Document
M-learning: the new horizon of learning at SQU.
Contributors
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University.
Gregorian
2014
Language
English
English abstract
M-learning extends the theory and practice of learning and mobility in converging technological environments. Developing a smart course in order to improve the standard of education at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is one of the main aims of the current authors. This proposal requires developing innovative applications for ubiquitous, mobile technologies for learning. This kind of development covers new educational and technological methods and concepts for supporting formal and informal learning. SQU is currently using Moodle as the open source e-learning management system to support and enhance traditional learning. Although e learning in SQU has proven its importance in enhancing traditional learning, it is limited to areas and locations where a personal computer exists. This constraint is a burden to many e-learning users who are staff or students, especially if they live in rural areas of Oman. To overcome this drawback, an investigative survey of the importance of m-learning was designed and distributed to SQU students. The results showed that almost all students favored and supported the idea and requested the implementation of a m-learning application. As a step forward, this paper proposes an extension for e-learning—a new m-learning tool to support learners who use mobile device technologies. Our goal in introducing m-learning at SQU is not to replace e-learning but to complement and improve it so both modalities are available, since each grants certain advantages to users.
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ISSN
1726-6742
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Arabic abstract
التعليم باستخدام الهاتف النظرية والتطبيق بمزيد من المعرفة والحركة نحو تقارب البيئات التقنية. أظهر الاستطلاع الذي أجري في جامعة السلطان قابوس لفحص أهمية التعليم الهاتفي بين الطلبة أن معظم الطلبة يفضلون و يؤيدون الفكرة ويطلبون تنفيذها. في ضوء مخرجات هذا الاستطلاع تقترح هذه المقالة أدوات جديدة للتعليم الهاتفي كامتداد للتعليم الإلكتروني لدعم المتعلمين الذين يستخدمون هواتف نقالة متقدمة. النظام المقترح يهدف لاستكمال منظومة التعليم الإلكتروني وتحسينها في جامعة السلطان قابوس فكل نظام يقدم مزايا مختلفة للمستخدمين.
Category
Journal articles