The demands of an increasingly knowledge-based society and the dramatic advances in mobilephonetechnologyarecombiningtospurthegrowthof mobilelearning(mLearning). However, for mLearning to attain its full potential, it is essential to develop pedagogyandinstructionaldesigntailoredtotheneedsof thisnewlearningenvironment.At present, there is a lack of research on message design for mLearning. Towards these ends, this paper explores the principles and processes of message design for mLearning, including the influence of learning and cognitive theories, human‐computer interaction principles, devices and methodologies. And it presents a number of practical guidelines for designing instructional messages for mLearning.
['Minjuan Wang', 'Ruimin Shen']
Message design for mobile learning: Learning theories, human cognition and design principles