Traditional LCs face significant limitations because they rely solely on direct physical interactions among students, as well as between students and faculty. This means that students are required to be housed together in designated residence halls, and they must be available to attend seminars, study sessions, and group meetings at specific times and locations.

In order to address these limitations, we are developing a mobile learning environment (MLE). This MLE will provide communication and collaboration tools that enable virtual interactions to take place which are independent of time and location - replacing the need for common residence halls and face-to-face meetings outside of the classroom. An MLE makes it possible to create virtual learning communities (VLCs) that incorporate all of the positive aspects of traditional LCs, but without their time and space limitations.

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