The Next Evolution of Voice Control: The iOS Assistant
Here at Float, we are avid users and advocates of mobile technology. As such, we’re usually pretty aware of what’s coming or just around the bend in terms of hardware [...]
Myths about iOS products
On his blog, Learning in Hand, teacher and technology specialist Tony Vincent lists a number of common myths about Apple mobile products such as iPads, iPhones, and iPods. (A similar list [...]
Sign up now: Instructional Design for Mobile Learning webinar
Float Mobile Learning kicks off its first free webinar in the Mobile Learning Conversations series, Instructional Design for Mobile Learning. This session will be hosted by Jeff Tillett and Gary Woodill, [...]
Mobile Learning Management Systems: a spectrum of choices
Computer-based learning management systems have been available since the 1960s, but really took off in the late 1990s and early 2000s. With the speed of change that is happening in [...]
From Semantic Search to Social Search using Mobile Devices
Starting about 1970, the Internet was built on a base of text; most early communications between computers were text messages or documents. Then, in 1992, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World [...]
September 2011 Float Learning Newsletter

When taking those first few steps into the mobile realm, it’s very easy to get hung up on the technology. Platforms, OSes, OEMs, handsets, carriers and then SDKs and browsers [...]
Mobile Learning = Green Learning
We know that mobile technology is useful for more than just games. The Float team has been getting more and more questions about how investing in mobile technology will show [...]
Can Performance Support be a form of Mobile Learning? (Yes!)
One of the most frequent themes that comes through in discussions of mobile learning in the conference sessions and workshops that I do is a debate about whether “performance support” [...]
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Learn.
Regardless of the brand shown in this ad, we whole heartedly agree. Mobile devices make it easier and more interesting than ever to learn.
Some great mobile learning examples in this [...]






