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With the ongoing development of cheaper miniature and smart sensors; abundant fast and
ubiquitous computing devices; wireless and mobile communication networks; and autonomous and intelligent software agents, the Sensor Web is rapidly emerging as a powerful technological framework for geospatial data collection, fusion and distribution.
Smart-world technologies are an extension of Weiser's vision for
ubiquitous computing. Creating sensitive, associative, adaptive environments frees a person from having to gain specialized knowledge of computation to reap the computation benefits.
By sensing and computing the learners' surrounding environment,
ubiquitous computing technologies and a software application are combined in order to recommend peer helpers who may be more likely to fit to the learners' context and tasks.
The architect of
ubiquitous computing imagined just the opposite: a crescendo away from our machines and back into the real world.
It is clear that it will take at least a few decades before
ubiquitous computing environments will be available, so this field is not and will not be the driving force behind wireless sensor network development.
Ubiquitous computing supports activities in environments that are physically distributed and brought closer to the customers and operations.
In addition, the perspective of
ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence allows for a wider perspective on group formation, broadening the range of addressed features to include learner context information.
As the miniaturization of computing devices and the convergence of their functions make "
ubiquitous computing" more likely, the need to understand how we react in digital environments becomes more important.
Does the advantage of "
ubiquitous computing"--tech-speak for being connected to a computer and network no matter where you go--give you a better shot at searching and finding the information you need?
As I write this, the thought of such
ubiquitous computing and infinite knowledge of me becomes terrifying.
[P]art two discusses students in a distributed learning community--this time based on emerging technologies of augmented reality and
ubiquitous computing. The article also will describe the next steps for our society to realize this vision of educational improvement."
