M-Learning in Practice: Using SMS for Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Courses

Author

Klein, Amarolinda Zanela ; da Silva Freitas, Jose Carlos ; Victoria Barbosa, Jorge Luis

Author_Institution

Univ. do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Sáo Leopoldo, Brazil

Volume

13

Issue

1

fYear

2015

fDate

Jan. 2015

Firstpage

321

Lastpage

329

Abstract

This article presents the results of an experience of SMS (Short Message Service) use to support teaching and learning in face to face undergraduate courses (Computer Sciences and Management) in a Brazilian university. The students´ perceptions regarding the use of this technology were assessed via a questionnaire answered by the 143 students that participated of the experience. The results indicate that the use of SMS was evaluated positively, being perceived as a resource for receiving information and as an incentive for participation in the discipline. In addition, the students also indicated that the SMS has helped them to remember and summarize important topics of the disciplines due to the nature of these short messages.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; educational courses; educational institutions; electronic messaging; further education; mobile computing; teaching; Brazilian university; SMS; m-learning; short message service; student learning; undergraduate course teaching; Education; Face; Global Positioning System; Message service; Mobile communication; Smart phones; Collaboration; Decentralized Environments; Ubiquitous Computing; Ubiquitous Education;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1548-0992

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TLA.2015.7040665

Filename

7040665