TY - GEN
T1 - Mobile phones as tools to enhance the traditional educational experience
AU - Meere, D.
AU - Ganchev, I.
AU - O'Droma, M.
AU - Stoyanov, S.
AU - Hayes, S.
AU - Noonan, P.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Developments of a context-sensitive InfoStation-based architecture, tasked with supporting the provision of mobile information services within a University domain, are outlined in this paper. These services are designed to complement the traditional educational practices, providing an enhanced blended learning experience for students, and as such aid the students assimilation of the presented information. The developments described are focused on exploitation of the greatly expanding functionality, including multi-media capabilities, of modern handheld mobile devices. For those students with such devices who voluntarily participate and access the services on offer through the InfoStations, the technology seeks play a role in enhancing their learning and educational experiences. It also forges experience in the greater integration, exploitation, utilization and management of these modern wireless technologies in educational environments.
AB - Developments of a context-sensitive InfoStation-based architecture, tasked with supporting the provision of mobile information services within a University domain, are outlined in this paper. These services are designed to complement the traditional educational practices, providing an enhanced blended learning experience for students, and as such aid the students assimilation of the presented information. The developments described are focused on exploitation of the greatly expanding functionality, including multi-media capabilities, of modern handheld mobile devices. For those students with such devices who voluntarily participate and access the services on offer through the InfoStations, the technology seeks play a role in enhancing their learning and educational experiences. It also forges experience in the greater integration, exploitation, utilization and management of these modern wireless technologies in educational environments.
KW - Blended learning
KW - Context-sensitive m-learning
KW - InfoStations
KW - Multi-agent systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865074597&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84865074597
SN - 9789728939380
T3 - Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011
SP - 36
EP - 40
BT - Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011
T2 - IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011
Y2 - 20 July 2011 through 23 July 2011
ER -