Developing Mobile Collaborative Learning Applications for Mobile Users

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Title

Developing Mobile Collaborative Learning Applications for Mobile Users

Subject

Mobile Learning
Mobile Collaborative Learning
Usability Test
Usability Factors

Description

With the rapid growth wireless communication technologies, the number of mobile applications have been developing. One of them is approached for mobile learning area since it is unique in its own way and offers learning opportunities anywhere and anytime. Mobile collaborative learning (MCL) is a small group learning application based on mobile devices. MCL is a new exciting research area in which students can earn knowledge about a topic and concept via communicating with others by a mobile device. This paper introduces describes the theoretical and technical foundations for designing and developing an effective MCL environment. Also, the paper describes a new approach for building the MCL application towards mobile technology. The prototype will be constructed using Android operating system with suggesting necessary infrastructure and middleware. Finally, the paper include the result of a usability test to find valuable hidden facilitating issues to efficiently access and obtain the class contents in collaborative learning environment.

Creator

Lee, Kwang B

Source

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 5 No. 4 (2011); pp. 42-48
1865-7923

Publisher

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

Date

2011-10-06

Rights

Copyright (c) 2017 Kwang B Lee

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Non-refereed Article

Identifier

Citation

Kwang Lee B, Developing Mobile Collaborative Learning Applications for Mobile Users, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2011, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/999

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