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What is User Context

Chapter 3
Advancing Educational Research With Emerging Technology
The situation when, where and how people may use a mobile technology. It can also refer to where they are in their understanding of a subject.
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Researching Mobile Learning: Understanding the Relationship Between M-Learning and Mobile HCI
Eric Seneca (Louisiana State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1173-2.ch003
Abstract
m-Learning (mobile learning) is an exciting research field but few studies address the potential effect of human-computer interactions on users' learning experience. A well-designed mobile learning study should consider the potential confounding variables of user context and usability. The purpose of this chapter is to inform readers of current research in m-learning and mobile HCI (human-computer interactions). The chapter will provide an example of a study that was designed to address the important factors of user context and usability.
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Chapter 62
Personalized Redirection of Communication and Data
User context is any relevant information that can be used to characterize the situation of a user. There are three important aspects of user context: where the user is, whom the user is with, and what resources are nearby. Typically, user context consists of user’s location, profile, people nearby, the current social situation, humidity, light, etc.
Published in Chapter: Personalized Redirection of Communication and Data; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia, Second Edition
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