Use of Mobile Devices for Learning and Student Support in the Pacific Region

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Increased Digital Resource Consumption in Higher Educational Institutions and the Artificial Intelligence Role in Informing Decisions Related to Student Performance

“…Today, education relies heavily on ICT, with new tools in the field of higher education [7][8][9]. For instance, distance learning is not a challenge anymore with off-campus students accessing learning resources using e-learning and m-learning tools [10][11][12][13][14]. In addition to this, AI is gaining interest as it can be used to execute tasks normally associated with human intelligence [15,16], such as social networking applications for learning, speech recognition, learning management systems (LMS), decision-making, cloud learning services, visual perception, mobile learning applications and translating languages [8,9].…”

Information literacy: a desideratum of the 21st century

“…The education institutes in the South Pacific are integrating information literacy and digital literacy as part of their curriculum to improve the information literacy and digital literacy of their citizens. Furthermore, the higher education institutes are running their courses on distance and flexible learning as such the students require digital literacy skills to learn successfully via distance and flexible mode (Reddy et al , 2020a, Sharma et al , 2019a, b). Due to the COVID-19, pandemic education for all levels of education in the South Pacific has transited to online learning.…”

“…Technology has become the backbone of communication, the work environment, and especially the health, government and education sectors in the country (Prasad et al , 2021; Reddy et al , 2019; Kumar and Mohite, 2017). The phenomena of the digital revolution are also impacting the behaviour of the individuals-the younger generation making digital technology part of their daily lives (Johnson et al , 2021; Prasad et al , 2021; Sharma et al , 2019b; Reddy et al , 2017; Sharma and Reddy, 2015). Due to the increasing dependence on digital devices and digital platforms, the education sector has evolved from traditional teaching and learning to a technology-driven education (Volpe, 2021; Alenzuela et al , 2019).…”

“…Due to the increasing dependence on digital devices and digital platforms, the education sector has evolved from traditional teaching and learning to a technology-driven education (Volpe, 2021; Alenzuela et al , 2019). The authors (Johnson et al , 2021; Prasad et al , 2021; Reddy et al , 2020c; Nand and Sharma, 2019; Reddy et al , 2019; Sharma et al , 2019a, b; Vula, 2019; Raturi, 2018; Reddy et al , 2017; Reddy et al , 2017; Ravindra et al , 2015) have researched on various aspects of technology-driven education. For example, the use of tablets and mobile devices for learning, the use of technology for inclusive education and digital literacy in the Fiji Islands.…”

Readiness and Perception of Pacific Students to Mobile Phones for Higher Education

“…In the developing countries the uptake of mobile learning has been shown to have improved the educational standards, made educational services available in remote areas and created cost efficient and flexible learning solutions (Bachmair & Pachler, 2015;Sharma et al, 2019;Reddy et al, 2020, Reddy et al, 2021b. A research conducted in Malaysia found that mobile phones are the most popular types of technology that are owned by students (Hussin et al, 2012).…”