MOBILE LEARN 4.0
Recommended Practices for Mobile-Friendly
Courses: Quick Reference
4th of 4 guides
August 12, 2013
Recommended Practices for MobileFriendly Courses: Quick Reference
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The following reference guide displays recommended practices for mobile-friendly courses from the previous three
guides in this series. We suggest referring to this table for quick tips as you build your courses.
Quick Reference
Guides
Mobile Friendly Practice
Tips
Getting Started with
Access your course using Mobile Learn to
see how your students will interact with
the content you have created
Course access is possible when your
course is in “Available” or “Unavailable”
mode
Mobile Learning
Use the following recommended file types
when uploading your attachments:
Designing Course
Content
Text files: PDF, DOC or PPT
Images: JPEG, GIF or PNG
Audio: MP3
Video: MP4
Avoid Flash file formats, as they are not
supported on all iOS devices and some
Android devices
Compatible rich content types include
bold, italics, underline, strike-through text, Avoid using tables and HTML & CSS
image links, URL links, headings, numeric customizations
lists, bullets, and block quotes
Mobile Learn Tools
Keep in mind that students can receive
push notifications on their mobile device
for Announcements, Grades, Content
Items, Tests, and when your course is
available
Utilize Discussions, Blogs and Journals as
a way for students to interact with each
other, wherever they may be
Make it a habit to use the Mobile
Compatible Test creator in Web Learn
(Blackboard Learn environment)
Mobile compatible test questions include
Calculated Numeric, Fill-in-multiple
blanks, File Response, Hot Spot, Multiple
Choice, Short Answer, and True/False
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