Supporting mechanisms to the design and development of mobile learning environments and applications

• Grant number: 14/03389-9
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2014
• End date: June 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Ellen Francine Barbosa
• Grantee: Ellen Francine Barbosa
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The development and adoption of computational technologies as a support to the teaching and learning processes, together with the evolution of mobile computing, have significantly contributed to the establishment of a new type of education known as mobile learning (m-learning).However, despite the benefits and facilities provided, mobile learning environments/applications also present limitations and challenges to be addressed. This research project fits into this context, aiming at the establishment of supporting mechanisms to the design and development of mobile learning environments/applications. In this scenario, an important issue to be addressed concerns the establishment and adoption of architectural patterns. Actually, most of the mobile learning environments/applications are built in separate, having their own structures and architectures, which can negatively impact the ability to standardization and reuse.So, our main goal is to investigate and define a reference architecture for mobile learning environments/applications. The establishment of a quality model and the definition of a product line in the domain of mobile learning should also be addressed, constituting the secondary objectives pursued. From the results obtained, the idea is to contribute to the development and reuse of such environments/applications, also providing quality increase and cost reduction during their development process. (AU)

Scientific publications

(11)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CHOMA NETO, JOAO; DA SILVA, CRISTIANO HERCULANO; COLANZI, THELMA ELITA; MALACHINI MIOTTO AMARAL, ALINE MARIA. Are MAs profitable to search-based PLA design?. IET Software, v. 13, n. 6, p. 587-599, DEC 2019. (14/03389-9)

MARCOLINO, ANDERSON S.; BARBOSA, ELLEN F.; IEEE. Evolving a Mobile Learning Software Product Line for the Teaching of Programming through an Industry Practitioner Perspective. 2020 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE 2020), v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2020-01-01. (14/03389-9)

MARCOLINO, ANDERSON S.; BARBOSA, ELLEN F.; BUI, TX; SPRAGUE, R. Towards a Software Product Line Architecture to Build M-Learning Applications for the Teaching of Programming. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 50TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES, v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2017-01-01. (13/07375-0, 14/03389-9)

BORGES, VANESSA ARAUJO; NOGUEIRA, BRUNO MAGALHAES; BARBOSA, ELLEN FRANCINE; IEEE. A multidimensional data model for the analysis of learning management systems under different perspectives. 2016 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE), v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2016-01-01. (14/03389-9)

MARCOLINO, ANDERSON S.; BARBOSA, ELLEN; IEEE. Towards an M-learning Requirements Catalog for the Development of Educational Applications for the Teaching of Programming. 2016 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE), v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2016-01-01. (14/03389-9)

MARCOLINO, ANDERSON S.; SANTOS, ALEF; SCHAEFER, MARCO; BARBOSA, ELLEN F.; IEEE. Towards a Catalog of Gestures for M-learning Applications for the Teaching of Programming. 2018 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE), v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2018-01-01. (14/03389-9)

SOAD, GUSTAVO WILLIANS; DUARTE FILHO, NEMESIO F.; BARBOSA, ELLEN FRANCINE; IEEE. Quality Evaluation of Mobile Learning Applications. 2016 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE), v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2016-01-01. (14/03389-9)

SOAD, GUSTAVO WILLIANS; FIORAVANTI, MARIA LYDIA; FALVO, VENILTON, JR.; MARCOLINO, ANDERSON; DUARTE FILHO, NEMESIO FREITAS; BARBOSA, ELLEN FRANCINE; IEEE. ReqML-Catalog: The Road to a Requirements Catalog for Mobile Learning Applications. 2017 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE), v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2017-01-01. (14/03389-9)

FIORAVANTI, MARIA LYDIA; BARBOSA, ELLEN FRANCINE; IEEE. A Systematic Mapping on Pedagogical Patterns. 2016 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE), v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2016-01-01. (14/03389-9)

FIORAVANTI, MARIA LYDIA; DUARTE FILHO, NERNESIO F.; FRONZA, LUCAS BORTOLINI; BARBOSA, ELLEN FRANCINE; BUI, TX; SPRAGUE, R. Towards a Mobile Learning Environment using Reference Architectures. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 50TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES, v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2017-01-01. (13/07375-0, 14/03389-9)

CHOMA NETO, JOAO; GAIESKI, TATIANE F. P.; AMARAL, ALINE M. M. MIOTTO; COLANZI, THELMA ELITA; IEEE. Quanti-qualitative Analysis of a Memetic Algorithm to optimize Product Line Architecture Design. 2018 IEEE 30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOOLS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ICTAI), v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2018-01-01. (14/03389-9)