Title:	M-VOICE LEARNING, A VOICE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Author(s):	David Maniega Legarda, Jose López Ruiz
ISBN:	978-972-8939-45-8
Editors:	Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2011
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	VoIP, mobile learning, mobility, ICT.
Type:	Short Paper
First Page:	261
Last Page:	265
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The convergence of voice and data has seen a wide range of interesting advanced internet-based communication initiatives, such as Skype. The numerous advantages of this technology are well-known (reduced call costs, ease of broadcast over lower bandwidths, etc.), but can this technology really help improve and drive education on virtual learning environments? In theory, the answer seems clear – it does provide advantages, in that it helps improve communications and, as previously mentioned, it offers access to the web ‘garden’. The project described in this article is based on this idea and examines the potential for incorporating certain voice-based resources and technologies in learning processes, combining them with the concept of mobility – specifically with mobile learning, which, according to a number of authors, is defined as the point at which mobile information technology and e-learning cross to create a learning experience any time, anywhere. The m-Voice Learning project has tried to go that bit further in the use of new technologies applied to education, supporting a new methodological approach based on mobility. The proposal is to provide students with a complete learning experience via their mobile device. As part of this experimental project an e-learning platform has been created, equipped with a VoIP communication system for students and faculty, making a subject or part of it accessible via mobile devices and compatible with the UOC Campus. The project uses the VoIP resource as a unifying and dynamic element of the learning process.
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