Concepts and technologies for M-Learning

The concepts of e-learning and m-learning here presented serve as a foundation to the project "Qualitative evaluation through mobile devices using free software". This project will use free software to create a system for mobile devices. This aims to provide teachers with tools to apply a Likert scale model, in order to determine the degree of interpretation their students give to a problem situation. Besides its technical capabilities and usability that are required in a mobile computing environment, the system will allow to apply a test in real time, as the student's analysis and interpretation evolve. That is, the system will be continuously evaluating the current situation and, at that time, through the mobile device, the Likert scale will be presented. Mobile learning, or m-learning, is conceived as a kind of e-learning on mobile devices. That is why it is necessary to establish some estimates, since the technological nature of these devices demands specific tools and the assimilation of the differences between these concepts.