Toward mobile learning at Jordanian higher education institutions

Abstract

Globally, <span>teaching methods and tools in higher education institutions (HEIs) have changed nowadays. Many attempts have been made in Jordanian higher education institutions (JHEIs) in order to improve and continuity of the educational process, especially during coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak of this virus has become a major disruption where all Jordanian universities cancelled classes and moved toward online learning, and mobile learning (ML) has appeared as one of the possible solutions. ML is in its early stages at JHEIs, and it is academically unexplored enough. So, this study explores the ML experience at JHEIs during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. The data were collected using a web survey where 272 students in JHEIs participated. The results revealed that the smartphone is the most widely used mobile device for ML ML is easy to use, ML increases the interaction between the instructor and the students and among the students themselves, ML has a positive impact on students’ performance, and also students are willing to use ML in the future. The outcomes of the study support policy makers at JHEIs to make educational decisions relating ML phenomenon.</span>

Visualization of students’ cognitive knowledge in digital concept mapping

“…The study found that digital skills are absent among students of nursing and the first year of study, which was also reflected in the significantly negative decision to continue this method of learning in higher grades. On the contrary, other study [7] confirmed that the future of education using mobile applications will have a positive effect on student performance as well as interaction in the teaching process [30]. The results indicate the importance of using a digital technology as an educational strategy in the preclinical education of healthcare students, especially in nursing.…”

“…The advantage of digital technologies is that they are not subject to fatigue failure under excessive load of student. Therefore, it is necessary to develop digital skills and critical thinking already during education using appropriate teaching methods [30].…”

Integrating mobile-assisted learning for a dynamic blended approach in higher education

“…To successfully use technology, it was necessary first to figure out what attracted young people to it in the first place (based on the results of a multidisciplinary investigation into the problem) and then capitalize on that (maintaining a proper ratio of learning materials that are both written and visual) [27]. Professionalism and creativity in teaching could motivate students by considering each students' unique characteristics and suggesting challenging and engaging learning activities [28]- [30].…”