Title: Methodology and system design for implementing context-adaptive service-oriented web-based learning

Authors: Simon B.Y. Lau, Chien-Sing Lee

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya 63100, Selangor, Malaysia. ' Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya 63100, Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract: This article is devoted to the formulation of a context-adaptive electronic learning (e-learning) implementation methodology. The authors address three research gaps: (a) the lack of a rigorous framework to define the |context| for context-aware mobile learning applications (b) the need to include pedagogy context dimension and (c) the dynamic adaptation of distributed learning content to changing context does not cater for ubiquity among devices. This study: (a) proposes a context reference model to synergise various interpretations of context, instantiated for a computing course (b) designs the pedagogy to fulfil different learning styles and (c) proposes a model-driven, service-oriented web services architecture.

Keywords: context-adaptive e-learning; learning styles; methodology; service-oriented; web-based learning; web services; online learning; electronic learning; mobile learning; m-learning; context reference models; pedagogy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2009.024425

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2009 Vol.3 No.2, pp.164 - 183

Published online: 03 Apr 2009 *

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