A Universal Design for an Adaptive Context-Aware Mobile Cloud Learning Framework Using Machine Learning

Abstract

Mobile learning is becoming more and more popular today. It gained popularity recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in 2020. However, to provide learners with appropriate educational materials in such a mobile environment, the characteristics and context of the learners must be considered. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a framework for providing an adaptive context-aware learning process considering a combination of student learning models and principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The proposed system consists of components capable of detecting changes in context and adapting the way the application responds and behaves. The framework uses a machine-learning algorithm to predict learners’ characteristics and follow UDL principles to deliver enriched user experience and location-aware content and activities. An online survey was conducted with 20 undergraduate students. We analyzed their levels of satisfaction with the proposed m-learning system. From the analyzed data, we noticed that the average rating values are close to 4.5, which indicates that the proposed m-learning system complies with UDL principles and provides an adaptive and localized learning environment, thus enhancing the efficiency of the learning process and experiences. The study also investigated the impact of factors (i.e., noise level, physical activity, and location) on learners’ concentration towards the learning process. The results show that these factors have a significant impact on the learner’s concentration level.