Context and Adaptivity in Context-Aware Pervasive Computing Environments

In this article we highlight and discuss prominent aspects of context and adaptively in pervasive computing environments along with characteristics and categories of context, and context-aware systems. We also briefly refer to use, management and modeling of context in context-aware systems. This paper is not meant to provide an exhaustive review of literature but rather it aims to integrate and extend important theoretical aspects found in the literature. Our perspective reflects context from application and system development point of view, based on the expanded computing setting which is mobile, dynamic,heterogeneous and highly connected (i.e. pervasive computing) while keeping the user in the center. This paper constructs theoretical base of our future research which is enabling anytime and anywhere learning in adaptive learning environments.