Development of a ubiquitous learning platform based on a real-time help-seeking mechanism.

• Autores: Gwo-Jen Hwang, Chih-Hsiang Wu, Judy C. R. Tseng, Iwen Huang
• Localización: British journal of educational technology, ISSN 0007-1013, Vol. 42, Nº. 6, 2011, págs. 992-1002
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The popularity of mobile devices has encouraged the advance of ubiquitous learning, in which students are situated in a real-world learning environment with support from the digital world via the use of mobile, wireless communications, or even sensing technologies. Most of the ubiquitous learning systems are implemented with high-cost sensing devices for detecting the locations or behaviours of learners; moreover, these systems mainly focus on providing learning guidance or learning materials, while facilities for supporting mutual help among students are usually ignored. In this study, we propose a context-aware ubiquitous learning platform (CULP) which uses low-cost cell phones with embedded cameras and Internet service to support ubiquitous learning. CULP is able to provide instant support for learners in the ubiquitous learning activity; that is, learners can receive help from the right people via the hints given by the learning system when they encounter problems during their learning activities. The experimental results of a Personal Computer-Assembling course show that, with the assistance of the new learning platform, both the learning efficiency and the learning achievement of the students were significantly improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]