IJCSNS International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, VOL.9 No.1, January 2009
339
Manuscript received January 5, 2009
Manuscript revised January 20, 2009
Essential Aspects of Learning Content Development in Context Aware
and Adaptive Mobile Learning Applications
N.Uday Bhaskar
Dr.P.Govindarajulu
Research Scholar
Professor
S.V.University, India S.V.University, India
Summary
The learning content for mobile learning applications is one of
several prime factors to play vital role in the resultant success of
the applications or systems for mobile learners. The stress is on
developing m-learning content that fits well into the mobile
learning applications operating among several various contexts
and adapting to these contexts. This paper showcases the aspects
of mobile learning application that have impact on the mobile
learning content development process, and introduces a generic
process for m-learning content development, followed by a
process to support continuous modeling of m-learning content
for ever changing needs of any given context aware and adaptive
mobile learning applications.
1. Introduction
The use of computers and related technologies for
learning has been observed in various forms which we
term it as e-learning. Recently, with the surge in the usage
and advancement of mobile devices and related
technology is making the researchers more interested in
looking for the methods and techniques to carryout the
learning process through these mobile devices and mobile
technology, which is termed as m-learning or mobile
learning.
M-learning has been projected as the future of
learning or it could become an unseparable part of
educational system in the future. Many definitions are
given for m-learning; Leung [23]
identifies four
characteristics for m-learning : dynamic by providing up-
to-date material and resources, operating in real time by
removing all constraints on t