UFC-Inventor: A Model Driven Authoring Tool to Generation of Ubiquitous Applications for Field Trip
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https://doi.org/10.5753/rbie.2019.27.03.132Keywords:
Model driven development, ubiquitous computing, mobile learning, field tripsAbstract
Field trips promote student skills by increasing the ability of observation and discovery in various areas of knowledge. By incorporating ubiquitous technologies, such as sensors and actuators, in field trips, they show benefits when compared to traditional classes. Ubiquitous applications for field trips imply to deal with device heterogeneity, absence of fixed communication infrastructure, dynamic computational environment, and support for user mobility. This paper presents UFC-Inventor, a tool for teachers to be able to use the resources of mobile devices and ubiquitous computing (such as camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer) in their field trips. UFC-Inventor enables the automatic generation of cross-platform applications without the need of the user to have specific knowledge about programming. In addition to the development of the authoring tool, another significant contribution of this work was the performance of usability tests with distinct audiences. Teachers have indicated proper levels of usability, highlighting the interest in using UFC-Inventor in their classes frequently. Besides, we tested a ubiquitous application generated by UFC-Inventor with the students in a Geology field trip. They approved the application concerning its usability and utility.
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