Scope of the Workshop

Wired e-learning has been accepted and used widely in recent years and has become significantly important for corporate organizations and learning providers aiming at transforming learning into a strategic lever. Due to the recent thrive of mobile networks and portable devices; e-learning has evolved from desktop or laptop computers to mobile devices.  Mobile learning (m-learning) not only augments the scope of fixed learning environments but leverages off the unique attributes of wireless and mobile devices to create new opportunities in developing learners’ skills at the spot, just when and where they are needed. M-learning is emerging as a prominent discipline which is expected to exploit the massive growth rates of new wireless technologies over 3G and 4G networks as well as the intelligent service platforms on mobile devices. This ever increasing availability of wireless networking infrastructures and portable devices, have provided a rich environment for the proliferation of new mobile learning applications aiming at embedding learning into daily life. To fully exploit the high growth potentials of  m-learning, there is a strong need to adapt existing e-learning approaches for wireless networks and to develop new sophisticated mobile applications as learning is increasingly acquired on the fly. The convergence of enterprise applications and wireless devices are paving the way for new standards aiming at enabling learning platforms which provide personalized, location- and context-aware learning services.

This Workshop will bring together people who are working on the design, development, use and evaluation of mobile learning technologies for life-long learning. We invite submission of papers reporting original academic or industrial research in the area of Mobile Learning. All papers will be peer-reviewed.