Title: Learning in mobility with Context4Learning: developing a context-aware mobile learning application

Authors: Carlos Marcelo; Carmen Yot-Domínguez; Juan Antonio Álvarez-García; Juan Antonio Ortega-Ramírez; Álvaro Arcos-García

Addresses: Department of Teaching and School, University of Seville, C/ Pirotecnia, s/n C.P 41013, Spain ' Department of Teaching and School, University of Seville, C/ Pirotecnia, s/n C.P 41013, Spain ' Department of languages and computer systems, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes, s/n C.P 41012, Spain ' Department of languages and computer systems, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes, s/n C.P 41012, Spain ' Department of languages and computer systems, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes, s/n C.P 41012, Spain

Abstract: The adaptation possibilities provided by mobile devices strive to encompass and motivate students' education process by providing learning resources and activities adapted to their specific needs, characteristics, conditions and circumstances. Context4Learning is a mobile application developed by the team behind this paper. Developed for Android, the app detects user location, amount of time available and physical activity being performed to then send users the corresponding notifications regarding learning resources and activities with which he/she may advance in a given educational program. Currently, a pilot project has been launched. The assessment and contributions by the pilot user group encourage us to continue our work. Their experience has proven that work is still needed to achieve perfection in the functioning of the mechanism and greater app usability for end users.

Keywords: handheld devices; mobile learning; m-learning apps; context-aware applications; personalising learning; personalisation; adaptability; context awareness; learning motivation; learning resources; Android apps.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2016.079497

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2016 Vol.10 No.4, pp.203 - 222

Received: 23 Apr 2016
Accepted: 05 Jun 2016
Published online: 29 Sep 2016 *

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