Mobitel joins with Colombo University to introduce 'M-Learning'

Hiran H. Senewiratne

TIE-UP: Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel joined with the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS)- University of Colombo to introduce the M-Learning concept to Sri Lanka.

"M-learning" goes a step further changing the way in which education is delivered and received, and is a promising path way to obtaining higher education that will deliver value to the country, Dean of the FGS Prof Lakshman Dissanayake told the Daily News.

He said that SLT Mobitel is the main connectivity provider and FGS has come to an agreement with three leading Korean IT companies launch this concept. "To develop this concept we are trying to learn possibilities to introduce mobile learning concept to Sri Lanka. For that I am getting assistance from Kangwon National University, Korea and Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)", Prof. Dissanayake said.

He said that the revolution in the field of information technology has amazing impact in the field of education. Rapid development in this field made education easier, faster and cheaper and could cover the students across cities, countries and even continents, he said.

He said that traditionally, formal classroom based education was adopted, which allowed a teacher and student to have face-to-face interaction.

However, this approach has noticeable drawbacks in that it requires a student's physical presence and participation, which is an integral part of an institution's curriculum.