Ambient intelligent classrooms - beyond the indispensable educator

Abstract

Ambient intelligence has been an area of personal research interest for close to twenty years as numerous undergraduate projects and research initiatives focussed on its application within the home. As my personal research interests within the Ar- tificial Intelligence domain started shifting towards its application to Higher Educa- tion, it was only a matter of time to shift my focus and attention to the application of Ambient Intelligence to Higher Education. The feedback received following the first book was overwhelming as numerous readers from academia and otherwise easily related to the content. Non-technical readers particularly appreciated the comfort- able and relaxed narration of technical details that required no special expertise to comprehend and put into context. This provided further incentive to pursue the next initiative and embark on an amazing journey and a second book.