15Context-Aware Learning

Abstract: With the rapid development of computing and communication technologies and their increasing use in educational settings during the last decade, the learning environments have experienced a few evolutions – from the most traditional in-class learning, computer-aided learning, web-based learning, to the present day’s ambient ubiquitous learning. This chapter shows how context-awareness unprecedentedly enhances learning experiences by endowing the users with the opportunities of learning in context. Some context-aware learning prototype systems are also described.

15.1Learning in an Ambient Intelligent World

According to Naismith et al., in the future, the success of learning and teaching will be measured by how ...

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