Towards Activity Theory - Preliminary Report: Ambient Intelligence Applied to Smart Education

The limitations and work processes for how people work and interact are suffering changes due to the very fast development of technologies. The use of computers as daily instruments has a reflective effect on people’s activity and attitudes towards work. It is a challenge to take advantage of emerge...

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Published inIntelligent Systems Design and Applications Vol. 557; pp. 630 - 639
Main Authors Gonçalves, Frederica, Fermé, Eduardo, Martins, Ana Lúcia, Ferreira, João C.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Subjects
Activity theory
Ambient intelligence
Artificial intelligence
ICT
Smart education
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ISBN9783319534794
3319534793
ISSN2194-5357
2194-5365
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-53480-0_62

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Summary:The limitations and work processes for how people work and interact are suffering changes due to the very fast development of technologies. The use of computers as daily instruments has a reflective effect on people’s activity and attitudes towards work. It is a challenge to take advantage of emergent technologies and also to overcome these technologies such as pervasive and smart places. We have changed the way we work shifting often our physical boundaries and how we operate. In this position paper we describe a simple activity analysis of a teacher’s class from a high school, based on activity theory, observations and semi-structured interviews. Specifically, we outline our perspective of ambient intelligence in smart education.
ISBN:9783319534794
3319534793
ISSN:2194-5357
2194-5365
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-53480-0_62