Offline Mobile Learning: Open Platforms for ICT4D

Shrestha, Sujan; Moore, John P.; Abdelnour-Nocera, José

doi:10.1109/icalt.2010.199

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“…It can therefore be assumed that fully o ine medical applications would be more accepted and practical particularly during clinical practice where internet connection may not be available. This result supports previous research of Sujan et al (2010) indicating how poor information infrastructure and higher costs of internet connectivity in developing countries points out the importance of developing mobile o ine learning [17].…”

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Investigating a Newly Developed Educational Orthopedic Application for Medical Interns

Daliri

Majd

Moradi

2021

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BackgroundIn COVID 19 era, the literature on e-learning, or particularly m-learning, has considerably increased focusing on the subject of medical knowledge transfer. Considering the importance of orthopedic knowledge for general practitioners and the inadequacy of the orthopedics internship duration in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), we have developed and investigated a smartphone orthopedic educational application named “Orthobox”.MethodsIn a quasi-clinical before-after trial study, we investigated the benefits of Orthobox application for medical interns attending MUMS orthopedic departments. A total of 120 students (64 and 56 students in control and case groups respectively) were recruited. The application consists of five main parts of medication, common order samples, common prescriptions, cast and splint types, and educational movies. Students who passed the course without getting access to the application (control group) and students who were also using application during the course (case group) were defined, and comparison was done between them objectively through final exam score comparison and subjectively through Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) questionnaire score comparison. Besides, using case group students’ activity report provided by the application panel, correlational analysis was done on their amount of activity on each of the main parts of the application and the corresponding question exam and VAS score separately.ResultsThe case group of the study generally achieved higher final exam scores, mainly on Order question score (P value<0.001). Total VAS scores were also greater in case group (P value =0.001). It has also been identified that there is a notable positive trend between student’s amount of usage of the application and their final exam scores through correlational analysis. This correlation was not significant about students’ application visit numbers and VAS scores. ConclusionThese results suggest that m-learning has got the potential to improve students’ medical knowledge and skills by organizing must-to-learn content specified for intern students of orthopedics on one hand, and cause more satisfaction in students about their education on the other hand.Trial registration: This study was not registered because it is a quasi-clinical trial study. Level of evidence: Level III (Evidence obtained from well-designed controlled trials without randomization (i.e. quasi-experimental)

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Investigating a Newly Developed Educational Orthopedic Application for Medical Interns

Daliri

Majd

Moradi

2021

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“…This allows us to use a range of hardware from routers, to mobile phones and other pocket computing devices. We intend to support emerging low-powered, low-bandwidth mesh networks and deploy the solution in developing countries such as Nepal, where we have gained field experience from previous mobile related projects [8]- [10]. A video exists [11] showing some early work using a network of Ben NanoNote embedded Linuxbased pocket computers fitted with 802.15.4 WPAN hardware.…”

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Fingerprinting Seismic Activity across an Internet of Things

Moore

Bagale

Kheirkhahzadeh

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2012 5th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS)

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In this paper we will present technology designed to detect seismic events using pervasive computing. The project is focused on using low-cost open hardware in developing countries to provide an alternative more sustainable solution to the costly infrastructure used in countries such as Japan. The work involves building a network of embedded computing devices capable of forming a broadcast group across a range of different networking technologies including emerging 802.15.4-based networks. Software is been developed capable of detecting patterns of network activity which will act as an early identifier of significant seismic events across our network.

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“…Considering the challenges of introducing ICT for Education in Nepal, an offline mobile education may has broad application scope as it can minimize the complexities of providing learning by not having to deal with networking issues, malleability of design and content, simplicity and no steep learning curve [14]. The Wikireader and Nanonote are low-spec handheld devices that do not ship with any RF communication capabilities therefore its applications will fall under the category of an offline mobile learning.…”

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“…The qualitative study was conducted in eight public schools using a pre-questionnaire and 2 weeks long English teachers' diary. II) A pilot study was conducted to explore the use of open-source platforms, customisation of graphical user interface, its usability and how it may be used for supporting teaching and learning [15], [16]. Even though this exploratory study aimed at supporting teaching and learning programming in Higher Education, it mainly focused on better understanding the use offline mobile technologies, and on the device usability.…”

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Shrestha

Moore

Abdelnour-Nocera

2011

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices and Services

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The mobile technology field is rapidly expanding and the focus on how it can be incorporated to support learning is also growing. However, the barriers to inclusion of information communication technologies in the public schools of Nepal are still significant and the widespread access to digital content remains a key obstacle. Nepal has a poor communication infrastructure and where available, telecommunication and electricity are poorly maintained or too costly to use. The aim of this exploratory research study is to highlight how an offline mobile learning solution may address some of the technical challenges to support one of the current and most urgent requirements to provide an access to digital content. It will investigate the deployment of previously unexplored low-spec sub US $100 open-source mobile devices to facilitate English language learning and address the knowledge requirements of teachers in government funded public schools of Nepal.

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Offline Mobile Learning: Open Platforms for ICT4D

Cited by 10 publications

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Investigating a Newly Developed Educational Orthopedic Application for Medical Interns

Investigating a Newly Developed Educational Orthopedic Application for Medical Interns

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