Anytime, Anywhere Learning Behavior Using a Web-Based Platform for a University Lecture.pdf
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Abstract—Web-based educational platforms offer a broadly
accessible interface to foster information dissemination and
interaction-based learning anytime and from anywhere.
Accomplished by the availability of a wireless communication
infrastructure like IEEE 802.11b or GSM/GPRS and the use of
mobile devices, University students are able to make the first
steps towards ubiquitous learning.
To stay abreast with the adaptation of learning styles using
new media, we created and used a Web-based online-learning
platform in our lectures. The platform offers guided discussions,
integrated access to content information and tracking of the
individual student’s status. To allow just-in-time feedback and a
variety of communication styles, synchronous and asynchronous
means for interaction is provided. The main objective in this
paper is the evaluation of the effective students’ behavior using
our learning platform based on qualitative students’ feedback
and quantitative analysis of the students’ self-assessment. To
conclude our evaluation, we show the actual user behavior by
analyzing database access and Web server log files.
Index Terms—e-Education, Web-Based Learning, Ubiquitous
Learning, Case Study and Evaluation.
I. INTRODUCTION
Ubiquitous computing refers to a situation in which a
multitude of connected and embedded systems and devices
work together to build an ambient computing environment.
Not only business and private life will change using ambient
intelligent environment, it is as well expected that University
education will change significantly towards a more situated
and context aware educational style.
Being connected to a computing infrastructure allows both
to access learning content from anywhere at anytime, and to
communicate with colleagues or lecturers synchronously and
asynchronously much more frequently. Thus, lectures
enhanced with accompanying e-Learning facilities are
favorable compared to traditional lectures.
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