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Tribal is a global thought leader in m-learning. We have been active in mobile empowerment and learning since 2001, working to widen opportunities for learning through the use of mobile technologies.

If you are looking for strategic advice and support with mobile pedagogy and technologies, or the design and provision of m-learning materials and tools, Tribal can help you.

We work with local government, central government, the EU commission, employers, schools, colleges, universities and international organisations to incorporate and embed mobile learning into all areas of education and training.

Geoff Stead
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  • Can my m-learning course run the same on every phone?

    There are a few m-learning conversations that pop up again and again when talking to clients about mobile courses. It often starts with a seemingly simple question:

    “I want richly interactive content for any phone”

    “Will it do Blackberry? And iPhone? And Nokia?”

    “all my students need to have the same access to learning”

    These are good questions, and the obvious response to any is “yes, of course”, because we would all like equality between mobile users. But there is a painful reality that (right now, in 2010) makes this an impossible dream:

    The painful reality about making m-learning content is that there is no single solution to push richly interactive mobile content onto every possible phone. Rather, there is a spectrum of possible solutions: On one side, going for the richest possible interactivities (but narrowing down to single platforms) and on the other side going for the widest possible phone coverage (but limiting interactivities to the very lowest common denominator)

    Examples on either side of this spectrum would be some of the delightfully interactive apps you can get for the iPhone (which exclude all...