A Geospatial Wiki for m-Learning

In subjects, where a major part of the education is based on visual information, like geosciences, architecture or civil engineering, this information is often tied to a specific location. Field studies and excursions are thus an essential part of the education in such subjects. This paper describes an application designed to bring the advantages of collaborative, technology enhanced learning into these environments. The development is based on the idea of a Wiki specially designed for collaboratively compiling location-bound information. Other key features are the inclusion geographic coordinates to all Wiki articles, the integration of external map material and providinga mobile interface for the use ldquoin the fieldrdquo. The result of this development process is a geoWiki application tailored for the needs of m-Learning. With a user interface based on widely known applications, TUGeoWiki offers learners and teachers alike the possibility to collaborate on geospatial information.