{"title":"An evaluation of the use of PDAs for reading course materials","authors":"Jenny Waycott","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039248","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports a study that evaluated the use of PDAs as tools for reading course materials on a distance education course. The findings are discussed with reference to activity theory to explain how new tools are integrated into existing activities.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127556254","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":"C-notes: designing a mobile and wireless application to support collaborative knowledge building","authors":"M. Milrad, Juan Perez, H. Hoppe","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039232","url":null,"abstract":"In order to support rich forms of collaborative learning, learners need appropriate tools to share, exchange, and negotiate their ideas. The use of wireless networked handheld computers in education is rapidly increasing, thus providing new opportunities to engage students in collaborative activities independent of time and space. In this paper, we describe our work in progress related to the design and implementation of a mobile and wireless application to support collaborative knowledge building. The paper presents an innovative approach for supporting the exchange and discovery of key ideas among students by using wireless optical readers, handheld devices and an application we have developed using Java and XML.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128057374","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 role of mobile devices in E-Learning first experiences with a wireless E-Learning environment","authors":"F. Lehner, Holger Nösekabel","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039229","url":null,"abstract":"This paper outlines the components of the project WELCOME (Wireless E-Learning and Communication Environment) at the University of Regensburg. We argue that mobile/electronic education should not attempt to replace traditional education with tutors and instructors but support both student and teacher by providing services that facilitate teaching, learning and education-related administrative tasks. The basic approach is integrative, combining a variety of devices (mobile and nonmobile) via a variety of transmitting techniques (wired and wireless).","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"132 1-2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132599685","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":"A concept mapping tool for pocket PC computers","authors":"T. Chan, M. Sharples","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039242","url":null,"abstract":"We describe the implementation and evaluation of a concept mapping tool for pocket PC computers. The paper raises issues associated with developing a learning tool for handheld computers, including reduced screen size, availability, connectivity and usability.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133304068","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":"Walking and talking-sharing best practice","authors":"Johan Lundin, Maria Magnusson","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039223","url":null,"abstract":"Moving towards more communication intensive organizations where work tends to become more mobile there is a growing need to support learning among knowledge workers. This paper reports on a study of a group of knowledge workers, working both closely together and sometimes geographically separated was carried out in order to find out how and when learning took place and when the need for learning was obvious and perhaps not satisfied. The interviews and observations indicated that the need for more flexible learning possibilities exceeds the ones provided. The results from the study are analyzed and discussed, after which we suggest pointers for design divided into the categories: walking around, around meetings, formalizing intuition and sharing feelings.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133736254","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}
Yuh-Shyan Chen, Tai-Chien Kao, J. Sheu, Chao-Yu Chiang
{"title":"A mobile scaffolding-aid-based bird-watching learning system","authors":"Yuh-Shyan Chen, Tai-Chien Kao, J. Sheu, Chao-Yu Chiang","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039216","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we develop a mobile scaffolding-aid-based bird-watching learning system, which aims to construct an outdoor mobility-learning activity under the up-to-date wireless technology. The proposed bird-watching learning (BWL) system is designed on the wireless mobile ad-hoc network. In the BWL system, each learner device has PDA (personal digital assistances) with a Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) card, within a WLAN environment. Specially, the BWL system contains a mobile learn sheet sub-system, which integrates the scaffolding-aid learn model into the BWL system. Finally, we conduct a formative evaluation to provide statistical results, which is evaluated for the following two purposes; (1) to explore the possible roles and scaffolding aids that the mobile PDA of the BWL system can play and offer in the bird-watching activities, (2) to investigate if the affective and cognitive learning could be possibly benefited from the mobility, portability, and individualization of the mobile PDA of the BWL system.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115438089","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":"Towards a philosophy of m-learning","authors":"Kristóf Nyíri","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039233","url":null,"abstract":"On the Internet e-mail is the most popular application, and mobile devices, too, are used mainly for purposes of person-to-person communication. These observations confirm the view, long entertained in philosophy, that to communicate is an anthropological necessity. Starting from an analysis of the ubiquitous nature of communication the paper refers to the intimate connection between communication and education, and proceeds to examine the historical origins of the separation between school and society; recalls that childhood itself is socially constructed; and points to the advantages of a learning environment containing not just texts but also pictures. In such an environment person-to-person mobile communication by itself becomes learning. Communication is the source from which m-learning emerges.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116396800","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":"xTask-adaptable working environment","authors":"H. Ketamo","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039221","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional web-based learning environments are all good solutions to reach the time and place independent studying, but studying is still dependent on place with access to network. With new mobile technologies we can create the training environment, which can be accessed by mobile terminals (PDAs such as Compaq iPaq or WAP phones) and PCs. This paper describes a study for which the aim was to implement a mobile environment, xTask, for teaching and training. The xTask can be accessed by PCs or PDAs and it is built over free software platforms (such as Apache web-server, ActivePerl programming interface and MySql database). Free software platforms are utilized to make it possible for anyone to use xTask after the main parts of the software are published at the end of 2002 under GPL license.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122611759","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":"Lightweight extensions of collaborative modeling systems for synchronous use on PDAs","authors":"Niels Pinkwart, Christian Schäfer, H. Hoppe","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039234","url":null,"abstract":"Based on experience in orchestrating collaborative learning scenarios with ubiquitous computing technology, two strategies for extending a co-constructive modeling environment with PDAs connected through a wireless LAN are described. One application is an annotation tool, the other replicates the modeling system on the PDA, both provide full synchronization with the PC environment. General implementation strategies for such extensions are discussed.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126998182","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 Internet usability: what can 'mobile learning' learn from the past?","authors":"Maria Uther","doi":"10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039247","url":null,"abstract":"'Mobile learning' is a type of application/service that generally presumes to use mobile Internet technology for learning purposes. This paper focuses on discussing basic usability principles from Mobile Internet technologies in general. It is argued that part of the success of 'mobile learning' will depend on the extent to which current knowledge about best practice in usability are heeded.","PeriodicalId":165746,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130076217","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}