2011 · 10 citations · 2 references
EducationEducational TechnologyEnglish As A Second LanguageE-learningMobile ComputingMobile SystemsBlended LearningComputer-based TrainingMobile LearningMobile-assisted Language LearningOnline LearningTechnology IntegrationBlended Mobile LearningForeign Language InstructionForeign Language PedagogyMobile Learning EnvironmentsMobile Learning PlatformsOnline Learning Environments
In this paper, we will introduce a new mobile e-learning platform in an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classroom. The system constructed in our project is based on iPod Touch (2nd generation), Wi-Fi, and LMS software. Crucially, our system does not depend on the wired Local Area Network (LAN) or 40 to 50 personal computers as seen in typical computer rooms or CALL rooms. Our platform is expected to be introduced to such normal lecture rooms or classrooms as are common in many of the EFL countries and give much of the contribution to methodology in the field of Blended-Learning; a learning style of face-to-face lecture plus practice on ICT. After reviewing backgrounds of the system constructed in National Colleges of Technologies in Japan, we will present an overview of what was done in our institution.
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