Abstract
In the last years several mobile learning courses have been experimented. The increasing popularity and additional features of mobile devices is one of the key reasons for mobile learning courses development. The superior portability and accessibility of those equipments makes them suitable for remote and interactive learning courses. In this context, this paper focuses on the implementation of a mobile learning framework for an analog electronics course. This course was designed as a complement to the classic analog electronics courses. This course consists of several interactive multimedia modules, at the end of which students have to answer several oriented questions. These give feedback about the learning process to the teacher, which receives SMS messages with the results. A specific module is responsible for storing and managing the answers in a server, where all the results from students are processed in a competitive learning based methodology application.
Highlights
The extensive use of electronic devices makes the understanding of analog electronics theory fundamental for students
Remote and blending learning systems enhance the possibility for students to attend lessons in remote locations, at a physical distance, being able to be at any place and to communicate actively by means of computers and networks
The real problem is still the efficient and suitable adaptation of the courses contents to means with clear restriction factors [4]. The former restrictions are basically visual, technological and social (SMS costs, among others), which are mentioned in several works, generally measuring the impact of the handheld mobile devices in our society [5]
Summary
The extensive use of electronic devices makes the understanding of analog electronics theory fundamental for students. Remote and blending learning systems enhance the possibility for students to attend lessons in remote locations, at a physical distance, being able to be at any place and to communicate actively by means of computers and networks This is why this type of learning has become nowadays increasingly popular. The real problem is still the efficient and suitable adaptation of the courses contents to means with clear restriction factors [4] The former restrictions are basically visual, technological and social (SMS costs, among others), which are mentioned in several works, generally measuring the impact of the handheld mobile devices in our society [5]. Electronic theory knowledge is a fundamental issue to help these technical staff to fully understand the impact that their actions may have on the safe and reliable operation of electronic systems In these courses, classical teaching uses textbooks as the main element. This article describes the implemented course, the learning approach and the main points of the supporting computational framework
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