Using Mobile Technologies for Enhancing Student Academic Experience: University of Jordan Case Study

Authors

  • Mohamd Hassan Hassan Al-Ahliyya Amman University
  • Fuad Alhosban Saudi Electronic University – Saudi Arabia
  • Mou'ath Hourani Al-Ahliyya Amman University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v10i1.4809

Keywords:

nteractive Educational Environment, Mobile Learning, Student Empowerment, Information Extracting, UniApp Approach

Abstract


This paper presents an approach to enhance students’ engagement with their university, as well as assisting them in understanding their current academic state by using mobile technologies. This approach simplifies the presentation, awareness of university rules and regulation in regards to graduation requirements, in credit hour system, through the development of a friendly mobile environment called UniApp. A test case is presented of an interactive mobile learning (m-learning) environment in higher education institutions that adhere to university rules and regulations. Normally, students login frequently to their university account in order to use some of the provided facilities, such as marks and registered modules. However, students need to be aware of what they are studying and what learning outcome they need to achieve. They also need to be aware of how this can benefit them in completing their major, as well as having an enjoyable learning experience

Author Biographies

Mohamd Hassan Hassan, Al-Ahliyya Amman University

Assistant professor at Software Engineering

Fuad Alhosban, Saudi Electronic University – Saudi Arabia

Assistant professor

Mou'ath Hourani, Al-Ahliyya Amman University

professor

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Published

2016-01-18

How to Cite

Hassan, M. H., Alhosban, F., & Hourani, M. (2016). Using Mobile Technologies for Enhancing Student Academic Experience: University of Jordan Case Study. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 10(1), pp. 13–18. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v10i1.4809

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