Technology for Trainers, 2nd Edition

3DELIVERING ON SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS

FOR YEARS, LEARNERS were stuck in front of their computers, logging in to their company intranet or learning management systems to consume training. That is no longer the case. The modern workplace contains numerous ways to learn, thanks largely to new and faster ways of accessing the Internet. Today, learners are always online, connected to the Internet through personal computers and now mobile devices.

As of 2014, 42 percent of the world’s population had Internet access, up 741 percent since 2000 (Internet World Stats 2014). Additionally, people are increasingly accessing the Internet on their mobile devices; 38 percent of daily media interactions are now on smartphones (Pham 2012). With its current growth, ...