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Positive and negative features of mobile learning for disabled students

Positive features:

1. Access content, information and assistive software with a personalised interface wherever and whenever they choose
2. Using a device that they are familiar with
3. It adds value to the learning experience
4. It allows users to exploit more learning opportunities in broader contexts
5. Learning is taking place in ways more suited to the learner's needs
6. Substantial support mechanism by providing an any time, any place assistive technology

Negative features:

1. Difficulty in transferring onto and off the devices the learning materials or data.
2. Extra cost if users to input information might need a separate portable keyboard.
3. Students might need extra time in order to get the proper training to use these devices.
4. Not all devices have sufficient memory for the size and number of files that might be required from a learning material that might be in a media format.
5. Additional cost if the user is paying the bill where sms and mms are to be used.

Reference:

JISC TechDis (undated) m-Learning and Accessibility [online], http://www.techdis.ac.uk/ index.php?p=9_5 (accessed 16 December 2010).