ProBoPortable: does the cellular phone software promote emergent division of labor in project-based learning?

This paper describes the design and evaluation of a cellular phone application called "ProBoPortable", which displays information regarding the task status and division of labor in a project-based learning (PBL). The authors have developed a cellular phone application that cooperates with a Web-based groupware to enhance the learners' reorganization of learning activity in PBL. The research conducted in an undergraduate course revealed that ProBoPortable can enhance awareness regarding the status of learners' collaborations in PBL.