Title of article
A Decentralized Infrastructure for Ubiquitous Learning Environments
Author/Authors
Barbosa, Jorge Luis Victória University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Brazil , Barbosa, Débora Nice Ferrari Feevale University, Brazil , Oliveira, Jezer Machado de University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Brazil , Junior, Solon Andrade Rabello University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Brazil
From page
1649
To page
1669
Abstract
This article proposes a decentralized infrastructure for ubiquitous learning environments called Global. The two main contributions of Global are its decentralized strategy and its extensible architecture based on software agents. Global can be specialized to create ubiquitous learning environments through the extension of its agents or through the addition of new agents. The article presents the infrastructure architecture, describing the agents and auxiliary components. Moreover, the article approaches the implementation and evaluation of Global through two applications dedicated to education. The evaluation showed that the infrastructure could be used for the development of decentralized learning systems, supporting specifically the characteristics considered as strategic for ubiquitous learning.
Keywords
Decentralization , Ubiquitous Computing , Ubiquitous Learning
Journal title
Journal of J.UCS (Journal of Universal Computer Science)
Journal title
Journal of J.UCS (Journal of Universal Computer Science)
Record number
2715275
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