Abstract
<p class="0abstract">This study reports the demonstration of the effectiveness of a mobile education tool (MET) that was co-designed and developed at the College of Business Education (CBE) in Tanzania by a team of teachers, researchers, and a developer using the Design Science Research (DSR) methodology. The demonstration of the CBEMET Prototype as an artifact was done to 30 teachers who had participated in the co-designing of the prototype phase, 3 members of CBE management team and 20 students in Bachelor II degree program as the observers and representative of those who will use the prototype at a later stage. Different sets of questionnaires were administered to the teachers, the members of the management team and the students. The demonstration confirmed that it is easy to access the prototype, share learning contents, and provide education through mobile devices. Nonetheless, teaching materials prepared for testing the prototype were insufficient and thus needed improvement. Furthermore, teachers and observers proposed for more options to the prototype such as the inclusion of timetables, alerts of events like examination dates, and news on innovation activities. The feedback from the participants has thus been considered to reduce errors in the usage of the prototype before its final deployment.</p>
Highlights
The benefits of using tools in education in higher education institutions have attracted several institutions in developing countries
Participants: The 2 researchers, 30 teachers and a developer participated in the demonstration of the CBEMET Prototype
The overall analysis of the findings related to the CBEMET Prototype is presented in the form of mean score
Summary
The benefits of using tools in education in higher education institutions have attracted several institutions in developing countries. The use of teaching aids improves iJIM ‒ Vol 14, No 14, 2020. Without teaching aids, learning processes will be poor and less effective. ICT technology is among the key aids in teaching and learning processes being advocated in developing countries like Tanzania [1], [2]. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), in particular, have changed the way education is delivered, consumed, transmitted, and applied by both teachers and students [3], [4]. Electronic learning (e-learning), for instance, enables access to distant educational resources, which enhances innovation in teaching and learning in higher education sector [5]. Kukulska-Hulme, [6] writes that the use of tablets, smartphones, and portable device assistants (PDAs) with wireless internet connections have extended the e-learning and enabled the teaching and learning to take place anywhere anytime ubiquitously [6]
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