Learning is a progressive work that never ends at any stage. There are many new things that are being created daily with the advancements in the field of Information and Technology, Rocket Science and Research and Development. Thus there is no limit for the learning process.
Initially the learning process was experienced only at the schools and colleges. Later on with the advent of the internet there was the possibility for any person to refer any kind of data by sitting at home. And now with the advent of the latest technologically advanced mobile phones one can say that the phenomenon of m learning is really an exciting one. There is the possibility for the immediate access of data anytime and anywhere just with the presence of the mobile. Here we can have the discussion about the evolution of the process of mlearning.
The workshop which took place in Birmingham in the year 2002 would not have thought that the content of that workshop would have transformed that much. Yes, the first learning workshop as held there only. There have been several of these kinds that have been happening in the recent past. The latest one was the 6th workshop that was held at Melbourne in Australia. There has been the tremendous growth that has been experienced in the field of mlearning since 2002.
It is a simple concept that can be developed into all the latest technologically advanced mobiles. There is the linking with the internet that makes the mobile as a learning tool. One can also say that in mobile learning, the mobile is only used as a tool to project the information. Since mobile is a common device that is available among all it has become a huge hit. The internet serves as a perfect base for this learning.
There are several advantages when it comes to mobile learning. The instant availability of data is the main advantage and hence preferred by many. Also the latest possible data is plucked on from the web and provided which makes it more reliable. There were several themes that were followed in each of the mobile learning workshops. Some among them are “Significant potential availability”, “New Possibilities”, “Learning in your hands”. With these themes in mind the development of mobile learning has happened in the past. Hence we can expect more and more advancements in the coming years.
