Title :
A tour guide system for mobile learning in museums
Author :
Chou, Li-Der ; Lee, Ching-Chao ; Lee, Ming-Yu ; Chang, Chun-Yen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., National Central Univ., Taiwan
Abstract :
In the paper we present a tour guide system, which brings the portable devices into museums to be your own expert guide. The purpose of the system is to construct a mobile learning environment with positioning technology and portable devices. People who are in this environment would obtain the detailed information, and even the history of the exhibit displayed in text, voice or video clips. Moreover, unequal explanations, mobile group learning, and learning activities management are provided in the proposed system.
Keywords :
educational computing; exhibitions; humanities; information resources; mobile communication; mobile computing; learning activities management; mobile learning; museums; portable devices; positioning technology; tour guide system; video clips; Computer science; Computer science education; Conferences; Educational technology; History; Layout; Manuals; Personal digital assistants; Remuneration; Usability;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2004. Proceedings. The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1989-X
DOI :
10.1109/WMTE.2004.1281385