The document summarizes mLearning research at Corvinus University of Budapest. It discusses the university's experiences with wireless and blended learning applications since the late 1990s. It has involved around 3,000 users annually in its faculty of business. It also describes collaborating with international partner universities. The document outlines Corvinus University's approach to blended mLearning and how it enhances eLearning through flexibility, new pedagogy, and knowledge transfer anywhere and anytime. It provides an overview of the scope of mLearning activities and how they are part of an educational ontology and competence modules.

1. mLearning research at the
Corvinus University of
Budapest
Gábor Kismihók
gkismihok@corvinno.com
www.corvinno.com
Logos Conference 2009,
Budapest

2. Corvinus University Of Budapest
experiences:
• Department of Information Systems
• WBL applications in education from
the late ’90s.
• Synchronous / asynchronous systems
(CooSpace, Centra)
• Mobilised academic content
• ~3000 users each year (faculty of
business)
• Cross-national activity with partner
universities
• International usage: University Selye,
Komarno, Slovakia

3. Blended mLearning
• Anytime, anywhere
• Enhanced eLearning
mLearning • New pedagogy
• Flexible Knowledge transfer
• Blended learning
• Adaptive knowledge testing
eLearnig • Virtual Collaboration
• LMS
• Core teaching activities
• Traditional classroom
teaching
F2F • Educational Ontology
• Content development

4. Scope of mLearning

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6. Corvinno Studio
S tudent mL MS (C ooS pace)
Adminis tration
Adaptive Testing Engine
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Educational Packaging
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ONTOLOGY-BASED AUTHORING ENVIRONMENT
ONTOLOGY DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT

7. mLearning projects
Using wireless technologies for context sensitive education and
training
www.ericsson.com/contsens
The role of mobile learning in European education, European
Socrates-Minerva Project
www.ericsson.com/socrates2006
Impact: Impact of technology on learning
www.ericsson.com/impact

8. More information