MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN CONTEXTUAL LEARNING

Vera I. Toktarova
Assoc. Prof., PhD, Mari State University, Russia, toktarova@yandex.ru

Abstract

The article studies an acute issue of rampant development of mobile learning irrespective of time and place. Nowadays mobile learning gives a new quality to the educational process, reflects trends in the education of modern people to the fullest extent possible, providing constant access to information. It is a new tool in the formation of information society. The article deals with the issues of using mobile technologies in the process of contextual learning. The subject matter of the research is the description of basic characteristics of training within the context contributing to the development of professional competences of students. A model of contextual learning using mobile technologies in the university e-learning environment is offered. The description of the mobile learning system for developing Java web-applications is given.

Keywords: professional competence, contextual learning, e-learning, electronic educational environment, mobile learning, e-learning systems, programming, educational process, university.