Handbook of Mobile Learning

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Framework for Mobile-Learning Integration into Educational Contexts

Adelina Moura and Ana Amélia Carvalho

Introduction

For centuries, the hierarchical model of learning was accepted. Currently, new forms of learning are emerging, as there is unlimited access to information via the Internet, which can be accessed from mobile devices (smartphones, PDAs, pocket PCs, tablet PCs) too. This trend takes in the implementation of new educational models for teaching and learning, along with content distribution and management of school times and spaces.

M-learning is often understood as learning that takes place on a mobile device, but other meanings appeared during the last decade. The discussion about the best definition of m-learning is not fixed, ...