20101002 - Gupta, Mobile communities..Mobile Learning in Indian...

Mobile communities importance of mobile learning in Indian education system by Gupta, Neha, M.S.E.C.E., Purdue University, 2008 , 112 pages; AAT 1469668 My Interest: 1) Mobile learning. 2) MTC – Mobile Teaching Community model. 3) HPT – Human Performance Technology model. 4) TAM – Technology Acceptance Model. 5) Mobile communities in India. Action: Medium-low priority to read Dissertation in future. Motivation When the United States thinks about developing an 'iPhone University', developing economies envision a 'Mobile University'. Technology in Education has rippled from Distance-learning to e-Learning and now to m-Learning. Going forward into the 21st Century, emerging markets are witnessing a substantial rise in the use of handheld mobile devices. Convergence of Mobile Technology and Education, therefore, is a potential breakthrough in the art of Teaching and Learning. Research Goal This thesis aims to extend the concept of 'Virtual Communities' in the web space to build 'Mobile Communities' in the mobile space. Mobile Teaching Model (MTC) The author proposes Mobile Teaching Community (MTC) model that streamlines the basic steps in designing an application that can simulate Mobile Campus and University. The focus is on education in the field of Public Health Care and Medicine in India. However, such a Mobile Teaching Community model can also be used as the prototype for building mobile communities in various areas including education, banking, trading, mass communication and commercialization. 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Technological advancements in education 2 1.2 Mobile technology in education 5 1.3 Purpose of the study 6 1.4 Motivation for study 9 1.5 Research objectives 11 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 13 2.1 Virtual Communities 13 2.1.1 Origin 14 2.1.2 Rationale 15 2.1.3 Role of virtual communities in education 16 2.1.4 Future trends 18 2.2 Technology in India 21 2.2.1 Telecom Sector in India 22 2.2.2 Need areas for mobile practices in India 25 2.2.3 Mobile communities in India 29 3. THEORY AND FRAMEWORK 31 3.1 Mobile teaching communities. 31 3.1.1 Human Performance Technology (HPT) Model 31 3.1.2 Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) 34 3.2 Proposed Mobile Teaching Community (MTC) Model 37 3.2.1 Performance Analysis 39 3.2.2 Cause Analysis 40 3.2.3 Design 41 3.2.4 Evaluation 41 3.2.5 Intervention 42