Applying Web Page Adaptation Technique to the Augmentation of Mobile Learning

Abstract

The goal of this research is to study how to augument mobile learning by applying Web page adaptation techniques. In this paper, we present a case study of how we applied Web page adaptation to facilitate mobile learning on the Blackboard Learning System. Without requiring different versions of the original learning materials, our research provides automatic delivery and presentation of adaptive Web-based learning materials based on students' receiving profiles. Experimental results demonstrate that our method provides effective and efficient delivery of Web-based learning material over the mobile Internet, which results in an extension of the time and space of learning, as well as encouraging and facilitating collaboration among students.

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