An Approach to Learning Research with a Wireless Sensor Network in an Outdoor Setting

TL;DR

This paper discusses using wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for outdoor environmental data collection in educational research, highlighting their ability to gather diverse data streams and reconstruct learning activities for evaluation.

Contribution

It provides a general overview of WSN technology and explores its application in outdoor learning environments for educational data collection.

Findings

WSNs can collect multiple data streams including environmental, location, and multimedia.

Data stored in databases can reconstruct learning activities for later analysis.

Wireless sensor networks enhance outdoor educational research capabilities.

Abstract

Automated collection of environmental data may be accomplished with wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In this paper, a general discussion of WSNs is given for the gathering of data for educational research. WSNs have the capability to enhance the scope of a researcher to include multiple streams of data: environmental, location, cyberdata, video, and RFID. The location of data stored in a database can allow reconstruction of the learning activity for the evaluation of significance at a later time. A brief overview of the technology forms the basis of an exploration of a setting used for outdoor learning.