Ubiquitous learning refers to learning that happens anytime and anywhere, supported by digital technologies embedded in everyday environments. A less commonly discussed form of this is Ambient-Aware Reflexive Ubiquitous Learning, which emphasizes not just access to learning resources, but the intentional design of reflection and metacognition within context-aware environments.

Ambient-Aware Reflexive Ubiquitous Learning is a learning approach where digital systems (such as mobile devices, sensors, or learning platforms) respond to a learner’s context—location, activity, or task completion—and provide timely prompts or resources that encourage reflection, self-regulation, and meaning-making. The goal is not constant instruction, but brief, purposeful interventions that help learners connect experience with understanding.

This approach strengthens e-learning ecologies by linking formal instruction, informal experience, and reflective practice. It moves ubiquitous learning beyond convenience and access, toward transformative learning, where learners actively monitor, interpret, and reshape their understanding across time and contexts.

References:

Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (2017). e-Learning Ecologies

UNESCO (2021). Reimagining Our Futures Together

Hwang et al. (2015). Research on context-aware ubiquitous learning