Location-aware classroom services on the semantic web

Abstract

Intelligent systems for the classroom are nothing new. Despite all of the developments in this area, however, there is very little research into the use of semantic-web technologies for the implementation of smart systems for a school environment. The proposed system will provide a practical and automated location-awareness solution that can be used to provide real-time classroom services for students based on the semantic web. Using infrared location beacons, student laptops will be able to identify their current location and join a classroom area network, providing to the students lesson information for the current class, digital collaboration opportunities, as well as personalized information from an ontology-driven knowledgebase. By automating the classroom computing experience, the focus of the class can remain on the lesson material itself, providing a more productive learning environment.