M-LEARNING: PROTOTIP PODPORE UČNEMU PROCESU Z MOBILNIMI NAPRAVAMI

M-LEARNING: PROTOTYPE SUPPORT FOR LEARNING PROCESS WITH MOBILE DEVICES

Maja Ramšak, Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, Marjan Krašna, Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, Branko Kaučič, Univerza v Ljubljani, Pedagoška fakulteta

Povzetek
Mobilne naprave so prav zagotovo inovativen medij ene od novejših naprednejših tehnologij. So enostavne za namestitev in uporabo, fleksibilne in uporabne na različnih področjih. Že danes se za popestritev in izboljšanje pouka uporabljajo razne tehnološke rešitve, v prihodnosti pa bi lahko mobilne tehnologije morda precej spremenile pogled na izobraževanje. V tujini so tovrstni prijemi že znani, v slovenskem prostoru pa zaenkrat vidnejših rezultatov ni.

V prispevku obravnavamo možnost uporabe mobilnih naprav za izobraževanje in predstavljamo praktično uporaben produkt, imenovan M-Learning, ki smo ga razvili v ta namen. Produkt omogoča reševanje testov, posredovanje navodil, domačih nalog, opomnikov ipd. V primerjavi s poročanji tujih raziskav smo naredili korak naprej in razvili orodje, ki ni odvisno od operacijskega sistema mobilne naprave. Prav tako vsebuje vrsto izboljšav, ki omogočajo čim daljšo uporabo mobilnih naprav.

Ključne besede
m-izobraževanje, mobilne naprave, e-izobraževanje

Abstract
Mobile devices are innovative new-age medium of recent advanced technologies. They are easy to install and use on one side and flexible and useful on different areas on the other side. Today, variegation and improvement of teaching is done with different technological solutions and it is believed that mobile technologies have all the potential to even improve the teaching more. Abroad such usage of mobile devices is already known while in Slovenia no visible results are known.

In this contribution we address the possibility of using mobile devices for teaching and present our practically usable application. It is called M-Learning and was developed for this purpose. Application offers solving tests, mediating instructions, directives, homework, reminders etc. In contrast to other researches a significant step forward was done by developing operating system independent application. In addition, several optimization steps were performed to increase working time of devices.

Keywords
m-learning, mobile devices, e-learning