Title :
Specification of a functional architecture for e-learning supported by wireless technologies
Author :
Grew, Philip ; Giudici, Francesco ; Pagani, Elena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci. & Commun., Universita degli Studi di Milano
Abstract :
This paper proposes a distributed platform designed to support pervasive learning and interactivity on a university campus and to ease tasks related to learning and teaching. The platform exploits wireless technologies in order to provide service access anywhere and anytime. The platform architecture is described, and the functionalities of the modules composing it are discussed, together with the relationships among modules
Keywords :
educational technology; mobile computing; radio networks; distributed platform architecture; e-learning; functional architecture specification; pervasive learning; service access; teaching; university campus interactivity; wireless technology; Cellular phones; Costs; Education; Electronic learning; Information science; Mobile ad hoc networks; Personal digital assistants; RFID tags; Standardization; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, 2006. PerCom Workshops 2006. Fourth Annual IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2520-2
DOI :
10.1109/PERCOMW.2006.128
