Design And Development Of Mobile Learning System Architecture: The Case Of Astu By:

Abstract

The accessibility of multimedia web resources and the rapid development of mobile devices are two major factors that have paved the way towards the development of mobile learning systems. One of the typical applications of modern technology in mobile learning is the capability of software architecture design and development of the system that can be applied to mobile learning solution and provides an ability to support a range of individual requirements in higher educational institution. The fast pace of using this new technologies?�?, similar to tablet computers and smart phones; have been adopted in the last decades. Moreover the architecture design and development of the mobile learning has been mostly technology driven and particularly mobile devices are as much social objects as technical ones. They impact how we organize our lives, how we work, and, perhaps, how we learn. Designing and developing a mobile learning system therefore is not simply a technical challenge but one that has to take into account the social context of using a mobile device as a learning tool and considering that it become one of the most prominent interface with which lecturers and learners interact with the teaching-learning process and has been mediated through technology. In this research we designed and developed a mobile learning system that delivers learning materials which fit the actual need of the ASTU learners. The system manages the gathering, authoring, packaging and delivery of learning materials. The architecture of the developed system uses a set of web services to retrieve information and learning resources from the web 24/7 for students in higher educational institutions. After completion of the data collection and data analysis consecutively; the research findings shown that 3-tier architecture has been proposed as a solution for ASTU mobile learning system need and a working prototype has been developed. Since the proposed system has needed to be deployed and tested, the researchers have conducted both an emulator test and experts?�? detail evaluation as per requirements of the need assessment. And finally, the researchers have achieved a successful test result which realizes the accomplishment of the stated research objective.