A study of educational functions of mobile learning

Authors:
Hung-Jen Yang;Y. M. Chu;L. W. Wang;Jui-Chen Yu;Hsieh-Hua Yang
Affiliations:
Department of Industrial Technology Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Technology Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Technology Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;National Science and Technology Museum, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Department of Health Care Management, Chung Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
Venue:
MUSP'08 Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Multimedia systems and signal processing
Year:
2008

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the educational functions of mobile learning. Based upon deducing from the definition of learning and special functions of mobile learning, four learning abilities enabled by mobile technology and six functions of mobile technology were founded. The learning ability could be expanded by mobile technology are remembering, sensing, assessing, and responding. Those educational functions of mobile learning are 1). user centered, 2). individual settings, 3). mobile, 4). durable, 5). network/ communication, and 6). ubiquitous. These four abilities under those six functions together would contribute to the results of effective mobile learning. A conceptual model was also presented.