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

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作者
Hwang, Gwo-Jen [1 ]
Wu, Chih-Hsiang [2 ]
Tseng, Judy C. R. [3 ]
Huang, Iwen [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Grad Inst Digital Learning & Educ, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[2] Natl Univ Tainan, Dept Informat & Learning Technol, Tainan, Taiwan
[3] Chung Hua Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Informat Engn, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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D O I
10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01123.x
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
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 supportingmutual 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.
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页码:992 / 1002
页数:11
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