Ubiquities Computing and the Learning environments

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Ubiquities Computing and the Learning environments

• The bridge between technology and learning
• Ana Ivanovic, Maria Lijding and Joachim
  Wetterling
• University of Twente, the Netherlands

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Outline

• Smart Surroundings
• Learning Scenarios
• Interactive Session
• Wrap-up

• Introduction

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Introduction

• University of Twente
• Faculty of Computer Science
• IS group -gt Ana Ivanovic
• Embedded systems -gt Maria Lijding
• Faculty of Behavioral Science
• Department of Education -gt Joachim Wetterling

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Outline

• Introduction
• Learning Scenarios
• Interactive Session
• Wrap-up

• Smart Surroundings

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Ubiquitous Computing

• Ubiquitous computing the calm technology, that
  recedes into the background of our lives Marc
  Weiser, 1988
• Smart Surroundings help us in our daily tasks,
  health, entertainment, household, learning
• Intelligent interaction with the environment
• Unobtrusive, invisible technology
• Anywhere, Anytime, in the best way
• www.smart-surroundings.nl
• Settings SmartOffice, Well-Being

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SmartOffice

• The system assists the nomadic worker with

localizing facilities, services and people,
providing optimal communication channels
personalization of users environment
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Well-Being Model
Vigorous
Tense
Relaxed
Fatigued
Arousal
Mentally and Physically Ill
Indifferent
Comfort
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SmartOffice-Personas
O F F I C E
F L E X
O F F I C E
W O R L D
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Possible Futures

• Big Brother is watching
• Government control of reading
• Your teacher and parents constantly check where
  you are and what you are doing
• The bookshops controls the prices and make a
  personalized offer

• A bright future
• Better care for disabled children
• Intelligent classrooms
• Access to (relevant) data in high quality
  anywhere
• Personalized environments anywhere
• Ubiquitous use of resources

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Outline

• Introduction
• Smart Surroundings
• Interactive Session
• Wrap-up

• Learning Scenarios

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Scenarios

• Knowing in the Classroom
• Knowing how in the study landscape
• Applying in the community of practice
• Integrating in the workplace

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Knowing in the Classroom
source
Teacher/expert
learner
learner
learner
learner
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Scenario characteristics

• Product
• smart classroom
• Participants
• teacher/expert
• learners
• Process
• Knowing, building knowledge
• Flexibility low
• Fixed meetings at specific locations
• Predetermined rosters
• Passive learners
• low interaction, pre-cooked one-way communication
• High level of structure
• Teacher-led scenario of lesson

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Knowing how in the study landscape
source
source
learner
learner
Learner
Teacher/expert
source
source
learner
learner
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Scenario characteristics

• Product
• Smart study landscape
• Participants
• Teacher/expert
• Learners
• External sources
• Process
• Knowing, building knowledge
• Flexibility medium-low
• Less need for large rooms
• Smaller groups ? easier time planning
• Semi-passive learners
• teacher provides sources but promotes active
  knowledge management from learners
• Semi-structured
• structure made by teacher in collaboration with
  learners

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Applying in a community of practice
source
source
learner
learner
learner
source
source
learner
learner
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Scenario characteristics

• Product
• Shared workspace with smart interfaces
• Participants
• Learners
• External sources
• Process
• Knowing, building knowledge
• Flexibility medium high
• Opportunities for virtual collaboration
• No teacher ? less need for formal meetings
• Active learners
• learners build knowledge
• Semi-structured
• learners determine workflow and knowledge
  framework

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Integrating in the workplace
source
source
source
learner
source
source
source
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Scenario characteristics

• Product
• Smart interfaces, individually adaptable
• Participants
• Learner
• External sources
• Process
• integration of knowledge in the workplace
  activities
• Flexibility high
• Time schedules to be determined by the learner
• Learner can learn at any place at any time
• Active learners
• the learner builds a knowledge framework based on
  individual interpretation of information from
  external sources
• Individually structured
• the individual learner as decision maker in the
  learning process

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Outline

• Introduction
• Methodology
• Learning Scenarios
• Wrap-up

• Interactive Session

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Interactive session

• Four groups
• to each group is assigned a scenario
• Brainstorming (25min)
• Address problems
• Possible Solutions to the problems
• Presentation of the ideas (15min)
• the chairman of each group presents the ideas

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Outline

• Introduction
• Smart Surroundings
• Learning Scenarios
• Interactive Session

• Wrap-up

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Wrap-up