%0 Journal Article
%T Survey on Context-Aware Pervasive Learning Environments
%A Teemu Henrikki Laine
%A Mike Joy
%J International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)
%D 2009
%I Universit?t Kassel
%R 10.3991/ijim.v3i1.680
%X Context-aware pervasive learning environments consist of interconnected, embedded computing devices such as portable computers, wireless sensors, auxiliary input/output devices and servers. Until this study there has been no survey that has evaluated and presented information regarding these environments. In this paper, we conducted a survey to identify the commonly used technologies, methods and models behind these systems, and evaluated the role of mobile devices in the reviewed papers. As a result, we made five observations: (i) RFID was the most common sensor technology; (ii) several learning models were suggested, but none was validated properly; (iii) client-server architectures are prevalent in the systems and mobile devices were used most commonly to represent information; (iv) most of the systems supported multiple simultaneous users, but few facilitated virtual communication; and (v) possible roles for physical environments in pervasive learning systems are: contexts for learning, content for learning, and system resources. Evidence indicates that suitable learning models have yet to be validated, and that more roles of mobile devices could be emphasised.
%K context-aware
%K literature
%K survey
%K mobile
%K learning
%K pervasive
%K learning
%K environment
%U http://online-journals.org/i-jim/article/view/680