scholarly journals Technological Preferences, Levels of Utilization and Attitude of Students Towards Mobile Learning Technologies in Chartered Universities, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
David Gitumu Mugo ◽  
Kageni Njagi ◽  
Bernard Chemwei
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
University Education ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Instructional Technologies

The affordances of mobile technologies are being felt in many sectors of world’s economy including university education. By solving the limitations of fixed instructional technologies, mobile technologies have received ready acceptance in the education place. The purpose of the study was to investigate the student technological preferences, their levels of utilization as well as attitudes toward mobile technologies. The target population was 30,752 third year undergraduate students in Kenyan Universities. The participants (n = 375) were selected by systematic random sampling. They provided data using self-fill questionnaires. Results indicated that the smartphone was the most popular mobile device; Tecno was the most preferred handset brand; and Android was the most popular operating system. Safaricom was the dominant service provider amongst the student population. Regarding the levels of utilization of mobile technologies by students, it was concluded that though students use their mobile devices sufficiently, the use of the devices for accessing teaching and learning content was considerably low. On the attitude of students towards mobile technologies, it was observed that a sizeable number of students preferred to use the technologies over other existing instructional technologies. The findings of this study will be useful to instructional technologists, education policy makers, mobile handset manufacturers, mobile service providers and university managers as they partner to roll out digital learning infrastructure for Kenyan tertiary education. 

scholarly journals The co-Evolution of Equitable Tertiary Education in a Global Networked Society: The Case of the OERu

2019 ◽  
pp. 442-450
Author(s):  
Danielle Dubien ◽  
Niki Davis ◽  
Wayne Mackintosh
Keyword(s):  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Open Approach ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Sustainable Services ◽  
To Come

The continuing evolution of ubiquitous learning technologies and networks is reshaping models of learning with increasing potential for underserved populations of learners who cannot afford tertiary education. This paper presents a case study of innovative highly networked organisation called the “Open Education Resource universitas” (OERu). As the theme of EDEN 2019 conference has recognised, “Technology is with us everywhere which validates the horizontal-holistic approach for imperative questions of the period. For the transforming education landscape, challenges come increasingly from the socio-cultural-economic, structural and policy fields. Education has to be visionary to reach efficiency gains, new sources – and to offer sustainable services, reflecting the complexity of modern societies.” The OERu is on the far left of such visionary developments with a radically open approach to its equitable mission to expand higher education to come within the reach of all of students who are likely to remain underserved.Established in 2011, the OERu as an educational organisation is co-evolving with cutting edge technologies such as, micro-learning, alternative digital credentials, and implementation of an open source Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE) (Brown, 2017). Its strategy is to evolve by scaling up with partners worldwide. Innovations already documented include a successful small mOOC (Davis Mackintosh, 2013). This case study plots the OERu in Niki Davis’ (2018) Arena Framework to clarify the complexity of the evolution of this organisation. The findings aim to support the OERu and its partners to fulfil their vision of providing affordable access to education.

scholarly journals M-Government: Measuring the Factors that influence Mobile Government Services Acceptance among Bahraini Youth

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1466-1471
Author(s):  
Hayat Ali ◽  
Reem Sahwan ◽  
Zainab Shamsaldeen ◽  
Nafeesa Rajulla
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Perceived Trust ◽  
Government Project ◽  
Trust In Technology

In recent years, the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and particularly the rapid changes in mobile technologies have led to the development of new applications. Many governments worldwide have started moving towards Mobile Government (M-Government) as M-government can be a powerful component of the e-government that could facilitate more and better services to the citizens. For a better application of these services, it is important to investigate the factors that influence the intention to use M-government services. Therefore, this study is to investigate the factors that influence the intention to use M-Government services among Bahraini Youth. The theoretical model that was developed by [1] was employed for this purpose. The model is tested through a survey administered to Bahraini Youth. Results suggested Perceived Trust in Technology, Perceived Service Quality, and Perceived Compatibility affect Youth's intention to use M-services. The results also revealed that Ease of Use and Usefulness are antecedents to attitude toward using M-services. This research provides mobile service providers in Kingdom of Bahrain with a practical and communicable checklist of contextual and conditional factors, which are seamlessly integrated, and cover the end users (Youth) perspectives which should be considered as the cornerstone for any M-Government project.

Learning with Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 142-162
Author(s):  
Anne Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Student Response ◽  
University Education ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
The University

This study explores the perceptions of undergraduate students and their teachers towards the current and future role of learning with technologies in university education in China. Data from a survey completed by 1,740 undergraduate students from 12 universities and colleges throughout a rural province in north-eastern China was supplemented by an analysis of student response to learning with technology in Chinese classroom contexts using visual ethnography. The analysis of the data indicated that the use of technologies in the undergraduate classrooms in this study has had little effect on the way the university lecturers teach, but that their undergraduate students made extensive use of mobile technologies for interpersonal communication and learning outside the classroom, albeit not necessarily in relation to their formal education. These changes raise questions about the key role of socio-cultural expectations regarding effective education in determining the uptake of learning with technologies.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN KENYA: A CASE OF AIRTEL KENYA LTD

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Adan Billow Mohamed ◽  
Mr. Gerald Atheru
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mobile Service

Purpose:  The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of corporate governance on financial performance of mobile service providers in Kenya in the case of Airtel Kenya.Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design where a case study was conducted. The target population comprised of all the 96 employees in the top and middle level management working with Airtel Kenya Ltd within Nairobi. The study used primary data collected using a questionnaire. The study used multiple regression analysis. The statistical software used to run the multiple regression was SPSS.Results: The study findings revealed that board members’ experience, their educational qualifications and board ethnic diversity had a positive and significant effect on the financial performance of the firm. Board size, however was found to have a negative but significant effect on the financial performance of the firm. Board gender diversity though had a positive effect on the financial performance of the firm; this effect was found to be insignificant. Financial leverage was also found to moderate the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of the firm.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Based on the responses given by the individuals in the two management levels participating in the study, it was recommended that if Airtel Kenya Ltd was to improve their financial performance which had not been impressive, they needed to place key emphasis on the characteristics of their board for efficiency and effectiveness. The management had to ensure that they limited the amount of debts of the firm.

scholarly journals Collaborative Mobile Learning with Smartphones in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Korlan Zhampeissova ◽  
Irina Kosareva ◽  
Uliana Borisova
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Mobile Environment ◽  
Practical Result

<p class="0abstract">The advantages of mobile learning and the possibility of universal access to educational materials have a downside in the form of a possible lack of communication between the student, his/her teachers, and course mates. In this context, collaborative teaching methods can be applied to support learners in solving educational challenges. The objective of this work was to analyze the effectiveness of collaborative approaches in mobile learning. The research methods included two stages: an experiment on the introduction of collaborative mobile learning into the educational process and an online sociological survey. The use of the questionnaire method resulted from the need to collect quantitative data and analyze the effectiveness of training by determining the shares of respondents with positive and negative opinions toward m-learning. The examination was conducted in 2020 among 190 undergraduate sociology students studying at three universities of the Russian Federation (Moscow State Pedagogical University, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, and Tyumen State University), as well as among 76 undergraduate students of the direction "Education" studying at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. The main practical result of this experiment was the introduction of mobile technologies in the previously used e-learning models and learning management systems of the considered educational institutions. The collaborative mobile environment was based on the principles of communication and cooperation of users, mutual learning, and teacher coordination of students' actions. The study confirmed that collaborative mobile learning could be flexibly transited from blended to distance learning models and vice versa. The analysis of the survey outcomes proved the validity of eight proposed hypotheses, both in terms of mobile learning impact on the quality of education and the influence of the collaborative environment on the development of students' competencies. The practical significance of research findings is in the fact that they allow the effective implementation of collaborative mobile learning technologies to form students' professional competencies.</p>

Social Media and Academic Performance of Library and Information Science Undergraduates

2015 ◽  
pp. 203-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Ajibola Ogunleye
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This chapter examines the use of social media in the training and education of undergraduates of Library and Information Science. The target population of the study comprises of Library and Information Science (LIS) undergraduate students selected from two tertiary education institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. From this population, 260 LIS undergraduates selected through a simple random sampling technique represent the sample for the study. A self-developed questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondents. Descriptive statistical data analysis method was use to analyse the collected data. The results of the study are presented using frequency tables, percentages, and charts. The major findings from the study are that LIS undergraduates and lecturers from the participating tertiary institutions in Kwara State perceive social media as mainly for chatting with friends and relatives. The findings also indicate that making use of social media contributes to undergraduates' grades and thereby improves their academic performance.

Adoption, adaptation, and use of mobiles by university students: a Central American example

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-505
Author(s):  
Juan Aguirre ◽  
Sindy Chaves ◽  
Karen Burban
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
University Education ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Electronic Teaching ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the actual uses of smartphones for university students while they are in the university, whether in the classroom or outside, to facilitate the use of mobile technologies in the university and in classroom activities. Design/methodology/approach The site was the main campus of a university with a population of 10,000 undergraduate students; a convenience sample of 370 students was estimated for 246 usable surveys, with 95% confidence interval and 6.12 percent error. The proposed conceptual framework is based on the unified theory of technology acceptance. The instrument was developed on the basis of the literature and it was validated through a qualitative–quantitative process. The data were collected fact-to-face and the analysis consisted of the estimation of a general profile, mean and standard deviation and the development of the ordinal logistic regression model to test the hypothesis. Minitab 16 was the program used for the calculations. Findings The instrument was found to be acceptable with a 0.90 α. The uses associated with the academic activities are: p8_1 search what I do not understand in the class, p5_1 read digital books, pdf and other documents, p9_1 study, p11_1 share course information and p2_1 take photos of class blackboard and another type of materials. For non-academic uses, the uses were: p14 calendar, p4 listening to music, p9 telephone calls and p7 interacting with new students. The adaptation of mobiles to university education has to harmonize students’ use, professors’ objections and institutional concerns; therefore, four elements are needed before a decision is made: professors’ training, teaching material development, infrastructure adaptation and a sound plan. Research limitations/implications The selection of students was a convenience sample; therefore, the results cannot be extrapolated beyond the sample. Practical implications The study clarifies the traditional idea popular in the area, that is, students use the mobile only for entertainment, and suggests ways to managerially deal with the issue in an orderly fashion, by investing in human capital, infrastructure and electronic teaching tools. Originality/value The value is that the findings provide some ideas regarding the uses of smartphones for university students while they are in the university; such information can be used to orient strategies to develop educational uses of the smartphone.

The Role Of Learners' Academic Background On E-Learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin K.W. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Course Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Criteria

Nowadays, instructional technologies are the enabler for educators to have more choices in course planning, course design, and lecturing. These technologies not only strengthen the communication between instructors and learners, but also let the learners get an easily access their course materials at anytime and from anywhere. As a result, many educational institutes, including formal universities and online educational service providers, are now using E-learning technologies to deliver their courses as pure online courses or hybrid courses. In this research, the effectiveness of using online discussion forum in teaching is evaluated based on five teaching criteria related to knowledge construction process: learner's motivation, learner's independence, learner-learner interaction, learner-instructor interaction, and learner's satisfaction. The author's findings indicated that IT majors are more positive towards the use of online discussion forum in E-learning.

scholarly journals Digital learning technologies within geo-information management

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Sergey Lukyanov ◽  
Nikolay Popov ◽  
Igor Sikarev ◽  
Ekaterina Rumyantseva ◽  
Oksana Petrieva
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
University Education ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
New Concepts

Recently, there is digital transformation of university education, including new concepts for obtaining and presenting learning materials. In article, there is considered digital learning technologies for geo-information management within Industry 4.0 while modern global economic crisis in last years. In research, there are used Foresight technologies, theory of decision making under uncertainties and risk management. Also, there are used methods of data bases constructing, web-technologies and virtual reality tools. As base technology, authors propose to use digital educational platforms, which integrate heterogeneous hardware and software resources using web technologies in distributed networks and a wide use of cloud services. Authors propose to use Google Classroom as essential digital educational platform. As study result, there are proposed enlarged groups of didactic works in geo-information management, oriented on practical purposes and adapted to Covid-19 pandemic conditions. There are considered the issues of digital content creation within university education, essentially in practical training. Presented in article results of study have a significant scientific novelty and can be used in educational and training purposes, including the preparation of Master's programs in geo-information management.

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