Toward interactive mobile synchronous learning environment with context-awareness service

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1205-1226

  Huang, Yueh Min ^a   Kuo, Yen Hung ^a   Lin, Yen Ting ^a   Cheng, Shu Chen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Architectures for educational technology system; Distance education and telelearning; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; DISPLAY DEVICES; E-LEARNING; FLOW INTERACTIONS; INTERNET; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MECHANISMS; MOBILE DEVICES; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

ARCHITECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; CELL PHONES; COMPUTATIONAL POWER; CONTEXT-AWARENESS; DECISION MECHANISM; DISPLAY SIZE; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELELEARNING; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; FUZZY WEIGHTED AVERAGE; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; INTERACTIVE SERVICES; MESSAGE DELIVERY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES; MOBILE INTERACTION; SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 48849093502     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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