Adoption of mobile technology in a problem-based learning approach to medical education

The objective of this study is to understand the adoption of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in the problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of Wollongong (UOW). Therefore, the research question in this study is \u27what are the appropriate strategies for the incorporation of PDAs into the UOW PBL-medical curriculum?\u27 given the resource and financial implications, technology barriers, electromagnetic interference (EI), social acceptance and equity of learning medicine with and without PDA technology. In-depth interviews were designed and conducted with medical faculty members, educational technology specialists and honorary clinical academics. Six concerns and three strategies for the incorporation of PDAs into PBL- medical curriculum were identified. The strategy for the incorporation of PDAs into PBL-approach in medical education at the UOW could be considered as a guideline for the adoption of mobile technology in medical education elsewhere. 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd

A mobile learning framework for universities in Pakistan

This research aims at identifying mobile learning characteristics. In this exploratory research, focus groups involving students, teachers and administrative stakeholders from Pakistani universities informed the research findings. Socio-cultural aspect is a major contributing factor, in addition to pedagogical and technological factors. A Mobile Learning Framework (MLF) incorporating these factors was developed to cater for developing countries' learning environments. MLF may be generalized to other developing and developed countries with similar higher education and socio-cultural environments