Learning Content Adaptation for m-Learning Systems: A Multimodality Approach

摘要

The ubiquitous availability of mobile communication devices which are connected to the Internet makes it possible to dedicate small amounts of spare time for mobile learning. The limited screen size and resolution makes current mobile devices quite hard to visualize multifaceted Web pages, so this kind of content could be adjusted to meet the device needs. Adjustment in e-Learning means the contextualization of learning contents for m-Learning usage. In this paper, we present a design and implementation of a Web service-based system for adapting, displaying and manipulating learning objects on small handheld devices. A speech solution allows learners to turn any written text into natural speech files, in using standard voices. Our approach allows generation of text and audio based learning material dynamically for m-Learning and ubiquitous access. The deployment of audio data to the Web user via progressive download is also presented.