Title: M-learning: a new wave of learning

Authors: Steve Chi-Yin Yuen, Xiaojing Duan, Patrivan K. Yuen

Addresses: Department of Technology Education, The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #5036, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, USA. ' Office of Information Technologies, G030 Information Technology Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. ' Dumas L. Smith/I.E. Rouse Library, William Carey University, 498 Tuscan Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401, USA

Abstract: The mobile revolution is finally here. The evidence of mobile penetration and adoption is irrefutable. Mobile devices are getting smaller and more powerful. They have the ability to deliver learning objects and provide access to online systems and services. M-learning is a natural extension of e-learning. It has the potential to further expand where, how and when we learn and perform in all the aspects of our life. M-learning will not replace traditional learning. It fulfils the growing demands for lifelong learning opportunities that enable learners to |learn while you earn on the go|.

Keywords: e-learning; intercultural information management; m-learning; mobile learning; mobile phones; cell phones; mobile technology; new learning paradigms; personal digital assistants; PDAs; teaching; electronic learning; online learning; lifelong learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIIM.2010.030708

International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, 2010 Vol.2 No.1, pp.24 - 39

Published online: 31 Dec 2009 *

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