Title: World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning mlearn

Abbreviated: mlearn

First Year: 2002

Introduction: mLearn was the first conference on Mobile Learning and is widely recognised as the premiere international conference on learning with mobile technologies and learning across contexts. Each year, it attracts a great number of participants from more than 60 countries representing all continents, and acts as a forum for knowledge sharing and transfer across cultures.

The conference aims to stimulate critical debate on and research into theories, approaches, and applications of mobile and contextual learning; to bring together researchers and practitioners from all over the world to share their knowledge, experience and research in the field of mobile learning; and to create dialogue and networking for knowledge sharing and transfer across the globe.

CONFERENCE THEMES:

mobile learning across formal and informal settings

ubiquitous and ambient learning and technology

models for learning in a mobile context

open and distance education with mobile devices

interoperability and standards for mobile learning

socio-cultural context of mobile learning

assessment for learning with mobile devices.

challenges for mobile learning in developing countries

strategies of mobile learning in schools, higher institutions, industry, and organizations

ethics of researching and implementing mobile learning

adaptive, virtual or collaborative environments for mobile learning

mobile learning: theory, design and pedagogy

innovative approaches to learning by means of current and emerging mobile technologies

mobile learning across cultures and sub-cultures

research methods in mobile and contextual learning

mobile and contextual aspects of social media and user-generated content

mobile learning: yesterday, today and tomorrow

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Period: 1 year | Ongoing: Still holding