Exploring the use of mobile devices to facilitate educational interoperability around digitally enhanced experiments

Author

Milrad, Marcelo ; Hoppe, Ulrich ; Gottdenker, Joshua ; Jansen, Marc

Author_Institution

Center for Learning & Knowledge Technol., Vaxjo Univ., Sweden

fYear

2004

fDate

2004

Firstpage

182

Lastpage

186

Abstract

In this paper we describe our efforts to foster educational interoperability in scenarios using mobile and wireless technologies to support hands-on scientific experimentation and learning. A special focus is given to the idea that innovative uses of mobile and wireless technologies enhance the learners\´ scientific experience. Specific contributions include the creation of new applications to support interoperability between different mobile devices, thus to provide "glue" between different learning situations. We describe a number of educational scenarios as well as the technologies and the architectural principles behind them.

Keywords

educational technology; learning (artificial intelligence); mobile computing; mobile handsets; natural sciences computing; digitally enhanced experiments; educational interoperability; educational scenarios; hands-on scientific experimentation; learning situations; mobile devices; wireless technologies; Computer science; Educational technology; Embedded computing; Handheld computers; Hardware; Interactive systems; Mobile computing; Pervasive computing; Probes; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2004. Proceedings. The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1989-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WMTE.2004.1281380

Filename

1281380