Mobile Learning Awareness among Students at Higher Learning Institutes: A Case Study

Abstract

Mobile learning or M-Learning provides effective pedagogical and useful learning activities that can be supported by the wireless technology. This new learning paradigm has captivated the interest of researchers, educators and companies developing learning system and instructional materials. This preliminary study is intended to investigate the student's acceptance towards the use of mobile devices as a medium of learning to accommodate the learning experience and complement the effectiveness of traditional learning in order to promote learning. The reported study is aimed to identify the students' view point on M-Learning in their academic life. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis techniques, arithmetic mean and standard deviation. The finding revealed that student readiness to perceived usefulness of mobile learning was very positive. Students' acceptance towards mobile learning was very high. Result was highly shown that majority of the respondents practically willing to accept the mobile learning as a new mechanism of teaching and learning process in order to enhance the learning and education experience of the students.