Requirements for Mobile Learning Applications in Higher Education

Abstract

Mobile learning has gained significant importance in the field of e-learning and higher education during the last years. Especially in student self-organization of learning, it is important that previous use-cases can be transferred and enhanced to mobile platforms. In the first part of the paper a requirements analysis for an adjusted mobile version of the learn management system (LMS) Stud.IP is presented. The analysis consists of an evaluation of existing approaches, focus group sessions and student surveys to obtain insights on the subject on the one hand and on the other to get specific requirements and usage scenarios of students. The latter part of the paper describes the implementation of an Android-based and web-based app for the LMS Stud.IP.