Mobile learning: A framework and evaluation

Luvai F. Motiwalla

Wireless devices are highly individualized and collaborative communications tools they give faculty flexible tools for complementing the existing technologies and extending the learning beyond the classrooms and homes from remote places like airports or trains where students do not have access to computers and the Internet.

The framework, presented in, integrates the ideas from mobile connectivity and e-learning into application requirements for mobile learning.

The academic instruction in online learning environment alters the traditional time/space configuration by providing access to learning resources from anywhere at anytime, information and content delivery is altered by presenting the materials in different media, parallel access paths, and assessments via computer logs and software packages.