A system for adaptive platform-independent mobile learning

In this paper we present our work on the extension of a state-of-the-art e-learning system – the Intelligent Web Teacher (IWT) – to support multimodal mobile access in order to offer a complete set of learning experiences, services and models that are able to fit the complex and variegated mobile world. The extended platform can offer customised e-learning experiences depending on the type and capabilities of the user’s mobile device. After a brief overview of the IWT e-learning platform, the paper describes how we approached the extension of IWT to provide browser-, SMS- and voice-based interactions. Some first experimental results are then given in the last section. The work described here was realised in the context of the EC-funded m-learning project.