Adaptive context-aware pervasive and ubiquitous learning. (5th May 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Economides, Anastasios A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of technology enhanced learning. Volume 1:Number 3(2009)
• Page Start: 169
• Page End: 192
• Publication Date: 2009-05-05
• Subjects: adaptation -- adaptive learning -- context awareness -- educational activity -- learner profiles -- learner models -- mobile learning -- m-learning -- personalised learning -- pervasive learning -- ubiquitous learning; Educational technology -- Periodicals; Education -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Periodicals; Web-based instruction -- Periodicals; Computer-assisted instruction -- Periodicals; 371.3305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-5255

Abstract

In pervasive and ubiquitous learning, a learner should be able to freely perform an educational activity possibly cooperating and/or collaborating with others using multiple devices and networks as he moves in an environment. The educational activity should be able to be performed by various types of learners and to operate on various devices, networks and environments. Correspondingly, the devices and the networks should be able to support various types of learners and to operate various educational activities in any environment. In order to provide adaptive context-aware pervasive and ubiquitous learning, an adaptation engine senses the context and produces adapted educational activity and infrastructure. This paper defines the context to consist of the learner state, the educational activity state, the infrastructure state and the environment state. Furthermore, it comprehensively describes each one of the states.