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Conceptual Study – Published: July 18, 2009.
M-LEARNING IS THE FUTURE
MR.K.THIYAGU, & DR.K.MOHANASUNDARAM
ABSTRACT
The successful development of mobile learning is dependent on human factors in the use of new mobile and
wireless
technologies. The majority of mobile learning activity continues to take place on devices that were not
designed with
educational applications in mind, and usability issues are often reported. This paper provides an
introduction to the
application of mobile technology in education, otherwise known as 'M-learning'. It serves as a starting
point for
possible development of the use of M-learning in support of learning & teaching in the College.
Keywords: Mobile learning (M-learning), human factors, wireless technologies, usability
issues, educational
applications, technology in education, teaching and learning support, and college education.
The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate
the research process.
The author(s) declared no conflict of interest.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any Medium,
provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article:
Thiyagu, K., & Mohanasundaram, K. (2009). M-learning is the future. Indian Educational Researcher,
2(2), 33–37.
Received: June 19, 2009; Revision Received: July 08, 2009; Accepted: July 18,
2009.
Responding Author: DR.K.MOHANASUNDARAM @ drmohanasundaram@gmail.com
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