mLearning inSmall States

Mobile Devices

SMS

Laptops

interactive phones

iPhone

Blackberry

iPods/multimedia players

Small States:Commonwealth

Developed

Under Developed

Cost

Government

Citizen - Student

Technology Infrastructure

Wireless access

Electricity/Power

Implications for educators and developers

Modularizing content

More new teaching methods to master

Collaboration

Interactivity

Digital Natives

Is it cheaper/easier/faster?

Formal Learning

Tertiary Educational Venues

How related is online learning to mLearning? Any of these venues can use online or mobile? Is OJT for vocational or continued training particularly more useful as mLearning as opposed to online learning? Depends on the objective and content...

State Education

Private Education

VUSSC

http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/100orwww.col.org/vusscVirtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth

OJT

Vocational Training

Why mLearning for students?

Can it only be as a supplement or modularized content?

Collaboration

Anytime, Anywhere

Cheaper?

cheaper than what? Or cheaper for who?What for student: laptop or desktop

Portability

Interactivity

People, multimedia content, and other content - IF YOU HAVE AN INTERACTIVE PHONE

Repetitive nature of content?

Can't type papers or read articles easily