Pub Date : 2021-08-24DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-820709/v1
Y. Berhan, Muluken Dessalegn, Aranka Hetyey, Bekalu Assamnew, Sentayehu Tsegaye, M. Makonnen, S. Abebe
BackgroundIn Ethiopia, the traditional face-to-face learning method is still the predominant modality to formally educate and train health workers in many universities and colleges, but could not alleviate the critical national shortage of health workforce. The increasing global digital interconnectedness, the emerging user-friendly and cost-effective digital learning platforms are easing the barriers for reaching unlimited audience, and the lessons learned from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions have opened room for digital learning. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to get an insight into the learners and system readiness for digital learning scale up.MethodsQuantitative and qualitative methods were employed by including 393 lower and mid-level health workers from regional states and Addis Ababa city, and 27 key informants from different governmental and non-governmental organizations. The market appetite for digital learning, willingness to pay, use of the mobile devices, delivery mode preference, and the current context pertinent to digital learning were assessed. ResultsAlmost all of the study participants possessed mobile phones, and the majority (92%) had smartphones. Most of those who had digital learning experience agreed or strongly agreed with digital learning is cost-effective (88.7%), most effective and efficient (90.3%) with no geographic limitation (95.2%), easier to use (91.9%), and enabling the required skills and knowledge (89%) as compared to face-to-face learning, which were also supported by key informants. More than 90% of survey participants with digital learning experience regarded classroom learning as more expensive than digital learning and the majority were willing to pay for digital learning service, which was also echoed by key informants. The most preferred delivery mode was blended learning. ConclusionStudy participants have expressed their optimism towards digital learning, most preferably through a blended delivery mode. The cost-effectiveness of the method, high access to mobile devices, government and partners’ commitment along with trainees preference are persuasive conditions to implement and transform digital learning for health workers in Ethiopia and increase the health workforce as an important intervention for achieving universal health coverage and health-specific sustainable development goals at large.
{"title":"Learners and System Readiness for Digital Learning in Ethiopian Health Sector: The Path to Blended Learning","authors":"Y. Berhan, Muluken Dessalegn, Aranka Hetyey, Bekalu Assamnew, Sentayehu Tsegaye, M. Makonnen, S. Abebe","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-820709/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-820709/v1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 BackgroundIn Ethiopia, the traditional face-to-face learning method is still the predominant modality to formally educate and train health workers in many universities and colleges, but could not alleviate the critical national shortage of health workforce. The increasing global digital interconnectedness, the emerging user-friendly and cost-effective digital learning platforms are easing the barriers for reaching unlimited audience, and the lessons learned from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions have opened room for digital learning. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to get an insight into the learners and system readiness for digital learning scale up.MethodsQuantitative and qualitative methods were employed by including 393 lower and mid-level health workers from regional states and Addis Ababa city, and 27 key informants from different governmental and non-governmental organizations. The market appetite for digital learning, willingness to pay, use of the mobile devices, delivery mode preference, and the current context pertinent to digital learning were assessed. ResultsAlmost all of the study participants possessed mobile phones, and the majority (92%) had smartphones. Most of those who had digital learning experience agreed or strongly agreed with digital learning is cost-effective (88.7%), most effective and efficient (90.3%) with no geographic limitation (95.2%), easier to use (91.9%), and enabling the required skills and knowledge (89%) as compared to face-to-face learning, which were also supported by key informants. More than 90% of survey participants with digital learning experience regarded classroom learning as more expensive than digital learning and the majority were willing to pay for digital learning service, which was also echoed by key informants. The most preferred delivery mode was blended learning. ConclusionStudy participants have expressed their optimism towards digital learning, most preferably through a blended delivery mode. The cost-effectiveness of the method, high access to mobile devices, government and partners’ commitment along with trainees preference are persuasive conditions to implement and transform digital learning for health workers in Ethiopia and increase the health workforce as an important intervention for achieving universal health coverage and health-specific sustainable development goals at large.","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67968849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The objectives of this study are understanding the requirements of a CSA education app, identifying the limitations of existing apps, and providing a guideline for better app design. An electronic search across three major app stores(Google Play, Apple, and Microsoft) is conducted and the selected apps are rated by three independent raters. Total 191 apps are found and finally, 14 apps are selected for review based on defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. An app rating scale for CSA education apps is devised by modifying existing scales and used to evaluate the selected 14 apps. Our rating scale evaluates essential features, criteria, and software quality characteristics that are necessary for CSA education apps, and determined their effectiveness for potential use as CSA education programs for children. The internal consistency of the rating scale and the inter and intra-rater reliability among the raters are also calculated. User comments from the app stores are collected and analyzed to understand their expectations and views. After analyzing the feasibility of reviewed apps, CSA app design considerations are proposed that highlight game-based teaching approaches. Evaluation results showed that most of the reviewed apps are not suitable for being used as CSA education programs. While a few may be able to teach children and parents individually, only the apps"Child Abuse Prevention"(rate 3.89 out of 5) and"Orbit Rescue"(rate 3.92 out of 5) could be deemed suitable for a school-based CSA education program. However, all those apps need to be improved both their software qualities and CSA-specific features for being considered as potential CSA education programs. This study provides the necessary knowledge to developers and individuals regarding essential features and software quality characteristics for designing and developing CSA education apps.
{"title":"Smartphone Apps for Child Sexual Abuse Education: Gaps and Design Considerations","authors":"Ashad Kabir, Rahnuma Tasnim, Sadia Tasnuva Pritha, Sumaiya Amin, Anik Das","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2023.10049097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2023.10049097","url":null,"abstract":"The objectives of this study are understanding the requirements of a CSA education app, identifying the limitations of existing apps, and providing a guideline for better app design. An electronic search across three major app stores(Google Play, Apple, and Microsoft) is conducted and the selected apps are rated by three independent raters. Total 191 apps are found and finally, 14 apps are selected for review based on defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. An app rating scale for CSA education apps is devised by modifying existing scales and used to evaluate the selected 14 apps. Our rating scale evaluates essential features, criteria, and software quality characteristics that are necessary for CSA education apps, and determined their effectiveness for potential use as CSA education programs for children. The internal consistency of the rating scale and the inter and intra-rater reliability among the raters are also calculated. User comments from the app stores are collected and analyzed to understand their expectations and views. After analyzing the feasibility of reviewed apps, CSA app design considerations are proposed that highlight game-based teaching approaches. Evaluation results showed that most of the reviewed apps are not suitable for being used as CSA education programs. While a few may be able to teach children and parents individually, only the apps\"Child Abuse Prevention\"(rate 3.89 out of 5) and\"Orbit Rescue\"(rate 3.92 out of 5) could be deemed suitable for a school-based CSA education program. However, all those apps need to be improved both their software qualities and CSA-specific features for being considered as potential CSA education programs. This study provides the necessary knowledge to developers and individuals regarding essential features and software quality characteristics for designing and developing CSA education apps.","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-05-04DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2020.10029204
Bilal Ali Yaseen Al Nassar
Educators and students in the higher institutions have reaped the benefits of wired technology in the past several years in the form of mobile learning. The main objective of the research is to develop and propose a service quality model for m-learning in university environment. The study proposed a service quality model based on the Information System (IS) success model for universities m-learning in a developing country, Jordan. This study was carried out through three stages; first, a questionnaire was used to obtain the perception of m-learning services among 360 students studying in different colleges of the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), and second information quality was measured through usefulness and adequacy, system quality (ease of use, accessibility and interactivity), and their causal relationship with learner's perceived service quality. Finally, the third stage involved the development of m-learning system prototype (MLSP) by using Rapid Application Development (RAD) technique.
{"title":"Effect of information quality and system quality in information system success model as an antecedent of mobile learning in education institutions: case study in Jordan","authors":"Bilal Ali Yaseen Al Nassar","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2020.10029204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2020.10029204","url":null,"abstract":"Educators and students in the higher institutions have reaped the benefits of wired technology in the past several years in the form of mobile learning. The main objective of the research is to develop and propose a service quality model for m-learning in university environment. The study proposed a service quality model based on the Information System (IS) success model for universities m-learning in a developing country, Jordan. This study was carried out through three stages; first, a questionnaire was used to obtain the perception of m-learning services among 360 students studying in different colleges of the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), and second information quality was measured through usefulness and adequacy, system quality (ease of use, accessibility and interactivity), and their causal relationship with learner's perceived service quality. Finally, the third stage involved the development of m-learning system prototype (MLSP) by using Rapid Application Development (RAD) technique.","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45779790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2019.096466
Marta Solórzano García, Julio Navío Marco
{"title":"Developing social entrepreneurs through distance education: the value of commitment and interactivity with the learning community","authors":"Marta Solórzano García, Julio Navío Marco","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2019.096466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2019.096466","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijmlo.2019.096466","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2019.10016602
Julio Navío Marco, Marta Solórzano García
{"title":"Developing social entrepreneurs through distance education: the value of commitment and interactivity with the learning community","authors":"Julio Navío Marco, Marta Solórzano García","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2019.10016602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2019.10016602","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2017.10001725
Bilal Ali Yaseen Al Nassar
{"title":"The influence of service quality in information system success model as an antecedent of mobile learning in education organisations: case study in Jordan","authors":"Bilal Ali Yaseen Al Nassar","doi":"10.1504/IJMLO.2017.10001725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2017.10001725","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10056650
Venus Chan
{"title":"Investigating students perceptions of the use of a multifunctional mobile-based virtual reality application for English/Chinese interpreting learning","authors":"Venus Chan","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10056650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10056650","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10057098
Y. Tu
{"title":"Advancements and paradigm shifts in mobile and ubiquitous learning: A bibliometric analysis of the sixteen years of the International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","authors":"Y. Tu","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10057098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10057098","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2023.10048393
J. Li, X. Xu
{"title":"A Profile of College Students Mobile Learning Readiness: An Integrative Literature Review of Studies from 2007 to 2021","authors":"J. Li, X. Xu","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2023.10048393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2023.10048393","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10054470
W. Zhao, Z. Jiang, Junjie Cao
{"title":"Ubiquitous Teaching Design and Implementation of Open Education based on OMO model: A Case Study of Software Engineering Course","authors":"W. Zhao, Z. Jiang, Junjie Cao","doi":"10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10054470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmlo.2024.10054470","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14020,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66728381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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