M-Learning
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Friday, March 30, 2018
WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
The term M-Learning stands for mobile learning, which refers to learning with the aid of handheld technology like mobile phones, laptops and any other similar portable devices which are handy. M-Learning is characterized by the ability to learn through portable devices. Technology has continued to play a pivotal role in teaching and training, though mobile technologies and devices have their own share of advantages and also disadvantages.
ADVANTAGES
- One can access lessons, video clips and audio libraries from anywhere, including public places and moving buses and trains.
- Interaction with fellow students and instructors will be a great help. It is an accepted fact that learning is made easier when information is shared and questions answered through a sort of combined study. This helps several students to work together on assignments even while remaining at far-flung locations.
- Portability is a very big plus, as a PDA is compact and very lightweight, and enables a student to take notes or enter all types of data directly into the device.
DISADVANTAGES
- There is the definite inconvenience of size, as the student has to learn while hunched over the small screen of a mobile phone and PDA.
- There is no denying that the storage capacities of PDAs are limited.
- Anyone who has a mobile gadget knows that the short battery life and frequent changes of batteries are a great nuisance.
- Add to this the absence of a common hardware platform; this makes it extremely difficult to develop content for use by all.
- Devices may become outdated quickly and students have to keep combating obsolescence.
- There is limited wireless bandwidth and chances are that it may further decrease with the number of users ever on the increase.
- In the M-Learning venue, students are incapable of printing, simply because it requires a network connection. This is obviously not feasible in a number of real-life situations.
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