This article aims to outline different pedagogical strategies with applications (apps) in the classroom. Every year the use of mobile devices like tablets and smartphones increases. At the same time, applications are being developed to meet this demand. It is therefore essential that educators investigate their use as an motivational technological medium that can possibly be used in the classroom. Apps can be used both as a source of information as well as a tool for creating material. Thus, this article will present the results of a study applying teaching strategies in different contexts. It therefore highlights the importance of mobile learning as a viable alternative in the classroom. In order to do so, there was a multiple case study in the undergraduate pedagogy program and a digital inclusion course for seniors, both offered in the first semester of 2017 at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Educational applications and examples of teaching strategies using apps were created in these classes. Educational applications offer the possibility to bring innovations to teaching practices, as well as new forms of communication, interaction and authorship, thus contributing to the process of teaching and learning
In implementing mobile learning system, students’ needs and perceptions should be focused upon along with curriculum standards. Particularly in the context of higher education institutions in Indonesia, some schools authorities have refused to implement m-learning. Although m-learning is widely used in some schools and considered an effective educational tool, it is not yet fully utilised in most Indonesian schools. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate students’ access to and perception of the use of mobile devices in learning, and to understand the potential for its implementation. This study is the result of a survey conducted on 61 students in a school which banned the use of mobile technology. It seeks to understand their potential accessibility by means of ownership, interaction time and the types of mobile application used and to find their perceptions through agreement and the reasons for adopting mobile learning in the classroom. The findings indicate that students are very familiar with mobile devices and their applications. The results also reveal that students have positive perceptions toward m-learning, and indicate that mobile technologies are widely used among them. This report can be taken as the basis for applying a mobile learning system in the classroom.
MEASURING UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING COURSE DISCRETE MATHEMATICS TOWARD MOTIVA...AM Publications
In the implementation of learning E-Learning which has been implemented by the Mercu Buana University in recent years had a positive impact on students and lecturer. However, in some course such as Discrete Mathematics perceived by lecturer and student have several problems such as difficulty from lecturer to explain some of the logic material or analysis algorithm problem. Students also do not understand clearly if only read from the text that is presented through the e learning process. Effectiveness basically is attainment of precise goal or selecting the appropriate objectives from a series of alternative or choice of ways and determine the choice of several other options. Effectiveness can also be interpreted as a measure of success in achieving the goals that have been determined. As an example if a task can finish with choice of ways which is already determine, then that way is correct or effective.
A Literature Survey on Mobile-Learning Management SystemsAM Publications
In today’s digital era, due to development in wireless communication technology, proliferation of electronics gazettes usage especially smartphones is at peak point across the globe. Without smartphone, most of the individuals feel inconvenience in their daily routine India is not an exception for it, today; India has the second-biggest smartphone market in terms of active unique smartphone users, which crossed 220 million users. These innovations and developments in mobile technologies have an impact on education and learning systems which in turn resulted into the potential to develop an education system that enables individuals and groups to learn bypassing the time and place constraints. This paper gives a glimpse on characteristics, elements, security risks, design issues and challenges of mobile learning management system.
An Analysis of Behavioral Intention toward Actual Usage of Open Source Softwa...IJAEMSJORNAL
This study focused on analyzing behavioral intention toward the actual usage of open source software in private universities in Tanzania. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data in two private universities namely Iringa University and Ruaha Catholic University. Stratified sampling technique was utilized to ensure sample representativeness among two universities where simple random sampling was used to draw a sample from each stratum during the survey. Finding Using Structural Equation Modeling indicated that performance expectancy (source code production and software localization) and social factor (Vendor, internet services provider and lecturer) have a significant influence toward behavioral intention while effort expectancy was found to be insignificant. In addition the behavioral intention was found to be significant toward student’s actual usage of open source software in Universities. This study recommended that for students to develop behavioral intention toward OSS actual usage, internet service provider have to increase the level of internet services that can assist the university communities to access and download open source software. In addition, to increase actual use, open source software vendors and lecturer or experts have to make sure that their software source code is free for distribution and localization, this will increase self-motivation and interest of the students toward actual usage of open source software.
Design and Implementation Multimedia Learning Success for Vocational Schools IJECEIAES
This research aims to design a web-based multimedia applications, interactive learning, in order to improve the learning outcomes of students, especially students of Vocational High School. Multimedia Learning has been designed with some additional content in the form of applications: decision support system for multimedia usage based on Model of Multimedia Learning Success. The population obtained from respondents vocational school in Central Java, which is already implementing multimedia learning. The method used is qualitative analysis in the form of: the development of multimedia learning integrated with decision support systems. Design and implementation of multimedia learning success system that is abbreviated "Sikemuning". Sikemuning can be used to measure or provide guidance for teachers in the use of multimedia. Interviews with several respondents teachers from vocational schools in Central Java showed that: the system success multimedia learning developed in this study can be used as feedback to assess the success and effectiveness of the implementation of learning activities, multimedia learning can improve the performance and intelligence of vocational school students.
In implementing mobile learning system, students’ needs and perceptions should be focused upon along with curriculum standards. Particularly in the context of higher education institutions in Indonesia, some schools authorities have refused to implement m-learning. Although m-learning is widely used in some schools and considered an effective educational tool, it is not yet fully utilised in most Indonesian schools. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate students’ access to and perception of the use of mobile devices in learning, and to understand the potential for its implementation. This study is the result of a survey conducted on 61 students in a school which banned the use of mobile technology. It seeks to understand their potential accessibility by means of ownership, interaction time and the types of mobile application used and to find their perceptions through agreement and the reasons for adopting mobile learning in the classroom. The findings indicate that students are very familiar with mobile devices and their applications. The results also reveal that students have positive perceptions toward m-learning, and indicate that mobile technologies are widely used among them. This report can be taken as the basis for applying a mobile learning system in the classroom.
MEASURING UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING COURSE DISCRETE MATHEMATICS TOWARD MOTIVA...AM Publications
In the implementation of learning E-Learning which has been implemented by the Mercu Buana University in recent years had a positive impact on students and lecturer. However, in some course such as Discrete Mathematics perceived by lecturer and student have several problems such as difficulty from lecturer to explain some of the logic material or analysis algorithm problem. Students also do not understand clearly if only read from the text that is presented through the e learning process. Effectiveness basically is attainment of precise goal or selecting the appropriate objectives from a series of alternative or choice of ways and determine the choice of several other options. Effectiveness can also be interpreted as a measure of success in achieving the goals that have been determined. As an example if a task can finish with choice of ways which is already determine, then that way is correct or effective.
A Literature Survey on Mobile-Learning Management SystemsAM Publications
In today’s digital era, due to development in wireless communication technology, proliferation of electronics gazettes usage especially smartphones is at peak point across the globe. Without smartphone, most of the individuals feel inconvenience in their daily routine India is not an exception for it, today; India has the second-biggest smartphone market in terms of active unique smartphone users, which crossed 220 million users. These innovations and developments in mobile technologies have an impact on education and learning systems which in turn resulted into the potential to develop an education system that enables individuals and groups to learn bypassing the time and place constraints. This paper gives a glimpse on characteristics, elements, security risks, design issues and challenges of mobile learning management system.
An Analysis of Behavioral Intention toward Actual Usage of Open Source Softwa...IJAEMSJORNAL
This study focused on analyzing behavioral intention toward the actual usage of open source software in private universities in Tanzania. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data in two private universities namely Iringa University and Ruaha Catholic University. Stratified sampling technique was utilized to ensure sample representativeness among two universities where simple random sampling was used to draw a sample from each stratum during the survey. Finding Using Structural Equation Modeling indicated that performance expectancy (source code production and software localization) and social factor (Vendor, internet services provider and lecturer) have a significant influence toward behavioral intention while effort expectancy was found to be insignificant. In addition the behavioral intention was found to be significant toward student’s actual usage of open source software in Universities. This study recommended that for students to develop behavioral intention toward OSS actual usage, internet service provider have to increase the level of internet services that can assist the university communities to access and download open source software. In addition, to increase actual use, open source software vendors and lecturer or experts have to make sure that their software source code is free for distribution and localization, this will increase self-motivation and interest of the students toward actual usage of open source software.
Design and Implementation Multimedia Learning Success for Vocational Schools IJECEIAES
This research aims to design a web-based multimedia applications, interactive learning, in order to improve the learning outcomes of students, especially students of Vocational High School. Multimedia Learning has been designed with some additional content in the form of applications: decision support system for multimedia usage based on Model of Multimedia Learning Success. The population obtained from respondents vocational school in Central Java, which is already implementing multimedia learning. The method used is qualitative analysis in the form of: the development of multimedia learning integrated with decision support systems. Design and implementation of multimedia learning success system that is abbreviated "Sikemuning". Sikemuning can be used to measure or provide guidance for teachers in the use of multimedia. Interviews with several respondents teachers from vocational schools in Central Java showed that: the system success multimedia learning developed in this study can be used as feedback to assess the success and effectiveness of the implementation of learning activities, multimedia learning can improve the performance and intelligence of vocational school students.
Determining the Factors Affecting on Digital Learning Adoption among the Stud...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study investigated students’ perception towards acceptance of digital transformation in teaching-learning activities studying at different levels in Kathmandu valley (includes 3 districts: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur), Nepal. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a research framework to examine the factors affecting how students come to accept and use technology. The literature review indicated that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and perceived enjoyment were the most common external factors of TAM. A total of 384 students were participated in the study. Different statistical analyses have been performed in order to test the significance of the considered factors that may affect the digital learning practices of students. The result of the data analysis revealed that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment have a significant impact on perceived ease of use of the digital learning system. Furthermore, social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment were also found to have a positive influence on the perceived usefulness of the digital learning system. The Digital learning system is changing the traditional practice of learning with technology and innovation. The study support that using digital tools in education makes academic activities more interesting, easy to access, creative, effective, and productive.
ACCEPTANCE AND READINESS OF MOBILE LEARNING INTEGRATION AMONG TEACHERS OF DYS...ijma
ABSTRACT
Mobile technology enables the creation of mobile applications to assist learning. However, integrating the most appropriate mobile applications as an assistive technology for dyslexic students is challenging for teachers if they are unprepared with sufficient knowledge. This preliminary study aimed to understand the acceptance and readiness of mobile learning integration among teachers of dyslexic students. The study was a qualitative study, which involved one selected mobile application to be evaluated by four selected teachers. Teachers had been interviewed. Interestingly, the teachers showed positive attitude in acceptance and readiness of using mobile application in class, with condition it suits dyslexic students learning needs. They believe using appropriate mobile application can support learning. Following this study, more studies will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of abundant implementation towards mobile learning by teachers of dyslexic learning.
Towards a Framework for ICTs Integration in Teacher Education in IndiaPremier Publishers
Teachers can only effectively integrate technology in their instruction if they are themselves knowledgeable about the technology. In India, several researches have pointed out challenges hindering effective integration of ICTs in teacher education programme that raise the questions: What is missing in the teacher education and training curriculum? Is there skill training and maintenance for teachers? Do the teacher training institutions have the necessary infrastructure for ICT integration? This paper reports on the findings of a study that attempted to respond to these questions and suggests a possible framework for the successful implementation of teacher training programmes that make advantageous use of appropriate ICTs. It suggests that seven fundamental principles of good practice should be addressed for such programmes to be effective: a shift from an emphasis on ‘education for ICT’ to the use of ‘ICT for education’; an integration of ICT practice within the whole curriculum; a need for integration between pre-service and in-service teacher training; a need for the development of relevant and locally produced content; a need for appropriate educational partnerships; accepting a practice driven approach; and an emphasis on the development of sustainable costing models. Build on modern notions of teaching-learning activities, the paper concludes with a proposed course of action to leverage the real benefits of ICTs for teacher education in India.
This study surveyed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, utilization and challenges in managing secondary schools in Onitsha Education Zone. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 80 respondents made up of all the 32 principals and 48 Computer Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The researchers studied the entire population since it was not large. The instrument for data collection was a structured type questionnaire developed by the researcher. It validated by experts and the reliability was established using the split half method which yielded a coefficient value of 0.80 using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Data was analyzed using the mean method for the three research questions. From the findings of the study, it was found that principals to a high extent are aware of ICT facilities used in school management but utilize them to a low extent. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings of the study and they include: increased provision of ICT facilities used in school management by the government, training and retraining of principals on ICT utilization and testing of principals skills on ICT before appointment amongst others.
Application of Information Technology in Advancement of Educationinventionjournals
ABSTRACT: The information technology incorporated in education provides a vision of better quality education facilitated through the adoption and promotion of IT. In education IT is helpful to provide database, to provide students access to digital technologies and internet in and outside the classroom and provides self paced learning through the tools like assignment and evaluation of learners. it also provide quality digital content access to the teachers immediate two way communication between teacher and learner. However, a feedback study was felt to have actual idea of advancement in education due to IT in the small towns like Sitapur. Hence the study was made regarding application of IT in secondary schools by students & teachers of class ix of Sitapur district.
Developing a Computer-Assisted Instruction Model for Vocational High Schoolsinventy
Research Inventy : International Journal of Engineering and Science is published by the group of young academic and industrial researchers with 12 Issues per year. It is an online as well as print version open access journal that provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the subject such as: civil, mechanical, chemical, electronic and computer engineering as well as production and information technology. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published by rapid process within 20 days after acceptance and peer review process takes only 7 days. All articles published in Research Inventy will be peer-reviewed.
Factors inhibiting the adoption of ICT by Tamale Polytechnic lecturers for th...Editor IJCATR
Although the Ghanaian polytechnics have had computers and varied levels of ICT development for almost two decades now, ways
to create effective IT-enabled teaching and learning methodologies have evolved slowly and patchily. This situation is gradually making the
polytechnic trainees incompatible in the digital-enabled job markets. Coupled with this development is the fact that the internet has become
the single and largest library and knowledge reservoir thus making it indispensable in the teaching and learning ambit. It has therefore become
imperative and collective responsibility to identify the factors that inhibit the adoption of the technology by the tertiary teachers especially
the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) fraternity to bridge the digital gab to add more value to the polytechnic teachers
and graduates and to raise their relevance in the industry. This research therefore comes in, with the case of the Tamale Polytechnic, to
explore the challenges and recommend strategies to stakeholders. Descriptive survey methodology, which is capable of collecting background
information and hard to find data without the researcher motivating or influencing respondents' responses, was used to arrive at our findings.
This study aims to determine the level of eligibility of the application of staffing information systems as a learning media for automation of staffing governance in the Vocational. This research method uses quantitative research methods. Data collection techniques are done using a questionnaire and analysis of needs using quantitative data analysis. Based on the results of the feasibility test on the application of the staffing information system as a learning media for automation of the governance of staffing above it was concluded that the application of the staffing information system can be categorized as very suitable for use in the learning process in the Vocational School in the Field of Automation and Office Management. Based on the results of the assessment of material experts, validation of media experts, expert practitioners and materials that show the results of the assessment of 89.2% of material experts; 95% assessment of media experts; 90% of expert practitioners, so the application is very feasible to use in the learning process.
A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a document quickly and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests, and thus to decide whether to read the document in its entirety. The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, provide a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach or solution, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 200 words in length. The abstract should be written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be cited. The keyword list provides the opportunity to add keywords, used by the indexing and abstracting services, in addition to those already present in the title. Judicious use of keywords may increase the ease with which interested parties can locate our article
AR-SIS: AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATION TO ENCOURAGE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNINGijma
ABSTRACT
Augmented reality in STEM education has been identified to be useful to students as indicated in many studies. However, the interest of the students towards STEM education is reportedly declining. Thus, this study supports the concept of STEM education through the development of an AR application namely AR-SiS that aims to encourage students to study Science subjects. The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate the usability AR-SiS application in teaching the solar system sub-topic. The respondents of this study consist of two categories, namely five teachers and twenty students (Year 4 to 6). The result found that both categories of respondents showed a high mean score on learnability and satisfaction toward the use of AR-SiS application. Hence, it is hoped that this study will benefit the students who are interested in STEM education and contribute the teachers a chance to diversify the teaching aids in the classroom.
Technopreneurship Mobile Application (TMA): A Support Mechanism for Flexible ...IJITE
Mobile phones are essential in our daily lives because of their benefits in communication, entertainment, and education. Students use their mobile phones in teaching-learning engagement, both synchronous and asynchronous. The study focused on developing and validating Technopreneurship Mobile Application (TMA) in its functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, and User interface/user experience. The study engaged with developmental research using the mobile app development cycle, including requirement specification, development modeling, design and development, testing, and deployment. Online data gathering and analysis were used for mobile application validation, evaluation performance, and mobile deployment. A total of 95 information technology students evaluated the application. The results showed that the application is functional, reliable, usable, efficient, and the user interface is helpful. The overall results obtained a 4.20 with an excellent evaluation that shows that developing a mobile application can be a great tool in the flexible learning delivery for students due to its accessibility and usefulness.
Determining the Factors Affecting on Digital Learning Adoption among the Stud...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study investigated students’ perception towards acceptance of digital transformation in teaching-learning activities studying at different levels in Kathmandu valley (includes 3 districts: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur), Nepal. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a research framework to examine the factors affecting how students come to accept and use technology. The literature review indicated that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and perceived enjoyment were the most common external factors of TAM. A total of 384 students were participated in the study. Different statistical analyses have been performed in order to test the significance of the considered factors that may affect the digital learning practices of students. The result of the data analysis revealed that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment have a significant impact on perceived ease of use of the digital learning system. Furthermore, social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment were also found to have a positive influence on the perceived usefulness of the digital learning system. The Digital learning system is changing the traditional practice of learning with technology and innovation. The study support that using digital tools in education makes academic activities more interesting, easy to access, creative, effective, and productive.
ACCEPTANCE AND READINESS OF MOBILE LEARNING INTEGRATION AMONG TEACHERS OF DYS...ijma
ABSTRACT
Mobile technology enables the creation of mobile applications to assist learning. However, integrating the most appropriate mobile applications as an assistive technology for dyslexic students is challenging for teachers if they are unprepared with sufficient knowledge. This preliminary study aimed to understand the acceptance and readiness of mobile learning integration among teachers of dyslexic students. The study was a qualitative study, which involved one selected mobile application to be evaluated by four selected teachers. Teachers had been interviewed. Interestingly, the teachers showed positive attitude in acceptance and readiness of using mobile application in class, with condition it suits dyslexic students learning needs. They believe using appropriate mobile application can support learning. Following this study, more studies will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of abundant implementation towards mobile learning by teachers of dyslexic learning.
Towards a Framework for ICTs Integration in Teacher Education in IndiaPremier Publishers
Teachers can only effectively integrate technology in their instruction if they are themselves knowledgeable about the technology. In India, several researches have pointed out challenges hindering effective integration of ICTs in teacher education programme that raise the questions: What is missing in the teacher education and training curriculum? Is there skill training and maintenance for teachers? Do the teacher training institutions have the necessary infrastructure for ICT integration? This paper reports on the findings of a study that attempted to respond to these questions and suggests a possible framework for the successful implementation of teacher training programmes that make advantageous use of appropriate ICTs. It suggests that seven fundamental principles of good practice should be addressed for such programmes to be effective: a shift from an emphasis on ‘education for ICT’ to the use of ‘ICT for education’; an integration of ICT practice within the whole curriculum; a need for integration between pre-service and in-service teacher training; a need for the development of relevant and locally produced content; a need for appropriate educational partnerships; accepting a practice driven approach; and an emphasis on the development of sustainable costing models. Build on modern notions of teaching-learning activities, the paper concludes with a proposed course of action to leverage the real benefits of ICTs for teacher education in India.
This study surveyed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, utilization and challenges in managing secondary schools in Onitsha Education Zone. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 80 respondents made up of all the 32 principals and 48 Computer Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The researchers studied the entire population since it was not large. The instrument for data collection was a structured type questionnaire developed by the researcher. It validated by experts and the reliability was established using the split half method which yielded a coefficient value of 0.80 using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Data was analyzed using the mean method for the three research questions. From the findings of the study, it was found that principals to a high extent are aware of ICT facilities used in school management but utilize them to a low extent. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings of the study and they include: increased provision of ICT facilities used in school management by the government, training and retraining of principals on ICT utilization and testing of principals skills on ICT before appointment amongst others.
Application of Information Technology in Advancement of Educationinventionjournals
ABSTRACT: The information technology incorporated in education provides a vision of better quality education facilitated through the adoption and promotion of IT. In education IT is helpful to provide database, to provide students access to digital technologies and internet in and outside the classroom and provides self paced learning through the tools like assignment and evaluation of learners. it also provide quality digital content access to the teachers immediate two way communication between teacher and learner. However, a feedback study was felt to have actual idea of advancement in education due to IT in the small towns like Sitapur. Hence the study was made regarding application of IT in secondary schools by students & teachers of class ix of Sitapur district.
Developing a Computer-Assisted Instruction Model for Vocational High Schoolsinventy
Research Inventy : International Journal of Engineering and Science is published by the group of young academic and industrial researchers with 12 Issues per year. It is an online as well as print version open access journal that provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the subject such as: civil, mechanical, chemical, electronic and computer engineering as well as production and information technology. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published by rapid process within 20 days after acceptance and peer review process takes only 7 days. All articles published in Research Inventy will be peer-reviewed.
Factors inhibiting the adoption of ICT by Tamale Polytechnic lecturers for th...Editor IJCATR
Although the Ghanaian polytechnics have had computers and varied levels of ICT development for almost two decades now, ways
to create effective IT-enabled teaching and learning methodologies have evolved slowly and patchily. This situation is gradually making the
polytechnic trainees incompatible in the digital-enabled job markets. Coupled with this development is the fact that the internet has become
the single and largest library and knowledge reservoir thus making it indispensable in the teaching and learning ambit. It has therefore become
imperative and collective responsibility to identify the factors that inhibit the adoption of the technology by the tertiary teachers especially
the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) fraternity to bridge the digital gab to add more value to the polytechnic teachers
and graduates and to raise their relevance in the industry. This research therefore comes in, with the case of the Tamale Polytechnic, to
explore the challenges and recommend strategies to stakeholders. Descriptive survey methodology, which is capable of collecting background
information and hard to find data without the researcher motivating or influencing respondents' responses, was used to arrive at our findings.
This study aims to determine the level of eligibility of the application of staffing information systems as a learning media for automation of staffing governance in the Vocational. This research method uses quantitative research methods. Data collection techniques are done using a questionnaire and analysis of needs using quantitative data analysis. Based on the results of the feasibility test on the application of the staffing information system as a learning media for automation of the governance of staffing above it was concluded that the application of the staffing information system can be categorized as very suitable for use in the learning process in the Vocational School in the Field of Automation and Office Management. Based on the results of the assessment of material experts, validation of media experts, expert practitioners and materials that show the results of the assessment of 89.2% of material experts; 95% assessment of media experts; 90% of expert practitioners, so the application is very feasible to use in the learning process.
A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a document quickly and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests, and thus to decide whether to read the document in its entirety. The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, provide a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach or solution, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 200 words in length. The abstract should be written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be cited. The keyword list provides the opportunity to add keywords, used by the indexing and abstracting services, in addition to those already present in the title. Judicious use of keywords may increase the ease with which interested parties can locate our article
AR-SIS: AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATION TO ENCOURAGE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNINGijma
ABSTRACT
Augmented reality in STEM education has been identified to be useful to students as indicated in many studies. However, the interest of the students towards STEM education is reportedly declining. Thus, this study supports the concept of STEM education through the development of an AR application namely AR-SiS that aims to encourage students to study Science subjects. The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate the usability AR-SiS application in teaching the solar system sub-topic. The respondents of this study consist of two categories, namely five teachers and twenty students (Year 4 to 6). The result found that both categories of respondents showed a high mean score on learnability and satisfaction toward the use of AR-SiS application. Hence, it is hoped that this study will benefit the students who are interested in STEM education and contribute the teachers a chance to diversify the teaching aids in the classroom.
Technopreneurship Mobile Application (TMA): A Support Mechanism for Flexible ...IJITE
Mobile phones are essential in our daily lives because of their benefits in communication, entertainment, and education. Students use their mobile phones in teaching-learning engagement, both synchronous and asynchronous. The study focused on developing and validating Technopreneurship Mobile Application (TMA) in its functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, and User interface/user experience. The study engaged with developmental research using the mobile app development cycle, including requirement specification, development modeling, design and development, testing, and deployment. Online data gathering and analysis were used for mobile application validation, evaluation performance, and mobile deployment. A total of 95 information technology students evaluated the application. The results showed that the application is functional, reliable, usable, efficient, and the user interface is helpful. The overall results obtained a 4.20 with an excellent evaluation that shows that developing a mobile application can be a great tool in the flexible learning delivery for students due to its accessibility and usefulness.
Assessment 3: Essay
Length: 1500 words
Weighting: 45%
This last assessment builds on the annotated bibliography completed as Assessment 1 and your Assessment 2 essay plan. Use the feedback from your Assessment 2 to write an essay developing an argument for or against your chosen topic. The essay choices are as already presented:
1. Educational institutions should incorporate mobile technology for the benefit of students.
1. Using social media enhances adolescent well-being.
1. Mobile technology will continue to transform health care in positive ways.
You need to:
· Take a position and argue your case with supporting evidence. You may support or argue against the topic. Include a counterargument either in a separate paragraph or within your supporting point(s).
· Remember to include at least six sources of evidence to support your argument.
· Be sure to include a reference list on a separate page, using APA referencing.
· Go through the marking criteria carefully to ensure you have addressed all the marking criteria for your essay.
Marking criteria – see over the page
Davison, C. B. Lazaros, E. J. (2015). Adopting mobile technology in the higher education classroom. Journal of Technology Studies, 41:1, 30-39. Retrieved from https://www.ebsco.com
This 2015 article looks at the discoveries from a study of an Indiana research and teaching university, focusing on the student’s practices with mobile technologies. The findings were based on, and cross examined with a previous similar study of British students that was undertaken 9 years prior. Key ideas demonstrated are the technological influence of mLearning in the tertiary education environment, carried out with intentions of providing infrastructure integration techniques and insight to educators, by identifying characteristics and patterns within the mobile technology utilization of the student body. The study touches on student perceptions of mobile learning, the most popular method of communicating and the benefits. A limitation to this study include lack of personal interviews with students to provide concurrent opinions of findings presented, and an uncertain means of accumulating data by use of an anonymous online poll. A further limitation includes lack of an in-depth explanation to the conclusion that laptops are the most preferred tool amongst the participants. The piece itself has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Technology Studies, which is owned by an international honor society of technology professions. In particular this article will be helpful in providing a comparison between the study a decade previously, to monitor what the sequences of mLearning in the classroom has demonstrated, and to collate with new evidence between this article and now.
Henderson, M. Selwyn, N. Aston, R. (2015). What works and why? Student perceptions of ‘useful’ digital technology in university teaching and learning. Studies in Higher Education, 42:8, 1567-1579, DOI: 10.1080/030 ...
An analysis of Mobile Learning Implementation in Shinas College of Technology...ijcnes
In the past decade, technology has grown exponentially, especially the speed of the Internet and mobile technology have reached its peak it seems. This technology advancement also gives its impact to all the areas especially in the education sector. Researchers have to be interested in investigating how these technologies can be exploited for educational purposes aiming to enhance learning experiences. Subsequently, this has prompt an exploration slant which is ordinarily alluded to as Mobile Learning (M-Learning) in which specialists endeavors have meant to disseminate fitting learning encounters to learners considering their own flexibility needs, the universal usage of portable advances and the accessibility of data whenever � anyplace. By and by, m-learning is still in its start and extraordinary endeavors should be done as such as to explore the potential outcomes of educational outlook change from the conventional on-estimate fits-all illuminating ways to deal with a versatile and customized discovering that can be circulated by means of portable creations. This paper, presents the suitability and need of mobile learning facility in Shinas College of Technology(SHCT) and also presents the framework for implementing m-learning in SHCT.
National Seminar on Social Media Networks and Society organised by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU), Chennai and Indian Council of Social Science Research (IMPRESS), New Delhi on 3rd February 2021
A Study on Mobile Learning and its Impact on Academic Achievement among Highe...ijtsrd
The present study aimed to examine the effect of Mobile Learning, which is a kind of E learning that uses mobile devices, on the development of the academic achievement of higher secondary commerce students at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. The study used the quasi-experimental approach. Participants consisted of (712) students who were registered in a group called Commerce offered by the Tamilnadu stateboard. The questionnaires were givent to students in the experimental group. Data collection tools included an academic achievement test and feedback rating scale. Results showed that mobile learning had quite significant effect on both students' academic achievement and conversational skills. In light of these findings faculty members were recommended to adapt the use of Mobile Learning in their classes. Ms. A. Masilamani | Mr. S. Mahendren"A Study on Mobile Learning and its Impact on Academic Achievement among Higher Secondary Commerce Students" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-4 , June 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd14196.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/14196/a-study-on-mobile-learning-and-its-impact-on-academic-achievement-among-higher-secondary-commerce-students/ms-a-masilamani
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Technology and social media have presented significant tools for adult learners to learn and advance continually. Fast technological advancements have enabled development of technologies used for learning. Expansion of various tools has given professors, educaters, trainers, instructers, many alternatives towards the implementation of the technology supported learning. The use of social media can improve adult learning outcomes and academic accomplishment. Social media is increasingly proven to be beneficial in adult learning and has a huge potential for adult education. This paper sheds some lights on benefits of social media for adult learners, this is incorporated through the review of previous work and some barriers that encounters social media for learning purposes. Also some social media models are reviewed to show the growth and effect of social media in adult learning context, and suggestions and recommendations are provided.
THE RATIONALE AND FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE ICT USE IN TEACHER EDUCATION D...DrGavisiddappa Angadi
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The Development of Edmodo-Based E-learning in Mathematics for Class V at Dr. ...IJAEMSJORNAL
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INSTRUCTOR PERSPECTIVES OF MOBILE LEARNING PLATFORM: AN EMPIRICAL STUDYijcsit
Mobile learning (m-Learning) is the cutting-edge learning platform to really gain traction, driven mostly bythe huge uptake in smartphones and their ever-increasing uses within the educational society. Education has long benefitted from the proliferation of technology; however, m-Learning adoption has not proceededat the pace one might expect. There is a disconnect between the rate of adoption of the underlying platform (smartphones) and the use of that technology within learning. The reasons behind this have been the subject of several research studies. However, previous studies have mostly focused on investigating the critical success factors (CSFs) from the student perspectives. In this research, we have carried out anextensive study of the six factors that impact the success of m-Learning from instructors’ perspectives. The
results of the research showed that three factors – technical competence of instructors, Instructors’
autonomy, and blended learning – are the most important elements that contribute to m-Learning adoption
from instructors’ perspectives.
The paradigm shift from traditional learning to digital learning in mathematics Dr. C.V. Suresh Babu
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
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2. MOBILE LEARNING
Currently, mobile technology is the increasingly used in different sectors of society. Education, in
turn, needs to be constantly updated in order to support its students. This brings new challenges in the
educational sector, such as the Mobile Learning approach (M-Learning).
M-Learning, incorporates the use of mobile technologies, separately or together with other
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) [6-8]. Thus, this type of technology can provide
students with possibilities to construct and improve knowledge at any time or place. According to Leite [9],
M-Learning can occur in situations where technologies can offer the student means to build their knowledge.
However, a simple random use of a mobile device to perform an isolated activity in the classroom is not
mobile learning. In order to be effectively understood as such, the teacher needs to integrate the use of
technology with pedagogical planning that involves the study of content, teaching materials, implementation
strategies and activities.
In addition to supporting academic activities, this type of learning can also aid the interaction and
communication among those involved in the educational process. According to Batista [10], M-Learning
provides opportunities to unite people in real and virtual worlds, creating learning communities among
teachers and students. This occurs with the aim to integrate the process of teaching and learning with the use
of mobile technologies. Therefore, there is the need to create one or more teaching strategies to support this
educational process, or a possible set of educational activities that can be applied according to the individual
and/or collective needs of students [11-13]. One possibility is the use of applications in the classroom, which
will be discussed below.
2.1. The use of educational applications in the mobile learning process
Applications (apps), as described above, are programs designed especially for mobile platforms such
as smartphones and tablets [14]. When used in the classroom, they can become an educational resource [15],
capable of providing an innovative, dynamic, interactive, collaborative and even playful knowledge building
process.There are tools that allow teachers and students to build their own educational applications. Some of
these are available in free versions. For example, the Fábrica de Aplicativos
(http://fabricadeaplicativos.com.br/) enables the creation of applications for mobile devices in different areas,
offering a reasonable amount of features.
This perspective contends that the construction and use of apps can be integrated into educational
objectives, challenging educators and students and also prompting innovations in teaching and learning. In
addition, app-building is a way to mediate learning with the use of mobile devices in the classroom.
Therefore, instead of prohibiting the use of these devices, pedagogical strategies must be created to bring the
educational environment closer to the current social reality.
Hence, it is argued that teachers and students may gradually find new ways to use applications. They
will no longer be solely for entertainment, but increasingly used to solve everyday problems. Autonomy,
collaboration and interaction are also motivated by this strategy, since students can take an authorial stance
from the search for useful applications to their creation and sharing of this resource with the class. It is also a
way to unite theory and practice, enabling the construction of meaning for the covered content.
However, simply using applications is not sufficient to support educational goals. It is necessary to
formulate pedagogical strategies that integrate the elements involved in the process of teaching and learning
to promote quality education. Thus, the following sections will present some pedagogical strategies used for
this study to address the creation and use of applications in the classroom.
3. METHODOLOGY
This paper explores pedagogical strategies that can be adopted to create educational applications.
The research is descriptive theoretical-practical, because it is dedicated to the (re)construction of ideas and
improvement of principals related to studies of mobile learning and authorship. In order to meet the proposed
objectives, the study was conducted in three recursive steps. 1) Construction of the theoretical framework of
the themes: mobile learning, mobile devices, educational applications, authorship. 2) Planning and
implementation of the class and workshop: the intention was to plan and implement teaching strategies that
include the author's development of educational applications. An undergraduate course and a continuing
education workshop were used. 3) Development of educational strategies for the educational use of
applications: This step was based on the theoretical framework and the results obtained in the undergraduate
course and continued education workshop.
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There were two data collection instruments used: a) Participant observation; b) Data collected
through the productions in AVA features. The following section presents the trajectory and results of this
research.
4. TRAJECTORY AND RESULTS
The construction of educational apps in the classroom involved students in research (they had to
research about the applications and themes for them). Moreover, they had to read, understand texts and write
for their applications. Hence, this multiple case study involved two groups of students, an undergraduate
pedagogy course and an extension course for seniors. This enabled analysis of how educational applications
can enhance the teaching and learning of students through M-Learning.
4.1. The construction of applications in a pedagogical undergraduate course
Building an application in the undergraduate course began by planning a group task, which was to
design and develop an educational app. The themes were to be related to topics studied in class or about
information technology in education, an issue closely linked to the subject of the class. It asked for the apps
to present a theme (in the application description), suggestion of an educational app, application tips,
examples from videos, photo album, audio, references and credits (authors) [16].
The activity began in the week that discussed the topic "Mobile Learning,” lasting for 14 more days
(including distance learning). At the end of this time, students posted the application link in the virtual
learning environment ROODA. This is a virtual environment platform for distance learning
(https://ead.ufrgs.br/rooda/), which was used to plan and organize the "Media, Digital Technologies and
Education” class offered in the first half of the daytime pedagogy course offered in the first semester of 2017
at UFRGS /Brazil. This application has provided support for this research.
Examples of apps produced in this undergraduate course are presented below (Figures 1 and 2).
These applications can be accessed at the online address provided and installed on a mobile device. They are
still available on the Internet and not through any specific mobile device app store.
Figure 1. Example of an application made by a student in the education class. Available at:
http://galeria.fabricadeaplicativos.com.br/repositorio_digital
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Figure 2. Example application made by a student in the education class. Available at:
http://galeria.fabricadeaplicativos.com.br/infoplan-turmab-midias#gsc.tab=0
4.2. Construction of applications in an elderly digital inclusion course
Research about the use of applications by the elderly is still quite recent and there are few apps
geared toward this population. Those available are primarily related to the health of the elderly (medication
warnings, diabetes control, etc.). It is worth inquiring when education will produce applications and/or
investigate teaching strategies that meet the elderly’s other needs (social, cultural, technological, etc.).
Therefore, there is a demand exists to create pedagogical strategies that can assist in the elderly’s critical
development through, for example, authorship.
The Digital Inclusion Unit (UNIDI) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
offered a distance learning/classroom workshop for seniors in [5], called “Between cultures in southern
Brazil: The elderly’s view of the city Porto Alegre." The workshop lasted for five months, with two hour
weekly meetings. The goal was for the elderly to create applications to present the city where they live and
the most interesting places to go and tourist sites for for other seniors to visit.
Figure 3. Example of an application developed by a student in the class for the elderly. Available at:
http://galeria.fabricadeaplicativos.com.br/onibusturismopa
4.3. Outline of pedagogical strategies
The results of these strategies are seen point to the valid contribution of the creation of an
educational application to building and sharing of information, knowledge and concepts collaboratively.
Thus, it was taken into consideration the fact that the activity has been published on the ROODA Webfolio in
a format visible to all, enabling one to go to the address (URL) of the app developed in the class and
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extension course for seniors. Moreover it allowed all students to view their peers’ work on their mobile
devices. They could download the applications that they were interested in, about the theme and/or
interactive content, providing a less linear reading, containing video, audio, images, links and others.
It is possible to outline some pedagogical strategies that can assist in the production of applications
in the classroom based on this research and experience:
- Planning: In addition to outlining the objectives of the educational proposal, it is important to decide
the subject of applications with the students so that they are involved and motivated to develop the
apps;
- Materials: It is important to plan a time to collect materials for the application. A class on how to
collect materials (photo, images on the Internet; videos, etc.) is also necessary, as well as one on how to
separate information into specific folders on the computer to find it easier when it is time to create the
app;
- Features to create Apps: It is difficult to find features for building applications that are easy to use and
are also in Portuguese. There are few tools for laymen. The strategy used in the two examples presented
in this article is found in the Fábrica de Aplicativos (http://fabricadeaplicativos.com.br/). Although it is
relatively easy to use on the computer, this feature limits the tools that can be included in the app.
- Copyright: It is very important to take precautions regarding copyrights on materials produced and
applications. One must be extra careful, because these apps can be accessed and downloaded on mobile
devices by anyone in the world.
- Educational goal: Without an educational goal, applications provide little student involvement and can
even be discouraging. The clarity of educational objectives in building the app, for the teacher as well
as
These were some possible pedagogical strategies that can be adopted by teachers at different levels
and types of education. There is still a great deal of research to be done and much to be proposed in this field
[17]. However, it has been shown that the development of educational applications in the classroom is
extremely compelling and challenging for students. It motivates them to continue learning and developing
other applications of interest and can help them to acquire knowledge[18][19].
5. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
This work has shown that the use and construction of educational applications as a pedagogical and
authorial strategy is relevant. In fact, it has the potential to generate innovation in schools, offer new and
different possibilities in the teaching and learning process, and help students to better understand content and
information.
Thus, mobile learning presents innovations and challenges for its implementation such as
connectivity, portability, flexibility, autonomy of students and new forms of communication and interaction.
In conclusion, mobile learning is now being developed. It is therefore still necessary to research and
understand this tool and its possibilities in education. Hence, this article hopes to provoke reflection on
mobile learning in schools, aiming to collaborate by strengthening the related concepts and aid in the use and
development of educational applications in the classroom.
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