Title :
An Improved Design of the Ubiquitous Learning System Based on Sensor Networks
Author :
Dong, Mianxiong ; Zhang, Gongwei ; Ota, Kaoru ; Guo, Song ; Guo, Minyi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu
Abstract :
With the great progress of information technologies, computers are embedded into everywhere to make our daily life convenient, efficient and invisible. In order to utilize this progress for learning, a scheduler system, a Ubiquitous Learning System (ULS) was proposed. ULS contributes a lot to improve studentpsilas learning efficiency. Yet improvement can still be made to the system by using sensor networks. In our new design, we embed various kinds of sensors, like temperature sensor, oxygen sensor, light sensor, into the environment. Based on the information collected by such sensors, decisions can be made by the control center to adjust the environment automatically for learner. Our research result reveals that the improved ULS not only benefited learners to acquire their learning habits but also improve their learning efficiency.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; computer aided instruction; oxygen; temperature sensors; ubiquitous computing; O2; information technology; learning efficiency; learning habits; light sensor; oxygen sensor; scheduler system; sensor networks; temperature sensor; ubiquitous learning system; Computer networks; Computer science; Design engineering; Electronic learning; Information technology; Learning systems; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors; USA Councils; Ubiquitous computing;
Conference_Titel :
Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, 2008. EUC '08. IEEE/IFIP International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3492-3
DOI :
10.1109/EUC.2008.169