Location based Learning Content Authoring and Content Access in the docendo platform
Key: Ren11-2
Author: Christoph Rensing, Stephan Tittel, Mojisola Anjorin
Date: March 2011
Kind: In proceedings
Publisher: IEEE eXpress Conference Publishing
Book title: PerCom-WORKSHOPS 2011: 2011 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops
Abstract: Learning does not only take place in a conventional classroom setting but also during everyday activities such as field trips. Such context sensitive learning is not new and can be observed in many different areas. The increasing availability of mobile devices and network access opens up new possibilities for providing context aware support for such learning scenarios. Related work focuses mainly on supporting the learner by delivering context aware learning content and by appropriately adapting the learning media to the limited viewing capabilities of their mobile devices. The learning content provided is dependent on the context of the learner e.g. the learner’s current location. In this paper, we argue the need for providing context aware support for authors of learning content. We present an extension of docendo, an open learning content authoring and management platform, to support teachers while creating location based learning material for field trips. An important new feature is the automatic mapping of the location of the author to the learning resources collected by the author.
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