Title :
A Wireless Sensor-based Toolkit for Building Tangible Learning Systems
Author :
Zualkernan, Imran A. ; Al-Ali, Abdul-Rahman ; Muhsen, Hassan A M ; Afrasiabi, Mohammadhossein ; Babikian, Serop
Author_Institution :
American Univ. of Sharjah, Sharjah
Abstract :
Many toolkits for extending the physical metaphors for learning have been proposed over the years. This paper presents the design and implementation of a toolkit for building tangible learning applications based on the IEEE 802.15.14 based sensor wireless networks. This toolkit provides a connection-less and a generic object-oriented programmable environment. A sample application showing how young children can browse the Internet using tangible components is also presented.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; object-oriented programming; programming environments; wireless LAN; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.14; Internet; object-oriented programmable environment; tangible learning system; wireless sensor network; wireless sensor-based toolkit; Assembly systems; Buildings; Computer architecture; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Internet; Learning systems; Optical sensors; Wireless personal area networks; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2007. ICALT 2007. Seventh IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niigata
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2916-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2007.44
