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Written by Jim Kiggens   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Mobile Learning, or "mobile learning", now commonly abbreviated to "mLearning", has different meanings for different communities. Although related to elearning and distance education, it is distinct in its focus on learning across contexts and learning with mobile devices. One definition of mobile learning is: Learning that happens across locations, or that takes advantage of learning opportunities offered by portable technologies.

The term covers: learning with portable technologies, where the focus is on the technology (which could be in a fixed location, such as a classroom); learning across contexts, where the focus is on the mobility of the learner, interacting with portable or fixed technology; and learning in a mobile society, with a focus on how society and its institutions can accommodate and support the learning of an increasingly mobile population that is not satisfied with existing learning methodologies.

  • Cell Phone/Smart Phone
  • I-Pod
  • PDA
  • Tablet PC/UMPC
  • Hand-held Game Console
  • Specialty Hardware - Museum Tours
  • Virtual Reality Peripherals
  • Wi-Fi
  • YouTube:

    Mobile Learning Works

    Mobile Learning Works (Part II)

    Mobile Learning Works (Part III)

    mLearning Demystified

    mLearning with the Sony PSP

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