Classroom Experience: A Platform for Multimedia Capture and Access in Instrumented Educational Environments

Abstract

Capture and access applications are developed to support the recording and later recall of multimedia information. The capture phase demands complex mechanisms for the acquisition and synchronization of user-generated data, while the access phase requires infrastructures that allow the personalization of the captured content. In this paper, we present a ubiquitous computing platform for the capture and access of educational activities in an instrumented classroom. Our approach uses context information in order to personalize the access experience according to users preferences. Transparent communication mechanisms complement our proposal by supporting data transfer and synchronization among associated storage services.