{"title":"Cloud Computing Based Technologies, Applications and Structure in U-learning","authors":"Aida Ghazizadeh, Maziar Manouchehry","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.45","url":null,"abstract":"This article mainly focuses on the characteristic, technologies and applications of cloud computing in mobile and electronic learning, and analyzes the features of this concept. We firstly tried to clarify the meaning of cloud computing as well as its features, secondly, proposed different models of using cloud computing in different learning environments, including web-based learning, mobile video learning and observational learning.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123053806","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":"The Differences of Collaborative Learning and Scientific Inquiry Competencies between Experienced and Novice Learners in Ubiquitous Problem-Based Learning","authors":"Pi-Hsia Hung, Gwo-jen Hwang, Tsung-Hsun Wu, I. Lin, Yueh-Hsun Lee, Wen-Yi Chang","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.67","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.67","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to elaborate the ubiquitous problem-base learning(UPBL) model with collaborative learning competence and to investigate the differences of collaborative learning and scientific inquiry competencies between experienced and novice students in UPBL. Computerized ecology observation competence assessment (CEOCA) was integrated into three trips of Chiku Wetland inquiry activities. Among the 32 participants, 6 6th graders were experienced while the other 26 5th graders were novice learners. On-line discussion posts and reflective diaries were used to explore students' collaborative learning competence and Hierarchical linear model (HLM) was used to analyze students' progress of scientific inquiry skills across seven months. The results suggest that experienced learners' demonstrate stronger positive interdependence, promotive interation and individual accountability than novice learners. Moreover, the experienced learners showed significantly better growth on their scientific inquiry skills than those of novice learners. The variance of growth slopes accounted by group is around 10%. It is concluded that the effect of UPBL for the experienced students' collaborative learning and scientific inquiry competencies is especially promising and both of the two competencies are learnable.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"223 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116639650","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":"Mobile Digital Storytelling for Promoting Creative Collaborative Learning","authors":"Susanna Nordmark, M. Milrad","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.10","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents our on-going research efforts related to the use of mobile storytelling to support alternative ways of learning about cultural heritage. In a joint effort to promote creative collaborative learning we are working together with a local museum and an elementary school on actively engaging a group of Swedish school children in mobile digital storytelling. Divided into eight groups of three children each, the pupils took on specific roles and areas of responsibility concerning the collection of story data, such as photographs, script and sound. Before venturing into the final processing and producing of the stories, each group had to negotiate their collected data and agree on what to use for and in their story. That decision had to reflect the opinions and choices for the whole group. The outcomes of these efforts provided us with valuable insights on how mobile digital storytelling can be used in authentic contexts to support creative collaborative learning.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"1143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114895842","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":"Introducing Podcasts to the Educational Palette of a Dual-Mode Course","authors":"Anna Wingkvist, Morgan Ericsson","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.27","url":null,"abstract":"Distance students can suffer from feelings of isolation, which can result in dropouts from lack of motivation to continue the course. Previous studies have shown that the use of pod casts can help reduce this feeling of isolation. Pod casts can also help make studies more flexible, which can aid students with a busy schedule. To evaluate pod casts in distance higher education, we provided the students with four types of pod casts: Lecture Casts, Tutorial Casts, Review Casts and Extra Casts. We produced 54 pod casts during the course. The students perceived all of the types of pod casts helpful, but preferred the Tutorial Casts. These focused on solving actual problems, and the students said that they learned a lot by these. We found that it takes a lot of resources to produce good pod casts and any attempt to introduce them should be budgeted accordingly. We also found that there are still several technical challenges to overcome, from local infrastructure to subscriptions models and device compatibility.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127454583","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 Mobile Devices for Learning in School Education","authors":"S. Kong","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.39","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using mobile devices for promoting subject learning in school education. A total of 43 Chinese students from two Primary 4 classes in a primary school in Hong Kong participated in this study. One class was randomly assigned as the experimental class, while the other class as the control class. Students in the experimental class used mobile devices to learn about perimeter of polygons while those in the control class learned the same topic with paper-based materials. The results of pre-test and post-test show that students in the experimental class achieved a significant improvement in their learning performance. Furthermore, the responses from student interview indicate that students in the experimental class were generally satisfied with classroom learning with mobile devices because of two reasons: i) an increased level of student control, and ii) an enhanced communication between peers and between the teacher and students. These findings reveal the pedagogical potential of mobile devices to promote deep learning through classroom-based dialogic interaction in class time.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125117387","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":"Editing the Visual Properties of Collaborative KJ Diagram Decoration by User-Defined Handwritten Gestures","authors":"T. Nyu, Motoki Miura","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.49","url":null,"abstract":"The process of collaborative creative work and the ability to record and circulate the results are important. Previously, we had proposed a label capturing system for the group KJ method that uses Anoto-based pens. The system instantly digitizes the position and content of each label containing ideas and thoughts, and then it generates KJ diagrams for distribution. The users can also edit the visual properties of the KJ diagrams by writing gestures with their pens on target labels. However, the system could only accept pre-defined gestures, and the users could not register their own patterns. In order to eliminate these restrictions, we introduce a mechanism to register user-defined gesture commands. After users register their original gestures, they can change the appearance of labels with their favorite pen movements. By applying the mechanism to our group KJ system, the user's experience and understanding of the system are improved.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123828109","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":"Device-Free Personal Response System Based on Fiducial Markers","authors":"Motoki Miura, Toyohisa Nakada","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.22","url":null,"abstract":"Conventional student response systems require electronic devices for collecting personal responses, such as, wireless RF remote keypads, portable hand helds, PDAs, tablets, and cell phones. Although these devices are becoming inexpensive and popular, their management causes additional burdens for teachers and students. We propose a method of collecting student responses by means of printed fiducial markers and tracking technology based on computer vision. Students can submit a response by holding up their marker sheets. Teachers can continuously track and record the responses using personal IDs in real time. Multiple choice question and 2D positioning implementations are presented. We confirmed the tracking capacity of our system through an experiment with 19 participants.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131442949","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":"Educational Resources for Mobile Wireless Devices: A Case Study","authors":"R. Reis, P. Escudeiro, N. Escudeiro","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.64","url":null,"abstract":"The use of Mobile Technologies opens new possibilities for the teaching and learning processes, taking us to a new reality, called Mobile Learning or m-Learning. The m-learning in this work is defined\" as learning processes that occur, necessarily supported by the use of mobile technologies and that has mobility as a fundamental characteristic of human actors, who may be physically / geographically distant from other actors and also the physical spaces of formal education, such as classrooms, training rooms or the workplace\" [1], [6]. It is author's intention to alert the academic community of the features in using M-Learning. We feel the need to develop of applications that use this type of technology, ensuring that education be accessible to all. The present work conducts a research of mobile learning as a tool to support education in higher Institutions. At same time, the authors of the present work investigated existing solutions, which have been using advanced mobile technologies to support learning process with emphasis in the use of mobile devices and they analyzed practical implications of design and education when they come into mobile virtual learning environments. A education software was developed to support the students in learning. To evaluate the system, we used the framework QEF (Quality Evaluation Framework) and we done a questionnaire.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131011591","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}
Chengjiu Yin, Yan Dong, Yoshiyuki Tabata, H. Ogata
{"title":"Recommendation of Helpers Based on Personal Connections in Mobile Learning","authors":"Chengjiu Yin, Yan Dong, Yoshiyuki Tabata, H. Ogata","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.32","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a system based on hypothesis that when we ask for help from others, 1) the closer people are, the more easy it is to get help, 2) the more simple things are easier to get help with. We carried out a survey to examine the hypothesis. The results show that this hypothesis is correct. Based on this hypothesis, we proposed a social networking service site based on a mobile environment called SENSMILE, which supports learners to find a partner who can solve their problems at the online community, and an appropriate request chain of friends will be recommended upon their request by utilizing personal relationships. The system also supports for collaborative learning by using location based sensing information.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"222 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132411220","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":"Cloud Computing Benefits and Architecture in E-Learning","authors":"Aida Ghazizadeh","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.46","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we discuss the \"Cloud Computing\" architecture, services and benefits for electronic and mobile learning. A cloud computing service can have ubiquitous access through mobile devices and applications provided by cloud service providers. Cloud computing has many benefits in education, (e.g. providing educational resource storage and databases, e-mails, educational applications and tools for students and teachers and clients located all over the world involving in an educational program). The main advantage is cost effectiveness for the implementation of the hardware and software and this technology can improve quality of current system of education at an affordable cost.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132261097","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}