{"title":"Guidelines for designing and developing contents for mobile learning","authors":"A. Grasso, T. Roselli","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.27","url":null,"abstract":"The learning benefits deriving from the use of mobile technologies in in-field research and professional training have been demonstrated by a number of initiatives worldwide. Because learning can occur in highly variable places and conditions, the choice of mobile device and an accurate analysis of the target users are essential during the design phase of mobile learning applications, to identify the user scenarios and various possible experiences deriving from use of the system. The present work reconstructs previous experiences in the field of designing contents for mobile learning, with the aim of gleaning clear guidelines for designing and implementing highly efficacious, usable contents and courses for mobile devices. These guidelines were applied to create a course on the work of Caravaggio, to be studied using a handheld device.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125379965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Takeharu Ishizuka, T. Horita, Jun Takahashi, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Y. Koshio
{"title":"Development of a system which arranges and presents the optimal contents with RFID tags for a Super-Kamiokande field study tour","authors":"Takeharu Ishizuka, T. Horita, Jun Takahashi, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Y. Koshio","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.17","url":null,"abstract":"The opportunity for visiting science research institutions as part of the learning experience in elementary, junior high and high schools has been increasing in recent years. Although the requests for field study trips to science research institutions are becoming stronger, the research institutions are not social educational facilities but to do the latest science study. However, as the exhibits are related with the latest science research, students' understanding through the field study tour depends on the knowledge they have already learned and their interest. Then, it would be important to make students' knowledge even to some extent before going to the researchers' guiding tour. In this study, RFCode Spider IIIA, an active type RFID, radio frequency identification, tag system, was used to identify for many students at a place.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126088723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AirTransNote: augmented classrooms with digital pen devices and RFID tags","authors":"Motoki Miura, S. Kunifuji, B. Shizuki, J. Tanaka","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.9","url":null,"abstract":"AirTransNote augments activities in classrooms by sharing student notes written on regular paper using wireless communications. AirTransNote uses digital pens to free students from the need to use PCs for note taking. To improve the effectiveness of the system, we used a portable remote controller with an RFID tag reader. Teachers can select notes for students by using the controller as \"magic wand.\" The selection interface is intuitive for both teachers and students. Also, the system can save time for setting up devices before lectures. The system promotes an augmented classroom, enabling interactive lectures in regular classrooms using natural styles.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126699751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Lai, Jie-Chi Yang, T. Chan, C. Ho, F. Chen, Jing-San Liang
{"title":"Improving experiential learning with mobile technologies","authors":"C. Lai, Jie-Chi Yang, T. Chan, C. Ho, F. Chen, Jing-San Liang","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.34","url":null,"abstract":"The study designed a system and a flow of learning to motivate and guide students to conduct experiential learning with mobile technologies. Students of two classes of fifth-grade at an elementary school participated in the experiment. Thirty-four students of one class conducted learning with PDAs in a school garden while thirty-two students of another class conducted in a condition without PDAs. The data shows the advantage of supported with mobile technologies for the acquisition of knowledge. Most of the hypotheses are confirmed in the study. These findings show just how important mobile technology is in helping to improve the learning achievement of experiential learning.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130561717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using a PDA for mobile learning","authors":"M. J. McAlister, Peng Hui Xie","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.70","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile technology has offered an opportunity to provide a new generation of people with the means to interact with activities irrespective of location. As a consequence it will become more common to utilize its potential within curriculum activities. The feasibility of using mobile technology is directly influenced by its scope. This paper outlines an educational digital game and discusses the implementation with regard to using personal digital assistants as potential mobile learning devices. The paper outlines the considerations which must be made to use such mobile devices and the recommendations on the type of educational software which should be developed. The educational digital game is then assessed with reference to future dynamic environments which will encompass a range of mobile and non-mobile devices.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"36 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127444145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using cellular phones in higher education: mobile access to online course materials","authors":"Boaz Mermelstein, Edna Tal","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.71","url":null,"abstract":"Access to the Internet, which to date was mainly limited to desk-top computers, is now enabled through a wide range of portable devices. These devices include cellular phones, which are small, widespread, and afford a high level of intimacy. Information needed at a certain time, location or immediacy are typical kinds of information that are natural candidates for access via cellular phones [Seppala and Alamaki, 2002]. Four m-learning pilot projects are now in progress at the Open University of Israel (OUI) which include mobile accessibility to (1) discussion groups held on the Websites of academic courses; (2) video lessons (live & VOD); (3) audio books for students with learning disabilities (for cellular and MP3 players); and (4) administrative information (SMS messages). This paper reports on these four experiments, examining the types of use students may make with their cellular phones and other mobile devices to access support learning materials.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"92 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126028177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"K-tai Campus: university-sharing campus information system applicable to mobile phone and PC","authors":"Y. Hada, M. Shinohara, Y. Shimizu","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.40","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, mobile devices have functions that allow them to be used as tools for obtaining information from cell-phone Websites. To support universities in Japan by providing communication between those universities and their students in classes or anywhere on campus, the National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan has developed an online mobile phone campus information system called K-tai Campus. This development was conducted under our policy of providing system functions as an application service provider and that of providing open source systems. In this paper, we describe the design and functions of K-tai Campus, how they provide ease of operation, and we discuss the proper means of connecting both PCs and PC-Websites. This paper also focuses on the communication functions provided for teachers and students to further support education.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114690152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SmartTiles: mobility and wireless programmability in children's construction and crafts","authors":"Nwanua Elumeze, M. Eisenberg","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.58","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a working prototype of a mobile, programmable set of construction kit elements for children. SmartTiles are small, lightweight, independently programmable tile objects that can be combined to cover various sorts of planar surfaces; each touch-sensitive tile contains its own computer and LED, and communicates with its neighboring tiles when placed on an appropriate background material. Collectively, the tiles enact user-customizable cellular automaton programs and thus display complex and fascinating dynamical patterns of light. In this paper, we discuss the implementation of SmartTiles and explore their potential use as an instance of mobile computation for children. We also discuss the way in which the tiles can be programmed wirelessly via a PDA interface, and discuss the implications of this sort of programming for educational computing more generally.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121701188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanaz Fallahkhair, Lyn Pemberton, Richard N. Griffiths
{"title":"Dual device user interface design for ubiquitous language learning: mobile phone and interactive television (iTV)","authors":"Sanaz Fallahkhair, Lyn Pemberton, Richard N. Griffiths","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.20","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we describe the design and development of a system that facilitates language learning from a combination of two devices, interactive television (iTV) and mobile phone. We present a number of requirements for technologies to support informal language learning based on theories of language learning, theories of formal and informal learning, our own studies of adult language learners and the affordances of iTV as a medium to support learning. We describe TAMALLE (television and mobile phone assisted language learning environment), a prototype system based on these requirements and discuss some of the user interface design issues that arise in the context of cross platform dual device systems for ubiquitous learning.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128085638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lifeblog: a new concept in mobile learning?","authors":"Elizabeth Hartnell-Young, F. Vetere","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2005.42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2005.42","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we report early findings from a sample of Australian participants using Nokia's Lifeblog software on mobile phones to record aspects of living and learning in both formal and informal settings. We take the view that learning is the process people engage in when they are making meaning and constructing knowledge. The Lifeblog software affords new opportunities to capture, manipulate and communicate daily events and thoughts that assist in making meaning in individual and collective contexts. We aim to link this with the emerging phenomena of digital story telling and ePortfolios, which are both examples of learners actively creating digital material for an audience, rather than passively receiving information. Findings to date indicate that the creative capacity of the mobile phones is not frequently encouraged informal educational settings.","PeriodicalId":104410,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126521279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}