Talk:M-learning

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This article was nominated for deletion on November 8, 2005. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

— JIP | Talk 07:11, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Dear all, Can we say that E-Learning is also referred as Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) or can we assume that VLE is a component of E-learning? Thanks and regards. Jimi72

(Comment: Leonard Low 22 August 2006) A VLE is only one aspect or tool for e-learning. There are many other ways that e-learning can be implemented - for example on CD-ROM - so VLEs are really a tool for e-learning (rather than a component of it). What you *do* with your VLE is what's most important. :) Content (and support/mentoring) is king. :) However - e-learning and VLEs are different topics to m-learning, and should be discussed on the relevant page, please: E-learning | Virtual learning environment.

[edit] Does anyone want to collaborate on a re-do of this page?

I think it is far from satisfactory at the moment!

(Comment: Leonard Low 22 August 2006) I agree - this article is terrible. Mobile learning is about the mobility of the learner, and should be defined in terms of educational strategy, not in terms of what kinds of devices are used. This definition of m-learning as a subset of e-learning completely ignores this concept, and forces the reader to think in a "techno-centric" paradigm. Isn't using a Walkman to learn "on the move" just as much mobile learning as using the latest iPod? I'll put my hand up to help collaboratively re-write this so that it's in line with current educational philosophy and pedagogy in this area. --LL (http://mlearning.edublogs.org)

Count me in to help clean this up.. --Mobilelearn 01:54, 29 August 2006 (UTC) (http://mlearningworld.blogspot.com)

A number of commercial, non-reference links and links to resources that have not been maintained have been removed. -- 29 October 2006

[edit] Diagram gone

I have taken the diagram from the page as I think it gives a very strong wrong first impression of what m-learning is - as a subset of eLearning. I think the text is beginign to change to reflect this - but the diagram makes the whole page very unclear that that defintion is one of many.

I think that we should get to work on the text next - Al

Thank you. Can we define M-Learning from a pedagogical point-of-view rather than a technological one, please? After all, according to the 2004 MobiLearn review, cited in a paper co-authored by Professor Mike Sharples in 2005, Mobile Learning is about the "mobility of the learner, not the technology". -- Leonard Low, 29 October 2006