An Analysis of Mobile Learning in Education, Business, and Medicine

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Author(s): Dawn Stevens (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)and Andrew Kitchenham (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 25
Source title: Models for Interdisciplinary Mobile Learning: Delivering Information to Students
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Andrew Kitchenham (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-511-7.ch001

Keywords: Blended & Mobile Learning / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter examines m-learning within education, business, and medicine. Specifically, three types of mobile devices were examined within the three subcategories of m-learning: the mobile phone or smartphone, the iPod, and the PDA. A mixed method design was used to review 40 m-learning articles and to synthesize the literature to explore m-learning projects around the world. The literature revealed that m-learning was used in many parts of the world, and most in North America, within all three fields. There were also numerous projects in Europe, Asia, the United Kingdom, and in Oceania. Mobile phones, smartphones, iPods, and PDAs were used in all three fields.

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