Semantic technologies for socially-enhanced context-aware mobile learning

Abstract

In this paper, we present an extended ontological framework, m-LOCO, in which potentials of mobile devices as content delivery media have been utilized in the design of a context-aware learning environment, where the learning content and/or the learning environment are matched to the needs and requirements of the learning context. Moreover, we suggest the affordance of a socially-enhanced self-regulated learning approach as the most efficient pedagogical roadmap for ubiquitous learning environments, with the goal of helping the learners to be more productive through fostering both their individual and social collaborative competencies and expertise.