• DocumentCode
    2980902
  • Title

    Engineering education: Importance and relevance of ubiquitous technologies

  • Author

    Martin, Sergio ; Sancristobal, Elio ; Gil, Rosario ; Díaz, Gabriel ; Castro, Manuel ; Peire, Juan

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., UNED (Spanish Univ. for Distance Educ.), Spain
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-22 Feb. 2011
  • Firstpage
    245
  • Lastpage
    246
  • Abstract
    This paper analyzes the current technology trends in engineering education, focusing on the importance of ubiquitous technologies, such as Radio Frequency Identification, mobile devices, context-awareness, and geo-location. This paper reviews how these technologies have impacted education and the future impact that experts forecasts will have in a near future.
  • Keywords
    engineering education; ubiquitous computing; engineering education; ubiquitous technologies; Computers; Engineering education; Focusing; Media; Mobile handsets; Ubiquitous computing; Ubiquitous technologies; engineering education;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCC), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Dubai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-118-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752499
  • Filename
    5752499