Mobile learning by using ad hoc messaging network

• Main Authors: Stieglitz, Stefan, Fuchß, Christoph, Hillmann, Oliver, Lattemann, Christoph
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Universität Potsdam 2007
• Subjects: Mobile learning; ad hoc learning; community; e-learning platform; AMNET; ad hoc messaging network; pervasive learning; Data processing Computer science
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-19960; http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1996/

The requirements of modern e-learning techniques change. Aspects such as community interaction, flexibility, pervasive learning and increasing mobility in communication habits become more important. To meet these challenges e-learning platforms must provide support on mobile learning. Most approaches try to adopt centralised and static e-learning mechanisms to mobile devices. However, often technically it is not possible for all kinds of devices to be connected to a central server. Therefore we introduce an application of a mobile e-learning network which operates totally decentralised with the help of an underlying ad hoc network architecture. Furthermore the concept of ad hoc messaging network (AMNET) is used as basis system architecture for our approach to implement a platform for pervasive mobile e-learning.