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Virtualization of approaches in learning and teaching has increasingly taken over, bringing added value to the quality in the educational act. Nevertheless, technological progress is faster than availability of users in using the most recently developed devices and applications. In such context, taking into account that recent approaches in education needs to keep track with technological developments, we are aware that the reactions to developments in e-education, including mobile learning, vary depending on stakeholders and/or types of approaches that are being used. In the present case study we intend to analyze the interest in using mobile learning among university students with taking into account the possible usage of such learning methods on traditional or blended education. Using quantitative analysis, we focus on interest in using m-learning, on possible reasons why students choose whether to use m-learning / m-teaching resources and on preference towards specific usages of such resources. The survey is conducted online among students from various faculties in economics, from within Bucharest University of Economic Studies from Romania. The current research does not focus on specific mobile technologies, nor on specific mobile applications, but on functionalities of such applications that could be used and specific features that could be encountered in such applications, towards a more user-friendly approach in e-education. Moreover, we focus on perceptions among students, without analyzing reactions of teachers towards interest in m-learning, such approach could make the focus of another research. We expect that students be more keen to use mobile learning, yet rather reluctant in possible use in evaluation. Mobile learning could be a possible solution for both traditional and online learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the context of the development of information society, innovating technologies contribute also to the development of training methods in sport. Mobile technologies are more and more used in enhancing athlete's performance. The paper aims at improving technical skills in judo trough movement analysis. To fulfill our goal we use a device composed of capture camera and computer software. The instrument name is Signal Frame and it is produced by Sport Metrics - Valencia - Spain. We take into consideration the following parameters: acceleration, speed and power. We consider those parameters as being among the most relevant in this sport. The software allows us also to watch the movement frame by frame so we are able to analyze the biomechanics of the movement. Our analysis is based on an experiment within which we used a group of athletes who is evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. One of the big benefits of this method is its objectivity. The coach can compare quantifiable data from one execution to the other. To evaluate the results, at the end of the experiment we compare the executions of the athletes, in the two groups; comparing the marks given for the executions of the fixed forms (Kata) and see if there is a significant improvement in performing the techniques. We expect increased efficiency in learning using mobile technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]