Mobile learning can augment formal education and bridge the gap between formal and informal education
by creating extended learning communities using any digital technology in connected or infrastructure-less
environments. With the use of ad hoc networks and mobile authoring tools, we can now create an ‘on-the-fly’
learning scenario, where learners can create, share, and view content from their mobile devices without the
need for server–client or infrastructure-based liaisons. Mobile learning, however, is not just about sharing
content or learning using mobile, wireless, and portable devices. Rather, it is learning across spatiotemporal
contexts that enables learners to form knowledge and understanding in different scenarios. When facing
limited resources stemming from the characteristics of mobility and wireless technologies, determining the
best practices for content creation and delivery becomes a challenge. This paper describes the architecture of
a mobile-focused learning network designed so that learning tools, activities, contexts, and interactions are
created as necessary over time and space while adhering to traditional learning object standards. Copyright
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd