Designing usable educational material for English courses supported by mobile devices

Authors:
Rosa Romero;Telmo Zarraonandia;Ignacio Aedo;Paloma Díaz
Affiliations:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Informática, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Madrid, España;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Informática, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Madrid, España;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Informática, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Madrid, España;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Inform´tica, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Leganes, Madrid, España
Venue:
USAB'10 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on HCI in work and learning, life and leisure: workgroup human-computer interaction and usability engineering
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Mobile Learning (M-Learning) may offer many advantages when designing educational processes as it can help to overcome restrictions of time and place. However, it is necessary to consider the special features of the type of devices used to follow these type of courses in order to guarantee the usability of the learning objects produced for this eLearning modality. In this document we describe the process of designing a set of courses which aim to support learners when developing English grammar, reading and listening skills, explaining the guidelines we have followed to ensure the usability of the final product.