|Contents | Abstract | Preface | 1 Introduction | 2 Theoretical foundation for mobile education | 3 Methodology and data collection | 4 Data analysis | 5 Conclusion | References| Print out from the forum |
Bekkestua - Norway, January 15th, 2003

Abstract

Preface

1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.1.1 Distance learning (dLearning)
1.1.2 Electronic learning - eLearning
1.1.3 Mobile learning - mLearning
1.2 The problem - little is known about mLearning
1.2.1 Problem formulation
1.3 Our research questions
1.4 Target group
1.5 Why is this problem interesting?
1.6 Public interest
1.6.1 World wide
1.6.2 Day-to-day life
1.6.3 Psychological well-being
1.6.4 Public health
1.7 Delimitation

2 Theoretical foundation for mobile education
2.1 Technological background
2.1.1 Internet connectivity
2.1.2 Global system for mobile communications (GSM)
2.1.3 Universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)
2.1.4 General packet radio service (GPRS)
2.1.5 High speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) 2.1.6 Short messaging system (SMS)
2.1.7 Multimedia messaging system (MMS)
2.1.8 Wireless application protocol (WAP)
2.1.9 Mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDA)
2.1.10 Wireless networks
2.2 Educational theory
2.2.1 Bloom’s taxonomy
2.2.2 Online teaching system
2.3 Design theory

3 Methodology and data collection
3.1 Research design
3.2 Research approach
3.3 Population and sample selection
3.4 Research strategy
3.5 Primary data collection
3.5.1 Phase one – open questions
3.5.2 Phase two – top 10 lists based on alternatives from phase one
3.5.3 Phase three – online asynchronous forum
3.6 Secondary data – studying existing literature
3.7 Validity
3.7.1 Internal threats – threats to which degree we measure what we intend to measure
3.7.2 External threats – threats to which degree we may generalize from the result
3.8 Reliability

4 Data analysis
4.1 Open questions (phase 1)
4.2 Top-10 lists and online asynchronous forum (phase 2 & 3)
4.2.1 Analysis of research question 1
4.2.2 Analysis of research question 2
4.2.3 Analysis of research question 3
4.2.4 Analysis of research question 4

5 Conclusion
5.1 Technologies that impact mLearning
5.2 The properties of the device
5.3 The working situation of a student
5.4 The working situation of a teacher
5.5 Summary
5.6 Future research
5.7 Evaluation of our study

References