive adaptation ? How do you embed mobile learning into the overall curriculum? How to match design with increasing divergent use, ownership, culture, agency? How do you match the pedagogical approach of the region to the designed course ? How do you accommodate for learning preferences? What about mobile learning on-the-job? What problems, issues, needs are you addressing when designing m-learning? What is your priority m-learning need? Do you want to diversy in mobile options? (data gathering, knowledge management, ...)? How to give participants different options for receiving information electronically? Focus on both "mobile" and "learning". Strategy should have a clear advantage for the learners (and the trainers). Will you consider different mobile learning methodologies? What type of learning do you envisage (one-to-one, one to many, many-to-many) Identify the cultural differences to select the TOP case How to connect all these domain requirements (needs, pedagogy) with the technological functions? What kind of notifications will still work in 5 years? How do we need to address the level of service to achieve scalability? What functions can mobiles fulfill in the learning process? What about the assessment of mobile learning? How is mobile learning integrated in the larger learning management system?

To do you see space for local development in the regions?
 * Development issues**

Do you have a strategy that will last for years? What are your crucial building blocks (just-in-time, group, continued education, ...)
 * Strategy issues:**

What is the role of the local mobile service providers ? (look at the zero rated services) Can you integrate mobile credit options in certain locations? How do you cater for/to the compatibility and inter-operability of different devices? One system versus agile point to point solutions? Do you consider BYOD versus "this is it" mobiles? Supplying technology versus using technology that is owned? Do you have experience of different mobile learning solutions in different continents, regions (what are the crucial difference) Did you map the different regions(contintents) in function of mobile technologies? How does mobile technology best integrate with other (cloud) services? Anticipate spread of amount of devices in countries (where they are still expensive) ? Will you consider external data storage? What kind of content authoring systems do you use? Can you share some tablet experiments?
 * Technology issues**

How to get around the costs of sending sms internationally? Are options/solutions low cost?
 * Cost issues, business models**