Web courses change when the device shrinks. Before you decide to create a course for smartphones you need to ask:
Does your target market use smartphones?
- Do they currently text message?
- What do they currently read on their smartphone such as nothing, short e-mails, long messages?
- Do they currently use smartphones to send e-mail?
- Does their mobile phone have a browser (is it a smartphone)?
- Do they have or are they looking at purchasing a smartphone?
- Would they want to access your course when they are out and about and have access to a smartphone but not a computer?
- Will your organization pay for browser access?
Be aware - some cell phone providers charge extra for smartphone service and charge extra for Internet access.
- If there are extra charges will your organization underwrite the expense when learners take courses using their smartphone?
