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- Title
Mobile learning technologies and educational applications.
- Authors
Ozan, Ozlem; Yamamoto, Gonca Telli; Demiray, Uğur
- Abstract
Mobile learning has been one of the reflections of the widespread adoption of wireless technology and Internet access from any place and anytime if requested. Technology and pedagogy are two main elements in mobile learning platform to identify in terms of educational process. Technology defines the platform and pedagogy defines the learning approach. There are two basic factors defining mobile learning technologies: mobile devices and mobile operating systems. Typical examples of mobile devices are mobile phones smartphones, palmtops and handheld computers, Tablet PCs, laptop computers and personal media players. Mobile operating systems are Nokia's Symbian OS, Apple's IOS, RIM's BlackBerry OS, Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, Linux, Palm WebOS, Google's Android, Samsung's Bada and Nokia's Maemo. There are various mobile learning applications in literature. According to Stead and Colley (2008) these applications can be evaluated with three main approaches: a) Supportive (Supplementary) Applications: school or teacher has to offer other activities supporting the podcast, vodcasts, and mobile games that could be considered as individual applications. b) Focused Applications: Content delivery with a focus on traditional e-learning applications for mobile. c) Indepth (deep) Applications: Social learning processes in the context of learning and retention of customers and consumers in addition to being the creator and producer is also enriched with a variety of mobile technology applications. In this study, mobile learning applications are examined within the context above and previsions about the future of mobile learning are shared.
- Subjects
MOBILE learning; WIRELESS communications
- Publication
FormaMente, 2015, Vol 10, Issue 3/4, p97
- ISSN
1970-7118
- Publication type
Article