el 12(1): e6

Research Article

Smart Agent Based Mobile Tutoring and Querying System

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eeel.2012.07-09.e6,
        author={Suresh Sankaranarayanan},
        title={Smart Agent Based Mobile Tutoring and Querying System},
        journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning},
        volume={1},
        number={1},
        publisher={ICST},
        journal_a={EL},
        year={2012},
        month={8},
        keywords={Mobile Tutoring, Querying, Agent, JADE-LEAP, Android.},
        doi={10.4108/eeel.2012.07-09.e6}
    }
    
  • Suresh Sankaranarayanan
    Year: 2012
    Smart Agent Based Mobile Tutoring and Querying System
    EL
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/eeel.2012.07-09.e6
Suresh Sankaranarayanan1,2,*
  • 1: 1Computing and Information Systems, Institut Teknologi Brunei, Brunei
  • 2: 2Department of Computing, University of WestIndies, Jamaica
*Contact email: pessuresh@hotmail.com

Abstract

With our busy schedules today and the rising cost of education there is a need to find a convenient and cost effective means of maximizing our educational/training experiences. New trends in the delivery/access of information are becoming more technology based in all areas of society with education being no exception. The ubiquitous use of mobile devices has led to a boom in m-commerce. Mobile devices provide many services in commercial environments such as mobile banking, mobile purchasing, mobile learning, etc. It is therefore fitting that we seek to use mobile devices as a platform in delivering our convenient and cost effective solution. The proposed agent based Mobile tutoring system seeks to provide a student with a rich learning experience that will provide them with the relevant reading material based on their stage of development which allows them to move at their own pace. The system will allow the user to be able to ask certain questions and get explanations as if they were interacting with a human tutor but with the added benefit of being able to do this anytime in any location via their mobile phone.