MLE - Moodle > Out-Of-The-Box m-Learning System For Mobile Phones

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) [http://moodle.org/].

MLE-Moodle is an out-of-the-box mobile Learning (mLearning) system, designed for mobile phones.

It is realized as a plugin for the open-source Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle. Just copy the MLE-Moodle files to your Moodle-installation and your eLearning system is now a mLearning system too.

So with MLE-Moodle you can enhance your eLearning system to mobile Learning, and can learn either with your mobile phone (mLearning) or with your PC / Notebook (eLearning).

On the mobile phone you can either use the built-in mobile browser to access MLE-Moodle. Or you can use a special mobile phone application which was designed for learning on mobile phones (called MLE phone client).

What is mobile Learning (mLearning) and how is it realized with MLE-Moodle?

mLearning uses mobile phones as a medium for learning. With mLearning it is possible to use every kind of waiting-time for learning, no matter where you are. [snip]

The Mobile Learning Engine enables you to learn

• Wherever you want to learn,
• Whenever you want to learn, and
• Whatever you want to learn.

But if you are at home or at school in front of your PC / Notebook it would make no sense to use a mobile phone for learning. That's why the MLE is intregated with an eLearning system (in this case this eLearning system is Moodle). With your PC / Notebook you use the standard eLearning system, if you are away from your computer you can continue learning with your mobile phone.

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With MLE-Moodle you can realize custom mobile learning scenarios:

• For field-trips, where students should fill out quizzes or upload images/videos/audio reports or written reports in a forum
• Create location based learning szenarios with mobile tagging or integrated GPS
• Make quick surveys or quizzes in the classroom with the mobile phones and see the results instantly

Source

[http://mle.sourceforge.net/mlemoodle/index.php]

Features

mLearning features:

From eLearning to mLearning > Using the core Moodle-Features on the mobile phone:

Moodle lesson / Moodle quiz / Moodle assignment / Moodle resource / Moodle forum / Moodle survey / Moodle choice / Moodle wiki / Moodle database / Moodle instant messaging system / Moodle glossary

New (partly mLearning specific) features:

Flashcard trainer / Mobile Learning Objects (offline learning) / Mobile tags / Location based services / Mobile community / Mobile repository

How you can access MLE-Moodle from the mobile phone:

Mobile phone application / Mobile phone browser

Source

[http://tinyurl.com/yhw7vp2]

Screenshots

[http://mle.sourceforge.net/mlemoodle/index.php?lang=en&page=screenshots.php]

YouTube Video [Withdrawn / 03-14-10]

Demo

[http://mle.sourceforge.net/mlemoodle/index.php?lang=en&page=demo.php]

FAQ

[http://mle.sourceforge.net/mlemoodle/index.php?lang=en&page=faq.php]

Step-By-Step [Installation] Tutorial

[http://mle.sourceforge.net/mlemoodle/index.php?lang=en&page=tutorial.php]

MLE (Mobile Learning Engine) Wiki

[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/mle/index.php?title=Main_Page]

!!! Thanks To Michael Feldstein / e-Literate Blog /  For The HeadsUp !!!