| While most of us have heard or come across the | | | | activities conducted on the Internet, of which |
| term e-learning in the past decade, the term | | | | mobile learning is one part. |
| mobile learning or m-learning is not as widely | | | | Differentiating e-learning from m-learning |
| adapted into common usage. While both are | | | | E-learning can be real-time or self-paced, also |
| intuitive in their meanings, how they vary and | | | | known as "synchronous" or "asynchronous". |
| differentiate from each other is not that apparent. | | | | Additionally, e-learning is considered to be |
| What is mobile learning? | | | | "tethered" (connected to something) and |
| Mobile learning is defined as the ability to obtain or | | | | presented in a formal and structured manner. |
| provide educational content on personal pocket | | | | In contrast, m-learning is often self-paced, |
| devices such as PDAs, smartphones and mobile | | | | un-tethered and informal in its |
| phones. M-learning using handheld computers is in | | | | presentation.e-learning |
| its infancy in terms of both technologies and | | | | - lecture in classroom or internet labs |
| pedagogies. As a result there is still some dispute | | | | - e-mail-to-e-mail |
| amongst industry advocates in how mobile | | | | - private location |
| learning should be defined: in terms of devices and | | | | - travel time to reach to internet sitem-learning |
| technologies; in terms of the mobility of students | | | | - anywhere, anytime |
| and the mobility of education, and in terms of the | | | | - instantaneous messaging |
| students' experience of knowledge gaining with | | | | - no geographic boundaries |
| mobile devices. (Traxler, 2007) | | | | - no travel time with wireless internet connectivity |
| Clark Quinn, professor, author, and expert in | | | | Because mobile devices have the power to make |
| computer-based education, defined m-learning as | | | | education even more widely available and |
| the intersection of mobile computing (the | | | | accessible, mobile devices are considered by |
| application of small, portable, and wireless | | | | many to be a natural extension of e-learning (Ellis, |
| computing and communication devices) and | | | | 2003). |
| e-learning (education facilitated and supported | | | | References |
| through the use of information and | | | | 1. C. Quinn (2000), "mLearning: Mobile, Wireless, |
| communications technology). | | | | In-Your-Pocket Learning" |
| What is e-learning? | | | | 2. Traxler, John (2007), Defining, Discussing and |
| E-learning has come to define any dissemination | | | | Evaluating Mobile Learning: the moving finger |
| of educational knowledge over the Internet. This | | | | writes and having writ... |
| makes e-learning a subset of technology-based | | | | 3. Ellis, K. (2003). Moving into M-Learning. |
| training. It also incorporates a number of study | | | | |