Design for a context-aware and collaborative mobile learning system

Abstract

Today, mobile learning is becoming a new important learning style in our modern life. It is handy because mobile devices are used not only for communicating but also for learning in a mobile context. Mobile devices have the potential to be used as powerful m-learning tools in different learning contexts. However this poses new challenges that are associated with their ability to cope with the available learning material. Our goal in this paper is to propose a new approach for context-aware and collaborative mobile learning. It takes into account the requirements of Mobility, Context-Awareness and Collaboration. Our approach is based on semantic modeling of learning resources and learning context. This modeling is complemented by a adaptation part made up of adaptation rules to propose and select relevant resources, learning partners and learning activities based not only on the learner's needs but also on its current context of learning environment. We have implemented this approach in a Mobile learning system called CCMLS: Collaborative and Context-aware Mobile Learning System.