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Mobile devices, which have been incorporated to everyday life all over the world – call a cab, order food, pay bills, search the Internet, listen to music, communicate with friends etc. – are heavily supported by cell phones. This technology has also become a part of the learning process. It can happen in an informal way since a lot of knowledge is available on the Internet. In this scenario, higher Education Institutions must be ready to fulfill the needs of their students. This work addresses the steps in the preparation for an institution to introduce Mobile Learning in its courses in Electrical Engineering and related areas. The starting point is an experience of over two decades in Information and Communication Technology supported learning which includes courses in Blended Learning with Flipped Classroom. A large collection of learning objects of different natures is also available. The Information and Communication Technology supported education is hosted on a platform with the unique characteristic of managing contents, users, remote labs and courses in an integrated way. The steps discussed in this work address the different characteristics of Mobile Learning and also key issues that have been under discussion in the University and in the Engineering Education community in the country. This paper reports a work in progress.
A. M. B. Pavani—Member IEEE.
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Pavani, A.M.B., Temporão, G.P. (2021). M-Learning: Are We Ready to Go Mobile?. In: Auer, M.E., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) Internet of Things, Infrastructures and Mobile Applications. IMCL 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1192. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49932-7_31
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