Key instructional design issues in a cellular phone-based mobile learning project

Adding flexibility to the learning process, mobile learning offers great opportunities for education, especially for teenagers, who show great attentiveness to mobile technologies. Thus, the need to focus on design aspects of such learning is growing. This study aims to reveal critical issues in designing mobile learning based on a program for 11th graders and to unfold students’ perceptions about reasons for participation, satisfaction, implementation processes, and specific content representation types. Reflections on insights gleaned from the instructional design process of the project and students’ perceptions are presented with related recommendations.

► Features of content delivery platform and users’ mobiles were technically critical. ► Function of mobile instruction was critical in pedagogical aspects. ► Use of motivational design and learning objects were helpful. ► Presentations were most helpful with text and most preferable with video. ► Scheduling and duration of content delivery were great challenges.