Chapter 6The Six Ps of Mobile Learning Strategy

Chad Udell

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Most of the questions about mobile learning I have answered over the past few years fall under one of the categories in a group I like to call the “Six Ps”: Platforms, Policies, Procurement, Provisioning, Publishing, and Procedures. In this chapter, I present these six categories and some thoughts about how they fit into an effective mobile technology strategy.

Choose the Most Appropriate Mobile Platform

The first category, platforms, sounds like a simple one. Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows 8—pick a platform and go with it. But it isn’t that simple. Perhaps the CEO has an iPad ...

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