Abstract :
For learners in distributed e-learning environments, it is difficult, but very
important, to locate the right peer for collaboration on the right knowledge, at
the right time and in the right way. This paper proposes the use of context
awareness (CA) to support peer recommendation in the e-learning context. For
this purpose, this paper explores the e-learning context that involves
knowledge
,
social
and
technical contexts
. Accordingly, this paper proposes a threedimensional
CA model for peer recommendation that includes
CA to knowledge
potential
,
social proximity
and
technical access
. By matching the peer seeker and
the peer candidate with respect to these three dimensions, the CA information
is promising as an aid to the peer seeker in finding suitable knowledge
collaborators. The importance of activity context is highlighted in CAsupported
peer-recommendation mechanism. A five-dimensional (who, what,
how, when and where) representation approach is suggested for activitycontext
description.
